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• newMicrosoft's Xbox One Reveal In Under Four Minutes
  Here's the whole event cut down to under four minutes.
  - 35 mins ago, 21 May 13, 7:56pm -
• newYou Probably Don't Know Why SPAM Is Called SPAM
  But we're about to tell you.
  - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:47pm -
• newYou Are Less Beautiful Than You Think
  Dove's viral video gets it wrong: Psychological research says we're not as attractive as we'd like to believe.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:53pm -
• newMcCain Asks Tim Cook Why He Has To Update Apps On His Phone During Congressional Testimony
  Tim Cook now knows what every teen feels like when their grandfather gets a smartphone.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:49pm -
• newXbox One Revealed
  Seven years after the Xbox 360 was released, here it is.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:35pm -
• newA Team Of Academics Redesigns An Icon
  The image on the handicapped sign looks passive, even helpless. For years there have been scattered efforts to replace it with a more active representation of people with physical limitations.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:12pm -
• newA Brief History Of America's Fluoride Wars
  The fluoridation war is alive in Portland, Ore.
  - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 4:11pm -
• newYahoo Used To Have An 'Internet Life' Magazine And It Was Amazing
  A look back at a time when Yahoo was the most cutting edge company on the internet.
  - 5 hours ago, 21 May 13, 4:00pm -
• newWhy Are There No Black People On The Jetsons?
  One of the most common questions I hear about the original 1962-63 run of "The Jetsons" is where are all the people of color?
  - 5 hours ago, 21 May 13, 3:50pm -
• new17 Great American Companies That Keep Mountains Of Cash Overseas
  Apple finds itself in front of a Senate Subcommittee today, defending its practice of keeping cash offshore in order to minimize their tax liability. The thing is, Apple is far from the only company that does this.
  - 5 hours ago, 21 May 13, 3:45pm -

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• newHow Can I Set Up My Parents' Computer To Avoid Future Problems?
  If you're the one that friends and family call when there's a computer problem, you know the level of frustration that can bring. If you're the one that gets to configure the computer for them in the first place, you can at least attempt to minimize…
  - 1 hour ago, 21 May 13, 7:30pm -
• newChallenge Winner: Make a DIY Hercules Hook From a Paper Clip
  In this week's MacGyver Challenge, we asked you to hack something using paper clips. We received some great entries, but the winning hack shows us how easy it is to fashion a paper clip into a fairly heavy duty hanger.Read more...    
  - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 7:00pm -
• newLibrarian Makes Windows' Libraries Much Easier to Manage
  Windows: Libraries are a great feature of Windows 7 and up that allow you to pool several folders in one place. Librarian improves on the concept by allowing you to manage those collections more easily.Read more...    
  - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:30pm -
• newConvince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home with a Recommendation
  Want to work from home but face a tough boss? Make it harder for him or her to say no to your work-from-home request with a letter of recommendation to use during your negotiation.Read more...    
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:00pm -
• newWhat to Look for in an Ergonomic Office Chair
  The quality and comfort of your office chair affects your health and productivity. With so many options, though, picking the right one for you isn't easy. This graphic from Office Chairs Unlimited can help.Read more...    
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:30pm -
• newThe Awesome New Technology That You'll See on the Web This Year
  The web becomes more and more capable each day, finding ways to replace what you do on your desktop. In the very near future you'll talk to your web apps, enjoy complex animation without the drain of Flash, and maybe even plug in your guitar. These f…
  - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:00pm -
• newXbox One: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft's New Console
  It's been eight years and nine days since Microsoft showed the world the Xbox 360 on May 12th, 2005. Today, we see what's next. The Xbox One.Read more...    
  - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 4:58pm -
• newChrome 27 is out of beta and available for download now.
  Chrome 27 is out of beta and available for download now. The biggest benefit: It'll load pages 5% faster. Learn more here. [via The Next Web]Read more...    
  - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 4:43pm -
• newThe Six Most Important Things You'll Learn At Racing School
  I'm an embarrassingly slow driver, but I was lucky enough to be offered the chance to take part in a two-day race driving class at the Performance Driving Center at Sonoma Raceway and, while it didn't turn me into Mario Andretti, I'd like to pass on…
  - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 4:42pm -
• newOnline Calculators Boost Your Chance of Retiring with Enough Money
  Saving enough for a comfortable retirement is one of the most important—and challenging—financial tasks we all have to do. A recent study suggests that you can dramatically improve your odds of success if you just use an online calculator to find…
  - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 4:30pm -

