Rae Johnston, Lifehacker Australia

Rae Johnston

Lifehacker Australia

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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  • Gizmodo Australia
  • Kotaku Australia
  • BuzzFeed

Past articles by Rae:

The Easiest Pancake Recipe In The World

This pancake recipe will change your life. Well, the way you make pancakes, at least. → Read More

How To Prevent Snake Bites In Pets This Summer

The number of pets being bitten is on the rise. While we are able to call for help, our pets aren't so lucky, and bites often lead to death. But there are steps you can take to help reduce the risk, whilst protecting our wildlife.... → Read More

How Engineers Stop Tall Buildings Shaking, Explained with Lego (Because Why Not)

Video: This video is about Tuned Mass Dampers, which can be used to reduce or avoid unwanted vibrations, swaying, swinging, bending, etc on engineered structures ranging from buildings, skyscrapers, electric power transmission lines, aeroplane engines, formula one race cars, etc. TMD's use damped coupled oscillators.... → Read More

How Black Panther Expertly Crafted A True Empathetic Villain

Video: Some would say Avengers: Infinity War's Thanos is an "empathetic villain". Others - myself included - disagree. But you know who is? Killmonger.... → Read More

Lunch Time Deals: Up To 82% Off VPN Plans

When you're buying your lunch today, you might want to take a moment and spend a little more. Gizmodo's Lunch Time Deals posts point out any particularly good bargains for Aussie bargain hunters around the 'net. Today's deal comes courtesy of PureVPN.... → Read More

I Finally Figured Out Why I Didn't Like Infinity War

Video: Watching Avengers: Infinity War, I didn't feel like I had before, during or after any Marvel film to date. Obviously, this was always going to be a tragic film. I've read the comics, I know the deal here. What I didn't expect was just how traumatic it would be to sit through.... → Read More

How Mars Got Such Enormous Mountains (Not A Euphemism)

Video: Why are the tallest peaks in the solar system found on one of its smallest worlds? Like any planet, how Mars looks outside is tied to what goes on inside. Dig into the planetary formation in this 60-second video. → Read More

Lunch Time Deals: Up To $80 Off Amazon Echo Devices

When you're buying your lunch today, you might want to take a moment and spend a little more. Gizmodo's Lunch Time Deals posts point out any particularly good bargains for Aussie bargain hunters around the 'net. Today it's up to $80 on Amazon's Echo smart home devices.... → Read More

Samsung's Galaxy Home MIA At IFA

One of the biggest announcements at Unpacked last month was Samsung's entry into the smart speaker market with the Galaxy Home. Few details about the device were revealed at the event, so I thought that we would perhaps get a closer look at IFA. I was wrong.... → Read More

Greek Farmer Discovers 3400 Year-Old Tomb Beneath His Olive Grove

Unbeknownst to a Greek farmer, a 3400-year-old tomb containing two coffins and dozens of artefacts dating back to the Late Minoan era had been lying beneath his olive grove in southeast Crete.... → Read More

Huawei Announces Mate 20 Phone With Upgraded Chipset

After Honor’s CEO George Zhao let the proverbial cat out of the bag at its launch yesterday, Huawei has now officially announced its new chipset at IFA, the Kirin 980. But that's not all. It's been less than six months since the release of the P20 series, but Huawei is already planning it's next big thing, the Mate... → Read More

Huawei's Smart Speaker Isn't Coming To Australia [Updated]

Huawei just announced its new Mate 20 Pro at IFA, which will be powered by a Kirin 980 SoC. But that wasn't all. The vendor also revealed a new AI router and speaker, the AI Cube. But sadly, it isn't coming to Australia even though it's not even 5G!... → Read More

Huawei's Smart Speaker Isn't Coming To Australia [Updated]

Huawei just announced its new Mate 20 Pro at IFA, which will be powered by a Kirin 980 SoC. But that wasn't all. The vendor also revealed a new AI router and speaker, the AI Cube. But sadly, it isn't coming to Australia even though it's not even 5G!... → Read More

Stunning 'Museum Of The Moon' Hits Australia In Time For Christmas

Right now, we're as close to the moon as we'll ever be, give or take 50,000km. Sure, a telescope will get you a bit closer, so to speak, but short of jumping on a space shuttle, your lunar dreams will remain just that — dreams. But, there is a compromise: an art/science exhibit called "Museum of the Moon", which... → Read More

How A Battle To Build The Best Weather Model Impacts Everyone On Earth

Hurricane Sandy was one of the most destructive storms in US history. But beyond the catastrophic losses of life and property, the storm also dealt a blow to the American weather modelling community. The American weather model whiffed on the initial forecast, but its European counterpart was dead on.... → Read More

Look At This Wacky Smartphone Watch

With Samsung working on bendy displays to put in flexible phones and even providing those screens to Chinese phonemakers to help grow the ecosystem, it’s clear a new era for smartphones is just around the corner. However, it seems as though Nubia couldn’t wait that long. At IFA 2018, the company released a frankly... → Read More

Apple Is Making All Apps Include A Privacy Policy

How our data is used — or rather, misused — has been a growing concern for the public. So it’s in tech companies’ best interests to signal to their users that they care about their privacy, and Apple has just taken a small step to put its users at ease.... → Read More

Wild Rumours About A Diablo Show Coming To Netflix

Doctor Sleep casts another major character. Venom’s Ruben Fleischer is still dancing around a potential Spider-Man appearance. Anthony Russo offers an update on where Avengers 4 is currently. Plus, a ton of new Iron Fist pictures, another American Horror Story reunion, and Doom Patrol casting. To me, my spoilers!... → Read More

Chelsea Manning To Appear In Sydney Via Video Feed From Los Angeles After Visa Trouble

Whenever Edward Snowden “appears” at conferences around the world, he does so via livestream video from his home in Russia. And it looks as though that’s the future that might be in store for whistleblower Chelsea Manning after she was denied a visa to visit Australia. Manning will have to appear by video link... → Read More

The Most Powerful Storm Of 2018 Is Headed Toward Japan

The Atlantic hurricane season may be slipping by to little fanfare (so far), but it’s a different story in the northwest Pacific. A dangerous super typhoon currently packing 274km/h winds could make landfall in Japan early next week.... → Read More