Saturday, March 31, 2018

Trump Attacks Jerry Brown, Jeff Bezos, Then Hits The Links


Trump Attacks Jerry Brown, Jeff Bezos, Then Hits The Links
President Trump blasted California Gov. Jerry Brown for using his pardon powers as part of a series of pre-Easter twitter attacks.

March 31, 2018 at 01:01PM
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Friday, March 30, 2018

36-Year-Old Accountant Steps Into NHL Game As Emergency Backup Goalie, Makes 7 Saves


36-Year-Old Accountant Steps Into NHL Game As Emergency Backup Goalie, Makes 7 Saves
Chicago accountant Scott Foster just had the night of his life.

March 30, 2018 at 12:58PM
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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Mars One is a "Money Grab" Where Everyone Loses


Mars One is a "Money Grab" Where Everyone Loses
Welcome to the biggest scam in the solar system.

March 29, 2018 at 08:41AM
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

I Tried to Befriend Nikolas Cruz. He Still Killed My Friends.


I Tried to Befriend Nikolas Cruz. He Still Killed My Friends.
The notion that the Parkland shootings wouldn't have occurred if students had been kinder is deeply dangerous.

March 28, 2018 at 09:02AM
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

John Paul Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment


John Paul Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment
Inspired by the demonstrations of young folks nationwide, former Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens makes a case that the only lasting gun reform is a repeal of the second amendment.

March 27, 2018 at 07:53AM
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Monday, March 26, 2018

A Celebrity Body Language Expert Analyzed My Boyfriend and I's Pictures from Instagram and Facebook


A Celebrity Body Language Expert Analyzed My Boyfriend and I's Pictures from Instagram and Facebook
Is my mind saying yes, but my body telling me no?

March 26, 2018 at 03:05PM
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Shenzhen's Homegrown Cyborg


Shenzhen's Homegrown Cyborg
Three days with Naomi Wu, the face of China's cyberpunk city.

March 25, 2018 at 04:22PM
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Facebook Is Why We Need a Digital Protection Agency


Facebook Is Why We Need a Digital Protection Agency
It’s not just the Cambridge Analytica debacle. Ethics don’t scale.

March 21, 2018 at 07:32AM
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Reasons to Believe


Reasons to Believe
How seriously should you take those recent reports of UFOs? Ask the Pentagon. Or read this primer for the SETI-curious.

March 20, 2018 at 09:57AM
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Monday, March 19, 2018

#deletefacebook


#deletefacebook
When Travis Kalanick led Uber down the dark path to paranoia, bro culture and classist rantings, we reacted by deleting the app. We didn't want to do business with that particular brand of company. Yet we sit idly by while Facebook sells us out and its management pummels and destroys all competition.

March 19, 2018 at 02:47PM
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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Michigan Takes Down Houston With A Buzzer-Beater Three


Michigan Takes Down Houston With A Buzzer-Beater Three
​With 3.6 seconds left, 3-seed Michigan needed two points to tie things up with 6-seed Houston or three to win. They got three.

March 18, 2018 at 08:42AM
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Saturday, March 17, 2018

Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe fired


Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe fired
Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe late Friday, less than two days shy of his retirement. McCabe had more recently been regularly taunted by President Donald Trump and besieged by accusations that he had misled internal investigators at the Justice Department.

March 16, 2018 at 09:50PM
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Friday, March 16, 2018

Why Can't Everyone Do the 'Asian Squat'?


Why Can't Everyone Do the 'Asian Squat'?
This position — in contrast to deep squatting on your toes as most Americans naturally attempt instead — is so stable that people in China can hold it for minutes and perhaps even hours.

March 16, 2018 at 08:42AM
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Thursday, March 15, 2018

This Multibillion-Dollar Corporation Is Controlled By A Penniless Yoga Superstar


This Multibillion-Dollar Corporation Is Controlled By A Penniless Yoga Superstar
Baba Ramdev renounced the material world. So why is he selling toothpaste, instant noodles and toilet cleaner?

