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Why So Many Diners Look Like Train Cars

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Why So Many Diners Look Like Train Cars August 3, 2018 at 08:13PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2APs599

All The Weird Stuff Women Put On Their Boobs To Try To Make Them Bigger

All The Weird Stuff Women Put On Their Boobs To Try To Make Them Bigger There’s a long, strange history of fruitless folk remedies for boosting breast size — and now they’ve hit YouTube. August 3, 2018 at 08:08PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KorMBB

Why Google Might Return To China, Even If It Means Censorship

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Why Google Might Return To China, Even If It Means Censorship This week, reports surfaced that Google is working on a search app and a news app that will be censored to comply with Chinese laws. The new software could be seen as a turnabout of the company's previous stance against censorship that it has held for years, dating back to Google's decision to effectively pull its search business out of China in 2010. Google, at the time, said it was standing up against censorship. So what has changed since 2010, and what has stayed the same? August 3, 2018 at 08:03PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2LQIPSt

Rihanna Is The Only Good Boss

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Rihanna Is The Only Good Boss Rihanna may not be able to unseat Bruce Springsteen as The Boss, but she is an incredibly kind one who uses her insurmountable power for good. August 3, 2018 at 07:58PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2vwblh6

Why Are Thousands of People Watching an Old Man Sleep on Periscope?

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Why Are Thousands of People Watching an Old Man Sleep on Periscope? Bob Pagani isn’t sure why hundreds of people tune in to watch him sleep every week. Nor did he ever plan to become a minor Periscope celebrity while literally snoring. August 3, 2018 at 07:53PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M5BflY

The Lasting Trauma Of Alex Jones's Lies

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The Lasting Trauma Of Alex Jones's Lies The systems that have for so long helped to enforce the notion of collective truth in America are no longer sufficient: Deception is everywhere. And it is dangerous. August 3, 2018 at 07:48PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2vAiPjj

When your Uber driver is a spy

When your Uber driver is a spy August 3, 2018 at 07:38PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2n83geL

An Ode To Back To School Shopping

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An Ode To Back To School Shopping Kid nerds grow up into adult nerds with unhealthy notebook-buying habits. August 3, 2018 at 07:18PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OFteCR

'Tony Hawk' Is More Honest About Video Game Skateboarding Than 'Skate'

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'Tony Hawk' Is More Honest About Video Game Skateboarding Than 'Skate' When Pro Skater tells me to whack on a button to do that kickflip, it’s as far away from the actual act as you can get. But it helps to put something in focus. August 3, 2018 at 05:08PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2MdroaG

The Art Of Stealing

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The Art Of Stealing Early in the morning of 16th October 2012, seven valuable artworks were stolen from the Kunsthal in Rotterdam. The theft was world news. But what first seemed like a sophisticated burglary by professionals, turned out to be the work of a few small-time Romanian criminals who had no idea what they were getting themselves into. August 3, 2018 at 05:03PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M1cU0P

Amazon And Walmart’s Rivalry Is Reshaping How We’ll Buy Everything In The Future

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Amazon And Walmart’s Rivalry Is Reshaping How We’ll Buy Everything In The Future The retail war is expanding to cloud computing, grocery delivery, and streaming video August 3, 2018 at 04:53PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2AGFvnG

Privatizing Poverty

Privatizing Poverty How the poor became an alien population. August 3, 2018 at 04:53PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2vgcABT

The Podcast Bros Want To Optimize Your Life

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The Podcast Bros Want To Optimize Your Life Don’t dismiss them as hucksters promoting self-help books and dubious mushroom coffee. August 3, 2018 at 04:43PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2na6Nt8

Once You Understand 'Gang Weed,' You’ll Understand Everything

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Once You Understand 'Gang Weed,' You’ll Understand Everything Add all of these aspects together — Joker nihilism, oppressed gamers, edgelord weed use, intentionally shoddy meme iteration — and you get a pretty good sense of what "Gang weed" is about. August 3, 2018 at 04:43PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Ku1AFw

The Battle to Make Babies in South Korea

The Battle to Make Babies in South Korea August 3, 2018 at 04:38PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2O3glRO

“We Rise Together, Homie”

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“We Rise Together, Homie” An interview with Antoine Dangerfield, whose video of an Indianapolis wildcat strike went viral this week — and led to his firing. He doesn't regret it, though. August 3, 2018 at 04:33PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2vuwzf6

Pens For Pennies

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Pens For Pennies How cheap ballpoint pens, which are easy to lose and easy to make, changed the world due to their sheer disposability. They’re really freaking cheap. August 3, 2018 at 04:18PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2na1A4A

The 100 Best References in Billy Joel's 'We Didn’t Start the Fire'

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The 100 Best References in Billy Joel's 'We Didn’t Start the Fire' The television was invented in 1927. Ranking its 100 best episodes is an impressive undertaking, no doubt. But there is a more difficult task. The television has been around for barely 100 years. The fire, however, has been burning since the world’s been turning. August 3, 2018 at 04:13PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OALhKx

How Companies Make Millions Charging Prisoners To Send An Email

How Companies Make Millions Charging Prisoners To Send An Email For companies like JPay, the business model is simple: Whatever it costs to send a message, prisoners and their families will find a way to pay it. August 3, 2018 at 04:03PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OELHPO

What Drives People To Reject The Truth

What Drives People To Reject The Truth From vaccines to climate change to genocide, a new age of denialism is upon us. Why have we failed to understand it? August 3, 2018 at 03:53PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2vfqdRH

Dwight Vs. Everything: A Catalog Of Dwight Schrute's Battles On 'The Office'

