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01 Oct 19:05

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01 Oct 19:04

How to be passive aggressive. [via]



How to be passive aggressive. [via]

01 Oct 18:35

The Expedition [jimbenton]









The Expedition [jimbenton]

01 Oct 18:23

Hide and Zeke

by snopes@snopes.com
Reporter covering a boy's disappearance finds the child hiding in bushes nearby.
01 Oct 18:21

CDC Confirms Ebola Case in the U.S.

by snopes@snopes.com
The CDC confirms a patient in the United States has tested positive for Ebola.
01 Oct 18:19

“People loved Colin because they could identify with him. They...



“People loved Colin because they could identify with him. They loved him because of his incredible driving, but also because occasionally he made mistakes.” - Ari Vatanen about his untamed Subaru team-mate Colin McRae.

01 Oct 18:14

Google gives students unlimited cloud storage

by Chris Velazco
Google's invasion of our classrooms (and its war on paper) continues unabated. Back in August in the search giant released an online education tool for teachers who wanted to digitally manage their classes, and now it's launched an improved version...
01 Oct 17:47

Arduino's new 3D printer lets you modify just about everything

by Jon Fingas
If you're a fan of Arduino's tinker-friendly approach to computing, you'll be glad to hear that it's now extending that open philosophy to 3D printers. The company has teamed up with Sharebot to unveil the Materia 101, a small (5.5 inches by 4...
01 Oct 17:45

Big theater chains team up against Netflix's first movie

by Richard Lawler
Cooper Griggs

Seems like the big movie chains are going the way of the big music companies. Albeit for slightly different reasons. But basically technology and media accessibility via the internet is going to take apart the megalithic monstrosities.

Unsurprisingly, there's one group that's not at all excited to hear Netflix and IMAX are arranging for the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel to hit theaters and streaming at the same time: movie theater owners. According to the LA Times, Regal,...
01 Oct 17:26

[@themichaelrock]

Cooper Griggs

E-vil.
via David Pelaez

01 Oct 17:25

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01 Oct 17:21

Trading addictions: the inside story of the e-cig modding scene

by Michael Grothaus
Cooper Griggs

I have a couple friends that are into this, but maybe not to the full extent this outlines. I still prefer to be around then now with e-cigs vs. when they were smoking actual cigarettes. Nasty things.

There is a rapidly growing subculture of e-cigarette users across the globe who spend countless hours tricking out their hardware. Vape modding, as it's known, blends technical craftsmanship, engineering creativity and artistry into one -- and...
01 Oct 17:09

Paranoid? You can destroy this SSD simply by texting it

by Steve Dent
Cooper Griggs

Reminds me of Enemy of the State.

In the age of Snowden and the NSA, no method of data protection is apparently too kooky for consideration. Exhibit 'A' is a new SSD drive from a company called SecureDrives (after the break). It has features like you'd expect like 256-bit hardware...
01 Oct 17:08

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Cooper Griggs

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01 Oct 17:05

A Full Circle Rainbow over Australia

Cooper Griggs

Full on double rainbow... in 360 degrees!

Have you ever seen an entire rainbow? Have you ever seen an entire rainbow?


01 Oct 17:03

California limits schools' social media monitoring

by Billy Steele
Cooper Griggs

good, now how about advertisers?

In California, school officials are now required to be more transparent when tracking a student's online activity. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill earlier this week requiring parents to be notified when a school is peering at their kids' online...
01 Oct 17:03

i never noticed this face before, and now i can’t seem to unsee...



i never noticed this face before, and now i can’t seem to unsee it.

30 Sep 16:29

Netflix and IMAX will get 'Crouching Tiger 2' on the same day

by Richard Lawler
Netflix's tight relationship with The Weinstein Company has scored another win, and the streaming service's first big movie debut -- but definitely not its last. The two revealed tonight that next year when the sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden...
30 Sep 04:25

Boycott Fox "News"

Seriously. Let’s start a movement to boycott it. It’s ridiculous sensationalism and shiny distractions of misinformation. Fuck Fox “News”.

30 Sep 00:57

The Lovecats

by o-zero
29 Sep 23:35

Apple updates OS X to protect 'advanced UNIX users' from Shellshock

by Richard Lawler
Although OS X is among the systems listed as vulnerable to the recently-uncovered Shellshock / Bash security flaw (still not sure what that is? Let us explain.), Apple has said it isn't a problem for most users. For those potentially vulnerable due...
29 Sep 20:29

Must come back to this place! #speakeasy #bar #culvercity...

Cooper Griggs

@GN :)



Must come back to this place!
#speakeasy #bar #culvercity #losangeles #california #cool (at Culver City Historic Hotel)

29 Sep 19:08

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by reindesign
29 Sep 18:56

35 of the most incredible and creative bookshelves ever « Blog of Francesco Mugnai

by ionoi
29 Sep 18:55

09.29.2014

29 Sep 18:55

September 29, 2014


There are now exactly 22 general admission tickets for BAHFest East If you want to come, please buy soon!
29 Sep 18:23

GoPro's Hero4 cameras offer 30 fps 4K shooting or touchscreen controls

by James Trew
Cooper Griggs

Good stuff! And the promo video is beautiful!

GoPro started life as a home-brew wrist-mounted 35mm camera, but it's come a long way since. Today we're getting a look at the next installment of that story: The Hero4. The latest cameras from the action sports behemoth bring some anticipated...
29 Sep 18:21

Facebook's Atlas ad platform will track you around the internet

by Daniel Cooper
Cooper Griggs

freaky

Facebook's sufficiently chummy with advertisers that some people have gone and built their own social networks to escape Mark Zuckerberg's clutches. For those who remain, however, it's now going to be even harder to avoid people using your personal...
29 Sep 18:04

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29 Sep 17:49

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle

by Christopher Jobson
Cooper Griggs

These are fantastic!

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle Lego books
Ryan Rubino

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle Lego books
Tobias Buckdahn

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle Lego books
Ekow Nimako

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle Lego books
Chris McVeigh

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle Lego books
Jordan Robert Schwartz, Sean and Steph Mayo, Chris Maddison

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle Lego books
Brian Kescenovitz

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle Lego books
Ekow Nimako, Tyler Halliwell

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark, a New Book about the Dark Side of LEGO by Mike Doyle Lego books

LEGO artist and author Mike Doyle (previously) just announced a macabre sequel to his wildly popular 2013 book, Beautiful LEGO, titled Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark. The new book examines the darker, disturbing side of brick building with 325 pages of LEGO creations organized into chapters like Creepy Crawlers, Evil Attunement, Dark Towers, Indulgences, Pits of Fire, and Riot Girls. In total, the book contains the collected work of 140 LEGO enthusiasts from around the world. It’s currently available for pre-order.