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Sat February 11, 2012
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(ExtremeTech)
The death of Firefox?
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extremetech.com
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(42)
(Humans Invent)
Only 30 artisanal swordmakers remain in Japan, but artisanal they certainly are, trying to forge more obscure swords than the katana
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humansinvent.com
)
(71)
The best "recycled art" you will see all day. Come for Rice-Krispyhenge, stay for "Cauliflower Hindenburg"
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npr.org
)
(11)
Experts say using Facebook is like attending an online party -- one where you want to leap from the balcony
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news.com.au
)
(32)
Fri February 10, 2012
Microsoft developer feels bad for leaving his dog home alone all day long, creates DarwinBot with Skype, a ball launcher and a treat dispenser. Your dog wants privacy
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engadget.com
)
(32)
French roadbuilders find 21 German WWI soldiers...and 1 goat
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dailymail.co.uk
)
(134)
Up, Up, a little Down, Down, hose left, hose right, hose left, hose right, B A hero, mucho Gradius
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kotaku.com
)
(8)
A first look at the Tesla model X all-electric SUV. Sweeeet
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abcnews.go.com
)
(80)
Microbiologist says our ignorance on role of microbes in oceans, global warming future, leads to HUGE RISKS, and calls for more research to identify and reduce HUGE RISKS caused by our ignorance of the HUGH RISKS associated with AGW HUGE RISKS
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sciencedaily.com
)
(68)
11-year-old girl designs video game, earns trip to the White House (with impressive video)
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telegram.com
)
(42)
Tastebuds? In my pancreas?
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io9.com
)
(16)
(Some Guy)
Incredibly, shutting down Megaupload did not eliminate piracy
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bgr.com
)
(85)
(Some Guy)
Farker spidermann named a video game and gets his own press release. Suggest better game names to the right
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futurlab.co.uk
)
(28)
(msnbc)
IRS updates their smartphone app. Will now check your tax return and immediately tell how much jail time you can realistically expect to serve
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lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com
)
(37)
Expectation /= reality
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techeblog.com
)
(30)
Suffering from iPad envy? Well, Apple is prepping a 7" version that will be a cheap knock-off and inferior to the wonderful Kindle Fire
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chicagotribune.com
)
(78)
Scientists create a robot that needs to shiat. Meanwhile, cancer is still without a cure
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shortlist.com
)
(16)
(Some Guy)
Blizzard Entertainment Game Development VP Axl Rose would like you to know that there will be a little delay with the Diablo 3 release but that it's going to be totally awesome
(
slashgear.com
)
(63)
(Some Guy)
Kathleen Kit is officially the most old school Nintendo gamer of all time...no seriously, she's 100 years old
(
gizmowatch.com
)
(12)
So what's the big deal about the upcoming iPad3? Wait, let me rephrase that. "Siri, what's the big deal about the upcoming iPad3?"
(
blogs.computerworld.com
)
(50)
Why doesn't anyone on Deep Space Nine use Twitter?
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io9.com
)
(105)
Smart chimp solves complex memory puzzles in 60-milliseconds, might be Caesar from Planet of the Apes
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techeblog.com
)
(11)
The lack of a stainless steel body, Flux Capacitor, and time circuits are a dealbreaker
(
jalopnik.com
)
(11)
(Topless Robot)
The thirty best retellings of Superman's origins. If only there were a color of Kryptonite that could make Superman less boring
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toplessrobot.com
)
(23)
Romanian man accused of hacking into NASA computers would be serious news if Romania had any sort of space program
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reuters.com
)
(9)
Want a polished cell phone, but also want to be able to play with Android? Today's your lucky day
(
engadget.com
)
(25)
Dear policy holder: Our computers have detected your car moving at an actuarially imprudent speed. Your credit card has been billed for the resulting insurance premium increase
(
bbc.co.uk
)
(100)
(Some Guy)
The science behind how it feels to get hit in the nuts
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ramblingbeachcat.com
)
(48)
German court to Google's patent trolling efforts: "Nein" "Nein" "Nein"
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engadget.com
)
(10)
Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman sued by co-creator Tony Moore because Moore believes he was swindled out of his rights to the material. What is it with comic book creators named "Moore" making stupid decisions regarding contracts?
