High School Students Show Strong Support for First Amendment
Let me start out by admitting my bias. I'm a strong supporter of the First Amendment. With very few exceptions (like child sex abuse images and yelling "fire" in a crowded theater), I believe that free...
View ArticleThe World's Deepest Pool Is The Biggest Deep End We've Ever Seen
An indoor pool in Italy is giving new meaning to the deep end and it's slightly terrifying. It's not quite as scary as swimming in a glass-bottom pool above the Shanghai skyline or as overwhelming as...
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There's A Japanese Gadget That Magically Turns A Single Egg Into Pudding
Instant pudding is seemingly the easiest fix when in need of a creamy dessert: Dump the powdered mixture into a bowl, whisk it with milk, refrigerate and serve. A Japanese kitchen gadget, called...
View ArticleWalmart Launches Mobile Checking Account
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Wal-Mart is introducing a mobile checking account for its customers that will eliminate the overdraft and bounced-check fees traditionally charged by banks. It is Wal-Mart's...
View Article12 Home Decor Instagram Accounts To Start Following Now
Sure, everyone knows you can find mouth-watering things to eat (#foodporn), magazine-worthy fashion (#streetstyle) and jaw-dropping travel photos (#dreamvacation) on Instagram, but the inspiration...
View ArticleHome Depot Hack Is Letting Criminals Drain Money From People's Bank Accounts
(Reuters) - Data breach at home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc has led to fraudulent transactions across the United States, draining cash from customer bank accounts, the Wall Street Journal said....
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The 'OpenTable of After Dark' That's Democratizing the NYC Nightlife Scene
Envision this scenario: You and your friends are planning a big night out at one of the popular clubs or lounges in New York City. You're celebrating a birthday, a promotion, bachelor(ette) party, or...
View ArticleIs Pluto A Planet After All? Bill Nye Weighs In On The Debate
When astronomers stripped Pluto of its status as a planet in 2006, children and grown-ups raised a ruckus. Some kids even sent hate mail to the Hayden Planetarium complaining about Pluto's "demotion"...
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You Can Create The Perfect Password. Here's How
Are you one of those people who's still using "baseball" or your home address for all your passwords? We shouldn't have to tell you this, but having super simple login information is one of the easiest...
View ArticleThe Day My Cell Phone Drowned
My iPhone and I have been inseparable for years. I call him Kenny. His apps have brightened my days and his news feeds kept me in touch with the world. We were so close... and, then, it happened. When...
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iOS 8 Crashes 78 Percent More Often Than iOS 7, Study Finds
No, it's not just you. iOS 8 is crashing people's iPhones. Apple's new operating system crashes apps 78 percent more often than the previous iOS, according to a study released this week by app...
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Microbe Portraits Capture The Gorgeous Interaction Of Photography And Bacteria
South Korea-based artist Seung-Hwan Oh doesn't just develop his photographs. He subjects them to the strange, sometimes violent whims of microbes. The distorted, psychedelic images that come from this...
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Abundant Natural Gas Won't Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Enough, Study Says
Natural gas may not be a "bridge fuel" to a clean energy future, according to a new study by researchers at UC Irvine, Stanford University and the energy nonprofit Near Zero. Their modeling found that...
View ArticleWhat Really Happens To Leftover Food In Your Dishwasher?
File this under the more you know. Thanks to the geniuses who put a GoPro camera inside a dishwasher, we now know the magic that happens when we head off to bed and leave our dinnerware to be cleaned....
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Professional Engineer Invents A Vastly Superior Ice Cream Scoop
Behold, the Midnight Scoop. It's just as sleek and sexy as it sounds. Designed by Michigan engineer Michael Chou, the ergonomic ice cream scoop solves the much dreaded challenge of spooning rock solid...
View ArticleWhat I Learned From Larry Ellison: Lessons in Tech Marketing
When I read the tweets that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison had stepped down, an enduring lyric jumped to mind. I tweeted back: The day the music died. Don McLean's hit, "American Pie," pays homage to three...
View ArticleThese Amazon Warehouse Workers Smoke In Cages
Say you're running a warehouse. You've got lots of valuable goodies inside, so you want to keep close tabs on your workers. But some of your workers need to get outside every once in a while for a...
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'Traffic Light' On Mars Spotted In NASA Curiosity Rover Photo
Conspiracy theorists have gotten the green light to chatter about another strange object on the Red Planet. This time it's not a Mars rat or a jelly doughnut that's been spotted in a photo taken by...
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Airline Forced To Explain That Too-Good-To-Be-True Offer Was, Well, Too Good...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines took to Instagram on Tuesday to let followers know it will never give away free plane tickets just for following one of its social media accounts. The airline was forced to do...
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Harassment Is Never Funny
Recently, I came across a video on YouTube that disgusted me. Sam Pepper, a YouTuber, posted a video titled "Fake Hand Ass Pinch Prank," which showed him asking for directions with a fake hand in his...
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