Post Overview
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8 years ago+4 4 0Bitcoin is crashing
Bitcoin was supported by renewed interest from China.
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8 years ago+28 28 0Facing layoff at Carnival, IT employee makes bold counteroffer
In early December, Carnival Corp. told about 200 IT employees that the company was transferring their work to Capgemini, a large IT outsourcing firm. The employees had a choice: Either agree to take a job with the contractor or leave without severanc ...
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8 years ago+27 27 0Amazon starts flexing muscle in new space: air cargo
A cargo plane emblazoned with "Prime Air" descended from an empty sky at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Tuesday, ninety minutes from the bustle of New York City, loaded with crates of goods during the peak holiday shopping season.
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8 years ago+9 9 0How the Rhymes of Dr. Seuss Helped Teach Us Language
Kaptain Kristian’s latest explainer video is a fun one: he explains how the anapestic tetrameter rhyming style of Dr. Seuss helped us better understand language as kids, all while rhyming in the video himself. It’s stupid catchy (obviously, because i ...
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8 years ago+34 34 0Wikipedia Announces The Most Edited Articles Of 2016
Wikipedia's most edited articles of 2016 range from the obvious to the outlandish.
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Expression
8 years ago+7 7 0A three-second laser strike cost Barry Bowser everything
“I have no one and nothing but the clothes I was given when I was released from prison.”
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8 years ago+29 29 0A Lego Contraption That Solves Giant 9x9x9 Rubik's Cubes Is Smarter Than You
If you feel inadequate about your inability to solve even a standard-sized 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube, then don’t watch this video of the MultiCuber 999: a towering Lego Mindstorms contraption that can solve giant 9x9x9 Rubik’s Cubes.
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8 years ago+42 42 0 x 1Remaining FCC Commissioners Promise to Gut Net Neutrality 'As Soon As Possible'
The FCC’s net neutrality rules are returning to the crosshairs of Republicans. Two of the remaining FCC commissioners, both members of the GOP, have promised internet service providers (ISPs) lobbying groups they will begin gutting net neutrality rul ...
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8 years ago+30 30 0NASA dominated space and social media in 2016
The space agency was a big winner despite funding woes.
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Analysis
8 years ago+37 37 0NASA prepares (yet again) to launch weather satellites from the belly of a plane
NASA's CYGNSS mission, an initiative to send eight small satellites into space on a Pegasus XL rocket, is slated for another takeoff this morning. The launch was originally set for Monday but was...
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8 years ago+37 37 0 x 1What can you do with a billion Yahoo passwords? Lots of bad things
Now, Yahoo user data could be behind scores of spear-phishes or other breaches.
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Analysis
8 years ago+7 7 0Here’s why men have boneless penises
A bone at the tip is linked with longer intercourse and more competition.
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Expression
8 years ago+21 21 0Woman Dragged Off Flight By Police For Blowing Through Gate Personnel To Board Early
To an airline, no one is special. Even the first class jamokes. You all line up like the cattle you are at your assigned boarding time, or you don’t get to leave. One woman on a recent Delta flight thought she was above such petty attempts to instill ...
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8 years ago+32 32 0Alan Thicke, the Dad on the Sitcom 'Growing Pains,' Dies at 69
The actor, songwriter and composer also hosted a successful talk show in his native Canada but proved to be no match going up against Johnny Carson in late night. Alan Thicke, who played the head of the Seaver family on the popular ABC sitcom Growing ...
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Review
8 years ago+5 5 0Rogue One: our spoiler-free Star Wars review
Don’t worry, it’s completely safe to read this one
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8 years ago+3 3 0Spectral Is a Scifi Action Film That's Too Obsessed With Its Own Cool Premise
“The less you know, the better.” It’s a common phrase used in all walks of life, and it applies perfectly to Nic Mathieu’s Spectral. This high-tech scifi film was originally planned as a theatrical release but has since been relegated to Netflix, pos ...
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8 years ago+28 28 0War for the Planet of the Apes | Official Trailer
In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, ...
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8 years ago+6 6 0Watch These Kids Pass Around a Fireball Like They're Mortal Kombat Characters
We’re going to assume that Dan Clinch is a teacher who’s either found a great way to get his students excited about chemistry, or is just looking to get fired with a comfortable severance package. Because having them pass around what appears to be an ...
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8 years ago+38 38 0 x 1Watching a Helicopter Whip Carry Christmas Trees Gets Me in the Holiday Spirit
Some people get excited for the holidays when decorations are getting put up, lights are getting smattered over houses, and cheery music is all over the radio. I get excited for the holidays by watching bad ass helicopters fly in crazy gnarly pattern ...
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8 years ago+31 31 0 x 1Here Are Some Joyously Random Facts About Half the Countries in the World
If you’re a map nerd or a history buff or someone who likes to travel or just a person who enjoys learning new things, the latest video from Wendover Productions is an absolute delight to watch. It’s a quick tour of all the countries in the world (t ...