(
hollywoodreporter.com
)
(11)
Seems Wikipedia wouldn't forgive GoDaddy even if Danica sent Jimmy a Valentine
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networkworld.com
)
(5)
Problem: People are beginning to understand how much their private info is worth and thus, are refusing to give it up to Google. Solution: Google will now pay you to track you completely
(
tech.slashdot.org
)
(29)
Are your dreams trying to tell you something, aside from the fact that sleep is where you're a viking?
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chicagotribune.com
)
(77)
If you release pandas into your MMO and there is no one there to hear them, do they make a sound?
(
pc.ign.com
)
(57)
New study finds 10% of doctors lie to patients, still promise appointments not running late
(
abcnews.go.com
)
(6)
9 out of 10 doctors recommend to quit inhaling your soda and just learn to swallow
(
huffingtonpost.com
)
(7)
News: Scientists have found a drug that reverses Alzheimer's in mice within 72 hours Fark: the drug also cures cancer
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latimes.com
)
(27)
Tribler to RIAA and MPAA: "Put this in your pipe and smoke it" The only way to disrupt this file-sharing service, is to shut down the internet
(
news.com.au
)
(29)
The science behind the average greenlit Fark headline
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io9.com
)
(26)
Google Wallet has been hacked again. 0.01% OF EVERYBODY PANIC
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gizmodo.com
)
(18)
English woman gets flu, loses voice, regains voice, but can only speak in a French accent, immediately surrenders
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dailymail.co.uk
)
(14)
Thu February 09, 2012
George Lucas says it's all YOUR fault you couldn't get the Han/Greedo cantina scene right. Greedo ALWAYS shot first, camera angles just prevented you from seeing it that way the first time
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movies.ign.com
)
(186)
Another amenity your car is missing: A wood burning stove. Talk to this guy about getting that set up
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photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
)
(60)
(Some Guy)
Skyrim developers given a week to come up with as much cool, experimental stuff as they can to mash into the game. Here is what they came up with (yes, you can ride a dragon)
(
pc.gamespy.com
)
(283)
Ever wonder what dinosaur comedians heard when nobody understood their jokes?
(
boingboing.net
)
(11)
It's a shark-eating shark-eating-shark world out there
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blogs.discovermagazine.com
)
(26)
Yeah...about that 'micro pig' you sold me
(
thesun.co.uk
)
(66)
Sharks begin to distinguish us from whales and walruses
(
latimes.com
)
(31)
New study says one in ten U.S. adults looks like Kevin Federline
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vitals.msnbc.msn.com
)
(22)
(Topless Robot)
The ten best Sierra adventure games. This list will make you want to dust off those old copies of Space Quest
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toplessrobot.com
)
(157)
New research reveals Himalayan glaciers may not be disappearing at all, probably because they're too difficult for would-be ice thieves to reach
(
theregister.co.uk
)
(69)
(MacRumors)
The most creative company in the world apparently isn't creative enough to come up with a password better than "foxconn2"
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macrumors.com
)
(31)
(Some Flamer)
Marvel has decided to go after the creator of Ghost Rider with a vengeance
(
ohdannyboy.blogspot.com.au
)
(38)
Scientists find brains of spiders are so large they fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs, meaning Clock Spider is probably plotting to take over the world
(
sciencedaily.com
)
(37)
Attention all: Please join in this protest of Apple's working conditions in hopes to create an "ethical" manufacturing environment - sent from my iPhone
(
money.cnn.com
)
(56)
32-megajoule railgun has been delivered to the Navy, is capable of launching a projectile with the force of a 64,000 lb truck travelling at 100MPH. No mention of how many Rhode Islands this translates into
(
digitaltrends.com
)
(262)
Gaming's greatest romances, which might make sense if you are under 35 and if gaming basically didn't exist before 1990. Lets see if we can come up with a much more accurate list to the right
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games.yahoo.com
)
(286)
My Bugatti does 225. I lost my license, now I can't drive
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autos.yahoo.com
)
(71)
(Some Guy)
Activision to publish video game based on movie based on board game
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slashgear.com
)
(36)
Doctors say erectile dysfunction may be a warning -- just one that doesn't stand out
(
upi.com
)
(12)
This Venus looks photoshopped, I can tell by the size of the boobies and from having seen a few shops in my time (link features classic nude artwork)
(
dailymail.co.uk
)
(44)
Wed February 08, 2012
Impending American invasion of Asia revealed
(
bbc.co.uk
)
(34)
My God, it's full of ANCIENT stars
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io9.com
)
(25)
Are robot cars legal? If not, who volunteers to tell them?
