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23 Mar 19:04

Opossums Kill Ticks, Inhibit the Spread of Lyme Disease

by kim@snopes.com (Kim LaCapria)
A popular image asserts opossums kill most deer ticks they encounter and thus inhibit the spread of Lyme disease to humans.
23 Mar 19:02

This House Was Designed With A Wall Space For Projecting Movies On It

by dmitry

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Photography by Benny Chen / Fotoworks

When Belzberg Architects were designing this home, perched atop a ridgeline in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California, they decided to include a space that would be perfect for projecting movies.

h/t: contemporist

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Photography by Benny Chen / Fotoworks

The wall is located on the guest house, which can be seen from the main house, with an outdoor lounge / viewing area located above the garage.

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Photography by Benny Chen / Fotoworks

23 Mar 19:01

iOS 9.3 brings international WiFi calling to iPhones on AT&T

by Mariella Moon
If you've been waiting for AT&T's WiFi calling service to start working outside the US, you may want to install iOS 9.3 on your iPhone right now. It won't only bring Night Shift to your device, but also the ability to call from other countries wi...
23 Mar 19:00

Switching mobile carriers will become much easier this year

by Jamie Rigg
There are several reasons to remain allied to one mobile network operator or another. Loyalty rewards such as contract discounts and special upgrade terms aside, switching providers can just be a bit of a faff. UK telecoms regulator Ofcom doesn't wan...
23 Mar 18:57

Colorado Rockies to Sell Pot Brownies at Coors Field

by kim@snopes.com (Kim LaCapria)
Cooper Griggs

It would make for a better, less violent game experience I'm sure.

The Colorado Rockies baseball team hasn't opted add pot brownies to the treats available at Coors Field concession stands.
23 Mar 04:47

outlierjeanne: justinhubbell: Website I Twitter I...















outlierjeanne:

justinhubbell:

Website I Twitter I Patreon

Once again, thank you everyone for reading, enjoying, and sharing this comic.  Not just sharing in the sense of re-posting this comic, (which you should totally do) but also sharing your stories with me, letting my know how my comics have touched you.  It means so much to me.  Love ya!

Stay tuned for more comics!

This always deserves a reblog.

so important that we move away from binaries.

22 Mar 20:24

Mike Masnick Explains: Apple Versus The FBI

by Mike Masnick

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While the DOJ may be thinking about ways to weasel out of the San Bernardino fight with Apple, the underlying fight about backdooring encryption remains. The DOJ may focus on other cases, such as the one in NY, where the facts line up a bit more in its favor, or elsewhere. Or we may soon see legislation to backdoor encryption.

We've seen so much confusion and misinformation going around, that I thought it might be useful to create a short "explainer video" that shows why this is such a big deal, and why everyone should be supporting Apple, in this case, against the Justice Department (and against any legislation that requires backdoors). Please check it out and share it.

This is the kind of thing we'd like to do a lot more of, but it takes a fair bit of time to get ready. If you like this and would like to see us do more videos like this, please support our crowdfunding campaign that ends this week...

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22 Mar 18:52

How we fix our relationship problems

by Matthew Inman
22 Mar 18:51

How we debate the pronunciation of GIF

by Matthew Inman
22 Mar 18:50

I created some Donald Trump Emojis

by Matthew Inman
22 Mar 18:47

"I think it’s important to realize you can miss something, but not want it back"

“I think it’s important to realize you can miss something, but not want it back”

- Paulo Coelho
22 Mar 18:47

Day 7 of #naturephotographychallenge (at South Africa)



Day 7 of #naturephotographychallenge (at South Africa)

22 Mar 03:15

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22 Mar 03:07

A Remarkable Goblet Drumming Performance by Erdem Dalkıran

by Christopher Jobson

Unfortunately this video ends almost before it begins, but it’s just long enough to get a quick glimpse of an Istanbul-based musician named Erdem Dalkıran as he shows off his ridiculous percussion abilities while playing a darbuka, or goblet drum. I was going to make a generic comment about something like this taking a lifetime of practice (which is certainly true), but here’s a a young boy using many of the same techniques. Amazing. (via Reddit)

22 Mar 02:50

Family member texts the wrong number about an incoming...









Family member texts the wrong number about an incoming baby… wrong number shows up anyway (with gifts). (via phersephoneia)

22 Mar 02:27

Smart 3D modeling lets you mess with faces in videos

by Jon Fingas
Cooper Griggs

holy shit.

Have you ever wanted to mess with a video by making its cast say things they never would on camera? You might get that chance. Researchers have built a face detection system that lets you impose your facial expressions on people in videos. The sof...
21 Mar 17:44

Hornbill Day 6 of #naturephotographychallenge #bird #southafrica...



Hornbill
Day 6 of #naturephotographychallenge #bird #southafrica #africa #krugernationalpark #rtw #worldtour #2010 #hornbill (at Kruger National Park)

21 Mar 17:40

tastefullyoffensive: Video: Pokémon in Real Life

21 Mar 17:37

tastefullyoffensive: It’s real. (via Huffington Post)

21 Mar 02:02

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21 Mar 02:01

Miles #streetart #graffiti #marvista #losangeles #california...



Miles
#streetart #graffiti #marvista #losangeles #california #milesdavis #tribute (at Mar Vista farmer’s market)

21 Mar 02:01

tastefullyoffensive: Cat Burglar (via benji)

Cooper Griggs

holy shit





tastefullyoffensive:

Cat Burglar (via benji)

21 Mar 01:59

"If I cut you off, chances are, you handed me the scissors."

“If I cut you off, chances are, you handed me the scissors.”

- Unknown
21 Mar 01:58

Lyft drivers would make more as employees, estimates show

by Jon Fingas
Critics claim that ridesharing companies stiff drivers by labeling them as contractors rather than full employees, but how much are they losing out on, really? Quite a bit, if you ask those drivers' lawyers. In the wake of Lyft's proposed lawsuit set...
21 Mar 01:58

Damsel Fly Day 5 of #naturephotographychallenge #damselfly...



Damsel Fly
Day 5 of #naturephotographychallenge #damselfly #dragonfly #southafrica #worldtour #2010 #rtw #insect #safari #africa (at Kruger National Park)

21 Mar 01:58

6 floating buildings powered by the sun

by Inhabitat
By Cat DiStasio As the earth's population grows and land becomes more scarce, people are looking to bodies of water to support new types of structures. And if you're designing a building to float on water, it makes sense for it to be self-sufficient...
21 Mar 01:58

Photograph Showing Pilot Taking Selfie Out Plane Window Is Fake

by dan@snopes.com (Dan Evon)
A photograph purportedly showing a pilot taking a selfie out his cockpit window is actually a composite of multiple images.
21 Mar 01:57

theladytrickster: If that doesn’t say ‘suck my dick, Nazis’. I...



theladytrickster:

If that doesn’t say ‘suck my dick, Nazis’. I don’t know what does

19 Mar 19:25

4gifs: Potato the cat is intrigued by straws. [video]



4gifs:

Potato the cat is intrigued by straws. [video]

19 Mar 19:24

Frog Queen in Austria by SPLITTERWERK | Design Milk

by dave808