Facts are not bothered by other people's opinions.

It's presumably Roundr, an app which makes all other apps appear to have rounded corners.

The terrible things is, I knew that, but was too embarrassed to say it... I need to remember I'm on Gizmodo: 90% of us are geeks.

#correction I feel ridiculously geeky pointing this out, but Darth Vader isn't on the Death Star in that picture. He is on a Star Destroyer...

Some websites also pop up with a discount if you try and close the tab. Others may email you with a discount if you abandon your cart for a few days.

The Anker battery is the best purchase I made in all of 2013. Bought it originally for travel, but now use it at university as well. It's not particularly light, but makes up for it a million times over in capacity. I can keep my phone running purely on this for a whole week.

I much prefer Aviate. It's the only launcher that I've managed to get on with.

Perhaps you're thinking of polio, which is close to being wiped out, but still in Nigeria and Pakistan.

The BBC article says differently:

I think photos like these trump NFL any day

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Perhaps... But it IS a thing, trust me.

Alas, it is a pretty big 'industry' in some areas, where criminals steal dogs and then receive the reward/ransom.

Incomes are higher, corruption is lower, more peaceful.

One of the first meals I cooked, I was making a very basic pasta with chicken in an alfredo (white) sauce, but I somehow messed up the sauce and it started burning on the bottom of the pan. It was truly awful, and I ended up having really dry chicken on a bed of over-cooked pasta... I think I've improved a little…

Damn, I just posted this, without realising that 30 other people have done the same! Though, what this doesn't take into account is the risk of sharing the jackpot.

I completely disagree. In fact, I contend that the maths says the complete opposite in this case. Only the most risk averse, rational individuals would choose not to buy a lottery ticket. Why? Well, the expected value of buying a lottery ticket (if one only takes in to account the jackpot, and ignores all the lower…

Just spent the last two weeks writing about LEGO, and I've come to realise how awesome a company they are!

It's one of the few things the Brits and the Americans can actually agree on. Since moving to mainland Europe, it confuses the hell out of me