(
wired.com
)
(45)
Road surveyor in Siberia spots, videos woolly mammoth. The Sun is there
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thesun.co.uk
)
(122)
Maximum Trolling - Man claims he actually invented the internet and sues Google, Youtube, Yahoo and Amazon for using his invention
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wired.com
)
(103)
NASA solves the problem of what to do with all those damn pennies
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nasa.gov
)
(33)
President Obama helps launch a marshmallow across the State Dining Room. SCIENCE
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youtube.com
)
(131)
RIAA CEO, in a thoughtful op-ed on SOPA opponents, fairly points out that they were probably all criminals
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nytimes.com
)
(585)
Everyone's lovable sex loving ape turns out to be a paedomorph, and guess what? Scientists theorize it was because of their women
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wired.com
)
(26)
"On the Internet, nobody knows you're FBI"
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networkworld.com
)
(35)
Think you're a nerd? Think again. This guy created a huge family tree of Middle Earth which took six years
(
geekout.blogs.cnn.com
)
(50)
Tue February 07, 2012
Turing incomplete
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guardian.co.uk
)
(56)
Ten movies and TV shows where in reality everyone would be dead within five minutes of the credits rolling. Doctor?
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io9.com
)
(147)
New 36.3 megapixel camera coming from Nikon in March. WANT
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gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com
)
(151)
Sonogram reveals that woman is giving birth to Venom
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io9.com
)
(34)
Blizzard's Battle-net bank opens with terms that would make BoA blush
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massively.joystiq.com
)
(183)
Marvel Comics "refreshes" the origin story of Fantastic Four with tablet PCs and cell phones to be more modern. Still no explanation of how Americans are launched into space in 2012
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washingtonpost.com
)
(70)
T u r t l e s...t r a c k e d...t o...f e e d i n g...h o t...s p o t s
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upi.com
)
(14)
If you have a Trendnet home security camera, welcome to the show: you're it
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bbc.co.uk
)
(47)
(Some Guy)
Fracture Putty promises to revolutionize Jackass and other reality shows
(
geek.com
)
(34)
Feds win another battle in the war on file sharing as BTJunkie voluntarily shuts down
(
telegraph.co.uk
)
(125)
Soldiers of the future might have their minds plugged directly into weapons systems, hopefully including phased plasma rifles in the 40 watt range
(
guardian.co.uk
)
(71)
The man who tried to keep Challenger from launching that fateful morning has been reunited with the crew
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npr.org
)
(124)
How to electrify your brain to be smarter, start Skynet, with a 9 volt battery
(
gizmodo.com
)
(35)
First they killed off Clippy, and I didn't speak out because I didn't need help writing a letter. Then they came for the Start Button
(
news.yahoo.com
)
(140)
Mon February 06, 2012
Herbicide 'Atrazine' associated with birth defects, low birth weights, and menstrual problems in humans. Study leads to instant ban. Just kidding, it's still the second-most commonly used herbicide in the US
(
io9.com
)
(33)
The five most pathetic video game acting performances. The Walken tag demands a recount
(
cracked.com
)
(74)
Police: Hand over your password. Woman: No, 5th amendment. Court months later: No, hand over your password. Woman: Fine. The password is... um... uhhhh
(
wired.com
)
(137)
High school student tests her own genetic abnormality in order to reassure her parents. Turns out she's just a teenager
(
nj.com
)
(30)
We can rebuild her. We have the technology
(
bbc.co.uk
)
(33)
That 20 million year old beast slumbering in the lake under the Antarctic? Still slumbering. For now
(
washingtonpost.com
)
(98)
Millionaires buy sports cars, billionaires buy football teams, mega-billionaires buy climate change
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guardian.co.uk
)
(106)
This IS the USB hub you are looking for
(
techeblog.com
)
(74)
Google wipes Atlantis off the map
(
msnbc.msn.com
)
(69)
The internet is now the second most common way of beginning a relationship, usually with a supermodel or a rich philanthropist with a yacht
(
dailymail.co.uk
)
(52)
