Chason Gordon
Contributing since September, 2022
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What Do Clouds on Mars Look Like? Earth Clouds
Mars and Earth don't have much in common, but our clouds look alike. That's something.
Waymo's Self-Driving Taxis Are Becoming Meteorologists
The new technology would turn the vehicles into, as the company puts it, "mobile weather stations."
Your Files Might Be Going to Space
A European Commission is exploring the idea of putting datacenters into orbit, where no one can hear them hum.
You Can Now Buy an Official Clippy Holiday Sweater
Just don't be surprised if wearing this gets you put on dishes duty.
These Smart Fitness Mirrors Can Beat Up Your Other Mirrors
These aren't the kind of mirrors you shave or practice card tricks in front of.
Small Town Asks Startup to "Please Turn That Rocket Engine Down"
You may have a loud neighbor, but it's a bit different when that neighbor is a rocket propulsion testing facility.
Tesla and Zoom Think You Want Work Calls in Your Car
That moment when you're sitting in your parked car trying to escape work may soon be filled with a Zoom work meeting.
DoorDash Is Trying to Deliver Food With Drones
A drone bringing snack reinforcements will certainly impress your friends at a barbeque.
Drones Are About to Fill the Sky With Advertisements
Anyone living in a major city may have seen these drones blocking the stars and raining down advertisements on their defenseless eyes.
AMC and Zoom Will Bring Work Meetings to the Big Screen
Want your boss looking down on you from a 50-foot screen during a work meeting?
Uncontrolled Space Rocket Landings Are Still Happening
No people appear to have been injured, but some fish were probably alarmed.
Stop Referencing a Movie as if Everyone Else Has Seen it 11 Times
If you reference something in a popular movie, and your friends stare blankly like you just pooped on the floor, you’ve seen it too many times.
Do You Really Want a Smart Mirror in Your Bathroom?
Would mirrors with Wi-Fi be a nightmare for parents who already have a teenager spending too much time in the bathroom? Probably.
Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth (Which is Still Far)
The discovery is three times closer than the previous record.
How Smart Contact Lenses Could Make Grocery Shopping Way Less Forgetful
Do you want your grocery list in your eyes? A collaboration between Mojo and Amazon shows how it might work.
NASA's Mars InSight Lander Reaching the End After Years of Killing It
The NASA Mars InSight lander gathered more valuable data than any of us would do if dropped off there.
Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Will Now Take You to the Airport (in Phoenix)
Waymo's autonomous robotaxis will attempt to navigate the fun mess that is the airport drop-off zone.
If Only We Could Blow on Gadgets to Fix Them
Why we still like to blow on video game cartridges or other devices, even if it's not helping.
New NASA Image of Pillars of Creation Is Appropriately Ghostly
NASA keeps capturing better and better images of the Pillars of Creation, which we're all good with.
NASA Spots Sun "Smiling," Hopefully Not Because it's About to Blow Up
The smile is apparently not due to the sun trying to get a role in a Pixar film.