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Clamp Shelf Tightens So Your Books Never Fall Again [Wish You Were Here]

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In one fell swoop designer Colleen Whiteley has put an end to the novelty bookend industry with her brilliantly clever and simple Hold On Tight Shelf. And here's to hoping that every single furniture maker adopts this idea. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

Facebook Ad Scammer Fined $100K for Ruining Our Newsfeeds [Facebook]

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Adscend Media is the jerk ad agency responsible for many of the "OMG LOL THIS VIDEO IS SO GOOD JUSTIN BEIBER" links on Facebook that, when clicked, spam the same crap link to your friends. It has just been fined $100,000 by a Washington court for spamming and scamming Facebook users. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

The Race Car-Inspired Chair Designed Using Direct Feedback From Your Butt [Design]

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Furniture designers have a general idea of what makes for comfortable furniture, thanks to years of research, intuition, and user feedback filtered down into theory. But much of this has largely been driven by qualitative feedback instead of something more quantitative. That's what the R18 Ultra chair wants to change. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

MLB.TV Premium launches in 18 more international markets

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Are you a huge fan of baseball? Well, good news for you – it seems that MLB.TV Premium has just rolled out in 18 other new international markets on Xbox LIVE, so that baseball fans who do not live in the US, Canada or Mexico too will be able to enjoy some baseball goodness via MLB.TV Premium. The 18 countries will include Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

Everything You Need To SMASH Like the Hulk [Toolkit]

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Just because you can't turn into a giant green rage machine, doesn't mean you don't sometimes feel like one. As much as he bemoans his super powers, Bruce Banner has to get some level of satisfaction, and stress relief, from going on a rage-fueled smashing spree. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

Alert: It Is Utterly Unsafe To Fly If You’re Fat [Travel]

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Listen here, America: Stop double-fisting those Quarter Pounders and go for a run. Otherwise, you might never get to do some amazing things—like taking an elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or riding a gondola down the canals of Venice, or really going anywhere at all. Because flying is far more dangerous if you're fat. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

This Tiny Digital Camera Is Your So-That’s-How-They-Made-A-Bug’s-Life Deal of the Day [Dealzmodo]

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Technology is shrinking every day. Think about what you carry around in your pocket and consider how many different, massive components you would need to match that firepower a decade ago. And consider where we're headed, and what you'll be able to fit into the palm of your hand in another five years. Take this camera for instance. It's The Smallest Camera in the World at just one inch in each... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

We Brag Because It Feels as Good as Sex [Science]

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It often seems like a lot of people sure love talking about themselves. But now scientists are working out why we love to brag, and it turns out it's not really our fault: talking about yourself provides the exact same sensation as great food, money and sex. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

Do You Notice the Logo or the Name of These Brands? [Art]

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Combining two logos into one brand can be a little inelegant, a bit awkward and most definitely forced, like making a sumo wrestler take trapeze classes. Just look at these mash up logos created by Tommaso Guerra, I don't know what I'm seeing anymore! What matters more in a brand, the name of the company or its former logo? More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

May
8
2012

Homeland Security Discovers Vulnerabilities in Airport Body Scanners [Tsa]

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Federal investigators "identified vulnerabilities in the screening process" at domestic airports using so-called "full body scanners," according to a classified internal Department of Homeland Security report. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012
 
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