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The Hardest Hike You've Never Heard Of

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The Hardest Hike You've Never Heard Of Everyone told Tom Kennedy to expect flooded trails when he hiked through Big Cypress National Preserve in the spring of 2015. But as he sloshed through miles of waist-deep swamp water that hid alligators and aggressive snakes, the trail quickly got the better of him. July 10, 2019 at 10:20PM Continue: https://ift.tt/30xkCU7

Digg Deals: Astorflex's Lovely Leather Shoes Up To 20% Off

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Digg Deals: Astorflex's Lovely Leather Shoes Up To 20% Off Astorflex makes high-quality leather shoes with the environment in mind. With eco-conscious leather and rubber, these Italian cobblers make some of our favorite boots and slip-ons. July 10, 2019 at 08:50PM Continue: https://ift.tt/32imba7

Learn To Be A White Hat Hacker With This Certification Training

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Learn To Be A White Hat Hacker With This Certification Training Learn how you can secure apps and websites from hackers with this Pay What You Want: The Complete White Hat Hacker Certification Bundle. It shows you how to jumpstart an exciting career in web penetration testing. Beat the average price to get all nine courses, or pay what you want and still get something great. July 10, 2019 at 08:50PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2NM00pm

These Quick-Dry Shorts Are Both Comfy And Practical

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These Quick-Dry Shorts Are Both Comfy And Practical While these shorts from Gramicci are made with packability in mind, the elastic waistband, gusseted inner seam and quick-dry material are what makes them indispensable. July 10, 2019 at 08:45PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2S5g18C

My Journey Into The Dark Heart Of Retail

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My Journey Into The Dark Heart Of Retail On cultural appropriation and boxy tank tops at The Limited July 10, 2019 at 07:36PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Js07SP

Trash Decisions

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Trash Decisions In Seattle, homeowners dump their garbage in homeless encampments and the city uses trash buildup as a reason to clear encampments with no notice. July 10, 2019 at 06:10PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2O1dBcT

A Black Principal, Four White Teens And The 'Senior Prank' That Became A Hate Crime

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A Black Principal, Four White Teens And The 'Senior Prank' That Became A Hate Crime The students swore they weren't racists. Now a Maryland judge would decide their fate. July 10, 2019 at 06:10PM Continue: https://ift.tt/32iD2tb

Dear Google, I'm Blocking You From My Website

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Dear Google, I'm Blocking You From My Website I hate obtrusive advertisements, 3rd party trackers, anti-UX modals and pop-ups, hidden data collection — the list goes on and on. I understand why these practices have been implemented over the years, but I still hate them. Now, we have Google’s AMP. July 10, 2019 at 05:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2NMxyE7

Google's 4,000-Word Privacy Policy Is A Secret History Of The Internet

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Google's 4,000-Word Privacy Policy Is A Secret History Of The Internet How a nascent search engine became a tech behemoth, one edit at a time. July 10, 2019 at 05:50PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2S7dHxE

AI Trained On Old Scientific Papers Makes Discoveries Humans Missed

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AI Trained On Old Scientific Papers Makes Discoveries Humans Missed Scientists used machine learning to reveal new scientific knowledge hidden in old research papers. July 10, 2019 at 05:45PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XFHjZh

Microsoft Might Crush Slack Like Facebook Crushed Snapchat

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Microsoft Might Crush Slack Like Facebook Crushed Snapchat The situation is similar to Facebook, which after failing to buy Snapchat began to copy it, feature by feature. Facebook did this with impunity because it’s not really possible to copyright what software does — you can only copyright the code itself. July 10, 2019 at 05:40PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2JqerLE

People With Allergies Are More Likely To Be Anxious

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People With Allergies Are More Likely To Be Anxious There might be a hidden link between seasonal sniffles and mood disorders. July 10, 2019 at 05:35PM Continue: https://ift.tt/32kv575

Enigmatic Skull May Be The Oldest Modern Human Outside Africa. But Questions Abound

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Enigmatic Skull May Be The Oldest Modern Human Outside Africa. But Questions Abound A controversial study argues that early Homo sapiens were in Greece by 210,000 years ago, sparking intense debate. July 10, 2019 at 05:31PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YN2Njh

The Fish Is Boneless. (Fishless, Too)

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The Fish Is Boneless. (Fishless, Too) First, there was the meatless burger. Soon we may have fishless fish. A crowded field of food companies are developing alternatives to traditional seafood with plant-based recipes or laboratory techniques that allow scientists to grow fish from cells July 10, 2019 at 05:31PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2G3kdRm

Has Humanity Reached 'peak Intelligence'?

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Has Humanity Reached 'peak Intelligence'? Are our IQs set to increase forever, or are we on the cusp of decline? Exploring the past, present and future of intelligence. July 10, 2019 at 05:05PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2xIgX9E

Official StarCraft Mod Makes The Game Look Like A Saturday Morning Cartoon

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Official StarCraft Mod Makes The Game Look Like A Saturday Morning Cartoon Hands-on with $10 update for "StarCraft Remastered": It's clean, cute, and hilarious. July 10, 2019 at 03:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2xGNxsh

Road-Tripping With The Amazon Nomads

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Road-Tripping With The Amazon Nomads To stock Amazon's shelves, merchants travel the backroads of America in search of rare soap and coveted toys July 10, 2019 at 03:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XDAHdO

They Became The First All-Women Crew To Conquer The Ocean Race. Then The Maiden Came Home

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They Became The First All-Women Crew To Conquer The Ocean Race. Then The Maiden Came Home A new documentary tells the grueling story of a female yacht crew that exploded barriers at sea. This is what happened when they stepped back on land July 10, 2019 at 03:01PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2LUwonx

In New York, Friendships Run Along Subway Lines

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In New York, Friendships Run Along Subway Lines In New York, the time it takes two people to travel to one another is a better predictor of whether they are Facebook friends than the distance between them. July 10, 2019 at 12:50PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XzR5Hq

My Unsexual Revolution

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My Unsexual Revolution In November 1998, I had sex for the first and last time. July 10, 2019 at 12:40PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2JAEsa8