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Tech NewsWatson and Crick Discovered DNA 60 Years Ago Today
On the morning of February 28th, 1953, two men quietly made history in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University. Sixty years ago today, Watson and Crick discovered DNA—and changed the face of biological science in the process. Along with Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin—both unsung heroes in the discovery—the pair used X-ray diffraction to interrogate … Continued
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The Judge Who Forced Apple to Publicly Apologise to Samsung Now Works for… Samsung
The judge who came up with the bizarre idea of forcing Apple to apologise on the front page of its web site after a court battle with Samsung went wrong has a new job, working for… Samsung. According to research by patent law expert Florian Mueller, The Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob was one … Continued
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This Is What the Copyright Alert System Looks Like in Action
By now, you’ve heard enough about the Copyright Alert System to know what it is and, perhaps, how useless it could be. But what the hell will it look like in reality? https://gizmodo.com/what-is-the-copyright-alert-system-5986722 No need to wait and see, because Ars Technica has gotten hold of (some of) the warning messages that Comcast will provide … Continued
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A Digital Autopsy: How Computer Scientists Analyzed Friendster’s Cause of Death
Founded in 2002, Friendster was a pioneer among social networks, beating MySpace and Facebook to the scene and, at its peak, boasting over 100 million users. In 2009, though, it swiftly descended into irrelevance and obscurity—and computer scientists have been scraping though its remains to work out exactly what went wrong. It’s an interesting exercise … Continued
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Tech NewsWhat If Doctor Who Was a 16-bit RPG?
Strip Doctor Who of its BBC production values, translate it into a 16-bit role playing game and you have something so deliciously geeky that it really ought be made a reality. This is just a short animation, by Doctor Otctoroc, of what a 16-bit Doctor Who RPG would’ve looked like on the SNES. In short: … Continued
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An E-Ink Android Would Only Need Charging Once a Week
At first thought, an e-ink smartphone sounds like a terrible idea. Ugh, all that lag. But think about the light weight, low cost, and insane battery life, and you can see why eInk, the company behind the screen in Nooks and Kindles, is pushing its new prototype phone hard. Laptop took a look at this … Continued
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The Most Stylish iPhone Cables You Can Get Now Work with the iPhone 5
When we first saw Eastern Collective’s super snazzy cloth iPhone cables, we lusted after them but didn’t buy any because they were about to become outdated by the Lightning adapter. Now? We’re buying as many as we can because the swirly cloth is covering both lightning cables and micro USB cables. https://gizmodo.com/too-bad-these-stylish-iphone-cables-are-about-to-be-obs-5933687 The lightning cable … Continued
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Invisible Motion Captured in Video by Scientists
When you see people or things, there’s literally always more than meets the eye—a person’s heart rate and blood flow or slight movements in an object, for example. But most of that is invisible to us! Maybe not for long. A team of MIT scientists have managed to reveal those invisible motions in video. It’s … Continued
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The Four Kinds of McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets
For all the crap that chicken nuggets get, they’re the delicious golden stars of McDonald’s. The chewy meat is a perfect conduit for sauce and the crunchy exterior will almost always make you smile. And though you probably know it already (or came up with your own personal theory), all of McDonald’s chicken nuggets really … Continued
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Tech NewsHoly Crap, This Insane 300 Foot Rope Swing Looks Like Heart Stopping Fun
There’s crazy things you can do like racing jet skis. There’s extreme stunts you can pull like sky diving. There’s insanity like base jumping. And then there’s this: jumping off a canyon and swinging yourself on a 300 foot rope swing. You come oh so close to hitting the canyon but pull away at the … Continued
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Tech NewsJ.Viewz: Teardrop
J.Viewz’ mom must be so mad. He doesn’t just play with his food, he plays music with it. He first wires an eggplant, kiwi, strawberries, grapes, carrots and mushrooms to a MaKey MaKey. Tapping each piece of produce closes an electrical circuit which then sends a signal to the attached keyboard and plays a corresponding … Continued
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The T3 App: A Dieter Rams-Inspired Music Player
Apps get boring. Especially default apps. So here’s T3, a totally different music player. What does it do? Plays music from your iTunes library in a simple, beautifully-designed interface reminiscent of one Dieter Rams. Why do we like it? Most new apps seem to do the same things that others already do. So design is … Continued
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Behold the Ugliest Shoe of All Time
The Air Jordan XX8 (just got ’em in today). Pimped by the mighty Spike Lee. Inspired by James Bond. Bolstered with carbon fiber plates: a purple eyescar sheathed in some kind of snakeskin-meets-moonscape-meets-pixelcamo footcondom. This has gotta be the ugliest shoe ever made. Amirite? https://gizmodo.com/air-jordan-xx8-first-look-hahaha-these-are-the-new-air-5965330 Gizmodoscope! Move your mouse around the photo to move the … Continued
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Celebrate Traditional Woodworking With a Joinery Poster
On this print you see 40 technical drawings of traditional joints you see in woodworking. It works as a reference tool if you’re handy, but it also makes for nice wall art. You can find it over on Brighton Exchange for $33. It’s printed on thick stock paper measuring 26 inches by 42 inches. And … Continued
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One Building Looks Like Three Stacked On Each Other
If you came across this building, you’d think you’d stumbled into Toon Town. The outlandish structure looks like a couple of buildings stacked on top of each other. The lower levels of the nine-story complex resembles a Swiss Chalet, the middle, a colorful child’s block toy, and the penthouse looks like a restored farm house. … Continued
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Shooting Challenge: Vine
Usually, we only celebrate still images in our Shooting Challenges. But what can I say, Vine is addictive, even if Jesus hates it/loves it. So for this week’s challenge, I want you to make us a Vine. Any Vine. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-why-vine-is-stupid-5979691 The Challenge Take a Vine. Make it creative. The Technique Now, just because you’re shooting … Continued
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