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Should Facebook Really Pay Its Employees to Live Closer to Work?
It’s no secret that thousands of Silicon Valley tech workers who would rather live in San Francisco are being bused in and out of the city every day. But after these policies have come under fire, it appears that a handful those tech companies are trying to encourage employees to live closer to work. With…
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These Freezing Drops of Oil Are Hypnotically Beautiful
An international team of researchers has shown that specially treated drops of oily chemicals can take on bizarre shapes and structures during the freezing process. These insights could allow us to create artificial structures with very life-like properties. By using a relatively simple bottom-up approach, a joint research team from Cambridge University and Sofia University…
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The Tesla Model S P85D is a little bit more ‘insane’
The Tesla Model S P85D is a little bit more ‘insane’ Posted on 30-01-2015 at 9:25 by Ricardo – 63 Comments” We suspect that Tesla here is a first in the world to tackle: a OTA tuningbeurt. That the Model S variant with two electric motors and four-wheel drive, a sickly power to accelerate, that…
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Photoshoot: Porsche 991 GT3 RS übercombo
Photoshoot: Porsche 991 GT3 RS übercombo Posted on 25-12-2015 at 21:10 by CasperH – 19 Comments” Sometimes you have luck and you can make a unique combo for shooting. We put a übercombo of four Porsche 911 GT3 RS’and for you on the photo. In the parking lot for the newly opened Porsche Classic Center…
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Gaze Deeply Into the Eyes of This Soul-Eating Owl
Owls are a popular trope in the mythologies of many cultures, some of which believed that these nocturnal creatures were harbingers of impending death, with a mission to collect wayward souls. But don’t worry: we have it on the highest authority that this screech owl will not consume the very essence of your being. Screech…
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Is It OK to Shoot Down Your Neighbor’s Drone?
The US Navy built this laser to shoot down drones in military operations. Credit: Wikimedia You may have heard news about governments building big-budget, Hollywood-style mega weapons to take down killer drones. This situation is clearly apples and oranges, since military law is vastly different from civilian law. For example, the US Navy constructed an…
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‘Russians killed rebel leader Zahran Aloush’
fri 25 dec 2015, 17:03 ‘Russians killed rebel leader Zahran Aloush’ BEIRUT – The well-known Syrian rebel leader Zahran Aloush was killed in a raid on his secret headquarters. That have two sources of the rebels on Friday announced. The news was later confirmed by Syrian state media. Also some of his closest collaborators in…
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Rapper’s delight: the Phantom Drophead Coupe Nighthawk
Rapper’s delight: the Phantom Drophead Coupe Nighthawk Posted on 30-01-2015 at 16:55 by MauritsH – 28 Comments” Especially for ekte lauwe papi’s that their this is the way have earned in the rapgame, Rolls with a special bespoke limited edition convertible called Nighthawk. At least, we assume that the target audience is, because the successful…
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BMW’s Connected Drive system as leaky as a basket?
BMW’s Connected Drive system as leaky as a basket? Posted on 30-01-2015 at 18:32 by MauritsH – 38 Comments” Kacke am Dampfen! By Connected Drive BMW cars communicate wirelessly with the factory and can have different functions with a smartphone app (to open the doors, sounding of the horn, etc.) be controlled. The German ADAC…
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BMW motorcycle loves erection-lawsuit does not stand up
BMW motorcycle loves erection-lawsuit does not stand up Posted on 21-03-2014 at 14:02 by sir_smokalot – 9 Comments” A biker from California who claimed through the fault of his BMW engine with a permanent broeklat to walk around late attempts of the German concern to complain, forced to slacken. What an anticlimax.. Do you still…