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Correction: This story states that the FAA's new drone registry database is searchable and exposes the private data of citizens and hobbyists. Currently, this is incorrect. The drone registry is not searchable at this time, as stated by the FAA's web...

Amazon's physical bookstore in Seattle might not be its first and last. According to The New York Times, the e-retailer is planning to open more brick-and-mortar bookstores in the future. Sandeep Mathrani, the chief executive of a mall operator, clai...

A convicted pedophile from Wisconsin has no choice but to continue wearing the worst wearable device ever -- a GPS ankle tracker -- for the rest of his life. According to Ars Technica, the offender named Michael Belleau went to court to have the trac...

Yahoo had high hopes for Tumblr when it bought the blogging platform for $1.1 billion in 2013, but it hasn't lived up to its expectations. The troubled company has lowered its valuation to $760 million, down $230 million from its previous $990 millio...

NASA doesn't often compare things to a Death Star, but a phenomenon observed by its Chandra X-ray Observatory apparently qualifies. The composite image above shows a supermassive black hole that is continuously stripping material from nearby stars an...

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can’t believe more people participated in a famous lady’s insta-poll than in an event with extremely specific geographic and temporal restrictions. 

actually… from a usability perspective this is in no way surprising.

how easy is it to flick your thumb and reply to something? no effort at all.

how easy is it to get out to vote when you have childcare, school, work, caregiving, mobility issues, and any combination of these obligations.

it’s easy to blame apathy. it’s possibly more productive to question the process of voting that seems to be in favor of limiting access to voting opportunities.

if you’re not asking “why are we so constrained in voting opportunity?”, “why can’t we vote over 3 days including weekends?”, “why can’t we require polling places to be geographically accessible to everyone, including density considerations for expanded hours?”, “why aren’t we automatically registered to vote by virtue of a driver’s license or other ID card?”, then you’re necessarily going to be stuck in a world where kim k. is the one time you think about voting.

Still funny. H/t to Andrew.

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Elkhorn is a critical reef-building species in the Caribbean, and the fact that it's endangered proves that our coral reefs are in huge trouble. In an effort to help the planet's reefs recover, SECORE International grew Elkhorns in the lab four years...

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The coolest bumblebee ever.

A video posted by Cooper Griggs (@coopergriggs) on Feb 2, 2016 at 4:04pm PST

Beach Cleanup
#beautiful #sunny #bikeride #marinadelrey #losangeles #california #movo #mtp10 #iphone6splus #timelapse #360 #beach #bikeride (at Scattergood Generating Station)

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And soon they will be gone as well
#footprints #sand #beach #windswept #marinadelrey #losangeles #california #bikeride (at Dockweiler State Beach)

ahh but do they not also live eternal in the image?

NOW they do  ;)

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Watch: Helen Mirren is starring in an anti-drunk driving Super Bowl ad from a pretty unlikely source.

A video posted by Cooper Griggs (@coopergriggs) on Feb 2, 2016 at 10:45am PST

You’ll know it if you’ve been there
#party #abstract #video #funwithlight (at El Matador State Beach)

awww

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They’re up to something fowl… (photo by crumbbelly)

(via Nothing To Do With Arbroath: Squirrel makes a giant leap of faith)

Good Morning. 

When encountering paintings by artist Samantha Keely Smith (previously) it’s nearly impossible to escape the mystery and gravity depicted by a violent clash of abstract brush strokes. Ocean waves crash atop foreboding bodies of water, plumes of fire seem to battle clouds in the sky, and swirling storms shield distant secrets just over the horizon. Smith refers to her paintings as ‘internal landscapes,’ part of an ongoing examination of an externalized inner conflict. “My newer works try to boldly portray the struggle I’ve always tried to address in my work between order and chaos, dark and light, and positive and negative impulses,” Smith shares, “along with addressing what feels like a shifting and unpredictable landscape due to global warming.”

You can see a gallery of her most recent paintings on her website and follow progress in her studio via Instagram.

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Verizon announced a new perk for its FiOS customers on Monday that will allow them to preview HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, EPIX or Starz for up to 48 hours. The offer will be available on not only live TV but also for On Demand titles and through the Fios...

Aiming to save the European airline money, oh and the environment, easyJet hopes to trial new hybrid plane designs later this year. We're not talking about a new paint job or minor wing design changes, however: the company wants to embed a hydrogen f...

If it wasn't already patently clear that the Zika virus poses a serious threat, it is now. The World Health Organization has declared that Zika is a health emergency "of international concern," and that there needs to be "coordinated" response to bo...

Variety is reporting that Fox will broadcast the inaugural Electronic Music Awards on Saturday, April 23rd at 8pm. The network has teamed up with superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold to create the event as a celebration of the genre. It'll feature red carpet...

Forget anti-drone drones, one of nature's most majestic hunters may soon play a valuable role in taking down dangerous UAVs. As part of a new trial, the Dutch National Police force has begun training eagles to intercept troublesome drones during an e...

If you're the sort of person who gets worked up about what goes in your light fixtures, listen up. Starting today, GE is phasing out production of compact fluorescent light bulbs — yeah, those curly ones — in the US in favor of more effic...