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• newGame of Thrones S3E8: Will you take this man?
  It's a war for the seven kingdoms! It's a soap opera with romantic weddings and blood sacrifices!! It's the latest episode of Game of Thrones, and it's time to recap and discuss! When we last left Arya Stark, she'd gotten fed up with the fire-worship…
  - 25 mins ago, 21 May 13, 8:06pm -
• newNASA solar flare video with Lars Leonhard music
  NASA released this stunning video of two powerful X-class solar flares erupting off the upper left side of the sun earlier this month. (Background here.) The images come from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and from the ESA/NASA Solar Heliosp…
  - 35 mins ago, 21 May 13, 7:56pm -
• newAccused identity thief nailed by food-porn Instagram photo
  Troy Maye was wanted for a string of identity thefts, but the IRS couldn't positively identify him. But after he passed a thumb-drive of stolen data to an IRS informant, investigators were able to pull his name off the drive's metadata. They used tha…
  - 46 mins ago, 21 May 13, 7:45pm -
• newWonderful collection of zines 1984–93 donated to library
  Josh Glenn has a great post with lots of photos of his collection of zines from 1984-1993, which he donated to University of Iowa Libraries. I hope they scan them soon! Recently, the University of Iowa Libraries acquired the Joshua Glenn Zine Collect…
  - 1 hour ago, 21 May 13, 7:23pm -
• newHOWTO make a "Swiss Army knife" key ring
  I have an annoyingly bulky key ring. I frequently clip it to my belt like a janitor, but this DIY "Swiss Army Key Ring" seems like a nice alternative. However, it does mean giving up car remote fobs. Swiss Army Key Ring (Instructables)    
  - 1 hour ago, 21 May 13, 7:02pm -
• newUtah wants to tax power consumed by the NSA's massive, illegal data-processing facility
  Remember the gigantic data-center that the NSA is building in Utah in order to (illegally) process the electronic communications of the whole world? Turns out that the state of Utah plans on taxing the titanic amounts of electricity it will consume a…
  - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:37pm -
• newVideo: museum home of Oddities' Ryan Matthew Cohn
  The always-excellent Midnight Archive visits artist and Oddities host Ryan Matthew Cohn and his massive collection of skulls, shrunken heads, and other curiosities.  Oddities' Ryan Cohn's apartment Mummies and Monkey Skulls    
  - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:11pm -
• newScotty Albrecht: new art show in Brooklyn with Damian Silver
  Designer/woodworker/typographer Scotty Albrecht has a new show of wood and paper works opening at Brooklyn's Colab Projects this Saturday, May 25. The show, titled "Wood & Pulp," is a two person exhibition that pairs Albrecht with Damion Silver. Both…
  - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:02pm -
• newBook review: information security for lawyers
  On Slashdot, a reader called benrothke reviews a book called Locked Down: Information Security For Lawyers. This sounds like a vital book -- my experience of lawyers (and accountants, doctors and other professions that deal with sensitive information…
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:00pm -
• newDaft Punk: Does good music need to be good?
  In the New Yorker, Sasha Frere-Jones on Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories": Daft Punk’s fourth studio album, “Random Access Memories,” is an attempt to make the kind of disco record that they sampled so heavily for “Discovery.” As such, i…
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:46pm -

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• newWP Theme: GoodLiving for Real Estate
  Get a wider coverage by bringing your real estate brokerage online Colorlabs Project Key Features of GoodLiving Responsive design for all screen sizes and devices Masonry layout for easy browsing IDX-MLS integration with dsIDXpress Advanced integrate…
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• Elegant Themes Giveaway – 3 Developer Accounts Worth $89 Each!
  ElegantThemes is giving away 3 Developer Accounts which are valued at $89 each! With a Developer Account, you get access to all their themes and plugins with updates and support for a full year. How to Participate To enter the contest, all you need t…
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• WP Theme: MetroStore for Ecommerce
  Inspired by the famous Metro UI, we proudly present MetroStore. Flat design, vivid colors, ultimate focus on content, all in one pack. Colorlabs Project Key Features of MetroStore Customizable color scheme Headline Slider Products Thumbnail Flipper M…
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• WP Theme: Flick for Magazines
  A clean, media-oriented WordPress theme that is perfect for bloggers who have media content such as photographs, images, graphics and other media. My Theme Shop Key Features of Flick Unlimited color schemes Unlimited background patterns Responsive de…
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• WP Theme: Crave for Food
  Just like a banana, the Crave theme is appealing. Studiopress Key Features of Epik 3 color schemes Featured content slider Multiple page layouts and templates Widget-ready Built in SEO for posts and pages Based on the advanced Genesis framework Price…
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• WP Theme: GamingZone for Magazines
  Designed for gaming portals, gaming news websites… Every element is well crafted and makes your site look professional with maximum exposure to your content. Magazine3 Key Features of GamingZone Responsive design Featured content slider Star rating…
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• WP Theme: Agency Pro for Businesses
  Deliver on every level for web agencies, design agencies, media agencies, marketing agencies and many more. Frog Themes Key Features of Agency Pro Full width slider Responsive design Masonry portfolio Touch enabled Google Fonts library Automated imag…
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• WP Theme: The Muse for Blogging
  The vibe of this theme is very young and colorful, with nice icons which bring a cool and minimalistic approach. Themefuse Key Features of The Muse Responsive design WordPress posts format Jquery image/video lightbox Auto image resizing Search engine…
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• WP Theme: Foxy for Businesses
  The themes finds harmony in a balance of simple and striking design elements. Fun but it doesn’t let anything get in the way of its structured and functional layout. Elegant Themes Key Features of Foxy Unlimited color schemes Responsive design Home…
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• WP Theme: Epik for Portfolios
  Designed specifically for startups, mobile apps, web apps, bloggers, portfolios, businesses…..and the list goes on. Studiopress Key Features of Epik Responsive design 10 color schemes Featured content slider Multiple page layouts and templates Widg…
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