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You can probably get quite a bit done by yourself in six days time, but could you build an entire car from scratch and take it for a test drive? Probably not. The folks at Local Motors are pretty confident that their 3D-printed car can roll out of...

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You can do some cool shit with the Oculus Rift: You can simulate what flying feels like , or use it to pick out your next car . And if you have less experience with the female anatomy than Steve Carell in The 40 Year Old Virgin, now you can use it to simulate grabbing a handful of boob.

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Overkill Software and Dennaton Games are teaming up for Payday 2 DLC based on Hotline Miami.

It's unclear what all is included here beyond a heist -- they can get away with offering the slimmest of details and we'll still be interested -- but the add-on hits Steam on September 30, 2014.

According to an FAQ, Overkill went for this "because we ... f***ing love Hotline Miami."

Works for me! There's a trailer, too. Give it a moment and you shall be rewarded.

PAYDAY 2: Hotline Miami DLC - Trailer released! [Steam]

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Canadian Heritage Minister Shelley Glover last year made waves by promising that government would be urging Canadian regulators the CRTC to push Canadian Pay TV providers toward offering a la carte TV programming. Like in the States, Canadian consumers desire greater flexibility in the prices and programming lineups they're offered. What they get instead is an endless stream of excuses why none of this can happen, followed by another rate hike.

This week two weeks of hearings on the subject began at the CRTC, much to the disdain of broadcasters who'd prefer things stay just as they are. Cable operators themselves say they're open to change -- up to a point:

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"The evidence shows that most consumers do not believe basic packages have too many channels; the key consumer demand is for more flexibility in adding channels over and above the basic package," a spokesman for Bell said in the company's submissions to the hearings. "This puts consumers in control and ensures they never have to pay for a channel they don't want just to get one that they do."

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One problem? During the debate for new TV regulations, cable and broadcast companies are pushing for a "level playing field" (usually code for making the playing field unlevel in some fashion) that could result in new regulations and fees placed on companies like Netflix and Google at the behest of the cable and broadcast industry. So whether this actually results in Canadian consumers actually saving any money whatsoever is anybody's guess.
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When we think about gadgets to aid the hearing impaired, cochlear implants usually come to mind -- but these devices are expensive and require invasive surgery. Neuroscientist Dr. David Eagleman and graduate student Scott Novich have another idea:...

Fart Code is a free app that allows you to scan barcodes and determine how bad the ingredients in what you're about to eat are going to make you bust awful, brain-cell killing farts. You just scan a code and it brings up a list of ingredients that are known toot-producers, and how serious that flatulence might be. SPOILER: Deadly.

If that's not enough to for you, Fart Code also mimics the sound of the fart, and vibrates to match the effect said fart would have on your digestive system. For example, we scanned a bottle of hickory-flavored barbecue sauce and were surprised to get a "Gross" fart rating, with the culprit ingredient being fructose.

Of course, everybody is different. I could eat Taco Bell for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and have before) and not hear a single note from the wind section of my ass orchestra. Then I eat ONE BITE of Ben & Jerry's and produce the kind of fart that you know is going to hurt when it finally dries in your underwear. "Maybe you're lactose intolerant." MAYBE YOU'RE NOT A DOCTOR. Thanks again to E V I L A R E S, who is so evil he normally takes the stairs but will take the elevator if there are other people riding just to burn their nostrils.

[rishi kaneria]

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