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Another great example of this was our iPhone 5 review... written nearly a year before the phone even came out. We had an intern make up a shitty cardboard mock, shot arty video, and wrote up a pretty thorough review. And you know what, it was pretty close! Again, curtain of bullshit. Instead of worrying about pissing off Apple (they were so pissed!), we put our readers first and did something no one else had the balls to try. There was a spirit of pure journalistic intent at Gawker at that time; and even though our no-fear story selection cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in pulled advertising, Nick and Andrew knew that this same fearlessness was what made us so valuable. I hope that whoever buys Gawker/Gizmodo has the courage to stay true to that core principle. Otherwise, we’re just another gadget blog river feeding an ocean of the same words. … [Read more...] about The Best Gizmodo Posts of All Time (So Far)

No matter how much you wear your Fitbit fitness tracker, it won’t do you much good if it’s not counting steps correctly. Thankfully, we know a few ways to make your Fitbit even more accurate, so you never have to worry about the quality of the data it’s collecting. … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Fitbit Even More Accurate

And that arrogance, that idea is to me what represents so much of the CLA project and this experience that has been the last 5 months of my life with Mercedes Benz, which is just like fuck it. Grab it by the horns, grab it by the steering wheel, drop the hammer and just do it. We don’t know what this commercial’s going to be, let’s figure it out. We don’t know what this video’s going to be, let’s go to Germany. We don’t know how to shoot this thing in the Salt Flats—-whatever, let’s just get the car delivered. It’s pouring rain out? Fuck it, let’s do it. … [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

It’s also a good idea to substitute these meats with chicken, turkey, or fish, while adding more fibre, fruit, and vegetables. And given the detrimental impacts of raising livestock on the environment, not to mention the intense suffering endured by factory farmed animals, it’s also worth considering a vegetarian or vegan diet. … [Read more...] about Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic Over Processed Meats Causing Cancer