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Besides being able to produce prototypes quickly and efficiently, 3D printers are also able to create complex shaped pieces that are impossible to make using traditional manufacturing techniques. That’s why American Standard has embraced 3D-printing for its new line of twisted faucets that seem physically impossible.

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Talented vocalist Maiya Sykes delivers a powerful, soul-inspired performance of Green Day's 2004 hit "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," with help from the Postmodern Jukebox band.

Previously: 1940s Jazz Cover of Imagine Dragons' 'Radioactive'

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The way Facebook handles government requests for data is coming under fire from privacy advocacy groups. 

In a new blog post titled "Why Facebook Failed Our Censorship Test," the Electronic Frontier Foundation takes aim at the social network’s track record when it comes to content restriction. More specifically, the EFF claims that Facebook has never fully explained why it has restricted access to some of its pages.

The EFF explains that Facebook gives explanations for some content restriction in its 'Government Request Report,' but "if you click over the United States, Facebook’s home country, you’ll find that the ‘content restriction’ category is conspicuously missing."

And, according to the EFF, this doesn’t mean that Facebook didn’t restrict content in the US. On the contrary, the blog post points out known instances where Facebook censored content within the US: 

We know for a fact that Facebook processed 74 requests for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation alone in 2014.  Between California and the state of South Carolina, we also know Facebook processed more than 700 takedown requests over the last four years.  We could file public records requests in all 50 states to learn more, but since Facebook’s system allowed prisons to file these requests without creating a paper trail, only Facebook knows how many requests it has complied with nationwide. We believe it may reach into thousands.

The ultimate point is that though Facebook does have a report attempting to divulge what government requests have been made with its users data, the company isn't disclosing everything.

Competitors like Google and Twitter, the EFF notes, are much better at disclosing when they receive any government requests.

This is all part of the EFF’s annual reports called "Who Has Your Back?, which grades the largest tech companies on how they handle government requests for user data. Criteria include the companies' data disclosing practices, whether they inform users about government data demands, and other facets that illuminate what they do when faced with a government request.

Facebook isn’t the only company the EFF is calling out. WhatsApp, for instance, is also being lambasted for its lackluster transparency efforts (of course, Facebook does own WhatsApp). Service providers like AT&T and Verizon also had low marks. 

Facebook, for its part, scores relatively well on other criteria. But the EFF still has higher hopes for the social behemoth.

The blog post concluded, "We urge Facebook to publish the data and show U.S. government agencies that censorship shouldn’t happen in the dark."

SEE ALSO: Some big groups have pulled out of meetings about facial recognition technology

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Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox One controller at E3 this week, called the "Xbox Elite Wireless Controller."

The controller itself is extremely useful and customizable, but there's a major catch: It costs $150. That's more than double the price of a normal Xbox One controller ($60), which is already expensive as is.

Here's the extra features you're getting from the "Elite" controller:

• A rubberized diamond grip. You will never drop this thing.
• A redesigned directional pad (D-pad) for better precision, which can also be removed and replaced with the traditional D-pad design
• A 3.5mm audio jack so you can plug in your headset, so others around you don't have to listen to your game as you play it
• Four new paddles on the bottom, which replicate the four face buttons so you don't have to move your hands to perform split-second actions
• Redesigned analog sticks that are less resistant to wear. They can also be replaced with convex analog sticks (similar to the design on the PlayStation 4's controllers)
• The ability to map any button or trigger to any part of the controller, and even adjust the sensitivities of those components

Even the most hardcore gamers will find few complaints with this controller, since everything can be customized to your liking, and it's generally friendlier towards all types of games and gamers. And since you can pre-configure settings and switch between those different load-outs for different games using those tiny green buttons on the back of the controller, it's easy to change your controller layout on the fly.

The major downside, obviously, is the price. Keep in mind, the actual Xbox One console is $350, so if you plan to buy two Elite controllers, that's another $300 right there.

If you want a complete set — 4 Elite controllers, for all of those multiplayer games like "Halo" — that's going to cost you a whopping $600.

Mind you, these are premium controllers that you'll likely not need to replace anytime soon. But the price of the Xbox Elite Wireless Controllers adds to the total price of the Xbox One: If you don't have the console yet, buying an Xbox One and just a single Elite controller will put you back $500. And that doesn't even include the price of games, which cost upwards of $60 apiece, or the other accessories you might want to buy, like a quality headset.

There's not much wrong with the current $60 Xbox One controller — I asked my Xbox One-owning colleagues, who all say the controller hasn't broken or deformed since purchase — but it's great that Microsoft wanted to build a better one. That said, $150 is exorbitant for a few improvements that arguably should be standard. So wait until the eventual price drop, either during a flash sale or during the holiday season, when everything is cheaper. Keep in mind, the original Xbox One system cost $500 (with the Kinect peripheral included), but Microsoft quickly lowered the price to better compete with Sony's PlayStation 4. In time, the same thing will happen to this Elite controller.

Good things come to those who wait.

SEE ALSO: The Xbox One will be able to play your old Xbox 360 games, but there's a catch

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Marijuana is legal for recreational use in Colorado now, sure, but that doesn’t mean that it’s legal on the federal level or everywhere else in the country. This caused a dilemma for a family who rented a car in their home state, then drove across the country before they found 1/8 ounce of pot in one of the backseat pockets.

“Rent a car, get free weed” would be a terrible tourism promotion, and this was clearly an oversight by a previous renter of the car and the rental shop. Still, the family was upset: they found the baggie while driving through Missouri, and became afraid that they would be stopped by police. “The driver is the liable party, he is in control of what is in the car,” the dad of this family told CBS Denver.

The story has a happy ending: the family brought the freebie back home and returned it to the car rental place, they refunded the cost of the family’s rental, and says that they threw the pot away, as they normally do when finding it in cars.

Colorado Family Takes Rental Car Out Of State, Finds Pot In Seat Pocket [CBS Denver]

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There were many virtual reality demos and devices being shown at E3, but the era of virtual reality isn't quite here. We asked Sony's Shuhei Yoshida when mainstream adoption of the technology could begin.

"Very, very soon," he replied. "When we launch, when Oculus launches, when HTC launches."

He then discussed how much the VR community interacts and shares notes.

"We know each other very well," Yoshida said. "Brendan [Iribe, the CEO of Oculus] used to work at Gaikai. Palmer [Luckey, the founder of Oculus], before he started the Kickstarter, we knew him. So we share the same understanding that when a company like ours makes efforts, commercial efforts, as a well-funded company with commercial backing, and they are now as well with...

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Nutella Swirled Chocolate Hazelnut Chunk Cookies! Your favourite chocolate and your favourite spread just collided!

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It’s time. Time to look past the nuances of the video game industry, the malleability of the artform and the subjectiveness of fans. Time to pass imperious verdict on what sucked today and what didn’t suck.

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