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Apple Is Locking iPhone Batteries To Discourage Repair

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Apple Is Locking iPhone Batteries To Discourage Repair By activating a dormant software lock on their newest iPhones, Apple is effectively announcing a drastic new policy: only Apple batteries can go in iPhones, and only they can install them. August 8, 2019 at 09:07PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2M8vCDY

$13,000 NES Cartridge Found At The Bottom Of A Safeway Sack

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$13,000 NES Cartridge Found At The Bottom Of A Safeway Sack Seattle shop brokers surprise sale: "We could've gotten that for, like, 20 bucks." August 8, 2019 at 09:02PM Continue: https://ift.tt/31tAlUB

Delta Is Offering An Increased Intro Bonus For A Limited Time Only

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Delta Is Offering An Increased Intro Bonus For A Limited Time Only Delta's American Express Cards just increased their intro bonuses, but not for long - this deal ends soon on 8/15! Partner Offer, Terms Apply August 8, 2019 at 08:42PM Continue: https://ift.tt/31tXqpY

Why Yes, You Can Buy An Entire Bounce House On Amazon

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Why Yes, You Can Buy An Entire Bounce House On Amazon Want to surprise the kids with something cool before they go back to school? As it turns out, you can have a big ol' blow-up bounce house shipped right to your doorstep. August 8, 2019 at 08:42PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2MNPMmj

Arming The Cartels: The Inside Story Of A Texas Gun-Smuggling Ring

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Arming The Cartels: The Inside Story Of A Texas Gun-Smuggling Ring Selling weapons south of the border is big business — and America's loose gun laws are also devastating for Mexico. August 8, 2019 at 08:17PM Continue: https://ift.tt/33gO42R

How Desire Can Warp Our View Of The World

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How Desire Can Warp Our View Of The World Can we trust our own eyes? The science of "motivated seeing" says not always. August 8, 2019 at 06:52PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YwOwLq

The Harvard Professor Scam Gets Even Weirder

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The Harvard Professor Scam Gets Even Weirder Six other men describe their encounters with the same mysterious Frenchwoman. August 8, 2019 at 06:27PM Continue: https://ift.tt/33lKWT8

On Abbey Road, The Beatles Made A Crosswalk Famous—and A Hot Mess

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On Abbey Road, The Beatles Made A Crosswalk Famous—and A Hot Mess Fifty years ago, The Beatles crossed Abbey Road. The iconic album cover created the world’s most famous crosswalk, and a traffic nuisance that endures today. August 8, 2019 at 05:42PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2MPbHtE

Tom Brady Will Never Quit

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Tom Brady Will Never Quit The 42-year-old reveals the secrets of his workout, diet, focus, and his goals for the new season. August 8, 2019 at 05:27PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2MOYS2r

The Life Of A White-Hat Hacker

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The Life Of A White-Hat Hacker Ethical hackers work to expose security risks. That doesn't mean companies always like them. August 8, 2019 at 05:07PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YtMSu2

Want To Help Curate Digg? We're Hiring

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Want To Help Curate Digg? We're Hiring The Digg editorial team is looking for an internet-obsessed news junky to join our team. Is that you? August 8, 2019 at 05:02PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2yNHuD0

What People Really Mean When They Identify As Sapiosexual On Dating Apps

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What People Really Mean When They Identify As Sapiosexual On Dating Apps The rise of sapiosexuality is inextricably linked to the struggle to communicate who you really are to the rest of the internet. August 8, 2019 at 04:22PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Knf6On

This Startup Wants To Put A Free Tiny House In Your Backyard

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This Startup Wants To Put A Free Tiny House In Your Backyard Rent the Backyard will get a tiny house into your backyard in a matter of weeks — and hopes it can add some cheaper apartments in cities to help alleviate the housing crisis. August 8, 2019 at 03:22PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KCWUiZ

The Great Infertility Scare Of The 1980s

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The Great Infertility Scare Of The 1980s The United States was suffering from an epidemic of infertility, in-vitro fertilization expert Martin Quigley told Time magazine in 1984. According to the magazine, the rate of infertility in the United States had tripled over the past 20 years, and the childbearing potential of American women was in jeopardy. August 8, 2019 at 03:17PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KvutmU

What Happened To Aung San Suu Kyi?

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What Happened To Aung San Suu Kyi? The first time he met Aung San Suu Kyi, Ben Rhodes writes, she was a human-rights icon who embodied hope. Now she serves a government that has been accused of genocide. August 8, 2019 at 01:17PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ZIIaFh

Will Big Business Save The Oceans From Plastic?

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Will Big Business Save The Oceans From Plastic? Recycling is broken. The oceans are trashed. As the plastics crisis spirals out of control, an unlikely collection of executives and environmentalists set sail for the North Atlantic Gyre in a desperate attempt to find common ground. August 8, 2019 at 01:17PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2YR79Jo

The Secret History Of 'Easter Eggs'

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The Secret History Of 'Easter Eggs' Yes, Google, Tesla, Amazon and others are still hiding quirky software surprises in their products, mostly to give you a chuckle. August 8, 2019 at 12:42PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ZTapkE