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Mesh networks are typically seen in areas experiencing natural disasters, political upheaval, or repression, where chaining routers together into a mini Wi-Fi network can provide a secure and low-cost connection. But one such network recently popped up in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Northern Liberties, home to a young and increasingly wired population. It’s called Bamboowifi, and its founders see it as a potential alternative to major telecom providers like Verizon or Philadelphia’s own Comcast.

Bamboowifi's founders, James Gregory and David Platt, come from quite different backgrounds. Gregory worked in public relations for the US State Department, handled marketing for an investment house, and started a profitable translation...

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It happened on New Year’s Eve, so most people missed this tremendous play from Portland’s Tim Frazier, who leapt out of bounds to save an airball and ended up being the front end of a Noah Vonleh alley-oop slam. It’s a play so impressive, even the visiting announcers from Utah had to respect it:

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A little over 12 minutes into If You're Listening It's Never Too Late, the new mixtape from production trio Captain Cuts, you'll hear the lingering, melancholy piano line from My Chemical Romance's ode to freaks, "Welcome to the Black Parade." Then, that effortlessly recognizable opening beat from Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" drops in. At first, you're like, Noooooooooo. But soon, the ivories blend with the beat like they were made together, and you're like, What's happening. By the time Blink 182's teen angst anthem "All the Small Things" enters the mix, you're like, I need to be alone right now, please.

This is the recipe for the songs on If You're Listening It's Never Too Late: Mix one or two parts emo or pop punk classic (best if...

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The world's most famous band will be available on a variety of streaming services at midnight. Timed perfectly for Christmas Day, The Beatles' catalog will be available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Slacker, Tidal, Groove, Rhapsody, Deezer, Google Play, and Amazon Prime. Beatles fans will be able to stream all 13 remastered studio albums, and four of the band's special collection albums at 12:01AM local time on December 24th (it’s already Christmas Eve in New Zealand).

Spotify has confirmed that both free and premium users will be able to access all of The Beatles' tracks, making them available to a wide range of people alongside various streaming services. This is the first time the entire Beatles catalog will be available to...

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SpaceX just launched a rocket to space and safely landed the first stage, in case you hadn't heard. The historic feat marks a huge shift in the private space industry, as the idea of a reusable rocket is now on the table.

But another pretty impressive feat was accomplished Monday night — one of SpaceX's photographers took a long exposure image that captured the rocket's takeoff and landing all in the same shot. (This is one you're definitely want to see in high resolution.)

The image was taken with a Canon 50D, and the exposure was a whopping 660 seconds. (It was shot at f22 with an ISO of 100, for you camera nerds). On the left you see the Falcon 9's ascent into space. After the first stage separated and began its fall back to...

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Tesla and Spotify have hooked up to integrate the music service deep into the Model S and Model X. This is timely since Tesla's previous music streaming partner was Rdio, which just went kaput. That's the good news. The bad news is that it's currently available only to Tesla owners in Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong. US drivers are out of luck... for now.

But don't think that you need to pay Spotify 10 bucks per month to get any use out of it. Every modern Tesla owner (Roadster drivers are out of luck) will get the update, and you don't need a Spotify account to use it — instead, every car comes with its own Spotify Premium account. That means you'll get access to the full Spotify library from your enormous touchscreen, gratis. And...

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Are you dreading spending your Thanksgiving having tense political discussions with your relatives? "Saturday Night Live" is here to help, with an assist from Adele.

In one of the best sketches of the season (maybe of the decade?), "SNL" revealed the key to resolving seemingly insurmountable family squabbles on Turkey Day: Just put on an Adele song. It turns out that everyone -- yes, even your annoying relatives -- loves the British songstress, and her new single "Hello" unites the fighting family depicted in this delightful digital short.

This being "SNL," though, the cast and host Matthew McConaughey take things one step further, as they each begin to gradually morph into Adele herself. First comes a serious set of nails, then long, flowing locks, dramatic eye makeup, and a giant, fuzzy coat. Then, Aidy Bryant is sent straight to the "Hello" set, twirling in the ever-strengthening breeze as she bats away flying leaves and tries to keep her balance.

It's a great gag, punctuated by the youngest member of the family (the brilliant little girl who turned on the music in the first place) facing the camera and offering her thanks to Adele. We don't need it to be Thanksgiving to do that, but we will just the same: Thanks, Adele (and "SNL"), for saving Thanksgiving.

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