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The Facebook ‘Poke’ Is Back, But What Does it Mean?
What does it mean to “poke” someone on Facebook? Is it flirty, friendly, or even annoying? The answer is all of the above, and somehow, none at all. The ambiguous feature was largely invisible for many years, but now Facebook is reporting a 13x spike in poking in the last month. “THE POKE IS HAVING…
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The Best Ways to Legally Stream Music for Free
The arrival of music streaming services has given us access to tens of millions of songs at the click of a button or the tap of a finger — almost all the tunes in history ready and waiting to be streamed on demand. There’s more choice than ever before. You don’t have to pay, though:…
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An ‘Expendable’ Faces Major Danger in Mickey7 Sequel Antimatter Blues
If you somehow haven’t heard of Mickey7 yet, you will soon: Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel will be a 2024 Bong Joon-ho movie (retitled Mickey17) starring Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. Ashton’s sequel, Antimatter Blues, arrives in stores today, and Gizmodo has the first chapter for you to read (or…
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The Best Discord Bots (and How to Use Them)
If you’ve ever played a video game online, you’ve probably heard of Discord, the free voice, video, and text chat platform that many gamers use to talk. The platform is divided into separate servers with their own members, rules, topics, and channels, but one underused feature is the ability to create and code unique AI-powered…