Post Overview
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Deal
9 years ago+17 17 0Sling TV's Giving Away Roku and Amazon Streaming Sticks
Sling TV is the over-the-top TV service we've been waiting for (or at least, it will be once it gets AMC), and right now they're giving away popular streaming devices just for signing up.
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Current Event
9 years ago+10 10 0SpaceX Leases Cape Launch Pad for Falcon Landings
SpaceX plans to convert a launch pad into a landing pad for the reusable rocket boosters it is developing to power its Falcon family of rockets.
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Current Event
9 years ago+12 12 0The World’s Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who is Going Broke
Werner Koch's code powers the email encryption programs around the world. If only somebody would pay him for the work.
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Analysis
9 years ago+13 13 0What Flew on Orion's Maiden Voyage?
On December 5, 2014, the Orion spacecraft became the first spacecraft built for humans to soar through the Van Allen radiation belt and into space since Apollo 17 in December of 1972. This successful uncrewed mission is a major step in the nation’s r ...
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Video/Audio
9 years ago+15 15 0 x 1The future of SpaceX rockets looks so freaking awesome in this new video
Despite the 80s hard rock soundtrack—or maybe because of it—SpaceX's new 3D animation showing their future Falcon Heavy in action, complete with the landing of three of its stages back on Earth, is freaking cool. I can't wait for Elon Musk& ...
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Current Event
9 years ago+22 22 0There's a Crack Forming on Rosetta's 67P. Is it Breaking Up?
Not all comets breakup as they vent and age, but for Rosetta’s comet 67P, the Rubber Duckie comet, a crack in the neck raises concerns. Some comets may just fizzle and uniformly expel their volatil...
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Deal
9 years ago+16 16 0Amazon Prime Will Be $72 Tomorrow, Here's What That Gets You
On Saturday January 24th, Amazon will make its excellent original series Transparent free to stream, even for those without Amazon Prime. More importantly though, Amazon is discounting Amazon Prime, the best deal in tech at $99, to $72 for the day. P ...
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Current Event
9 years ago+12 12 0Rosetta Finds Out Much About a Comet, Even With a Wayward Lander
Photographs and data from the European Space Agency craft have provided an unprecedented close-up examination of a comet, 67P.
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9 years ago+20 20 0Hilltop Panorama Marks Mars Rover's 11th Anniversary
A panorama from one of the highest elevations that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached in its 11 years on Mars includes the U.S. flag at the summit.
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Expression
9 years ago+33 33 0 x 1President Obama’s State of the Union Address
For the first time, the White House is making the full text of the speech available to citizens around the country online. On Medium, you can follow along with the speech as you watch in real time, view charts and infographics on key areas, tweet fav ...
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Current Event
9 years ago+11 11 0Glitterbomb startup founder looks to cash out, puts site up for auction
Less than a day after introducing the world to ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com, founder Matthew Carpenter wants to be done with it, and cash out as fast as possible.
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Analysis
9 years ago+13 13 0Inside New York City’s newest recycling center
Machines use science to separate a stream of waste into valuable raw materials.
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Current Event
9 years ago+14 14 0John McAfee: 'I know who hacked Sony Pictures - and it wasn't North Korea'
John McAfee claims to have been in touch with the hacking group behind the Sony Pictures attack.
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Current Event
9 years ago+20 20 0 x 1SpaceX Has Pinpointed The Problem That Caused The Falcon9 Rocket To Crash Land
SpaceX's quest for rocket reusability is on the right track, having pinpointed the problems that led to the destruction of a used Falcon9 rocket last week.
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Current Event
9 years ago+17 17 0This Is SpaceX's Rocket Crash-Landing on a Barge
Last week, SpaceX tried to land its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone barge and failed. Now Elon Musk has posted footage of the crash landing on Twitter. It isn't pretty.
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Video/Audio
9 years ago+16 16 0 x 1Inside a hamster's cheeks
X-rays show how golden hamsters store incredible amounts of food in their cheek pouches that can stretch all the way back to their hips.
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Current Event
9 years ago0 1 1Lost Beagle2 probe found on Mars
The missing Mars robot Beagle2 has been found on the surface of the Red Planet, apparently intact. High-resolution images taken from orbit have identified its landing location, and it looks to be in one piece.
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Video/Audio
9 years ago+40 40 0 x 3Can't get a camera any closer than this!
You can't get a camera any closer to the lava than this, unless you stick your camera into the Lava .
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Current Event
9 years ago+14 14 0Google Domains Launches To All In U.S.
Google Domains, Google's own domain name registration service, has now exited private testing. This summer, the company unveiled the new service to fill a..
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Analysis
9 years ago+18 18 0 x 1There's Poop on the Moon
It should come as no surprise that the Apollo astronauts left a few things behind after landing on the moon. Since the lunar module could only lift so much weight off the surface, they swapped out unwanted goods and gear for moon rocks. Among those u ...