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How to Make a See-Through Margarita
Gizmodo - 31 May 2013 23:00
When done right, few things hit the spot on a hot night like a margarita. But what if you could take a margarita, retain the same crisp flavor, and make it totally clear? Don't ask why. Just trust us.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic now available on iPad for $10
Engadget - 31 May 2013 00:04
The iPad is no stranger to nostalgia-filled gaming sessions, and today Apple's platform is welcoming yet another popular OG title into its hefty ranks. More specifically, we're referring to Star Wars: Knights of the Old ...
Apple Files $53 Million Settlement Concerning Wet iPhones And iPod Touch Models
Ubergizmo - 31 May 2013 08:33
Apple has filed a $53 million settlement with upset customers over the issue of wet iPhones as well as iPod touch models.
Sex on a Pile of Cash Sounds Great Until Your Online Date Robs You
Gizmodo - 31 May 2013 23:34
Imagine this: You set up the perfect kinky hook-up on the Internet. You found a hot partner who wants to have sex with you, provided this sex happens on top of a pile of cash. So you find the pile of cash, you show up at...
UN Expert Worries About Killer Robots, Ignores The Ones That Already Exist
Popular Science - 31 May 2013 23:00
Autonomous war robots are coming. Panicking about them will only make things worse. Yesterday, a United Nations expert called for a halt and moratorium on developing "lethal autonomous robotics," or, in layman's terms, "...
Gripes about new PlayStation, Xbox
CNN - 31 May 2013 21:16
With E3, the world's biggest video game expo, approaching, Sony and Microsoft are getting ready to wow the entertainment world with their next generation consoles.
How Big is Asteroid 1998 QE2?
Universe Today - 31 May 2013 20:53
Since Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a named which evokes cruise ships, astrophysicist Rhys Taylor has created this wonderful video comparing the two QE2s. He also has more information on his great blog, Physicists of the Caribbe...
Did Transformers 4 Rip Off This Guy's Design For The New Bumblebee?
Gizmodo - 31 May 2013 19:39
That black car is Mr. Vengeance's 1967 Camaro. It took seven years to build, with all of the blood, sweat, and tears you'd imagine. It's famous around the web. It also looks exactly like the "new" Bumblebee from Transfor...
Shaman 'rainmaking' center discovered in South Africa
NBC News - 31 May 2013 17:38
By Owen JarusLiveScience A towering "rain control" site, where shamans would have asked the gods to open up the skies centuries ago, has been discovered in South Africa.Located in a semiarid area of the country, near Bot...
A Chandelier Light Bulb Is Unreasonably Adorable
Gizmodo - 31 May 2013 02:30
There are things that are adorable but make complete sense: babies, puppies, kittens, small phones, you get the point. Then there are things that are cute that make no sense: monkeys eating bananas, a ball of yarn and so...
Yahoo, meet your new users: Tumblr adds sponsored posts, and the grumbles begin
GigaOM - 31 May 2013 01:56
Introducing advertising to previously ad-free platforms is a tough sell for anyone, but Tumblr users might be even less accepting of the new dashboard ads considering how they use Tumblr for personal expression.
Spacetime Fabric Softener: An Animation to Make You Smile
Universe Today - 31 May 2013 23:59
I'll just leave this here. Happy Friday! (ht to io9) © Jason Major for Universe Today, 2013. | Permalink | One comment | Post tags: animation, awesome, Professor Soap, space travel, video, vortex Feed enhanced by Better...
Journal site Xanga tries to fend off an impending shutdown with fundraising drive
The Verge - 31 May 2013 23:55
It's a sad day for the old internet. Xanga -- which has long tagged behind LiveJournal as a journaling platform -- is running out of time: in a blog post, the team behind it said they'll be forced to shut the site down i...
Engadget Podcast 346 - 05.31.13
Engadget - 31 May 2013 23:53
We weren't able to make into the studio again, but a week without a new episode of the Engadget Podcast is hardly a week at all, right? Tim's still a traveling man, but he finally picked up a PlayStation Vita for enterta...
Tamika D. Mallory: Women in Technology -- Past, Present and Future
The Huffington Post - 31 May 2013 23:52Beautiful Camera Lens Ring Creations by Photographer Ben High
PetaPixel - 31 May 2013 23:50
Categories: Culture Finds Tags: benhighcameralensringcustomfashionjewelrylensringring Ben High of Marion, Iowa has two big passions: making jewelry and making photographs. When he's not designing jewelry at Philip's Diam...
New Sensor 1000x More Sensitive to Light than Traditional Models
Dive Photo Guide - 31 May 2013 23:50
Researches at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have found that a sensor made from grapheme can be 1000 times more sensitive to light than traditional sensors
Researchers Take First-Ever Photographs of Molecules Forming Chemical Bonds
PetaPixel - 31 May 2013 23:46
Categories: News Tags: atomicforcemicroscopeatomschemicalbondschemistryfelixfischergraphenegraphitemicroscopemicroscopymolecules Science nerds and photographers can join hands today and stare in awe at what a team of res...
Ask A VC: Freestyle's Dave Samuel On The Secrets To A Great Co-Founder Partnership And More
TechCrunch - 31 May 2013 23:45
In this week's Ask A VC episode, Freestyle Capital's Dave Samuel joined us in the studio to discuss his investment philosophies and more. Samuel also talked about how and why his co-founder relationship with Josh Felser ...
LAPD faces off with Call of Duty statue in game studio raid
CNET - 31 May 2013 23:44
Placing a life-size statue of a gunman in a window may not be the best idea, but that's what the LAPD confronted when officers stormed the offices of Robotoki.
Oracle outlines steps to improve Java home, enterprise security
ZDNet - 31 May 2013 23:44
Following high-profile hacks and breaches at major technology companies, including Apple and Facebook, the Java maker is knuckling down on the Web plug-in's security.
Asteroid 1998 QE2 sails past Earth, leaving cosmic lessons behind
NBC News - 31 May 2013 23:43
Asteroid 1998 QE2, a space rock big enough to wipe out civilization, sailed past our planet harmlessly on Friday -- but not before stirring up attention at the White House and around the world.There was never any chance ...