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26 May 20:38

MIT exploited heat to make the most efficient solar cell yet

by Timothy J. Seppala
Sorry, University of New South Wales: Your efforts at shattering the efficiency record for solar cells earlier this month have been, ahem, eclipsed. A group of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a way to possibly brea...
26 May 20:35

Floating (B-14).jpg (JPEG Image, 700x468 pixels)

by battlenun
26 May 20:34

Size of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

by dan@snopes.com (Dan Evon)
An image shows how eight famous landmarks could all comfortably fit inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
26 May 20:29

Extremely Slow Guitar Playing Sounds Like a Violin When Sped Up

by Christopher Jobson

Here’s a clever but of instrumentation and video work. Musician Steve-san Onotera, aka the Samurai Guitarist, recorded himself playing the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun at an excruciatingly slow pace—almost 30 minutes to play the song once. He then sped the recording up 20 times and played it back, creating a sound that could easily be mistaken for some kind of modulated violin. Shooting during a sunrise was a nice touch. (via Kottke)

26 May 04:06

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26 May 01:49

Did Author William Golding Say That 'Women Are Far Superior' to Men?

by webmail@snopes.com (David Mikkelson)
'Lord of the Flies' author William Golding once said that women are "far superior and always have been."
26 May 01:49

Florida man fined $48k for jamming cellphones while driving

by Andrew Dalton
Cooper Griggs

Of course Florida

The Florida man who stashed a high-powered phone jammer under the passenger seat of his Toyota Highlander has been fined a cool $48,000 for disrupting cellular service on his daily commute to Tampa. According to the FCC's order to pay up, driver Jaso...
25 May 21:29

Republican budget proposal would gut net neutrality

by Jon Fingas
Cooper Griggs

ASSHATS!

It's no secret that the Republican Party hates net neutrality regulation, but it's now ready to raise the stakes. House GOP members have drafted a 2017 budget proposal that would neuter some of the FCC's bigger telecom initiatives, at least for a whi...
25 May 21:28

Foxconn replaces 60,000 human workers with robots

by Andrew Dalton
Cooper Griggs

I'm betting that the next move is Africa for manual labor.

According to reports, the world's largest electronics manufacturer Foxconn has replaced around 60,000 human factory workers with machines. Or, as a government publicist for the city of Kunshan told the South China Morning Post, the factory "reduced e...
25 May 19:11

Audit shows Hillary Clinton's private emails broke federal rules

by Chris Velazco
Hillary Clinton's email woes are far from over. Earlier this morning, the State Department's inspector general delivered a report to Congress stating the Democratic presidential candidate violated federal rules by using a private email server for off...
25 May 18:43

Conspiracy Theorists Meet on New Dating Website

by brooke@proper.io (Brooke Binkowski)
"Awake Dating," geared toward people who believe the world is controlled by secret organizations, went live in April 2016.
25 May 17:05

Mom behind most-watched Facebook Live video visits its HQ

by Richard Lawler
Cooper Griggs

I laughed. Out loud. A lot. LOL!

It's only been a few months since Facebook opened up live video streaming to everyone, but with over a billion daily users the emergence of a massive hit was inevitable. Late last week an odd yet charming video stream of Candace Payne amusing herself...
25 May 16:54

cc-videos: “Quincy, I swear there’s something wrong with you...



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“Quincy, I swear there’s something wrong with you buddy. Who- What dog sits like that on the stairs?”

25 May 16:52

"I am not lucky. You know what I am? I am smart, I am talented, I take advantage of the opportunities..."

“I am not lucky. You know what I am? I am smart, I am talented, I take advantage of the opportunities that come my way and I work really, really hard. Don’t call me lucky. Call me a badass.”

- Shonda Rhimes, Year of Yes (via novembersoul)
25 May 16:52

Life size #Overwatch #actionfigure at #Hollywood & #Highland...



Life size #Overwatch #actionfigure at #Hollywood & #Highland
#losangeles #california #videogame #blizzardentertainment #tracer (at Hollywood Walk of Fame)

25 May 16:52

Not sure if we’re related, but that would be cool to know...



Not sure if we’re related, but that would be cool to know that photography runs in the family.
#ASC #AmericanSocietyOfCinematographers #hollywood #losangeles #california (at American Society Of Cinematographers (asc))

25 May 16:52

laughingsquid: A Giant Octopus Kite Majestically Swims Through...

25 May 02:21

Geek Squad employee allegedly searched PCs for the FBI

by Jon Fingas
Cooper Griggs

not cool

An astute PC technician is supposed to report any illegal content they see while fixing a machine, but one employee of Best Buy's Geek Squad might have gone too far. The defense in a child pornography case alleges that the FBI paid Geek Squad agent J...
25 May 02:12

Story of NASA's black female mathematicians gets made into a movie

by Mariella Moon
Katherine Johnson received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for her contribution to America's Space Race, and soon more people will know what she did to deserve it. An upcoming book and movie both entitled Hidden Figures tell the story of NASA...
25 May 01:49

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25 May 01:44

tastefullyoffensive: When you try to help, but end up making...



tastefullyoffensive:

When you try to help, but end up making things worse. [video]

25 May 01:42

tastefullyoffensive: “Stop just sitting there and help me catch...



tastefullyoffensive:

“Stop just sitting there and help me catch this bastard!”

25 May 01:41

tastefullyoffensive: Stop playing games, Martha. (via...



tastefullyoffensive:

Stop playing games, Martha. (via thefunnyintrovert)

25 May 01:41

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25 May 01:40

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25 May 01:40

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Anatomical Sculpture

by watcha
23 May 22:52

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23 May 22:52

viralthings: 1 Square Foot Of Bunny



viralthings:

1 Square Foot Of Bunny

23 May 22:49

Toyota is bringing back Dean Kamen's stair-climbing wheelchair

by Jon Fingas
Remember Dean Kamen's iBot wheelchair? Its uniquely adjustable wheel orientation gave patients the freedom to climb stairs and effectively stand upright, but its high price ($25,000) knocked it off the market in 2009. Well, it's poised for a comeback...
23 May 22:48

This self-healing material could solve many wearable woes

by Mat Smith
The physical limitations of existing materials are one of main problems when it comes to flexible electronics, be it wearables, medical or sports tech. If a flexible material breaks, it either stays broken, or if it has some self-healing properties i...