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Tech NewsGoogle
Google Gets Tons of Takedown Requests For Sites That Don’t Even Exist Anymore
Rightsholders sure are trigger-happy when it comes to wiping their copyrighted content off the face of the Internet. They’re so trigger-happy, in fact, that they’re dishing out all kind of takedown requests for links to websites that haven’t existed for months. That’s right, Google got takedown notices about MegaUpload yesterday, despite the fact that the … Continued
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How To Make a GIF in Five Easy Steps
If there’s a reason you haven’t killed yourself by now, it’s probably because you recently saw an animated GIF. But where do they come from? Where do they go? Can you make your own? Like Prometheus before us, we’re going to share the divine power. Let’s get this out of the way: You’re going to … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle
The Star Trek Google Doodle Might Be the Best One Yet
Google Doodles: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Googleship Enterprise. To boldly click where no man has clicked before. One of the more involved Google Doodles to date, the Star Trek doodle actually lets you go an a whole mission, one with some iconic moments. Go give it a try, seek out … Continued
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Tech NewsAmazon
The New Kindle Fires Will Have Bing for Search
Google may be the big name when it comes to Internet search, but Bing is certainly not giving up the fight. Now it’s the default search engine on all the new Kindle Fires, which will give it yet another foothold on its long, hard climb. If default Bing search strikes you as just another thing … Continued
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Dubai Is Officially the Craziest City in the World Now
By the powers bestowed in me by the Ministry of Silly Underpants and after carefully examining and considering the numerous photographic and videographic documents covering its many insane and absurd architectural structures, I hereby declare Dubai the craziest city in the world. [Airpano.ru—Thanks Karl!] https://gizmodo.com/this-the-amazing-present-and-the-crazy-future-of-dubais-5587470
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Obama 2012 Literally Buys the Word #Literally, Literally
You know how trends start? Someone just does something, a lot. It doesn’t even have to be cool. Or accurate. Take Joe Biden, for example. Biden used the word “literally” so many times in his speech at the DNC, last night, that it literally began trending on Twitter, reports the Washington Times. Literally. The Obama … Continued
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The Stoner Channel: Existential Resets, Smoking Guns, and Aloha from Hawaii
Elvis Presley – Aloha from Hawaii 1973 Ah yes, Comeback Elvis—just look at him swivel those hips like a white, middle-aged, pilled-out, male Shakira. Troubleshooting – Eric Ko Everything in life should have a reset button. [Cartoon Brew] The Smoking Gun Were bongs like Pokemon, this would be the Grffix’s fully evolved form—a 36-inch long, … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
A Modern Glass and Steel Rail House in the Heart of the Netherlands
Utrecht-based Zecc Architecten BV is the firm behind this gorgeous old railway cottage restoration in Santpoort-Noord, The Netherlands. The glass and steel home lies on the railway line between Amsterdam and IJmuiden, its original two-story brick component a beautiful contrast to the sharp lines of the newer add-on. High clerestory windows provide a lot of … Continued
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This Week’s Top Comedy Video: Inside Jose Canseco’s Twitter Account
If you’re not familiar with Jose Canseco’s Twitter feed by now, you really should be. It’s the perfect blend of arrogance, idiocy, and non sequitur that elevates the craft of being a nonsensical steroid-stuffed meatbag to unprecedented heights. What, you didn’t think that all happened by magic, did you? Here’s the team behind the tweets. … Continued
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The-Dream: Dope Bitch (NSFW)
This song is about girls. Girls and cocaine. Lots and lots of cocaine. Actual rivers of white running out of the noses of beautiful, scantily-clad women. But it’s so almost the weekend and we don’t judge your after hours activity. And this track is just so wonderful and so catchy, illicit activities aside. The-Dream is … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
Concrete Lamp, Outdoor Bed, and More
Congrats! You made it to the weekend. And your reward is a host of lovely things to gaze upon. Among the most beautiful items of the week are an amazingly restored farmhouse, a crazy outdoor bed, and much more. 18th Century Swiss Farm House Is Reborn as Beautiful Live/Work Space https://gizmodo.com/18th-century-swiss-farm-house-is-reborn-as-beautiful-li-5941195 Dating back to 1743, … Continued
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Five Seasons of the Wire Means Five Weeks of Never Leaving Your Couch
I’m in the middle of a bit of a phase. And that phase is that I can’t stop watching The Wire. So naturally, like a dope fiend, I have to have it all on DVD. All in the game, yo. Anyway, I’ve been watching it on Amazon Instant video, but come on—it’s so much better … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
Parachute Bag Collapses With a Tug of Its Ripcord
Collapsing the average reusable bag into its compact form is more challenging than most MENSA puzzles. So save yourself the frustration with Michael Pappas’ brilliant Chute bag that automatically collapses as you yank on its built-in ripcord—like a bizarro world parachute. To hold its shape as you fill it full of groceries or other purchases, … Continued
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E-Ink or LCD: Which Do You Prefer for Books?
Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD is being pegged as a do it all device. Video, internet, magazines, games, etc. And of course, there are books. But I’m not sold on LCD screens for hardcore reading. Sure its fine for a magazine article or two, but when it comes time to sit down and read dozens, if … Continued
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Incredible Photograph Captures Exact Moment of Tank Shell Hitting Against Syrian Rebels
This image sequence of a Syrian army tank firing against a group of rebels in a street of Aleppo is pure and horrible insanity. Taken by Tracey Shelton, it captures the exact moment of a tank shell hitting the rebel position. Miraculously, she survived. Sadly, some of the men weren’t so lucky. Tracey—a veteran photographer … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Giftly, Glympse, and More
It’s Friday and what better way to celebrate than a deliciously fresh batch of the best iPhone apps of the week. We’ve got all kinds of tasty treats for you this time around, from a gift-giving tool to a trip planner, and so much more. Travel +Leisure Tripeze: Whether you want to take a weekend … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
NextGuide, Net-A-Porter, and More
The week might end, but new apps do not. And we’ve got all kinds of greatness coming at you this week—a shopping app, a TV guide, and more. Basher’s Presidents: If all the U.S. presidents of history got into a massive knife fight, who would be the last left standing? That’s a very good question—one … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle
uTorrent, Split Decision, and More
Before you head out on your weekend adventures, you have a pit stop first. That’s right, it’s time for another edition of the best Android apps of the week. This time around, we’ve got a torrent downloader, a travel app, and so much more awesome stuff. uTorrent: Can’t wait to download that TV show. Now … Continued
By Leslie Horn