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A 2,300 Year Old Mayan Pyramid Was Destroyed for a New Road

May 15, 5:00AM

In your horrific bulldozing news of the day, a construction company found it to be a good idea to destroy one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids just so they can use its materials for crushed rock in a road-building project. The 2,300 year old pyramid survived Mother Nature but fell to idiot man. Nice.

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HP SlateBook x2: An Android Notebook With Sweet Tegra 4 Guts

May 15, 4:01AM

On the heels of its very first Android tablet after a long affair with webOS, HP's just announced its second device running the Google operating system, and it's ushering in that Android notebook fad we've all heard whispers about. Enter the SlateBook x2, the first Tegra 4-powered, 10-inch Android convertible.

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Undone

May 15, 4:00AM

This quirky mixed media music video from Steven C. Hight will keep you guessing until the very end. Is it a tale of romance? Intrigue? MURDER? Maybe.

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Haha, Watch a Taser Do Absolutely Nothing to a Candle

May 15, 3:00AM

I don't know why I enjoy this quick little video so much but I've watched it over and over. It's probably because anything involving a taser is always hilarious unless you're the person the taser wants to involve. It's probably also because even though a taser can turn a grown man into a baby, it cannot do anything to a candle. I mean nothing. [YouTube via BoingBoing]

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No One Wants to Download Your App When They Go to Your Website

May 15, 2:00AM

There's a tedious balance between using apps on your smartphone or just using the browser. Sometimes like in the case of Google Maps or The Weather Channel, apps are better. Other times when you're just dropping quickly into an online dictionary or a silly link, you just want to use the browser. The problem with that though is those stupid websites stupidly bombard you with stupid notifications to download their stupid app!

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What the Future of Google Glass Could Look Like

May 15, 12:45AM

Right now, Google Glass is just a pair of weird looking specs that's pretty much only used to take blurry photos and Instagram selfies. And that's okay! The real promise is what comes next. Developers have been getting their hands on Google Glass and have begun to see what they can build with it. It's the base for the future.

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The Brooklyn Bridge Has Never Looked So Beautiful

May 14, 11:46PM

Brooklyn and Manhattan were still two different cities when construction on the Brooklyn Bridge wrapped up in 1883. And in the 130 years since, this iconic span has inspired poets like Jack Kerouac and Walt Whitman, been named a National Historic Landmark, and carried countless of Gothamites across the East River while slowly becoming one of the best known and oldest suspension bridges in America.

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Watch a Column Emerge From a Block of Marble During an Ocean Voyage

May 14, 10:40PM

It can take months for a cargo ship to cross from China to Europe. Over the course of the journey, it's increasingly common for companies to transform ships into floating factories, where workers take advantage of the long crossing to complete a contract en route.

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What Is TPP? The Biggest Global Threat to the Internet Since ACTA

May 14, 10:20PM

The United States and ten governments from around the Pacific are meeting yet again to hash out the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) on May 15-24 in Lima, Peru. The TPP is one of the worst global threats to the Internet since ACTA. Since the negotiations have been secretive from the beginning, we mainly know what's in the current version of this trade agreement because of a leaked draft [PDF] from February 2011. Based upon that text, some other leaked notes, and the undemocratic nature of the entire process, we have every reason to be alarmed about the copyright enforcement provisions contained in this multinational trade deal.

The TPP is likely to export some of the worst features of U.S. copyright law to Pacific Rim countries: a broad ban on breaking digital locks on devices and creative works (even for legal purposes), a minimumcopyright term of the lifetime of the creator plus seventy years (the current international norm is the lifetime plus fifty years), privatization of enforcement for copyright infringement, ruinous statutory damages with no proof of actual harm, and government seizures of computers and equipment involved in alleged infringement. Moreover, the TPP is worse than U.S. copyright rules: it does not export the many balances and exceptions that favor the public interest and act as safety valves in limiting rightsholders' protection. Adding insult to injury, the TPP's temporary copies provision will likely create chilling effects on how people and companies behave online and their basic ability to use and create on the Web.

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Watch the First Ever Carrier Drone Jet Launch

May 14, 10:08PM

You are about to witness an historical event: the first drone jet ever launched from an aircraft carrier. In a few decades, when autonomous drone planes battle each other in the skies, fire missiles at drone troops and battleships, humanity will look back at this day as the true beginning of total drone warfare.

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Thinglist: A Note-Taking App That Keeps Track of Your Every Wish

May 14, 10:00PM

Apple's proprietary note-taking app is mediocre at best. You can make new notes, write things on them, and that's about it. So if you're one of those people who uses his or her phone to jot down pretty much anything that strikes your fancy, you're going to need something a little different. Thinglist carries the same minimalist looks as the stock note-taking app but packs way more of a punch.

