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True Nerd Love [Video]

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Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. Boy loves boy. Girl loves girl. Whatever. It all works. The only important thing is that you love each other and that you can keep playing your video games in any situation—including a stand-up subway cuddling session. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

Let’s Talk About Anything You Want for the Next Hour [Chatroom]

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Hey there. It's the end of the week and I'm sure you're dying to get out of the office, so we're gonna try and help make the rest of your day bearable. For the next hour, the entire Giz staff will be hovering around this thread, willing to shoot the shit about whatever your little hearts desire. What do you all want to talk about? More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

Five Scientifically Surprising Facts About Booze [Happy Hour]

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People sharing drinks love to lay out the facts of life, love, and, of course, liquor. Wouldn't it be even better if this cocktail science were actually right some of the time? Here are five bits of booze trivia that smart drinkers can use to blow their buddies off their barstools. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

If You Blinked, You Probably Missed the Instagram Bug That Let Android Users See Anyone’s Private Photos [Privacy]

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Instagram 3.0 might be the best way to browse your friends' photos, but for Android users, it was briefly a great way to browse anyone's photos, even the private ones. Fortunately Instagram managed to patch the hole in record time. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

Catch Up on the Past 9 Billion Years of the Universe’s Existence in 80 Seconds [Video]

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Ever wonder what the universe was really up to 5.5 billion years ago? It was almost certainly expanding, but now with a new Harvard-developed technology called Arepo, you can watch the beautiful, violent unfolding of the universe for yourself. Just don't think too hard about it. You might suffer a nervous breakdown trying to justify your existence. [Harvard via PhysOrg via... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

You’ll Never Recognize These 12 Rebuilt Cities [Architecture]

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Regardless of the severity of the damage, a city rarely stays destroyed—even Chernobyl will be resettled eventually. And if these 12 reconstructed urban landscapes are any example, when it does get rebuilt, you'll want to double check the address. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

How to Deal with Someone Unfriending You [User Manual]

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Facebook friendship is fleeting and borderline meaningless. But that doesn't mean rejection and betrayal don't sting. Getting dumped is horrible, painful, and guaranteed to happen. Here's how to handle a devastating digital breakup. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

Did OnLive Just Shutter Its Cloud Gaming Service and Fire All Its Employees? [Cloud]

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Michael McWhertor over at Polygon is reporting that OnLive, best known for its cloud gaming service (and also it's 'streaming' version of Windows), is closing up shop and giving all its employees the boot. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Review: What the Future of Laptops Should Be [Review]

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The Lenovo X1 Carbon does the impossible. It makes a business laptop—a business anything—cool. Cool because it looks good, sure, but also because it works the way it's supposed to. And somehow, that's become one of the bigger compliments in tech. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

China Has a Transformers Jet Fighter Now? [Airplanes]

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Looking at this photo of the Chengdu J-20—China's fifth generation stealth fighter—it seems that the Chinese are not only copying the F-22 raptor, but Michael Bay too. There are no details about this photo, except that every surface seems to be moving in very strange ways. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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