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06 Nov 20:29
5 Mathematical Bets That Will Win You Free Pints At The Pub
Philip.paulssonI like the glass circumference one.
Squeeze coins through holes that should be too small, read people’s minds, and work out their bank details – all using maths.
Getty Images/iStockphoto JamieAW
Getty Images/iStockphoto JamieAW
Bet someone you can fit a two-pence coin through a hole the size of a five-pence coin.
Draw a circle exactly the same size as a five-pence coin. Cut it out of the paper, leaving as perfectly circular a hole as possible. Your challenge now is to fit a two-pence coin through that hole without ripping the paper.
BuzzFeed
06 Nov 19:39
If "Mr Men" Books Were Rewritten For Twentysomethings
Philip.paulssonLOL
Because no one can be Mr. Happy all of the time.
Robin Edds / BuzzFeed / Ladybird Books
Robin Edds / BuzzFeed / Ladybird Books
Robin Edds / BuzzFeed / Ladybird Books
Robin Edds / BuzzFeed / Ladybird Books
05 Nov 02:31
Would You Live In This 86-Square-Foot Apartment?
Philip.paulssonCool! I'd definitely live in a an apt like that in NYC if it was cheap!
05 Nov 00:16
Scientists Dressed Up A Rover As A Baby Penguin To Infiltrate A Group Of Actual Penguins For Science
Philip.paulssonAwwwwwwww
As well as looking really cute, it means the penguins don’t get disturbed by human scientists.
A human going up to penguins in the wild could stress them out and change their behaviour. Then all you have is unhappy penguins and unreliable results.
In one experiment involving emperor penguins the scientists camoflaged a rover as a penguin chick.
Le Maho et. al. / Via Nature
Scientists tagged 34 king penguins with external heart rate monitors that could be read by an antenna fixed to a rover. The next day they sent a rover (not dressed up as a baby penguin) into the group of penguins.
And it worked! The king penguins' heart rates increased less and returned to normal quicker than when compared to humans approaching them.
In the next experiment scientists dressed the rover up as a penguin chick and sent it to take readings from a group of emperor penguins.
The rover managed to infiltrate an emperor penguin huddle.
Le Maho et. al. / Via Nature
04 Nov 22:05
13 Cabins That Will Make You Want To Run Away From It All
Philip.paulssonFor Baisley.
Philip Jodidio’s Cabins highlights all of the best rustic, minimalist, and low-impact sanctuaries around the world. Here are just a few.
Pasi Aalto / TASCHEN
Cabanas no Rio Huts by Aires Mateus (Portugal)
Nelson Garrido / TASCHEN
04 Nov 19:22
EFF asks for the right to revive “abandoned” online games
by Kyle Orland
Philip.paulssonI hope they get the exemption!
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While playing the original versions of classic games on aging original hardware can sometimes be difficult, it's at least typically possible. That's not the case for many online games, which are functionally inoperable once the developer or publisher decides to shut down the official servers that provide the only way for players to communicate with each other. Unofficial hobbyist projects that try to create new servers for these abandoned games could run afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and its ban on "the circumvention of access control technologies."
The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to change that. In an official exemption request (PDF) filed with the Library of Congress this week, the nonprofit advocacy group asks that users be allowed to modify access controls and online authentication checks in legally obtained games "when the [game] servers authorized by the developer are permanently shut down." In this way, those users can access third-party servers in order to regain "core functionality" that is no longer available through the defunct official servers.
The EFF gives the specific example of Nintendo's Mario Kart games, which used a proprietary protocol to communicate with Nintendo's servers before Nintendo shut those servers down for the Wii and DS. Reverse-engineering that protocol could be considered "circumvention" in the DMCA's current broad prohibitions, as could modifying the game's code to allow for connection to new, non-Nintendo servers.
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04 Nov 19:20
Elementary Schoolers Depressed After Getting Look At Voters Filing Out Of Gymnasium
Philip.paulssonHaha. Hope everyone is voting today!
NEWTON, MA—Looking out their classroom windows at the masses of dejected and weary adults throughout the school day, students at Lincoln Eliot Elementary School told reporters this afternoon that they could not help but feel deeply depressed after c...
04 Nov 18:41
Moon and Earth from Chang'e 5-T1
Moon and Earth from Chang'e 5-T1
Philip.paulssonCool.
