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Digg Deals: Up To 25% Off Backpacks During Huckberry's Summer Clearance

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Digg Deals: Up To 25% Off Backpacks During Huckberry's Summer Clearance Whether you're headed out on a long hike or simply need a bag for weekend getaways, this selection of discounted backpacks gives you plenty of options. July 23, 2019 at 08:57PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GqQHVP

Fall Asleep To Soothing Sounds With These Noise-Blocking Wireless Buds

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Fall Asleep To Soothing Sounds With These Noise-Blocking Wireless Buds Sleep better with these Bedphones Wireless Sleep Headphones: they feature a 13-hour battery life for listening to day or night, and blocks out snoring and relieves tinnitus so you can fall asleep faster. July 23, 2019 at 08:57PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Oo7L5w

How Many Moves Does A Computer Need To Solve A 32,768x32,768 Rubik's Cube? Even More Than You Might Think

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How Many Moves Does A Computer Need To Solve A 32,768x32,768 Rubik's Cube? Even More Than You Might Think YouTuber ShellPuppy's computer needed 2,700 hours to solve this monstrous Rubik's Cube, which would stand nearly as tall as the Burj Khalifa if it were real. July 23, 2019 at 07:22PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=xOJtLb_rPVg

Mapping The Effects Of The Great 1960s 'Freeway Revolts'

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Mapping The Effects Of The Great 1960s 'Freeway Revolts' Urbanites who battled the construction of the Interstate Highway System in the 1960s saved some neighborhoods—but many highways did transform cities. July 23, 2019 at 07:17PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XV0z4W

I've Battled The New Dropbox For A Month, And All I Got Was This Lousy Article

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I've Battled The New Dropbox For A Month, And All I Got Was This Lousy Article Not even Dropbox support reps seem to know how Dropbox for Mac works. July 23, 2019 at 06:59PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YgAb52

How Satellite Sleuths Cracked The Mystery Of Iran's Tanker Seizure

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How Satellite Sleuths Cracked The Mystery Of Iran's Tanker Seizure Digital maritime sleuths are digging into the Stena Impero seizure. Their data shows a unique narrative. July 23, 2019 at 06:52PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2JKqqnB

The 50 Best Movie Performances of the Decade

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The 50 Best Movie Performances of the Decade From Cate Blanchett in "Carol" to Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master," these are the performances that will stay with us forever. July 23, 2019 at 06:47PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M802FW

Why Are So Many People Getting Shot On California Highways?

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Why Are So Many People Getting Shot On California Highways? San Francisco Bay Area freeways have become a common venue for gun violence. Experts point to gang conflicts and displacement July 23, 2019 at 06:12PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M8XVBJ

Border Patrol Has Kept A Teenage U.S. Citizen Locked Up For Nearly A Month

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Border Patrol Has Kept A Teenage U.S. Citizen Locked Up For Nearly A Month Despite his family’s lawyer providing his US birth certificate, law enforcement refuses to release him. July 23, 2019 at 06:07PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XXpIfi

One Man, Eight Years, Nearly 20,000 Cat Videos, And Not A Single Viral Hit

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One Man, Eight Years, Nearly 20,000 Cat Videos, And Not A Single Viral Hit How an animal lover's hobby of recording himself feeding stray cats exemplifies the glory of the anonymous web. July 23, 2019 at 04:52PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Y0COsj

Apple To Release Three iPhone 11 Models This Fall

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Apple To Release Three iPhone 11 Models This Fall Similar to last year’s introduction of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, Apple will release three new ‘iPhone 11’ models this fall. The new iPhones will feature the Apple A13 chip, internally known by its platform codename Cebu, model T8030. July 23, 2019 at 04:28PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OdacYo

Plex Makes Piracy Just Another Streaming Service

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Plex Makes Piracy Just Another Streaming Service ave you heard about the best new streaming platform on the internet? It’s totally customizable, works on any device, and, best of all, is basically free. The only problem is that it might be illegal, depending on how you use it. July 23, 2019 at 04:23PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Z8Vd2D

Americans Reported Hearing Torturous Sounds In Cuba—and Now Their Brains Seem Changed

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Americans Reported Hearing Torturous Sounds In Cuba—and Now Their Brains Seem Changed People with "Havana syndrome" have differences in their brains compared to healthy people. July 23, 2019 at 03:52PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2K4hloq

Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg’s Fake Accounts Ponzi Scheme

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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg’s Fake Accounts Ponzi Scheme It's a true business miracle: a company that was out of users in 2012 managed to find a wellspring of nearly infinite and sustained growth that has lasted it, so far, half of the way through 2019. July 23, 2019 at 03:27PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XYFmr5

Tesla Drops Lawsuit Against Critic After Judge Asks For Evidence

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Tesla Drops Lawsuit Against Critic After Judge Asks For Evidence Tesla has dropped a lawsuit against a prominent short-seller and critic of the company, one it claimed struck an employee with his car, according to paperwork filed on Friday night with the Alameda County Superior Court. July 23, 2019 at 03:27PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2JXqa3l

The Château That Ate Provence

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The Château That Ate Provence When real estate developer Patrick Diter purchased the property in 2001, nobody could have imagined his grandiose design, probably because they hadn't seen a developer quite like him before. July 23, 2019 at 03:12PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YduTmP

The 16-Year-Old Who Applied to 9 Law Schools and Got Into All of Them

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The 16-Year-Old Who Applied to 9 Law Schools and Got Into All of Them Currently finishing her senior year at Texas Woman's University, where she studies education, Schlitz will start law school at Southern Methodist University next month. July 23, 2019 at 02:52PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YnQ61p

Before Woodstock ’99 Was a Nightmare, It Was One Town’s Dream

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Before Woodstock ’99 Was a Nightmare, It Was One Town’s Dream How the festival landed in Rome, New York — and some of the early warning signs that something was awry. July 23, 2019 at 02:52PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Y5NAIY

The Last Toll Collectors

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The Last Toll Collectors Cashless tolling technology has reduced traffic and idling, but it is also replacing the sentries of the country’s roads. July 23, 2019 at 02:47PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2JN2zDU

The Forgotten Software That Inspired The Internet

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The Forgotten Software That Inspired The Internet A now-discontinued computer tool that allowed people to create their own software even if they didn't have programming experience has had a surprising impact on our modern world. July 23, 2019 at 02:02PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GrQ3r9

This Is What America Could Look Like When Our Coasts Are Under Water

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This Is What America Could Look Like When Our Coasts Are Under Water Rising sea levels could be an opportunity for social change — or a dystopian hellscape. July 23, 2019 at 01:52PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M3jcg5

The Most Gullible Man In Cambridge

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The Most Gullible Man In Cambridge A chance encounter left a Harvard professor homeless, jobless, and buried in litigation. July 23, 2019 at 12:12PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M8hXw2