In a few billion years, our dear Sun will look like this, a beautiful glowing eye of spent starstuff trash in the shape of Sauron's Eye. And no ring is going to save us from this one. More »
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The mastermind of a carding gang in Georgia devised a novel way for weeding out undercover Feds from his operation – he forced members to have group sex, according to a local police detective who helped bust the ring. More »
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Some people still buy books—and even buy them in paper format. So Barnes & Noble's decision to block books published by Amazon is fightin' words! But how much does it matter, and who's getting hurt? More »
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Final Cut Pro X received a shiny new update today, outfitted with support for multicam editing and support for external broadcast monitors. But most importantly is support for a new third-party plugin which lets editors import their sessions from legacy version of Final Cut Pro. Something users had long lamented. More »
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If you happen to be a government contractor, do be on the alert as a fake Windows updater is making its rounds, targeting such contractors in an attempt to pilfer sensitive data without anyone knowing about it. A couple of security companies has released a joint statement, describing an ongoing series of attacks that target government contractors which have been happening since at least early 2009. Vendors Seculert and Zscaler claim that... [ Continue reading... ]
Without the vast riches of Wayne Enterprises at your disposal, building a utility belt with as much functionality as Batman's is out of the question. But did you realize you can get pretty close by properly accessorizing your keychain? More »
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Normally, the recycling bins that we see around us encourages us to separate the trash into plastics, paper, glass and “others” – and they are just one step above the trash bin “social ladder” simply because of a greener cause. Not so with London’s latest recycling bins, where these will sport dual-screen LCD displays. Meant to be bomb-proof, these high tech trash bins are expected to make their... [ Continue reading... ]
A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I rocket had a crucial flaw, one that could have jeopardized the entire project. They panicked. They plotted. They steeled themselves for the hundreds of millions of dollars it was going to take to make things right. More »
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The Academy Awards: the final bastionary celebration of the non-YouTube-famous. For this week's Shooting Challenge, you created homages to your favorite films of the year. More »
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Brant Widgeon, an Astronomical Image Enhancement Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center*, explains his experience creating all those amazing space images that leave the entire world in awe. What the entire world doesn't know is how they are really created. More »
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