New stop motion wizardry from incredible animator PES! Designer Delfina Delettrez commissioned this short, titled "Black Gold," as a promotion for her insect-themed jewelry line.
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Bible stops bullets On Monday, Dayton, Ohio bus driver Ricky Wagoner, 49, was assaulted and shot by three men. One of the bullets hit him in the leg and the other two were… Read the rest of the article: Bible stops bullets
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Immature taxonomy This is Narcissus assoanus, a common flower found in France, Spain, and Portugal, and one of many snicker-worthy taxonomic names included on a list put together by journalist Joe Rojas-Burke.… Read the rest of the article: Immature taxonomy
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Inexpensive U.S. wines popular abroad The first time I got properly plastered, as a 12- or perhaps 13-year-old Briton, it was thanks to that exotic foreign import, Mad Dog. Oh, for that sweet, fruited American… Read the rest of the article: Inexpensive U.S. wines popular abroad
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Help scientists study how wood from land feeds animals in the deep sea When a tree falls in a forest, it becomes an ecosystem — a source of food and habitation for a diverse array of animals. The same thing is true when… Read the rest of the article: Help scientists study how wood from land feeds animals in the deep sea
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DiscoTech events: discover anti-surveillance technology Sasha writes, "The MIT Civic Media Codesign Studio is organizing, hosting, participating in, and supporting several Countersurveillance DiscoTechs this weekend. A DiscoTech (Discovering Technology event) is a workshop/faire style event… Read the rest of the article: DiscoTech events: discover anti-surveillance technology
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America's copyright threat letters turn one year old, but no one will say how they're doing The Copyright Alert System — a "voluntary" system of disconnection threats sent to alleged file-sharers, created by entertainment companies and the large US ISPs — has just celebrated its first… Read the rest of the article: America's copyright threat letters turn one year old, but no one will say how they're doing
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What's climate change ruining now? Your seafood dinner. Scallops are pretty much the best. Definitely one of my all-time top favorite foods. Unfortunately, besides being delicious, scallops are also heavily impacted by ocean acidification. As much as 40%… Read the rest of the article: What's climate change ruining now? Your seafood dinner.
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Productivity hacks Productivity is very important. What distractions are you putting ahead of your productivity?
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TOM THE DANCING BUG: Billy the Kitty Goes to the Click Farm for Facebook Likes Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH Junior learns a lesson about life on the Click Farm, growing and harvesting Facebook Likes.
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Now: XKCD helps you visualize the time of day all over the world In Now, the latest XKCD cartoon, Randall Munroe provides a handy, continuously updated way to visualize the current time all over the world. I happen to know that Munroe is… Read the rest of the article: Now: XKCD helps you visualize the time of day all over the world
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Forgotten Foods: reviving weird old food and figuring out what should be brought back Meg Favreau writes, "I thought you guys might be interested in this column I've been writing for the last year-ish — I scour old cookbooks for once-popular recipes that have… Read the rest of the article: Forgotten Foods: reviving weird old food and figuring out what should be brought back
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Gay activism in the 1970s Rebecca J. Rosen recalls "the transformative decade between Stonewall and AIDS", an age of activism whose "improbable unveiling" began with a riot sparked by drag queens. At its core, that… Read the rest of the article: Gay activism in the 1970s
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Work to begin on 180-mile "Nicaragua Canal" to rival Panama Wired's Greg Miller takes a look at the huge risks involved in digging enormous, container-ship size canals. There are many lingering questions. How HKND–apparently the only company to submit a… Read the rest of the article: Work to begin on 180-mile "Nicaragua Canal" to rival Panama
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Weinberger's "Too Big to Know" in paperback David Weinberger's 2012 book Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room… Read the rest of the article: Weinberger's "Too Big to Know" in paperback
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Apple appeals against e-book verdict Deepto Hajela with the AP: "Apple filed papers on Tuesday telling a federal appeals court in New York that a judge's finding it violated antitrust laws by manipulating electronic book… Read the rest of the article: Apple appeals against e-book verdict
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Surfing crocodile Enjoying the crest of a wave, this crocodile shut down Cable Beach near Broome, Western Australia, one of the country's most popular tourist hotspots. The animal has been slated for… Read the rest of the article: Surfing crocodile
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Nerf Rebelle: girl-marketed action toys that are cool and work well Nerf's Rebelle Heartbreaker Bow (part of the wider Rebelle line of action toys marketed to girls) gets pretty high marks from its owners, and promises a dart-range of 75 feet.… Read the rest of the article: Nerf Rebelle: girl-marketed action toys that are cool and work well
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Chicago PD's Big Data: using pseudoscience to justify racial profiling The Chicago Police Department has ramped up the use of its "predictive analysis" system to identify people it believes are likely to commit crimes. These people, who are placed on… Read the rest of the article: Chicago PD's Big Data: using pseudoscience to justify racial profiling
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Kickstarting an anthology of World War 3 Illustrated Stephanie writes, "PM Press has launched a Kickstarter fundraiser to publish a glorious, hardcover, full-color, 320-page anthology of the 35-year-running political comics magazine World War 3 Illustrated. Founded in 1979,… Read the rest of the article: Kickstarting an anthology of World War 3 Illustrated