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How Dinky Feathers Helped Running Dinosaurs Evolve Into Flying Birds

May 14, 9:40PM

If you're a believer in science, you're probably at least vaguely aware that prevailing theories posit that the birds of today are distant relatives to the dinosaurs that died off millions of years ago.

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This Digital CPR Coach Could Help Save Lives Someday

May 14, 9:30PM

CPR, or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, is a simple procedure that could mean the difference between life or death for someone—but only if it's performed properly. The procedure can be fruitless if the chest compressions are too shallow, or even dangerous if too heavy. So to ensure that it's always being done properly, Physio-Control has developed a monitor called the TrueCPR that provides precise feedback on how effective the CPR is being performed.

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Popular Stories from Across Gawker Media

May 14, 9:00PM

Gizmodo 15 Android Fixes We Want to See This Week | Lifehacker Do I Really Need to Take a Multivitamin? | io9 What are the rules of time travel in the J.J. Abrams Universe? | Kotaku A Major Challenge To the Clumsy Way Video Games Handle Right and Wrong | Valleywag Larry Page Reveals His Mystery Throat Condition

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These Talented Brackets are Half Light, Half Support

May 14, 9:00PM

How many times have you looked for something in a dark corner of your apartment and hit your head on the edge of a shelf? Probably more than you can count. Alex Allen Studio's Lightbrackets solve the problem (plus a few others) by doing double duty as a lamp and a weight-supporting mount for shelves.

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Inside the Nitto Factory, Where the World's Best Bike Parts Are Made

May 14, 8:40PM

Ever wondered where Nitto's legendary bike parts are born? This short documentary by SimWorks, a bicycle retail shop, gives us a glimpse inside the company's manufacturing facility in Japan.

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Why Your Ears Pop (And What to Do If They Don't)

May 14, 8:25PM

Flying sick was a bad choice. Your congested ears refuse to pop and now you're stuck on a cross-country flight, cruising at 30,000 feet of ear-splitting agony. Here's how to fix it.

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Puff on a Par 4 with this Sneaky Tee Weed Pipe

May 14, 8:20PM

Just because your ball's not on the green doesn't mean you can't be. But rather than spark an obvious J on the front nine, be a little more discreet by smoking out of the Pitch-N-Puff.

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Skylab, America's First Space Station, Launched 40 Years Ago Today

May 14, 8:00PM

Before there was the International Space Station, there was Skylab, America's first permanent research base in space. It launched 40 years ago today, on May 14, 1973, soaring into the sky on the last of the Apollo-era Saturn V rockets.

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The US Military's Disastrous Plan to Use Napalm-Strapped Bats in WWII

May 14, 7:51PM

In 1942, after having finally entered WWII, the United States Marine Corps spent two million dollars on an insane new initiative. The mission? Strap napalm bombs to bats, and send them flying on deadly kamikaze runs. Seriously.

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Town Reinvents Homebuilding With Flat-Pack Houses Under $150k

May 14, 7:20PM

Holland has always had a progressive take on affordable housing, especially where apartments and co-housing are concerned. But a new government program is making it possible for people who make as little as $40,000 a year to build their own homes—all through the magic of flat-packing.

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An Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4 Is Your Deal of the Day

May 14, 7:00PM

Thanks to legislation currently in the House, someday soon you're probably going to have to pay online sales tax. Surprisingly, it's not Amazon fighting the current bill—they're kinda behind it—but instead the strongest opposition is coming from Ebay.

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Larry Page Reveals His Mystery Throat Condition

May 14, 6:45PM

If you thought Google co-founder Larry Page sounded horribly sick last time he spoke, it's because he's recovering from an extremely rare form of vocal cord paralysis, which stifles speaking and breathing. Now Page is going public with his illness.

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15 Android Fixes We Want to See This Week

May 14, 6:24PM

Google I/O is almost upon us, and that means, presumably, some updates to Android. We might not see a full-on update to a new version (5.0) announced at tomorrow's keynote, but we do expect some changes. And while the wishlist might not be as long as it has been in years past, there's still plenty left to do. Here's what we're hoping for.

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The World's Longest Lego Railway Includes 2.5 Miles Of Track

May 14, 6:05PM

It's not quite as exciting as free-falling from the edge of space, but a group of 80 Lego enthusiasts in Denmark, led by Henrik Ludvigsen, now hold the Guinness Record for the world's longest plastic toy train track—an honor that will certainly look fantastic on a resume.

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