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Tech NewsDesignYou Can Play These Cards However Drunk You Are
There’s often beauty to be found in simplicity, and these playing cards are a great reminder of that. Called EZC—for obvious reasons—these cards are beautifully bold and crystal clear. They were originally designed for the visually impaired, but their clarity—bought about by striking use of color and a strong san-serif type—make them a delight for … Continued
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Tech NewsWe Don’t Actually Know Why Plants Are Green
We already know why all plants appear green: it’s because they’re full of the light-absorbing chemical known as chlorophyll. But since they appears green—bouncing back green and yellow light waves—it means it’s not 100 percent efficient at absorbing all of the sun’s rays. So why aren’t all plants black instead? It turns out that scientists … Continued
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Check Out These 20,000 Art Photos You Can Do Whatever You Want With
The Internet is jam-packed with images for the taking, but thanks to pesky copyrights, you aren’t allowed to use most of them. The Los Angeles Community Museum of Art just put a bunch in the pile you can use, Twenty thousand, to be exact. The LACMA has been offering free, hi-res downloads of some of … Continued
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Blackmailers Are Threatening Red Bull With Poop-Tainted Cans
Enjoying a nice, refreshing Red Bull as your morning pick-me-up? Swallow now. Because apparently, your energy drink of choice has found itself the victim of some good, old-fashioned poop extortion. For the last several weeks, the fecal-minded perpetrators have, according to Red Bull, been threatening to replace untainted cans in supermarkets with their own shadooby-stained … Continued
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A Visual Breakdown of How Iran Censors the Internet
What does a hierarchy of online censorship look like? In Iran, a lot like this. Design studio Hyperakt worked with the Iran Media Program to make this graphic of all the ways Iran suppresses information on the internet. Beyond the complicated propaganda network, the other thing that stands out is the “20 to 30 percent” … Continued
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The World’s Fastest Computer Is Being Slowed Down By Too Much Gold
Last November, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Titan supercomputer was named the fastest in the world. But it turns out that a few tests were skipped along the way—and now too much gold on its motherboards means it can’t run at full tilt. https://gizmodo.com/americas-titan-supercomputer-is-the-fastest-in-the-worl-5960055 The computer made it to the top of the list despite the … Continued
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High Roller Takes Casino For $33 Million With Security Camera Hijack
Australia’s biggest casino was taken for $33 million, when its own security cameras were used against it by a high-roller who managed to hijack the surveillance systems. The man behind the scam, who was apparently staying in an “opulent villa” reserved for VIP guests, was given access to the cameras by a staff member. Unsurprisingly, … Continued
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Tech NewsAppleYou’ll Waste Your Entire Morning With This Brilliant Face-Swapping iOS App
If you’ve ever watched the movie Face/Off and desperately wanted to try the same thing—minus the implausible surgery and John Travolta—now’s your chance. Yahoo Japan has released Face Stealer, an endlessly amusing iPhone app that uses augmented reality to replace your face with someone else’s. And despite being free, it works surprisingly well. The app … Continued
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Tech NewsSamsung
Samsung Preparing Docking Bluetooth Game Pad for Galaxy Range
While we didn’t see anything thrilling or innovative in Samsung’s safe Galaxy S4 launch last night, it did have an interesting piece of hardware to show off backstage: an official Samsung wireless game controller. According to Samsung’s S4 accessories teaser page, the Samsung game controller is currently know as the Game Pad, simply offering a … Continued
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Brain Scans Can Now Reveal Who You’re Thinking About
For the first time, scientists have been able to use data from brain scans to identify who patients are thinking about. Researchers from Cornell University have been analyzing data from functional MRI scans in an attempt to reconstruct what memories people are recalling. But now they’ve gone a step further, by trying to deduce the … Continued
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Tech NewsSamsung
Were You Disappointed By the Samsung Galaxy S IV?
So, following last night’s Samsung announcement, it’s fair to say that we’re a little underwhelmed. While we’re reserving final judgement until we review it properly, the new Galaxy S IV doesn’t seem to be quite the super phone we were expecting. Our very own Brent Rose explains: [A]lready the S IV feels like a missed … Continued
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Now Eric Schmidt Is Headed For Myanmar
Look’s like Eric Schmidt has the travel bug. First he jetted off to North Korea, and now the Wall Street Journal reports that he’s headed for Myanmar. https:https://gizmodo.com/eric-schmidt-visiting-north-korea-for-some-reason-5972574 Schmidt’s trip will kick off on March 22nd and, as the newspaper points out, it will be “the first by a high-level executive from a U.S. technology … Continued
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The Science Inside Your Blender
You might think that your blender is just a glorified mixer—but you couldn’t be more wrong. In fact, your blender exploits some interesting scientific concepts to break down your food, and these slow-motion videos help explain how it works. Flip the switch, and the blender’s blades create a suction effect, pulling contents down before throwing … Continued
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Tech NewsDebunking 50 Common Misconceptions
All the things that you thought you knew? Like that Vikings wore helmets with horns. Or that rice causes birds to explore. Or that Marie Antoinette said ‘Let them eat cake’. Yeah, never happened. John Green of Mental Floss created this video that debunked 50 common misconceptions. Your brain might explode after watching it all. … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Jazz That Nobody Asked for
While not as deadly as the Ceti Eel or as painful as Bore Worms, ear worms can be just as vicious. These snippets of sound, catchy riffs or effective jingles, can lodge themselves in you brain for days. And the more you try to ignore them the louder they get, as this awesome animated short … Continued