Moon and Earth from Chang'e 5-T1 
04 Nov 14:45
Bas Lansdorp has sunk his fortune into Mars One, a nonprofit with a singular aim: to put a human expedition on Mars by 2025. Before then, the outfit intends to put an unmanned probe on the red planet by 2018, shortly followed by a rover in 2020. It's...
Five questions for the man who's determined to put life on Mars
by Daniel Cooper
Philip.paulssonI would love to see this succeed, but I kinda doubt it'll happen in this time frame.
Bas Lansdorp has sunk his fortune into Mars One, a nonprofit with a singular aim: to put a human expedition on Mars by 2025. Before then, the outfit intends to put an unmanned probe on the red planet by 2018, shortly followed by a rover in 2020. It's...
03 Nov 17:09
[video] Owner's Box: Andrew Luck Questionable After Finding Out About Death
Philip.paulssonCome on Luck, get your head out of your ass and kick some Giant butt tonight, so I can beat Kevin and take the top spot in the East!
OSN's fantasy guru, Perry Bigwell, says fantasy owners should sit Andrew Luck in tonight's Monday Night Football game since the quarterback is struggling with the concept of death.
03 Nov 14:57
32 Of The Greatest Things That Have Ever Happened On Tumblr
Philip.paulssonThese are great. I wish I knew how to tumble.
Mr. Noodle strikes back.
Famous babies:
Via 9gag.com
Math questions:
Via 4shared.com
Emergency procedures:
The Dough Boy:
Via funnyjunk.com
03 Nov 14:47
16 Swedish Brands You Can Shop Online
Land of the design geniuses.
Just an FYI: Although a lot of these brands ship to the United States, we've mentioned U.S.-based retailers where possible. When you have goods imported to the States, they can be subject to local customs/taxes, which might not show up on your original bill. These costs can be hard to predict, and can be $$$, so just keep that in mind when ordering directly from the brand!
03 Nov 13:11
The 85 Funniest Tweets Of All Time
Philip.paulssonFor the "fuck twitter" crowd.
Each year we tweet nearly 200 billion times. These are the only 85 that matter.
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03 Nov 13:08
this comic includes the phrase "naked times" and should not be read by those easily scandalized / distracted by naked times
Philip.paulssonHaha
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03 Nov 09:33
North Korea Has The "World's Worst Airline" And Here's What It Looks Like
Philip.paulssonI bet it's still better than spirit airlines!
31 Oct 16:54
Pirate Bay co-founder convicted in Denmark’s “largest hacking case” ever
by Cyrus Farivar
Philip.paulssonHe looks exactly like I expected him to look.
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (center) could be barred from entering Denmark at his sentencing hearing on Friday.
One of the co-founders of the notorious Pirate Bay website was convicted (Google Translate) Thursday in a major hacking case in Denmark, and could face up to six years in prison.
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, better known by his nom de hacker "anakata," was found guilty of "hacking and gross damage" after being accused of illegally accessing the country’s driver’s license database (Google Translate), social security database, the shared IT system across the Schengen zone, and the e-mail accounts and passwords of 10,000 police officers and tax officials. All of that data was managed by CSC, a large American IT contractor.
Under Danish law, even after conviction, the defendants are only officially known by anonymous monikers: Svartholm Warg was dubbed "T1," while his still-unnamed 21-year-old Danish co-defendant was named "T2."
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31 Oct 16:51
A House Made Entirely From Wax Is Slowly Melting In Central London
Philip.paulssonCool!
You’re going to need to be quick if you want to catch it.
If you head down to Southwark Street in London before 18 November you'll see something quite incredible – a melting house.
BuzzFeed / Richard James
You see, this house is made entirely from wax and has been slowing melting since it was built last month.
Ashleigh Cook
The installation, "A Pound of Flesh for 50p (The Melting House)", was created by artist Alex Chinneck.
When BuzzFeed News first visited the house three weeks ago it was expected to melt by the end of October.
However, its lifespan has now been extended into the middle of next month.
Ashleigh Cook
31 Oct 16:33
Milky Way over Devils Tower
A mysterious formation known as
Devils
Tower rises into
the dark above northeastern Wyoming's prairie landscape in this 16
frame panoramic view.
