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Tech NewsWow, This Is a Hilariously Dumb Thing To Do With a Toaster
When you stick anything metal into a toaster that’s plugged in, something like this will happen. This is a pretty extreme/dumbass case, but something bad will happen. Every time. No no. No need to test it. This is what’s up. What if it’s a fork? Risk of electrocution. Spatula? Explosion. Tongs? Kaboom. If you’re still … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial Media
Our Favorite TV Shows Never Really Leave Us
Everyone has favorite shows. Look at Breaking Bad. Fans are everywhere right now. And like Breaking Bad all shows must meet a noble or ignominious end. But that doesn’t mean we stop loving them. Or hating them so much that we are oddly fascinated and can’t stop watching. That’s why Offerpop took a look at … Continued
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Tech News
What Type Of Watch Do You Wear?
There’s been a lot of talk about smart watches lately, but most of us aren’t there yet. I wear the same analog watch every day. It tells time and looks kinda nice. I feel naked if I leave the house without it. Some people are all about digital options, either because they find them easier … Continued
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Tech News
The Extra Glow Of Charcoal Candles Is Really Mesmerizing
Some people are all about candles. Dinner, baths, soy-based, scented. It’s a whole thing. But candles can seem like more trouble than they’re worth. These charcoal candlesticks from Japanese designer Eisuke Tachikawa have gravitas, though. There’s something calming about them. Tachikawa runs the design firm Nosigner and is currently showing home decor pieces in the … Continued
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Tech NewsBrace Aims To Make Website Hosting Idiot Proof
Here’s something for Scooby and the gang. A new service called Brace is using Dropbox to organize and sync files to personal websites. Seemingly targeted at consumers looking for a simple, drag and drop alternative to things like FTP and Github, Brace is offering a clean and straightforward interface for managing files and styles on … Continued
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Tech NewsFinally A Zombie-Fighting Toilet Brush Rifle With Scary Accuracy
As Joerg points out, toilet brushes tipped with nine inch nails are a much-beloved form of ammo on the Slingshot Channel. But the old toilet brush crossbows didn’t really have a sighting system. So Joerg got serious and created a toilet brush sniper rifle, complete with telescopic sight, that can shoot with precision from 22 … Continued
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Tech News
People With 10k Instagram Followers Stay Free In This Hotel
A picture is worth a thousand words and having 10,000 Instagram followers is apparently worth more than $150. At the recently opened 1888 Hotel in Sydney, Australia guests can stay one night for free if they contact the media department to show their social media mettle and follow the hotel on Instagram, of course. Everything … Continued
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Tech NewsA Tribe Called Red: Look At This
A friend told me about A Tribe Called Red a few days ago and I’ve been listening ever since. They’re a Canadian group that blends hip-hop and dubstep with featured Native powwow chant. The group consists of three members: DJ Shub, DJ NDN and Bear Witness. They have two albums, Nation II Nation (which is … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
This Celestial Caterpillar May Not Become A Stellar Butterfly
IRAS 20324+4057 is a mouthful, and it’s about 4,500 light years away, but it’s also a star on the move. It’s expanding to form a new star, but it’s unclear how massive that new star will be. “Energetic” wind and light is displacing a lot of the gas and dust that would normally go into … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgets
A Portable Sound System For Next Gen Itinerant DJs
If you’re desperate to be scratching while you’re on the move there’s a new place to turn. GET IT? Ugh. Philips and Armin van Buuren just teamed up to release a new portable controller and sound system for iDevices. An updated version of other Philips releases, the M1X-DJ System has a lightning connector and bluetooth, … Continued
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Tech News“Brain Slicer” Arrowheads Sound Like The Most Legit Arrowheads
What’s a casual way to start a video? How about a fun little opening introducing what you’re going to do or make. You could say something like, “Arrows are normally a good way to pierce a skull, but I’m concerned that [they] may not destroy enough brain matter.” Light hearted fun! Of course over at … Continued
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Tech News
X-Rays Of Super Luxury Products Reveal The Tech Behind The Glitz
Every once and awhile I have to get dressed up for a wedding or something. And it’s kind of fun, but it always reminds me that I’m just not fancy on the inside. No matter how decked out I am I’m still a jeans and a tshirt person deep down. But hopefully that’s not true … Continued
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Tech News
What Feature Would Make Your Favorite App Perfect?
It’s crazy to think about how much we use our preferred apps. We track runs, take notes, dip into our endless RSS streams, sort Tweets, or use Shazam to keep from embarrassing ourselves when we don’t recognize a song. Okay, that last one might just be me. Whatever. The point is that we’re intimately acquainted … Continued
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Tech News
You’ll Come Out Of This Illusion Exhibit Questioning Everything
It’s disorienting to walk into a room where nothing is as it seems. Your doctor might be grimacing even though your test results are fine. Or everything might look normal in your house until you realize that there’s a cable outage and your internet is down. But if everything were an optical illusion you would … Continued
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Tech News
The NSA Can Probably Break Tor’s Encryption Keys
When it turned out that the Firefox JavaScript Tor vulnerability shenanigans were originating from the NSA not the FBI, it was pretty clear that the agency was looking to undermine and access Tor’s anonymous internet. It’s like a moth to a flame. But now security expert Robert Graham has outlined his reasons for believing that … Continued
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Tech News
Will There Be One Ring To Rule Them All Around The 5S Home Button?
There have been rumors for about a month that the iPhone 5S home button is going to be ringed in silver. Clayton Morris even told This Week In Tech that he was “unequivocally” sure about the change, and that the home button would otherwise have the same concave design. Other leaked photos have supported the … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & Security
The NSA Can Access Basically Everything On iOS, Android and Blackberry
I guess we’re not even surprised at this point. Der Spiegel is reporting that internal NSA documents prove the agency’s widespread smartphone data access. And it’s pretty exhaustive. Spiegel found explicit mention of information access from iPhones, BlackBerry handsets, and devices running Android. Everything from contact lists to texts and location tracking is available, and … Continued
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Tech News
It Takes Longer To Compose Texts That Have A Lie In Them
Most people lie. Whether it’s once and a while or daily, everyone has to do their thing and sometimes lying seems like the best way to make it all work. But liars have tells, which can be just as important in life as in poker. And a new study suggests that people take longer to … Continued
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Tech NewsCannonball Adderley: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
“Mercy Mercy Mercy” is a great tune, but it was a surprise mainstream hit. It was written and originally recorded in 1966 and had reached #11 on the Billboard charts by 1967. Later it was covered by The Buckinghams and the Mauds, and was on the charts again. Written by the influential keyboardist and composer … Continued
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SciencePhysics & Chemistry
Surprising No One, But This Time Everyone, Water Is A Great Lubricant
Water is kind of important, right? Basis for life on Earth, defines biomes and weather, etc. And even on a really small scale water continues to strut its stuff. And we’re talking really small. Researchers have found that water is the optimal lubricant for nanomachines one molecule big, aka a few dozen atoms, aka tiny. … Continued
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