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How to Make Your Own Moneymaker-style Leather Dual Camera Harness for Just $70
PetaPixel - 8 Dec 2014 19:40Italian swimming pool is 40 meters deep, breaks world record
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2014 14:10
If some parents fret over their children's safety in swimming pools, they might be horrified to learn of this new death trap in Italy. The Y-40, also aptly nicknamed "The Deep Joy", is a swimming pool on the grounds of f...
Orion's computer is basically a radiation-proof G3 iBook
Cult of Mac - 8 Dec 2014 18:48
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is the most futuristic spacecraft to ever be built, but the tech inside it is shockingly old school, like the onboard computer powering the entire mission, that’s basically only powerful as an...
This smart home hub tells you when the dryer's done and opens the garage door for you
Digital Trends - 8 Dec 2014 23:50
The Habitat solution Includes Park, Protect, and Learn; you can remotely open the garage, make your smoke detector smart, and uses light, temperature, and motion sensors anyway you want. The post This smart home hub tell...
Compound kills off malaria by making them appear as aging red blood cells
Gizmag - 8 Dec 2014 04:10
Though recent research has given hope to the anti-malaria cause, the deadly disease still claims more than half a million lives each year. A study led by researchers at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis sug...
The Weirdest Proposal Yet for the 'Office of the Future'
Wired - 8 Dec 2014 13:30
A couple years ago, after research about the health risks of prolonged sitting came to light, a wave of standing desks hit the market. Big companies like Ikea and Steelcase have rolled out standing desk designs; others a...
Technical Issues Prompt U.S. Navy To Delay Certification of MUOS
Space News - 8 Dec 2014 07:27
The U.S. Navy was forced to postpone the final certification test of its next-generation mobile satellite communications system to December 2015 because of problems integrating the system's new radio frequency waveform w...
9 quirky gifts for gadget lovers
Mashable - 8 Dec 2014 23:15
Nearing the holidays with gadget-loving folks left to check off your list? Don't fret. Get weird. Appease your tech-loving friends and family members and stand out from the pack by infusing quirkiness into your gift-givi...
Alleged Dead Sea Scrolls Looters Indicted in Israel
Live Science - 8 Dec 2014 21:41
A gang of robbers accused of trying to steal the Dead Sea Scrolls from a cave in the Judean Desert was indicted yesterday in Israel.
Bondic liquid plastic welds plastic, wood, and fabric together
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2014 15:30
We are all familiar with superglue and its ability to glue two surfaces together. The problem with superglue is that it has some very harsh fumes and it can be difficult to use. Anyone who has ever had a repair half done...
Discover Financial Moves To Infosys For Core Banking
Forbes - 8 Dec 2014 18:05
With a real-time core banking platform from Infosys, Discover Financial will be able to introduce new products quickly and provide immediate updates to impatient mobile users.
Apple's Best of the iTunes Store 2014: 'Elevate' and 'Pixelmator' Win Top App Honors
Mac Rumors - 8 Dec 2014 13:06
Apple today released the 2014 version of its iTunes Store awards, which highlights the best music, movies, TV shows, apps, books and podcasts of the year. Here are some of the top-level winners for 2014: Apps: iPhone App...
Drone almost collides with jet at one of world's busiest airports in latest incident
Digital Trends - 8 Dec 2014 12:15
Another day, another report of a drone coming close to colliding with an aircraft as it comes in to land. This latest incident, however, reportedly took place at one of the world's busiest airports, and involved a large ...
Obama's Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups
The New York Times - 8 Dec 2014 00:56
The president's vision for regulation of the Internet has met with opposition from the N.A.A.C.P., the National Urban League and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, among others.
Optum Labs Uses Big Data To Improve Health
Forbes - 8 Dec 2014 19:55
Collaboration between UnitedHealth and the Mayo Clinic is forming a myriad of partnerships with employers, insurers, health care companies and academia interested in its vast database of medical claims data. From the 201...
DIY lightsaber with crossguard made with 3D printer
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2014 14:30
Fans of Star Wars have certainly seen the preview for the next film that aired on November 20th for the first time. The preview for the film left many of us wondering exactly what was going on with a Storm Trooper that d...
Judge: British Spying Doesn't Violate Human Rights
Gizmodo - 8 Dec 2014 12:45
GCHQ's intelligence gathering practices, which include popping in on your webcam conversations and scanning the web connections of entire nations, do not violate the European Court of Human Rights' safeguards for privacy...
NASA's Exploration Roadmap to Mars Starts with Flawless Orion Launch and Landing
Universe Today - 8 Dec 2014 09:26
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA's exploration roadmap aimed at sending Humans to Mars got off the ground magnificently with the flawless launch and landing of the agency's new Orion deep space capsule on its maiden voy...
Gravity: It's the law, even for cells
e! Science News - 8 Dec 2014 01:01
Everybody knows that cells are microscopic, but why? Why aren't cells bigger? The average animal cell is 10 microns across and the traditional explanation has been cells are the perfect size because if they were any bigg...
Uber Driver in India Arrested After Suspected Rape
Re/code - 8 Dec 2014 00:16
Indian police on Sunday arrested an Uber driver suspected of raping a female passenger.
You can now search for old posts on Facebook: Here's how to do it
Pocket-lint - 8 Dec 2014 23:36
Facebook has updated its Graph Search feature, and as part of the upgrade, you can now search for posts published on the social network. Facebook Graph Search is a semantic search engine that debuted in beta last year. I...
Vice heads to silver screen with 20th Century Fox partnership
Mashable - 8 Dec 2014 23:21
Vice Media is ready for its close up. A new partnership with movie studio 20th Century Fox announced on Monday means Vice, a digital media powerhouse, will expand its video offerings to the big screen Vice Films is the n...