March 15, 2018 at 01:25PM
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Stephen Hawking, Who Awed Both Scientists And The Public, Dies


Stephen Hawking, Who Awed Both Scientists And The Public, Dies
There aren't very many scientists who achieved rock-star status. Stephen Hawking, who has died at the age of 76, family members told British media early Wednesday, was definitely a contender.

March 13, 2018 at 11:15PM
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

How Psychopaths See the World


How Psychopaths See the World
It's not that they can't consider other people's perspectives. It's that they don't do so automatically.

March 13, 2018 at 06:45AM
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Monday, March 12, 2018

This No-Look, Misdirection Pass From LeBron Is Poetry


This No-Look, Misdirection Pass From LeBron Is Poetry
​The argument that LeBron's passes are the best part of his game added another piece of evidence on Sunday night.

March 11, 2018 at 10:04PM
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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Can We Fix Daylight-Saving Time for Good?


Can We Fix Daylight-Saving Time for Good?
The twice-a-year clock change wreaks havoc on office workers, judges, and even koalas. But a solution could be in sight.

March 11, 2018 at 10:04PM
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Saturday, March 10, 2018

Cat Wants To Fish, But There's Just One Small Problem


Cat Wants To Fish, But There's Just One Small Problem
There's a whole layer of ice separating him from his prey.

March 10, 2018 at 10:48AM
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Cacio e Pepe Is the Perfect Food Everyone Should Know How to Make


Cacio e Pepe Is the Perfect Food Everyone Should Know How to Make
The ultimate comfort food for late nights and impromptu parties.

March 9, 2018 at 12:00PM
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Friday, March 9, 2018

This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town


This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town
Eastern Washington had cheap power and tons of space. Then the suitcases of cash started arriving.

March 9, 2018 at 07:33AM
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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Florida Legislature Backs New Gun Restrictions After Parkland School Shooting


Florida Legislature Backs New Gun Restrictions After Parkland School Shooting
Defying the National Rifle Association, lawmakers approved a bill to raise the age to buy rifles to 21 and impose a new three-day waiting period for most purchases of long guns.

March 7, 2018 at 06:21PM
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned.


For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned.
Turning off the buzzing breaking-news machine I carry in my pocket was like unshackling myself from a monster who had me on speed dial, always ready to break into my day with half-baked bulletins.

March 7, 2018 at 07:29AM
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

The Couple Who Were Hunted by Assassins


The Couple Who Were Hunted by Assassins
If you are an enemy of Putin, there's one city where intrigue and assassins are bound to follow you. The Ukranian capital of Kiev may be considered just inside the West these days, but it's a very wild west indeed.

March 6, 2018 at 11:19AM
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Monday, March 5, 2018

Chuck Feeney: the billionaire who gave it all away


Chuck Feeney: the billionaire who gave it all away
Chuck Feeney today is a man of no property. He and his wife Helga live in a modest rented apartment in San Francisco. He has no car or luxuries of any kind. There are no trophies or vanity photographs in the apartment to show that he has devoted his $8 billion fortune to making the world a better place.

March 5, 2018 at 09:46AM
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Sunday, March 4, 2018

Has dopamine got us hooked on tech?


Has dopamine got us hooked on tech?
Silicon Valley is keen to exploit the brain chemical credited with keeping us tapping on apps and social media.

March 4, 2018 at 12:33PM
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Saturday, March 3, 2018

Ohio Can’t Get Enough Of The Hyperloop, A Mode Of Transportation That Doesn't Exist


Ohio Can’t Get Enough Of The Hyperloop, A Mode Of Transportation That Doesn't Exist
The cost per mile of hyperloop is currently infinite, because there is no hyperloop.

March 3, 2018 at 12:09PM
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Friday, March 2, 2018

There's No Way LeBron Did This On Purpose, Right? 


There's No Way LeBron Did This On Purpose, Right? 
A behind-the-back move to break a double team is audacious. A behind-the-back-move to break a double team that goes through your teammate's legs? That's just LeBron.

March 1, 2018 at 08:33PM
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

The Lottery Hackers


The Lottery Hackers
Jerry Selbee has always had an eye for puzzles and spotting patterns — which is how he discovered a lottery loophole that would eventually make he and his wife millionaires.

March 1, 2018 at 10:05AM
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