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The Golden Age Of The iPhone Is Ending

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The Golden Age Of The iPhone Is Ending It's hard to be special when the entire handset industry has coalesced around a handful of smartphone design principles. December 17, 2018 at 10:36PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2EBSpUW

After Kavanaugh, Inside Georgetown Prep’s Culture Of Omertà

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After Kavanaugh, Inside Georgetown Prep’s Culture Of Omertà For generations, the renowned Jesuit prep school groomed its students to live up to the mantra "men for others." But after Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony, the school and its alumni are contending with other demons. December 17, 2018 at 10:06PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2QCWpev

Never Buy Another Duffle Bag Again

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Never Buy Another Duffle Bag Again This full-grain, vegetable tanned hearth military duffle is not only built to last, but it’s also built to impress. December 17, 2018 at 09:51PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Go6Spu

This Sleek Antenna Lets You Enjoy Free HD Local TV Channels

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This Sleek Antenna Lets You Enjoy Free HD Local TV Channels You can watch your local TV channels with stunning HD quality with this ANTOP AT-402B Outdoor/Indoor Digital TV Antenna — it has a range of 60 to 70 miles, and can feed multiple TVs at once. Plus, use code MERRY15 for an extra 15% off the sale price. December 17, 2018 at 09:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2R5wFGS

Need To Spend $50 On A Last Minute Gift?

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Need To Spend $50 On A Last Minute Gift? This Italian wool beanie from Everlane will put winter on blast and bring the warmth all winter long. December 17, 2018 at 09:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GouSZo

Why The Super Guppy Is Such A Badass Plane

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Why The Super Guppy Is Such A Badass Plane The air traffic controllers were so doubtful that the plane would even get off the ground that they notified police and fire departments to be on alert. But the Super Guppy proved them wrong. December 17, 2018 at 09:36PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PLRH8W

Behind Tulsa’s Fight Against the Rising Threat of Dollar Stores

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Behind Tulsa’s Fight Against the Rising Threat of Dollar Stores "Dollar stores are really becoming a threat in a lot of areas in terms of eliminating access to fresh foods." December 17, 2018 at 09:36PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UV1WeG

There’s no easy fix for our nuclear past

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There’s no easy fix for our nuclear past At Washington's Hanford nuclear site, failing infrastructure and make-do plans as the West prepares for a new round of radioactivity. December 17, 2018 at 09:26PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2rIvCi0

The Best Movies You Can't See (Yet)

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The Best Movies You Can't See (Yet) We turned five scripts from the 2018 Black List into comics. December 17, 2018 at 08:41PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UTS8Sy

The Yoda of Silicon Valley

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The Yoda of Silicon Valley Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.” December 17, 2018 at 08:16PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2LnM2p8

Astronomers Identify Most Distant Known Object In Solar System

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Astronomers Identify Most Distant Known Object In Solar System A group of astronomers have identified the most distant object ever observed within our solar system. Provisionally named 2018 VG18, but nicknamed Farout by its discoverers, it is 120 times further away from the sun than Earth is December 17, 2018 at 08:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PGCDcx

Will You Succumb To The Air Fryer This Holiday Season?

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Will You Succumb To The Air Fryer This Holiday Season? The Instant Pot, in its ascendance from oddball gadget to utter ubiquity, has been a windfall for not only the makers of the Instant Pot but also for cookbook publishers, recipe Web sites and anyone involved in the supply chains of chicken thighs and pork shoulders. Now the culinary world wants its next superstar appliance. December 17, 2018 at 08:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ULrjQa

In The Water Most Of The Differences Go Away

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In The Water Most Of The Differences Go Away "Sometimes I swim so fast I feel like a leviathan displacing tidal waves with every stroke and sometimes I can't remember how to breathe right or do anything besides not drown and I swallow gallons of piss and snot which the pool is filled with something I know because I put my piss and snot in there too." December 17, 2018 at 08:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PG76Yt