Programmer personality types: Coding culture offers no shortage of character. Here are the specs for determining your developer breed
(
infoworld.com
)
(70)
Multiball. MULTIBALLLL
(
newscientist.com
)
(32)
Clint Eastwood helps reveal secrets of brain evolution. With a picture of what Clint Eastwood might look like if he was Eli Wallach
(
newscientist.com
)
(19)
(Sci Mag)
News: Scientists accidentally make a sheet of glass only three atoms thick, analyze its structure. Fark: It exactly matches a prediction made by a glass theorist in 1932
(
news.sciencemag.org
)
(45)
Iran launches satellite to monitor natural disasters. Camera to be aimed 24/7 at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
(
csmonitor.com
)
(6)
Facebook's ability to delete content you remove is measured in Friedman units
(
arstechnica.com
)
(31)
Stupid mornings. I'm friggin' half-asleep. I'll just enjoy a nice cup of AHHHH. AHHH WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
(
boingboing.net
)
(31)
Hello Novocaine
(
kotaku.com
)
(12)
Sun February 05, 2012
Too big a dork for football? Then read these football science facts updated live during the game
(
blogs.discovermagazine.com
)
(30)
Six trees older than human civilization. You submitted this with a "your mom" joke
(
mentalfloss.com
)
(168)
Largest collection of BRAIIIIIIIIINS on display in Peru
(
io9.com
)
(7)
How you can hide from Google. If you dare
(
howto.wired.com
)
(88)
Researcher at Institute of Extracting Theories from Our Rectums posits that epidemic of Tourette's-like symptoms plaguing New York town is caused by people unconsciously mimicking what they see on Facebook and YouTube
(
dailymail.co.uk
)
(30)
Ten-year-old invents molecule, dreams big: "I could sell this to the military for money"
(
huffingtonpost.com
)
(83)
Can the players refrain from taking a bite out of the tasty piggy cheerleaders? Will the water dish be befouled? Can you stand the cuteness of it all? It's Puppy Bowl VIII, 3 PM ET on Animal Planet
(
animal.discovery.com
)
(29)
(Some Guy)
Is Facebook addictive? Of course not. That's just stupid... being addicted to a website. Like that could ever happen. Now, I have to go refresh TotalFARK a dozen times per minute to see if my latest submission was greenlit
(
hlntv.com
)
(34)
(Chronicle of Higher Ed)
Not news: Baby tested for fear of rat, dog and monkey. News: Unafraid until accompanied by loud clang. Fark: He was probably autistic, and the shady research psychologists knew it. Ultrafark: The year was 1920
(
chronicle.com
)
(39)
(Android Community)
Google decides the availability of source code and ROMs, which is one of the great things about Android being open, doesn't apply to anyone with a CDMA phone. Tag is for those with the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon
(
androidcommunity.com
)
(35)
(Some Guy)
Canadian police determine that certain astrological signs are more likely to be Aries-ted
(
inquisitr.com
)
(49)
In development since 1994, self cooling cans may finally hit the market. You submitted this with the [cool] tag
(
gizmodo.com
)
(57)
(Some Mississippi Museum)
Meet the grandpappy of today's narco-subs, a Prohibition Era one-man whiskey runner powered by a Model T engine
(
exploresouthernhistory.com
)
(19)
Surprising number of Americans unhappy that North Atlantic oscillation has resulted in mild snow-free winter for most regions. "I am disgusted that golfers are golfing on my cross-country ski course," says climatologist
(
msnbc.msn.com
)
(102)
Sat February 04, 2012
Blue balls mystery solved by scientists
(
guardian.co.uk
)
(30)
Scientists want to engineer designer babies with three parents. MU-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
(
news.com.au
)
(63)
(Some Guy)
Thank you South Korea for the best Incredible Hulk sculpture ever created...and reminding me to make sure I get enough fiber
(
bleedingcool.com
)
(34)
Imagine the airport of the future: There are self-service bag drops, but no check-in desks. Your passage is seamless, punctuated only by periodic fondling of your junk by eager TSA staffers
(
reuters.com
)
(42)
(Some easily amused Guy)
Just remember that you're standing on a planet .... The Size of the Universe and everything in it, simply and elegantly expressed in flash game format
(
onemorelevel.com
)
(112)
Facebook relies on 20% of its most active users that have no lives
(
dailymail.co.uk
)
(38)
Researchers try to figure out exactly what makes a hit song, forget to factor in payola and the public's horrible taste in music
(
chicagotribune.com
)
(77)
Most stunning pic of a barred spiral galaxy you'll see today
(
bbc.co.uk
)
(25)
Meet Sauron. The world's most advanced speed camera which detects speed, seatbelt and mobile phone offences at 600m
(
news.com.au
)
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