Seen against the night sky's thin, pale clouds and eerie green
airglow, star clusters and nebulae
of the Milky Way arc toward the galaxy's
central realm
at right of the frame.
Of course the scene contains the Milky Way's own
haunting and grisly visages
of
halloween, including
ghosts,
a flaming
skull,
a glowing eye and
a witch's broom.
To find them, slide your cursor over the picture or just
follow this link,
if you dare.
And have a safe and Happy Halloween!
Milky Way over Devils Tower
Milky Way over Devils Tower
A mysterious formation known as
Devils
Tower rises into
the dark above northeastern Wyoming's prairie landscape in this 16
frame panoramic view.
Seen against the night sky's thin, pale clouds and eerie green
airglow, star clusters and nebulae
of the Milky Way arc toward the galaxy's
central realm
at right of the frame.
Of course the scene contains the Milky Way's own
haunting and grisly visages
of
halloween, including
ghosts,
a flaming
skull,
a glowing eye and
a witch's broom.
To find them, slide your cursor over the picture or just
follow this link,
if you dare.
And have a safe and Happy Halloween!
31 Oct 16:12
This Is Why It's Called Candy Corn
Philip.paulssonWoah.
“Oooooooooooooh.” —everyone on Earth.
If you've been alive for longer than two minutes, you are familiar with the seasonal treat candy corn.
For whatever reason people either adore it or loathe it with the fiery passion of a thousand autumnal suns.
Getty Images/iStockphoto arinahabich
But there's one thing we can all agree on: Candy corn has a bullshit name.
It neither tastes like nor resembles corn. A more accurate name would be "waxy traffic cones."
Getty Images/iStockphoto arinahabich
But as it turns out, THERE IS a reason it's called ~candy corn~.
What you're about to see you cannot unsee, so please proceed with caution.
I know, I know. Me too.
gifbuffet.tumblr.com / Via Universal Pictures
31 Oct 16:12
The swipe left or right method of match making has helped Tinder rise in popularity since its debut two years ago. In a report from The New York Times, we get a glimpse at just how folks are using the app. In the aforementioned time frame, the mobile...
An average Tinder user spends 90 minutes swiping each day
by Billy Steele
Philip.paulssonWTF?! 90 minutes?! That's a LONG time.
The swipe left or right method of match making has helped Tinder rise in popularity since its debut two years ago. In a report from The New York Times, we get a glimpse at just how folks are using the app. In the aforementioned time frame, the mobile...
31 Oct 16:08
A Woman Called 911 And Pretended To Order A Pizza To Alert Them Of Domestic Abuse
Philip.paulssonSmart!
BuzzFeed News spoke to the 911 dispatcher who claimed to have received the call.
I had a call that started out pretty dumb, but was actually pretty serious:
"911, where is you emergency?"
"123 Main St."
"Ok, what's going on there?"
"I'd like to order a pizza for delivery." (oh great, another prank call).
"Ma'am, you've reached 911"
"Yeah, I know. Can I have a large with half pepperoni, half mushroom and peppers?"
"Ummm…. I'm sorry, you know you've called 911 right?"
"Yeah, do you know how long it will be?"
"Ok, Ma'am, is everything ok over there? do you have an emergency?"
"Yes, I do."
"..And you can't talk about it because there's someone in the room with you?" (moment of realization)
"Yes, that's correct. Do you know how long it will be?"
"I have an officer about a mile from your location. Are there any weapons in your house?"
"Nope."
"Can you stay on the phone with me?"
"Nope. See you soon, thanks"
As we dispatch the call, I check the history at the address, and see there are multiple previous domestic violence calls. The officer arrives and finds a couple, female was kind of banged up, and boyfriend was drunk. Officer arrests him after she explains that the boyfriend had been beating her for a while. I thought she was pretty clever to use that trick. Definitely one of the most memorable calls.
BuzzFeed News spoke to the former 911 dispatcher who recounted the story of a woman who called to order a "pizza" but was in fact calling about domestic violence.
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Today, Weisinger is an environmental attorney with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
"This call occurred almost 10 years ago," he told BuzzFeed News. "I worked the graveyard shift, 6pm–6am, and I remember this call being pretty late – close to midnight."
Weisinger said the woman – who he believed was in her 30s – was calm at first, but gave short, hurried responses. "I remember feeling relieved we had an officer close by who could respond quickly," he added.