The Case Against Billionaire Philanthropy

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The Case Against Billionaire Philanthropy These days, when philanthropists announce massive donations, they are hailed as heroes. Should they be? December 17, 2018 at 07:36PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2S7Q7QK

If You Can't Beat It, Code It

If You Can't Beat It, Code It After playing "Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead" for countless hours, I just had to get under the hood and help code it. December 17, 2018 at 07:31PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2QBvxeY

Dissecting a Bomb: The Bewildering ‘Mortal Engines’

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Dissecting a Bomb: The Bewildering ‘Mortal Engines’ A big-budget movie about a dystopian future in which mobile cities devour each other? This risk somehow did not pan out at the box office, and may be one of the last cautionary tales of its kind. December 17, 2018 at 07:31PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BskzOg

Tallying Up All The OSHA Violations In 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'

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Tallying Up All The OSHA Violations In 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' As it turns out, Super Smash Bros. LLC owes... *checks notes* $17 million to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? Polygon's Brian David Gilbert really went to work on this hilarious video. December 17, 2018 at 07:01PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=8nRC7PdNsHg

How Instagram Became the Russian IRA's Go-To Social Network

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How Instagram Became the Russian IRA's Go-To Social Network As Facebook and Twitter cracked down on foreign influence campaigns amid media scrutiny, the Kremlin's Internet Research Agency (IRA) found unprecedented success in shifting its disinformation efforts to the photo-sharing app, according to a new report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee. December 17, 2018 at 06:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2rJiGbq

Just Because The Plots Of Cheesy TV Christmas Movies Are Hard To Guess Doesn't Make Them Good

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Just Because The Plots Of Cheesy TV Christmas Movies Are Hard To Guess Doesn't Make Them Good Armed only with the movies' names and their lead actors, a bunch of Ringer staffers try to guess the plots of Hallmark and Lifetime Channel Christmas movies. It's somehow both surprisingly hard and incredibly formulaic? December 17, 2018 at 06:36PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=VTFnnQjEAQo

Guy Films High-Speed Chase, Gets Hit When Driver Loses Control

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Guy Films High-Speed Chase, Gets Hit When Driver Loses Control We've gotta say, setting up a spike strip in a spot with a bunch of cars and houses right nearby seems like a... bad choice by the cops. December 17, 2018 at 05:46PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&utm_source=ifttt&v=cZjuUABMChY

Woody Allen's Secret Teen Lover and 'Manhattan' Muse Speaks

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Woody Allen's Secret Teen Lover and 'Manhattan' Muse Speaks In 1976, 16-year-old model Babi Christina Engelhardt embarked on a hidden eight-year affair with the 41–year-old filmmaker that mirrors one of his most famous movies. Now, amid the #MeToo reckoning and Allen’s personal scandals, she looks back with mixed emotions on their relationship and its unequal dynamic. December 17, 2018 at 05:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2EBlCzk

The Influencer Who Didn't Influence

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The Influencer Who Didn't Influence Earlier this year, the model-slash-artist-slash-creator was sued for failing to promote Snapchat Spectacles. Welcome to the brave new world of internet advertising. December 17, 2018 at 03:31PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Bs5Lzl

How We Fixed The World's Worst Logo

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How We Fixed The World's Worst Logo The Zumba logo gets a makeover. And it's, well, fine. December 17, 2018 at 02:51PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BojBTk

Why We Still Don't Know How Many NFL Players Have CTE

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Why We Still Don't Know How Many NFL Players Have CTE If you wanted to know the true prevalence of CTE among NFL players, you’d have to check the entire population of NFL players for CTE. December 17, 2018 at 02:41PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ErLjl9

How Facebook Killed Lean In

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How Facebook Killed Lean In Facebook helped make Sheryl Sandberg a women's empowerment icon. Now it's destroying her brand. December 17, 2018 at 01:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PLrck9

How To Make 'Super Smash Bros.' More Ridiculous In One Easy Step

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How To Make 'Super Smash Bros.' More Ridiculous In One Easy Step While "Ultimate" does away with final smashes, here are a few suggestions to bring chaos back into Nintendo's fighting game. December 17, 2018 at 01:41PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ChFfKx

People Fall Off Cruise Ships With Alarming Regularity. Can Anything Be Done To Stop It?

