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Endangered birds stuffed into plastic bottles for smuggling
New York Post - 7 May 2015 16:34
It's difficult to watch, but this is the devastating reality of bird smuggling. On Monday, 24 critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos were stuffed into 1.5-liter plastic bottles and packed into travel...
This is the best Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens trailer: Done in 'Super' SNES game style
Pocket-lint - 7 May 2015 14:17
If you are like us you will no doubt already have seen the latest Star Wars 7 trailer more than 20 times. Indeed, you might even have broken the 50 mark considering that it's been broadcast and embedded constantly since ...
This Is the Best Game on the Apple Watch
Time - 7 May 2015 17:28
I'm convinced Apple's newest device might actually be fun to play games on
The 12 Most WIRED Places to Take Your Mom on Mother's Day
Wired - 7 May 2015 15:00
Here are a dozen WIRED-approved spots that celebrate science, design, technology, and nature. The post The 12 Most WIRED Places to Take Your Mom on Mother’s Day appeared first on WIRED.
The 5 Best Music Streaming Services
Time - 7 May 2015 12:00
Spotify isn't your only option
How To Go From Junior Designer To Chief Design Officer
Fast Company - 7 May 2015 13:30
A savvy designer should treat his or her career like a design problem. Here's how. As design school grads launch into their chosen professions, it's a good time of year to remind all design professionals that your career...
This is how your classic timepiece will become a smartwatch
Pocket-lint - 7 May 2015 12:50
Smartwatches are creating enough of a stir in the classic watch world to get timepiece creators to pay attention. The latest classic watch to get the smart treatment is IWC Schaffausen with its smart strap upgrade. IWC C...
Taylor Swift just dropped a poster for her new music video and it looks super dark
Business Insider - 7 May 2015 17:39
Taylor Swift is going the way of "Sin City." The song "Bad Blood," off her latest album "1989," is the subject of her next music video. Swift just tweeted out a poster for it, check it out: Meet Catastrophe.#BadBloodMusi...
Why Germans love to get naked
CNN - 7 May 2015 05:12
Forget buttoned up stereotypes, Germans are nakedly ahead when it comes to stripping off.
Rand Paul hands over $100,000 for website domain
The Week - 7 May 2015 00:50
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) learned a $100,000 lesson: If you're in the public eye -- especially as a politician running for president -- you need to snag every single .com, .org, .whatever associated with your name. In March...
Conspiracy Theories Over Jade Helm Training Exercise Get Some Traction in Texas
The New York Times - 7 May 2015 00:45
When the governor told the Texas State Guard to watch the military exercise, it raised a question: To what degree has extreme become mainstream in the state?
The War On Drugs Now Features Roadside Sexual Assaults By Cops
Forbes - 7 May 2015 23:46
Last week the Texas House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that requires police officers to obtain a warrant before probing the anuses and vaginas of motorists during traffic stops. The fact that the bill w...
Dani Arnold Smashes Ueli Steck's Matterhorn Speed Record
Forbes - 7 May 2015 05:51
Daniel (Dani) Arnold on April 22 broke the speed-climbing record for the Matterhorn, ascending the north face of the iconic 14,692-foot peak in one hour and 46 minutes. In order to climb that fast, Arnold had to free-sol...
'Welcome to Me' puts a new Piven in spotlight
Chicago Tribune - 7 May 2015 23:51Linksys is first to market with a working multi-user MIMO router, the $280 EA8500
PC World - 7 May 2015 06:00
Linksys has announced that it's the first to ship a working MU-MIMO (multiple-user, multiple input, multiple output) router, the $280 Linksys Max-Stream AC2600 (aka the EA8500). That grumbling you're hearing is coming fr...
MIT engineers hand "cognitive" control to underwater robots
MIT - 7 May 2015 05:59
With MIT-developed algorithms, robots plan underwater missions autonomously.
Fitbit IPO steps up with healthy results
USA Today - 7 May 2015 22:31Apple Watch Problems: Skin Irritation And Rashes, Band Discoloration Issues And Scratches On Stainless Steel Models
Tech Times - 7 May 2015 02:06
Many owners of the Apple Watch have noted a variety of problems with the new device. Users have posted about issues on a number of Web forums.
Want To See Chris Hemsworth's Huge Penis? Now You Can Thanks To Vacation Trailer
Popdust - 7 May 2015 21:57
Thor's hammer is locked and loaded... and he's not afraid to wield it... The post Want To See Chris Hemsworth's Huge Penis? Now You Can Thanks To Vacation Trailer appeared first on Popdust.
The internet is torn between thinking McDonald's new Hamburglar is a hunk ... or a creep (MCD)
Business Insider - 7 May 2015 10:42
McDonald's has brought back brand mascot the Hamburglar -- a character that hasn't appeared in the fast food chain's TV ads since 2002. The brand describes the new Hamburglar as "a suburban dad" who had been living "a qu...
How do we know Lubitz rehearsed crash?
CNN - 7 May 2015 08:23
French investigators' assertion that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz rehearsed a suicide plane crash raises a provocative question: How do we know he was doing a dry run?
I'm helping jobless Sherpas find work
CNN - 7 May 2015 05:43
Pasang Sherpa says his staff of 400 Himalayan mountain guides can help aid reach remote villages destroyed in the Nepal quake.