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Which One? Sony RX100 Mk III vs Canon G1X Mk II
The Phoblographer - 10 Jul 2014 06:07
You'll be surprised to see how the Sony RX100 Mk III performs against the Canon G1x Mk II.
5 Charities Receive Google Glass To Help Empower Women, People With Disabilities, Others
The Huffington Post - 10 Jul 2014 17:56Bacteria: A day in the life
MIT - 10 Jul 2014 20:00
MIT study finds ocean bacteria follow predictable patterns of daily activity.
Nikon 1 S2 Sample Images
Photography Blog - 10 Jul 2014 14:50
Ahead of our full review, here are 45 sample images and a Full HD movie taken with the new Nikon 1 S2 compact system camera. There's also an ISO sequence from 200 to 12800 so that you can see exactly what the Nikon S2's ...
'Practical' Google exec caught in fatal sex web
USA Today - 10 Jul 2014 02:08Watching this video makes you hallucinate without any drugs
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2014 06:52
It's always fun to warp the world and bend reality for a little bit, right? The Illusion Lab created a fun illusion video that can cause some serious hallucinogenic effects just from watching the video. It only lasts for...
The Planetary Society's Solar Sail Will Hitch a Ride to Space on a Falcon Heavy
Universe Today - 10 Jul 2014 06:52
In a live webcast, The Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye announced that its long-awaited LightSail solar sail mission will launch to Earth orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, currently scheduled for an April 2016 liftoff. Light...
Debunking 20 common misconceptions about sex
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2014 05:15
Maybe you consider yourself a maestro in the bedroom or a lion in the sheets or think that you don't need no stinking advice about sex. But do you really know what you're doing? Do you really have all your info right? Me...
Ebola update: WHO reports 25 deaths, 50 new cases
Tech Times - 10 Jul 2014 04:22
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is not slowing down raising concerns that the disease could spread beyond Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Is It Possible to Have a 242-Pound Tumor?
Live Science - 10 Jul 2014 23:40
A man in China reportedly recently had a 242-pound tumor removed from his body. But how is a tumor of that size possible?
5 Visions That Showed Nikola Tesla Was Ahead of His Time
Live Science - 10 Jul 2014 22:41
Over the course of his life, Nikola Tesla registered some 300 patents under his name, and traces of his inventions can be found in many modern-day devices, including in some unexpected places.
World War Zero: How Hackers Fight to Steal Your Secrets
Time - 10 Jul 2014 12:24
The Internet is a battlefield, the prize is your information, and bugs are the weapons
Gorgeous custom guitars made from classic cars
CNET - 10 Jul 2014 06:11DARPA taps Lawrence Livermore to develop world's first neural device to restore memory
Science Daily - 10 Jul 2014 23:53
The Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) up to $2.5 million to develop an implantable neural device with the ability to record an...
Hubble Telescope Spies Gorgeous Galactic 'String of Pearls' (Photos, Video)
SPACE.com - 10 Jul 2014 23:44
The curly string is about 100,000 light-years long and sports blue "pearls" -- actually huge young star clusters -- every 3,000 light-years along the way, researchers said. You can zoom in on the beautiful structure, and...
PS4 Double Game Review: TowerFall Ascension and Strider
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2014 23:37
For a relatively limited time - the rest of this month - those with PlayStation Plus will be able to access two most-excellent games on their PlayStation 4 gaming consoles. Today we're having a brief look at TowerFall As...
NYPD Flew Helicopter At Drone, Not Vice Versa, Recording Confirms
Popular Science - 10 Jul 2014 23:35
NYPD helicopter patrolling New York City Photo taken from the Empire State Building Observatory. Refueled Dot Net, via Wikimedia Commons Earlier this week, the New York Police Department arrested two men under charges of...
Emotions used instead of cash at unique art auction
Gizmag - 10 Jul 2014 23:24
If someone places the winning bid on a work of art at an auction, it must mean that they liked the piece more than any of the other bidders ... right? Well, actually, it could just mean that they were wealthier than any ...
Watch a Young Terry Gilliam Explain How He Makes Monty Python Animations
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2014 23:20
There's a lot to love about vintage Monty Python--dead parrots, silly walks, lumberjacks, killer rabbits--but Terry Gilliam's magic touch with his signature cut-out animations really gave the group a goofball creative ed...
Beach Bummer: Toxic Slime Will Hit Lake Erie Again
Live Science - 10 Jul 2014 23:08
Toxic green mats of slimy blue-green algae will again threaten the western shores of Lake Erie later this summer.
Formal Approval for Lower-cost Metop-SG Expected by Year's End
Space News - 10 Jul 2014 22:51
Eumetsat has received an initial approval for its next-generation polar-orbiting satellite system.
The Oatmeal convinces Elon Musk to donate $1 million to Tesla Museum
Ars Technica - 10 Jul 2014 22:15
Cartoon appeal for more funds draws positive response from Tesla Motors founder.