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People Fall Off Cruise Ships With Alarming Regularity. Can Anything Be Done To Stop It? Few are aware that their personal safety is in the hands of one of the world’s most globalized, legally complex, and opaque industries. December 17, 2018 at 01:26PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2CgL2A6

How Trump Made War On Angela Merkel And Europe

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How Trump Made War On Angela Merkel And Europe The German Chancellor and other European leaders have run out of patience with the President. December 17, 2018 at 01:21PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Ch6B3B

Prepare For The Smart Home Fitness Revolution

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Prepare For The Smart Home Fitness Revolution Forget wearables. The next wave of exercise tech includes home fitness machines that respond directly to you. December 17, 2018 at 01:16PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Lm3hHh

The Mad Scramble To Claim The World's Most Coveted Meteorite

The Mad Scramble To Claim The World's Most Coveted Meteorite December 17, 2018 at 01:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PINS4v

Amazon Faces Boycott Ahead Of Holidays As Public Discontent Grows

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Amazon Faces Boycott Ahead Of Holidays As Public Discontent Grows A growing number of customers are fed up with the company, from its working conditions at warehouses to anti-tax lobbying. December 17, 2018 at 01:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UQ3VB7

Robert Mueller's Legal Masterpiece

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Robert Mueller's Legal Masterpiece The special counsel has spun a web of investigations that draw closer to Trump every day. December 17, 2018 at 01:06PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GnHIr4

Nobody Likes Doing Secret Santa At Work

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Nobody Likes Doing Secret Santa At Work It is still, first and foremost, an opportunity to judge the tastes of our colleagues. December 17, 2018 at 01:06PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2R16gdk

The 2-Year-Old Instagram Influencers Who Make More Than You

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The 2-Year-Old Instagram Influencers Who Make More Than You The platform’s young stars can rake in five-figure sums for a photo. It's about "building brand awareness and affinity through generations," says one expert. December 17, 2018 at 12:56PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2rCbdv0

This Eccentric Academic Thinks The Zodiac Killer Is A Hoax

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This Eccentric Academic Thinks The Zodiac Killer Is A Hoax And he's hated by the subculture of amateur sleuths who won't give up trying to figure out the killer's identity. December 17, 2018 at 12:56PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SRjKWn

Why Report Injustice When Being Justly Treated Is Unimaginable?

Why Report Injustice When Being Justly Treated Is Unimaginable? What we are or aren’t able to imagine after we’ve been victimized matters because the action we take will be the one that we can imagine bringing the desired outcome – and if we can’t imagine it, we won’t act on it. December 17, 2018 at 12:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PIbkyt

Used Wisely, The Internet Can Actually Help Public Discourse

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Used Wisely, The Internet Can Actually Help Public Discourse Even when there are very real events to traffic, the pseudoevents start crowding out the legitimate article immediately. December 17, 2018 at 12:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UTlC2D

Climate Negotiators Reach An Overtime Deal To Keep Paris Pact Alive

Climate Negotiators Reach An Overtime Deal To Keep Paris Pact Alive Diplomats from nearly 200 countries reached a deal on Saturday to keep the Paris climate agreement alive by adopting a detailed set of rules to implement the pact. December 17, 2018 at 12:16PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UQ8HPe

Russia Used Every Major Social Media Platform To Help Elect, Support Trump, Report Says

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Russia Used Every Major Social Media Platform To Help Elect, Support Trump, Report Says The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to analyze the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee. December 17, 2018 at 12:16PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2rIc0dI