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Dwight Vs. Everything: A Catalog Of Dwight Schrute's Battles On 'The Office' The first rule of Dwight Club is: You do not talk about Dwight Club. The second rule of Dwight Club is: You do not. Talk. About. Dwight Club. Third rule of Dwight Club: Someone yells "Michael!," goes limp, taps out, the Dwight is over. August 3, 2018 at 03:48PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2n9lLiO

There’s A Virus In Trumpland

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There’s A Virus In Trumpland Since QAnon sprang into the public’s consciousness during a Trump rally in Florida earlier this week, it has been a focus of curiosity. Now QAnon supporters stand out in a way they might not have before and QAnon supporters may be revealing themselves more eagerly than they would have a week ago. August 3, 2018 at 03:43PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OGFHWX

The Man Who Put Premature Babies In Carnival Sideshows

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The Man Who Put Premature Babies In Carnival Sideshows The men had shipped out to fight in the Great War. Some of Martin Couney's earliest patients were among them; one would earn the Croix de Guerre. Back home, however, the littlest citizens were in "no-man’s land." August 3, 2018 at 03:38PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OEaa82

We Tested The FBI's Most Wanted List On Amazon's Celebrity Recognition Tool. Then Things Got Weird.

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We Tested The FBI's Most Wanted List On Amazon's Celebrity Recognition Tool. Then Things Got Weird. In one test, using NIST's mugshot database, the celebrity recognition tool matched, with 96% confidence, the arrest photo of a black man to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. August 3, 2018 at 03:33PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2n7wSZJ

We’ve Been Talking About A National Grid For Years. It Might Be Time To Do It.

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We’ve Been Talking About A National Grid For Years. It Might Be Time To Do It. A massive new study confirms a national energy grid would pay for itself. August 3, 2018 at 03:33PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2AE6MXO

What If We Power The Artificial Heart With Plutonium?

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What If We Power The Artificial Heart With Plutonium? From the annals of questionable ideas in medicine. August 3, 2018 at 03:28PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2nb2q0O

My Life, Told Through Drinks

My Life, Told Through Drinks August 3, 2018 at 03:23PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2LVJlO6

How To Flip A Witness, As Explained By A Former Federal Prosecutor

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How To Flip A Witness, As Explained By A Former Federal Prosecutor Michael Cohen has been giving hints that he might flip on Donald Trump. Here's what that means — and how it might happen. August 3, 2018 at 03:18PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2O9g7Zx

Here He Comes: The Winnipeg Streaker

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Here He Comes: The Winnipeg Streaker You can tell this guy is really committed to the bit. If anything is going to stop him from streaking through one of the coldest cities in North America, it's definitely not going to be this police officer. August 3, 2018 at 02:53PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=22&utm_source=ifttt&v=jEUsVGonZPg

Data Shows A Surprising Campus Free Speech Problem: Left-Wingers Being Fired For Their Opinions

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Data Shows A Surprising Campus Free Speech Problem: Left-Wingers Being Fired For Their Opinions Does "political correctness" really crush conservative speech on campus? The data suggests no. August 3, 2018 at 02:43PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OG36rC

The Radical History of Acupuncture in Heroin Addiction

The Radical History of Acupuncture in Heroin Addiction August 3, 2018 at 02:29PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OaXDrQ

Is There Room To Be Anti-Abortion In Today's Democratic Party?

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Is There Room To Be Anti-Abortion In Today's Democratic Party? They might be a dying breed, but some anti-abortion Democrats say they're just what the party needs to win. August 3, 2018 at 02:23PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OFJWC0

Facial Recognition Is the Perfect Tool For Oppression

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Facial Recognition Is the Perfect Tool For Oppression With such a grave threat to privacy and civil liberties, measured regulation should be abandoned in favor of an outright ban. August 3, 2018 at 02:23PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ADNMZu

How A Hacker Used Python To Extract The Source Code For 'Super Mario Bros.'

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How A Hacker Used Python To Extract The Source Code For 'Super Mario Bros.' Hacker Matthew Earl used Python to extract raw visual data from Nintendo’s code. August 3, 2018 at 01:38PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OaNc7E

The Killer Who Spared My Mother

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The Killer Who Spared My Mother In an attempt to understand her own chronic pain, Diana Whitney uncovers a violent trauma from her mother's past. August 3, 2018 at 01:28PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2MdJMjz

Asgardia: The problems in building a space society

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Asgardia: The problems in building a space society This summer, citizens of the world’s first space nation gathered in Austria. But is the society they hope to build in orbit really a utopia? August 3, 2018 at 01:23PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2O85K8h

US Adds 157,000 Jobs In July

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US Adds 157,000 Jobs In July U.S. hiring cooled in July after more-robust gains than previously reported, while the unemployment rate slipped back below 4 percent and wage increases stayed contained. August 3, 2018 at 01:23PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2vf1gWx

WWE star Kane elected as mayor in Tennessee

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WWE star Kane elected as mayor in Tennessee August 3, 2018 at 01:18PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2O6TDIA

Suspected Russian spy found working at US embassy in Moscow

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Suspected Russian spy found working at US embassy in Moscow Russian is understood to have had full access to secret data during a decade at embassy. August 3, 2018 at 01:18PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2veNtz8

All the Crazy Things I Saw In Prison During Hurricane Harvey

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All the Crazy Things I Saw In Prison During Hurricane Harvey We were stuck in a ghost town, and ours were the only lives left. August 3, 2018 at 01:13PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OCSSbg

Why so many poor kids who get into college don’t end up enrolling

Why so many poor kids who get into college don’t end up enrolling August 3, 2018 at 12:58PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OHicgf

Why Must We Force Female Superheroes To Wear Terrible Red Wigs?

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Why Must We Force Female Superheroes To Wear Terrible Red Wigs? For women in comic book movies, with great power comes horrendous red mops. August 3, 2018 at 12:58PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2LRUUXe