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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:12 am Thu, Apr 26, 2018
    Free PDF download of MagPi, a magazine about Raspberry Pi projects

    Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized (or smaller) Linux computer that costs about $35 (you also need a monitor, a keyboard, SD card, and power source). The organization that… Read the rest of the article: Free PDF download of MagPi, a magazine about Raspberry Pi projects

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:02 am Wed, Apr 25, 2018
    Art on Old Navy designs looks exactly like illustrator's work

    Illustrator Lili Chin noticed that Old Navy was selling clothes with her art on it. When she asked them to compensate her, they told her to go pound sand. From… Read the rest of the article: Art on Old Navy designs looks exactly like illustrator's work

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:17 am Wed, Apr 25, 2018
    Interview with host of JapanesePod101

    Carla and I enjoy the Japanese language learning video series called JapanesePod101. This episode of Life Where I'm From (produced by a Canadian who lives in Japan) has an interview… Read the rest of the article: Interview with host of JapanesePod101

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:59 am Wed, Apr 25, 2018
    Sarah Huckabee Sanders: "At some points Democrats have to decide whether they love this country more than they hate this president."

    .@PressSec: "At some points Democrats have to decide whether they love this country more than they hate this president." pic.twitter.com/gVQPfDSZ0B — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 23, 2018 Trump's press secretary… Read the rest of the article: Sarah Huckabee Sanders: "At some points Democrats have to decide whether they love this country more than they hate this president."

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:11 am Tue, Apr 24, 2018
    Man in green suit on baseball field recreates iguana escape scene from Planet Earth II

    In this split screen GIF we see the same story told in two different ways.

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:33 am Tue, Apr 24, 2018
    A pro-Trump avatar troll hacked the instagram account of another avatar

    Miquela Sousa and Bermuda are computer avatars with Instagram accounts. The humans who post on their behalf are anonymous.

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:10 am Tue, Apr 24, 2018
    AI system turns hand-drawn sketches into website templates

    "Our team has begun exploring methods to bring testing time to zero," says Benjamin Wilkins, a design technologist at Airbnb. One method his team is exploring is this software that… Read the rest of the article: AI system turns hand-drawn sketches into website templates

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:46 am Tue, Apr 24, 2018
    The difference between homeopathy and naturopathy

    Naturopathy uses plants and tinctures as medicines. A lot of of naturopathy is hokum, but some of the treatments actually work. A simple example is an orange. If you eat… Read the rest of the article: The difference between homeopathy and naturopathy

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    1:11 pm Mon, Apr 23, 2018
    This woman remembers every detail from her life since she was 12 days old

    Great Big Story had a chat with Rebecca Sharrock, who has a condition called highly superior autobiographical memory (H.S.A.M.). Only about 60 other people on earth share her condition, which… Read the rest of the article: This woman remembers every detail from her life since she was 12 days old

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:14 am Mon, Apr 23, 2018
    Evel Knievel's Sky-Sicle and Motor-Sicle treats

    "A new craze for spring — the Evel Knievel Sky-Sicle and Motor-Sicle combo enables any child to make their favorite ice pops using almost any fruit juice or soda. Just… Read the rest of the article: Evel Knievel's Sky-Sicle and Motor-Sicle treats

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:34 am Mon, Apr 23, 2018
    21 famous books you don't have to read (and recommendations for better books)

    Advice from the editors of GQ: Don't read the "totally silly" The Catcher in the Rye. Instead, read Olivia, "the story of a British teenage girl who is sent to… Read the rest of the article: 21 famous books you don't have to read (and recommendations for better books)

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:01 am Mon, Apr 23, 2018
    Man on forklift prevents keg of beer from hitting the ground

    I hope this forklift driver didn't hurt his shoulder when he saved a keg of beer from falling to the ground.

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:56 am Mon, Apr 23, 2018
    Here's how The Rock responded to a high school girl's invitation to her prom

    Katie, a high schooler in Minnesota invited Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to her prom. He wasn't able to make it, but he did have a special surprise for her.

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:32 am Mon, Apr 23, 2018
    Why are restaurants louder than ever?

    Why are restaurants, bars, and clubs so loud? I often return from a dinner party with a sore throat from having to shout all night just to converse with other… Read the rest of the article: Why are restaurants louder than ever?

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    1:36 pm Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    Reefer Madness: anthology of funny old weed-scare comic books

    My friend Craig Yoe, who is one of the most-knowledgeable comic book historians alive, edited an anthology of old comic book stories about the dangers of marijuana, called Reefer Madness.… Read the rest of the article: Reefer Madness: anthology of funny old weed-scare comic books

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    12:30 pm Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    If you read a lot or need books for research, Kindle Unlimited is a good deal

    Kindle Unlimited reminds me of Netflix. You get tons of all-you-can-eat content to choose from for a monthly fee, and the overall quality keeps getting better every year. I've been… Read the rest of the article: If you read a lot or need books for research, Kindle Unlimited is a good deal

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:38 am Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    GOP fundraiser who paid for silence of impregnated Playboy model offered to lift sanctions on Russian firm for $26M

    Remember that Trump associate who resigned as deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee last week after news came out he'd hired Michael Cohen to negotiate a $1.6 million… Read the rest of the article: GOP fundraiser who paid for silence of impregnated Playboy model offered to lift sanctions on Russian firm for $26M

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:54 am Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    Senate confirms a homophobic climate change denier with no scientific credentials to lead NASA

    Homophobic climate change denier Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) "has made a career out of ignoring scientific expertise" says Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). Naturally, Bridenstine was approved 50-49, along party lines,… Read the rest of the article: Senate confirms a homophobic climate change denier with no scientific credentials to lead NASA

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:25 am Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    Online communication: "If you just message 'hi' and nothing else I assume I'm getting fired"

    I have a friend who used to always put "Mark" and only "Mark" in the subject line of emails to me. It vaguely bugged me but I never told him… Read the rest of the article: Online communication: "If you just message 'hi' and nothing else I assume I'm getting fired"

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:40 am Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    Happy 420 Day – very high people on the TV news

    I got a contact high just from watching these people who are high as fuck being interviewed on TV.

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