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Joe Brown (2010-2013) I’m a little emo that two other people chose the Kohler junket story. That piece really encapsulated what we were trying to do: pull back the curtain of bullshit. Technology is the native language of the Internet, so the “Tech Blog” is a commodity at this point. Even just saying the phrase gives you such a clear mental picture: a reverse-chron river of pithy headlines about shiny objects that you brainlessly peruse while cramming a sandwich in your mouth. There is nothing wrong with this—I do it every day, and sometimes it’s a highlight. But Gizmodo became Skynet-self-aware before anyone else—probably when Blam threw that Halo swag off his balcony—and our mandate changed. We were so fiercely devoted to not pandering to our readers, and, whenever possible, illuminating the machine behind shiny objects. … [Read more...] about The Best Gizmodo Posts of All Time (So Far)

There’s also an option to manually add step counts if you leave your tracker at home. From the activities screen on the website, choose the correct activity from the icons shown then enter the values accordingly (Apple Health or Google Fit might be able to help here). For walks, for example, you can enter the duration, total distance, or walk intensity. … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Fitbit Even More Accurate

All the shit that lands on the cutting room floor, all that garbage footage, that’s the footage that has to make up video 3. Tell the story using that garbage footage. And that was a big hurdle for us. All we wanted to do was show a slick shot of me being pulled behind a car, with Celeste behind the wheel and I’m on a skateboard, and we’re racing through Times Square waving an American flag. But we had to bite our cheeks and be like no no no, how do we get people excited for that without showing them what we’ve got. … [Read more...] about How Casey Neistat Shot an Amazing Car Commercial With Zero Planning

The camp, a temporary home for Burners from London, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, is considered a plug-n-play camp. Hired help assists the camp in the concert productions and the corral of RVs that surround a catered cafeteria and lounge space. Outside of the camp, White Ocean provides a stage beneath a row of archways. … [Read more...] about Fancy Burning Man Camp Ransacked by Vandals

That conclusion is causing considerable consternation and a rethink of what a healthy diet is supposed to look like. The Washington Post is calling it “one of the most aggressive stances against meat yet taken by a major health organization,” adding that it’s “expected to face stiff criticism in the United States.” No doubt, it’s an important report, but health experts say that we shouldn’t exaggerate the extent of the findings, or rush to completely eliminate red and processed meats from our diets altogether. … [Read more...] about Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic Over Processed Meats Causing Cancer