http://www.gizmodo.co.uk Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:00:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/proof-that-some-lawyers-have-a-sense-of-humour/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/proof-that-some-lawyers-have-a-sense-of-humour/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:25 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175233 Lawyers are generally regarded as slightly above pond scum and patent trolls in the morality and humour scales; but if anything will prove that wrong, it’s this hilarious letter sent pro bono in response to a cease-and-desist letter, which can only be described as a work of genius. The story goes like this: do-gooder resident [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/proof-that-some-lawyers-have-a-sense-of-humour/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/an-insane-john-mcafee-teaches-you-how-to-uninstall-his-own-software-nsfw/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/an-insane-john-mcafee-teaches-you-how-to-uninstall-his-own-software-nsfw/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:56 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175121 John McAfee is one weird guy, and this video only serves to bolster that reputation. Uploaded to YouTube last night, it’s a hilarious — and entirely NSFW — video which sees the man himself teach you how to uninstall McAfee Antivirus. The thing is full of bad language, misogyny, partial nudity, drug references… all the [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/an-insane-john-mcafee-teaches-you-how-to-uninstall-his-own-software-nsfw/feed/ 11 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/sometimes-having-a-small-car-is-so-much-better/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/sometimes-having-a-small-car-is-so-much-better/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:04 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=174961 Don’t you just hate it when you get stuck in traffic? You watch the motorbikes whizz through the gaps between the cars turning green with envy. But if you had a car like the Fiat Cinquecento you could do the same, just like this absolutely insane Russian. Yeah, don’t do this. You’ll cause an accident, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/sometimes-having-a-small-car-is-so-much-better/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/how-to-be-an-absolute-dick-and-prank-people-with-star-wars/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/how-to-be-an-absolute-dick-and-prank-people-with-star-wars/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:15:46 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=174851 Want to prank people with the power of the Force? Get in a lift and wave your hand like a Jedi while a buddy hits the button from outside. I’m sure it’ll work. Just be prepared for the other people in the lift to death grip you post prank — frankly, they’d be well within [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/how-to-be-an-absolute-dick-and-prank-people-with-star-wars/feed/ 8 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/in-the-tragicomedy-that-was-your-childhood-who-played-your-dad/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/in-the-tragicomedy-that-was-your-childhood-who-played-your-dad/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:46 +0000 Lily Newman http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=174543 People seem to have strong feelings about TV dads. They round them up and rank them. And no one ever really got over the whole Danny Tanner situation. But which TV dad is your dad? If it’s not immediately obvious (mine is definitely Bill Nye) then you may need some help. And it exists! This [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/in-the-tragicomedy-that-was-your-childhood-who-played-your-dad/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/spot-the-difference-mac-pro-vs-a-rubbish-bin/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/spot-the-difference-mac-pro-vs-a-rubbish-bin/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:15:30 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=173861 Since Apple unveiled the teeny-weenie new Mac Pro the other evening, we’ve heard nothing but jokes about how it’s a rubbish bin, or ashtray, or a weirdly shaped UFO. That confusion has spread to Japan, though, where a suspiciously lookalike rubbish bin has soared no No 2 on the Amazon bestseller list. Amazon Japan ‘jokingly’ [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/spot-the-difference-mac-pro-vs-a-rubbish-bin/feed/ 23 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/why-youtube-videos-get-stuck-at-301-views/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/why-youtube-videos-get-stuck-at-301-views/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:15:36 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=173527 Spend much time on YouTube, and you’ll have no doubt seen videos get stuck at 301 views. But while you might think that’s some sort of software glitch, it could be something far, far more sinister. Just kidding. Of course it’s a software glitch. [XKCD]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/why-youtube-videos-get-stuck-at-301-views/feed/ 9 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/if-google-can-predict-blockbusters-how-do-you-explain-this/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/if-google-can-predict-blockbusters-how-do-you-explain-this/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:39 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=171972 Sorry, guys. Not buying it.]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/if-google-can-predict-blockbusters-how-do-you-explain-this/feed/ 23 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/xbox-one-is-basically-going-to-be-hal-9000/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/xbox-one-is-basically-going-to-be-hal-9000/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:30:21 +0000 Casey Chan http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=171692 Freaked out about the “always on” Xbox One creeping on your life? You probably shouldn’t be. But if you’re one of those people who’s afraid of connecting your Xbox to the Internet, love playing old and used games, and hate having a Kinect, this is basically your worst Xbox One nightmare: it’s HAL 9000. To be [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/xbox-one-is-basically-going-to-be-hal-9000/feed/ 32 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/if-the-ifruit-phone-from-gta-was-real-this-is-what-it-would-look-like/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/if-the-ifruit-phone-from-gta-was-real-this-is-what-it-would-look-like/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:00:04 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=170783 It’s the little details that go into each and every GTA game that really make it. From the insane stunts, to the random driving experiences and mini games, there’s so much chaos-causing fun to be had. Even the in-game phone-cum-menu interface is hilariously rich. Here’s what the iFruit phone would look like if it was [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/if-the-ifruit-phone-from-gta-was-real-this-is-what-it-would-look-like/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/legendary-guy-photoshops-celebrities-into-his-instagram-pictures/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/legendary-guy-photoshops-celebrities-into-his-instagram-pictures/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 