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Dan Souza, Senior Editor of Cooks Illustrated, makes a fantastic case for cooking steaks from a frozen state as opposed to taking the extra time to thaw them. Were you unaware of any way to improve upon a juicy steak? Check out this video for the sensible rationale.

The USB 3.0 Promoter group says it’s finalized the details of type C USB connectors, which will work no matter which way up you plug them in. It follows the announcement of the concept last year.

The main news today is confirmation that there’ll be a degree of backwards compatibility:

The new USB Type-C plug and receptacle will not directly mate with existing USB plugs and
receptacles (Type-A, Type-B, Micro-B, etc.); however, the USB Type-C specification defines
passive new-to-existing cables and adapters to allow consumers to use the new connector
with their existing products.

The new cable format will support data transfers up to 10 Gbps and power transfers up to 100W. The plan is that eventually the type C plug, which is roughly the size of existing micro-USB plugs, will become standard across all devices, no matter their size or purpose.

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A few months ago, Darren covered an inventive fighting game by the name of Lethal League. I thought it looked cool back then and have only become more into the concept over time.

Essentially, two to four players try to take each other out by whacking an anti-gravity ball around an arena. It's a relatively straightforward yet highly competitive game that's best seen in motion, so please, watch this video for your own benefit. Lethal League will hit Steam on August 27 and there's online multiplayer (with GGPO) in addition to local play.

The game has a cyborg crocodile character and, I quote, "no weak shit." I'm in.

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“Hi guys! LOVE C.O.!!! It’s my first stop EVERY MORNING! My childhood friend has an ever-growing farm, and shot her bebeh goatsters this weekend. [With a CAMERA, folks. With a CAMERA. -Ed.] Lily is on the left and Coco Loco is on the right! Coco wants to know: ‘Whatchoo doin’?” Submitted by Carrie H., Fredericksburg, VA. Shot by Fawn H., Stafford, VA.

With the Cold War coming back , I figured this would be a good time to freshen up on some basic nuclear tips. Just helpful hints, like how to duck and cover, how to eat canned crackers, and, of course, how to build a goddamn hydrogen bomb yourself. Here’s that last one, in video form.

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Bronco! Bronco! It was a simpler time in advertising; and apparently the first Ford Bronco was originally sold as a "four-wheel drive sports car" until the term "Sport Utility Vehicle" could be coined.

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