A Short History of the Modern World by Robin Edds/Reddit
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Cooper Griggs
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28 Jan 17:21
A Short History of the Modern World by Robin...
Sofía Henao, Roumen.ganeff and 5 others like this
28 Jan 17:20
Look, it isn't easy making GIFs on the computer without the right applications, so it's giving us a headache thinking of the work that goes into each of these graffiti-turned-GIFs by an artist named INSA. Especially the one you see above, because the...
Graffiti and satellites combine for a massive animated GIF
by Mariella Moon
Look, it isn't easy making GIFs on the computer without the right applications, so it's giving us a headache thinking of the work that goes into each of these graffiti-turned-GIFs by an artist named INSA. Especially the one you see above, because the...
Tertiarymatt, Adam Victor Brandizzi and 3 others like this
28 Jan 17:18
France is eying new laws that would make the likes of Facebook and Google accountable for hosting extremist messages. As Bloomberg tells it, the new talk is a direct response to terrorist attacks from earlier this month, and should the draft law pass...
French law would make Google, Facebook accomplices to hate speech
by Timothy J. Seppala
Cooper GriggsOh come on!
France is eying new laws that would make the likes of Facebook and Google accountable for hosting extremist messages. As Bloomberg tells it, the new talk is a direct response to terrorist attacks from earlier this month, and should the draft law pass...
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28 Jan 16:58
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DJI really, really doesn't want to see its drones in the news for the wrong reasons. Just a day after the world learned that one of its robotic vehicles crash-landed at the White House, the company is pushing out a "mandatory" firmware update for ...
DJI no longer lets you fly its drones in Washington, DC
by Jon Fingas
Cooper Griggssmart move, but I wonder if ti will be enough.
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DJI really, really doesn't want to see its drones in the news for the wrong reasons. Just a day after the world learned that one of its robotic vehicles crash-landed at the White House, the company is pushing out a "mandatory" firmware update for ...
28 Jan 08:32
Believe it or not, scientists aren't yet finished discovering new ways to 3D print body parts. A team at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has developed a 3D printing technique that lets them produce cartilage for repairing damaged trachea...
Scientists 3D print cartilage to repair damaged windpipes
by Jon Fingas
Believe it or not, scientists aren't yet finished discovering new ways to 3D print body parts. A team at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has developed a 3D printing technique that lets them produce cartilage for repairing damaged trachea...
Tertiarymatt, Cooper Griggs likes this
28 Jan 00:11
Louis CK has made it a habit of releasing comedy specials online, bypassing the industry gatekeepers that jack up prices and delay releases. Well, he's at it again. The laugh-maker has just posted his first nightclub special, Live at the Comedy Store...
Louis CK releases his first nightclub comedy special online
by Jon Fingas
Louis CK has made it a habit of releasing comedy specials online, bypassing the industry gatekeepers that jack up prices and delay releases. Well, he's at it again. The laugh-maker has just posted his first nightclub special, Live at the Comedy Store...
Carnibore, Tertiarymatt and one other like this
27 Jan 23:25
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27 Jan 23:24
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27 Jan 23:22
When you heard that someone crash-landed a drone on the White House's grounds at 3AM on a Monday morning, did you suspect that the pilot was hammered? Well, you're right. Officials have revealed that the operator was a drunk National Geospatial-Intel...
A drunk intelligence worker crashed that drone near the White House
by Jon Fingas
Cooper Griggswow
When you heard that someone crash-landed a drone on the White House's grounds at 3AM on a Monday morning, did you suspect that the pilot was hammered? Well, you're right. Officials have revealed that the operator was a drunk National Geospatial-Intel...
Tertiarymatt likes this
27 Jan 23:12
Scientists have spent a lot of time trying to lengthen battery life, but safety and thickness matter, too. Just ask Boeing about that first problem -- its 787 Dreamliner was grounded for months thanks to battery fires. However, a group of University ...
Super-thin Kevlar layers promise safer, slimmer batteries
by Jon Fingas
Scientists have spent a lot of time trying to lengthen battery life, but safety and thickness matter, too. Just ask Boeing about that first problem -- its 787 Dreamliner was grounded for months thanks to battery fires. However, a group of University ...
Luke.stirling, Tertiarymatt and one other like this
27 Jan 22:53
Crayandle
by snopes@snopes.com
Rumor: A Crayola crayon can be used as a candle in an emergency.
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27 Jan 12:25
catsbeaversandducks: By ©WHY MY CAT IS SAD
Matthew Mellott, bernot and 3 others like this
27 Jan 05:17
Every six months, Facebook reveals how many times a nation requests that the site block content that's considered illegal. In the first half of 2014, for instance, India lobbied for nearly 5,000 deletions, putting it well ahead of second-placed Turke...
Turkish court will ban Facebook if it doesn't censor blasphemous content
by Daniel Cooper
Cooper GriggsTruly they don't get it.
Every six months, Facebook reveals how many times a nation requests that the site block content that's considered illegal. In the first half of 2014, for instance, India lobbied for nearly 5,000 deletions, putting it well ahead of second-placed Turke...
