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Scientists Figured Out a Way to ‘See’ a Black Hole with Just a Backyard Telescope
Black holes are some of the most powerful but difficult to comprehend objects in the universe, operating mysteriously and practically invisibly out of the reach of our sight. Until now, that is. Scientists have long used X-ray or gamma ray telescopes to figure out where black holes may lie—but a new study suggests that we…
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Turn Your Dog Into a Punk Porcupine Weapon With This Anti-Coyote Kevlar Vest
Who’s a good doggie? NOT this GRUNGE PUNK PORCUPINE DOG! This dog is a weapon. Coyotes are vicious, omnivorous scamps who do NOT respect the bonds between man and dog. I know this from experience: In 2008, I spent a week on my friend Rosanna’s parents’ farm. They had recently acquired a delightful poodle puppy…
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#video of the day | Varia Vision — smart glasses for cyclists
Garmin has decided to follow in the footsteps of Google Glass and has begun work on a smart phone called Varia Vision. The company announced that the novelty will be mounted on glasses of the cyclist and pass relevant information about the trip. The cost of the device is 400 dollars. The display will show…
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Who Cares What the Back of a TV Looks Like?
Over the past few days I’ve heard top executives of two massive electronics brag about the design of their television. Normal! Well, it would be if they weren’t talking about the backs of their televisions. The photo above was taken at the Sony booth at CES just a short while after Sony North America had…
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The Copyright Office Wants You to Explain Why the DMCA Is So Bad
The DMCA takedown and counter-takedown procedures has been a mess for a while now. And it didn’t look like anyone who could fix it cared to. Which made it a surprise when the Copyright Office asked for public comment on the issue on New Year’s Eve. If you think DMCA takedowns are bullshit—and they often…
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#CES | Automotive Harman system will support Microsoft Office 365, and Cortana
It’s no secret that Microsoft has always wanted to increase its presence in the automotive industry. With the release of Windows 10 it that interesting, really have such an opportunity. At CES-2016, held in Las Vegas, Harman has announced that the software package Microsoft Office 365 and used with cloud technology will now be integrated…
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Newsflash… Amsterdam HATE motorists
Newsflash… Amsterdam HATE motorists Posted on 06-01-2016 at 13:08 by nicolasr – 47 Comments” But the capital is very fond of cyclists. Labour party councillor Boldewijn (remember that name, so you give him a lift you can refuse if it is in the rain state to verpieteren near the opera house) want a sensor at…
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Rijkswaterstaat: It is the HELL of 2016 in the north
Rijkswaterstaat: It is the HELL of 2016 in the north Posted on 06-01-2016 at 12:08 by nicolasr – 50 Comments” While in the south of the country the sparrows death falling from the roof, it is in the northern provinces of CHAOS!! A horror-sleet of death in Friesland, Drenthe and Groningen for massive glijpartijen, trucks…
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Autoblog-Advice: value dieselend in the new year
Autoblog-Advice: value dieselend in the new year Posted on 06-01-2016 at 14:00 by Dizono – 84 Comments” The past year has Jeffrey are kilometers made in an Renault Megane 1.9 DCI from 2004, but with 35.000 miles per year that 2016 is not more without major maintenance difficulty. Time for a new car, so, resistant…
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Then buy! Armored final phasing for the polder-Corleone
Then buy! Armored final phasing for the polder-Corleone Posted on 06-01-2016 at 15:01 by nicolasr – 22 Comments” I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse… Who wouldn’t want that, the ultimate maffiabak, just here for sale in the Netherlands. A Alfa Romeo final phasing out of 1984, fully armored! According to the ad…