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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Here’s the First Windows Phone Device With Official “Windows” Branding
Here’s the First Windows Phone Device With Official “Windows” Branding
View Our World Through the Eyes of a Stormtrooper
In the ’60s, your “wrong number” was likely the phone company’s error
By Robert Sorokanich on Factually, shared by Robert Sorokanich to Gizmodo
Dial a phone number. Instead of the person you’re trying to reach, a stranger picks up. After a moment of confusion, you blurt out “sorry, wrong number,” and hang up. Was it your fault? In 1960s America, it might have been the phone company’s error, but AT&T was happy to let you blame yourself.
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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/6fGo3Y_1z9Q/+robertsorokanich
This Home Filled With Cold War Design Is Stuck Behind the Iron Curtain
Imagine a parallel universe filled with products you’ve never seen before, brands you’ve never heard of. Where everything looks vaguely familiar, yet the logos and styling are just a bit… off. That’s what it feels like in this home decked out with Cold War-era products.
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Willie Nelson tells a story using an awesome magic card trick
By Jesus Diaz on Sploid, shared by Jesus Diaz to Gizmodo
The Awesomer found this cool video of the one and only Willie Nelson telling a story with a brilliant trick that uses every single card of a deck. It’s amazing to see a legend like him telling a simple story. I watched in trance and with a smile all the time.
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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/8YXIuL-f3ao/+jesusdiaz
10 movie myths that can never actually happen in real life
By Casey Chan on Sploid, shared by Casey Chan to Gizmodo
We see some things happen so often in movies that they start to seep into our reality. We totally think they’re real. Like thinking the asteroid belt is some dangerous road or that firing a gun to break a lock works or that silencers truly silence a weapon. But nope! Those are all myths that can’t ever happen in real life.
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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/RT_p-G3OujI/+caseychan
The designer of the Nike swoosh was originally paid $35
By Matt Novak on Factually, shared by Eric Limer to Gizmodo
In 1971, Carolyn Davidson was a design student at Portland State University. This is where Phil Knight, one of the founders of Nike and an assistant professor at PSU, struck up a conversation with her and asked Davidson to come up with some logo designs for his new sportswear company. Davidson designed the swoosh, perhaps the most recognizable logo of the 20th century. She was paid just $35 for her work.
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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/PVjlBk5dHpQ/+ericlimer
New Ultralight Ceramic Cubes Can Be Squished and Recover Like a Sponge
A CalTech scientist and her team …