12:30:30 +0000 Casey Chan http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=169776 What do you Instagram? Food. Cupcakes. The beach. The beach with your sandy feet. Clouds. Rain. Dogs. Beer. Selfies. High heels. Forgotten Nights. And maybe on an off chance, a blurry photo of a celebrity you saw on the street. Or in a magazine. Or in a movie. You’re certainly not as hilarious as Peeje [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/legendary-guy-photoshops-celebrities-into-his-instagram-pictures/feed/ 9 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/make-samuel-l-jackson-say-your-words/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/make-samuel-l-jackson-say-your-words/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 10:00:15 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=169849 Samuel L. Jackson has come up with a clever way to hammer the Reddit servers harder than ever, offering to read out the best comment left on a thread he started. If you win, you can quite legitimately call yourself an A-List Hollywood scriptwriter. The thread differs from your usual Q&A session in that Jackson, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/make-samuel-l-jackson-say-your-words/feed/ 11 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-we-eventually-need-apps-to-tell-us-that-we-are-moral-people/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-we-eventually-need-apps-to-tell-us-that-we-are-moral-people/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 13:30:34 +0000 Lily Newman http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=169009 It feels nice to get points. It doesn’t really matter for what, but the more points the better. When you check into Foursquare you get points, and it feels nice. And sometimes you even get a badge and that feels like the ultimate vindication, even if the badge is for 10 visits to traffic court. [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-we-eventually-need-apps-to-tell-us-that-we-are-moral-people/feed/ 8 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/watch-ford-send-a-man-hurtling-down-a-massive-set-of-stairs-just-to-prove-a-point/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/watch-ford-send-a-man-hurtling-down-a-massive-set-of-stairs-just-to-prove-a-point/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 21:00:46 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=168727 Ford’s really pushing its teched-up cars, with all sorts of fancy features like those in the new Fiesta. Apparently they’ll even catch you when you’ve fallen down a humungous flight of stairs. Now that really is clever. [YouTube]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/watch-ford-send-a-man-hurtling-down-a-massive-set-of-stairs-just-to-prove-a-point/feed/ 7 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-origins-of-a-bunch-of-british-insults-yes-most-of-them-are-dirty/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-origins-of-a-bunch-of-british-insults-yes-most-of-them-are-dirty/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:23 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=168316 Swearing is an art form, and us Brits are blessed with a vocabulary of curses, cusses and put-downs more well-stocked than most. But did you know that calling someone a berk should be much more offensive than it really is, or that the incredible ‘nincompoop’ is actually a legal word? Buzzfeed has a fascinating look [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-origins-of-a-bunch-of-british-insults-yes-most-of-them-are-dirty/feed/ 10 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/how-to-sound-just-the-right-kind-of-concerned-about-google-glass/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/how-to-sound-just-the-right-kind-of-concerned-about-google-glass/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:18 +0000 Brian Barrett http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=167997 Kicking and screaming will the late adopters be dragged into the future. But if you want to stoke their deepest fears just the right amount, let xkcd be your troll-guide: Maybe before we rush to adopt <Google Glass> we should stop to consider the consequences of blithely giving this technology such a central position in [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/how-to-sound-just-the-right-kind-of-concerned-about-google-glass/feed/ 12 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/yes-an-old-mac-g5-does-make-a-great-bbq/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/yes-an-old-mac-g5-does-make-a-great-bbq/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:12 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=167588 An old Mac G5 case, some scrap aluminium – and you have the perfect geek’s grill. OK, so there may strictly be more efficient ways to cook outdoors, but this scores maximum nerd points. [Imgur via Macgasm via Ubergizmo]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/yes-an-old-mac-g5-does-make-a-great-bbq/feed/ 12 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/how-to-decide-whether-you-really-should-upload-that-amazing-new-profile-pic-or-not/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/how-to-decide-whether-you-really-should-upload-that-amazing-new-profile-pic-or-not/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:25 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=167184 We’ve all been there. You’ve just snapped what you think is the best thing since sliced bread for your new profile pic, but wait! Make sure you’re not making a complete tit of yourself with this handy “am I about to be a Facebook douche?” chart. Better safe than sorry. Click to embiggen Image credit: [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/how-to-decide-whether-you-really-should-upload-that-amazing-new-profile-pic-or-not/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/if-vine-tried-to-make-an-ad-about-vine-using-vine/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/if-vine-tried-to-make-an-ad-about-vine-using-vine/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:13 +0000 Casey Chan http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166628 Because Twitter wants to force lightning to strike twice with self-imposed limitations on communication, Vine has been awkwardly limited to 6 seconds of video. But what does that 6 seconds mean? Could Vine promote Vine in 6 seconds? Could you even explain what Vine is in 6 seconds? Is 6 seconds longer or shorter than [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/if-vine-tried-to-make-an-ad-about-vine-using-vine/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-app-is-only-supposed-to-generate-some-bloody-lorum-ipsum-dummy-text/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-app-is-only-supposed-to-generate-some-bloody-lorum-ipsum-dummy-text/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:31 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166701 UK site Picksum Ipsum has one job to do. Generate dummy copy for populating page layouts. It does so in the style of the Hollywood star of your choice, compiling quotes from Jim Carrey, Micheal Caine, Clint Eastwood and more. You’re able to specify how many paragraphs of dummy copy you’d like and if you [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-app-is-only-supposed-to-generate-some-bloody-lorum-ipsum-dummy-text/feed/ 3