"This is a part of the job most 911 dispatchers find frustrating. Beyond the immediate resolution – arrest, hospitalisation, etc – we rarely hear what happens to the people who call."
Occasionally, callers make an effort to meet the dispatchers who helped them through a traumatic experience, but Weisinger said that typically the only way dispatchers will know what happened afterwards is if officers or paramedics make a point of keeping in touch with the person.
31 Oct 13:12
Food Dare
by Wes + Tony
Philip.paulssonHeh
Do you live in or around New York City? Do you want to see me straight-up SCHOOL some FOOLS in a live art battle? BAM! Here’s your chance! I’ll be teaming up with the artists from CollegeHumor to take down SUPER ART FIGHT:
Come on down! Watch me mop the floor with my enemies! Watch my enemies wipe the floor with me! Watch the floor pick me up and wipe my enemies with me! You will be entertained, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE!
More details HERE
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31 Oct 13:12
American Voices: Study: Men With 20 Or More Sexual Partners At Lower Risk Of Prostate Cancer
Philip.paulssonSweet!
According to a new study from researchers at the University of Montreal, men who had slept with 20 or more women were one-third less likely to develop prostate cancer, though the findings have been disputed by other researchers.
30 Oct 21:44
This Is How Dirty The Seats Are On The London Underground
Philip.paulssonNasty!
You probably won’t mind giving up your seat on the tube after seeing this.
Inspired by this video from January 2012 showing the amount of dust that accumulates on a bus seat, Time Out magazine decided to conduct the same experiment on the London underground.
Armed with a plastic mallet, staff headed out on to each of the tube lines to show how dirty the carriages really are.
The results are below:
Bakerloo line
now-here-this.timeout.com / Via youtube.com
Northern line
now-here-this.timeout.com / Via youtube.com
Victoria line
now-here-this.timeout.com / Via youtube.com
30 Oct 16:36
Anita Sarkeesian goes on Colbert. You’ll totally believe what happens next
by Nathan Mattise
Philip.paulssonHaha nice.
If anyone was still unaware of GamerGate by this point, Stephen Colbert provided a one-night crash course through an editorial segment (below) and an interview with critic Anita Sarkeesian (above).
"You and the other feminazis in the gamer world are coming for our balls, to snip 'em off, put 'em in a little felt purse, and take them away so we have to play your non-violent games, right?"
"Not quite. There is something going on," Sarkeesian replied. "What it is, is women are being harassed, threatened, and terrorized..."
"After you first attacked male gamers for enjoying looking at big breasted women with tiny armor that barely covers their nipples?" Colbert interjected. "What's wrong with that? I'm a man, baby. Newsflash: I like that."
In typical Colbert fashion, the host boiled down a hot media controversy to its core and found spots of seeming lunacy. Sarkeesian retold the story of her lecture at Utah State University being canceled after an anonymous e-mail threatened the biggest school shooting to date. She dismissed the "threat" of women gamers, saying it may be a result of the gaming industry's resistance to becoming more inclusive. Colbert's response to all of that? "Why not just have a separate game? Have separate but equal games?"
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30 Oct 15:31
This Video Perfectly Sums Up The Kind Of Street Harassment White Men Get
Philip.paulssonHah!
Funny Or Die totally nailed it.
Funny Or Die decided to film their own version of "10 Hours Of Walking In NYC As A Woman" and it's pretty perfect.
According to their video, they experienced over 100 instances of privilege while walking the streets of New York City.
So much so that they had to cut footage of the all the Bud Light Limes and fist bumps they came across.
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30 Oct 14:42
You might talk about how much you hate large bezels, but LG is actually doing something about it. It just unveiled a 5.3-inch, 1080p LCD display with 0.7mm bezels, less than the width of a credit card. The Korean company said they're the world's...
LG slims smartphone bezels to a virtually non-existent 0.7mm
by Steve Dent
Philip.paulssonI imagine using that on a phone might be annoying, unless they change the OS a bit. Otherwise you'll be opening apps all the time with the hand your just holding the phone with.
You might talk about how much you hate large bezels, but LG is actually doing something about it. It just unveiled a 5.3-inch, 1080p LCD display with 0.7mm bezels, less than the width of a credit card. The Korean company said they're the world's...