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Finns Set a Record by Flinging Phones at Their Crazy Competition [Video]

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The Finnish might have a background in making phones, but they're also into throwing them. This year, at the 13th annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship, Finnish Ere Karjalainen set a new record by launching an old Nokia 332 feet. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

Construction Worker Impaled Through the Brain Is a Modern-Day Phineas Gauge [Injuries]

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If you've taken so much as one psychology course, you've probably heard of Phineas Gage, the man who survived having a railroad spike driven through his skull. It sounds like a one-of-a-kind thing, but a Brazilian construction worker just survived a similar injury. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012

The Full Resolution Video of Curiosity Touching Down on Mars [Video]

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One of the biggest bummers about Mars Rover Curiosity's epic landing is that there was no news crew on the surface to catch footage of the descent. This full resolution video of Curiosity touching down from its own point of view is the next best thing. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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19
2012

This App Lets You Strip Annoying Instagram Filters Off Pictures [Apps]

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Instagram has made retro-filters all the rage, but maybe you like to look at regular pictures, with their original colors intact. Tough luck? Maybe not anymore. The Normalize app for iOS can go ahead and strip those things right off if you're not a fan. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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19
2012

OnLive Game Streaming Company Goes Under

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OnLive, the most prominent game streaming company is no more. The Company has apparently been experiencing financial difficulties, and had to lay off about half of its staff. People left the company with boxes late on Friday. The company says that its assets have been purchased by a “newly formed company with substantial funding”. I’ve discussed the challenges of the cloud gaming business back in 2008, but the news came... [ Continue reading... ]

Aug
19
2012

OnLive Game Streaming Company Goes Under

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OnLive, the most prominent game streaming company is no more. The Company has apparently been experiencing financial difficulties, and had to lay off about half of its staff. People left the company with boxes late on Friday. The company says that its assets have been purchased by a “newly formed company with substantial funding”. I’ve discussed the challenges of the cloud gaming business back in 2008, but the news came... [ Continue reading... ]

Aug
19
2012

Do You Ever Feel Like You Should Be Using Social Media More? [Chatroom]

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Social media is everywhere, and there's no doubt you've heard of—or know—people who piss away their lives on Facebook or Twitter without every actually doing anything worth doing. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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19
2012

Could a Nasal Spray Really Make You Stop Wanting to Kill Yourself? [Medicine]

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Antidepressants are nothing new, but the U.S. Army is looking into a new way to deliver them. That's why they gave the University of Indiana $3 million to work on an anti-suicide nasal spray. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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19
2012

What Would Happen If Everyone On Earth Jumped At the Same Time? [Video]

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We're sending rovers to Mars to try and figure out our place in the universe, but what about our place on Earth? Sure, Earth is a big place, but you might be surprised exactly how insignificant we all are in contrast with its mammoth mass. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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19
2012

Syrian Rebel Texts with One Hand, Machine Guns with the Other [Image Cache]

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Sometimes you just have to send out that text. This Syrian rebel, photographed by C.J. Chivers, seems to be in that position. According to Chivers, even though there's a war on, a lot of the countryside has cell service, and many fighters spend a lot of time texting, and trying to figure out how they can charge their phones. More » ... [ Continue reading... ]

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2012
 
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