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Aaron Swartz has been posthumously inducted into the Internet Society's Hall Of Fame this year.
Jun 27, 7:21AM
Aaron Swartz has been posthumously inducted into the Internet Society's Hall Of Fame this year. You can read a full list of new members here.
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How 26 Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names
Jun 27, 5:00AM
You drink martinis and manhattans and mint juleps and pina coladas and tom collins and hell, so much more. Have you ever stepped back and wonder how these cocktails were named? Mental Floss' resident genius John Green shares the origin stories of 26 different cocktails so you can learn some. Warning: he's really good at this rapid fire brain melting session. [Mental Floss]
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: No F****** Around In Room 427
Jun 27, 4:00AM
This hilarious short film by Danny Sangra illustrates why censorship, even in earnest, is a load of bullsh*t.
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Sony RX100 II: A Totally New Sensor, a More Perfect Point-and-Shoot
Jun 27, 4:00AM
Last year, Sony overhauled basically its entire line of cameras from the very bottom to tippiest top. Surprisingly, the most exciting of the bunch weren't mirrorless cameras or DSLRs, but fixed-lens Cyber-shots: The RX100, a point-and-shoot superior to all others, and the RX1, a compact full-frame sensor camera priced for professionals. Now Sony's expanding on its successes with some well-considered fine-tuning on both models.
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Pandora Actually Pays $1,300 for a Million Plays Not 16 Bucks
Jun 27, 3:12AM
Math! It can solve a lot of problems. It can be made deliberately fuzzy. It can help us break down complicated things. Like artist music royalties from streaming music stations. When David Lowery revealed that Pandora paid him only $16 for 1 million plays, there was an outrage. But some deeper math reveals that Pandora might actually pay a lot more than that.
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A Map of the World As Plotted By Airports
Jun 27, 2:00AM
Instead of using your typical cartography methods of mapping the world, James Davenport created a world map using just airports, runways and helicopter pads. That way you can see which countries are dotted and outlined with airports (hint: it's the rich ones) and which countries just disappear into the vapor (hint: it's the poor ones).
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How Aspect Ratios Have Changed Over Time Because of Movies
Jun 27, 1:01AM
If you haven't learned anything interesting today, watch this fascinating history lesson on how the aspect ratios we know (16:9, 4:3) became the standard of what we see. For any film geek or ratio nerd, it's a lovely trip back into time where things can become standard by just doing it for a long time.
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You Can Control Your iPhone with Your Head in iOS 7
Jun 27, 12:01AM
Hidden inside the Accessibility settings of iOS 7 is a sneaky new way to control your iPhone (or iPad): with your head. Yep, with simple left or right head movements you can navigate your iPhone. You'll look a little bit crazy but ooh wow look at you control your iPhone invisibly.
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This 4 Minute Video of GoPro Footage Prove Humans Are So Awesome
Jun 26, 11:30PM
Every once and a while we need a reminder to be more awesome by doing more awesome. Jump off a cliff. Sky dive. Race a plane. Ride a bike. Surf. Anything. When you attach a GoPro to your head and put a thumping electronic beat as your soundtrack, life will always seem so awesome.
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Deadspin Prosecutor: Aaron Hernandez "Orchestrated The Execution" Of Odin Lloyd | Gizmodo Galaxy S4
Jun 26, 10:22PM
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The Grouch & Eligh - All These Lights
Jun 26, 10:00PM
You can create some incredible footage using time-lapse photography but it's not one a director has much control over. That's why California hip-hop duo, G&E, melded it with stop motion photography to make this wild music video.
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Morning for iPad: A Simple Dashboard to Start Your Day Off Right
Jun 26, 10:00PM
Mornings are rough. And depending how many special adult beverages you imbibed the night before, mornings can be very, very rough. Which is exactly why we love Morning for iPad. It gives you a bright, friendly look at all the info you need to start your day, so you can be prepared even when you feel like crap.
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Amazing Lego SR-71 Blackbird Is Motorized, Controlled by Joystick
Jun 26, 9:51PM
The Blackbird SR-71 is a legendary Cold War spy plane, faithfully recreated here with Lego. Built by Lego Technic expert Paweł "Sariel" Kmiec, it features "motorized elevons, rotating and illuminated engines, motorized control mast and custom stickers." Clocking in at 73.6 cm long, this is one badass and beautiful build. Plus, the video gets bonus points for using Daft Punk.
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Ambulances Highjack Car Radios To Let Drivers Know They're Coming
Jun 26, 9:40PM
Everyone knows they should pull to the side of the road when an ambulance with its blaring siren approaches. But what if you've got the windows rolled up, the radio blaring, and can't hear it coming? That's not a problem in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where to increase emergency response times, the ambulances actually hijack nearby AM and FM signals to let drivers know they're nearby.
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A Pint-Sized Dialysis Machine Gets Its First Taste of Human Blood
Jun 26, 9:11PM
Who needs gigantic dialysis machines? The first portable blood filter has just been approved for testing on humans, and it's practically pocket-sized.
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A Structural Dish Rack Makes You Forget You're Doing Dishes
Jun 26, 9:00PM
Your drying dishes look like crap sitting there on the counter waiting to be put away. Why don't you do something about that? Too lazy? At least now you can dress them up, with Black+Blum's lime green High & Dry dish rack.
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With Facebook Ready to Go, Windows 8 Finally Gets Some App Respect
Jun 26, 8:34PM
Today, Microsoft announced that Facebook, Flipboard, and NFL Fantasy Football would all soon have official apps. That may not be an earth-shaking revelation, but it's a sign that some big names are ready to step up and give Windows 8 the old Metro try.
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Street View is now available on both iOS and Android's Google Earth app.
Jun 26, 8:24PM
Street View is now available on both iOS and Android's Google Earth app. Yay! There are even step-by-step transit, biking and walking directions in 3D. Double yay! [Google]
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Huff Your Medicine With the Inhaler-Shaped PuFFiT Vaporizer
Jun 26, 8:20PM
Yeah, no, fumbling with a small wooden box and exposed electrical connections is real subtle. If you really want want to get high on the down low, you need to conceal your vaporizer as something that doesn't look like a vaporizer but also doesn't look like an IED. Something like an asthma inhaler, for instance.
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Boston Fans Buried Their Stanley Cup Sorrows in a Porn Avalanche
Jun 26, 8:00PM
After the Boston Bruins lost the NHL championship to the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night, fans consoled themselves with porn, according to stats from PornHub. You might not have a Stanley Cup win, but you always have amateur adult films!
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Starting today, you can pre-order Recon Instrument's Jet for only $499.
Jun 26, 7:49PM
Starting today, you can pre-order Recon Instrument's Jet for only $499. That's a lot cheaper than Glass! [Recon]
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Twitter DVR Sounds Like an Awesome Idea
Jun 26, 7:14PM
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was hanging out at a panel this morning at the Center for Technology Information, and while he was there he let an interesting little tidbit drop: Twitter is toying with a rewindable, DVR-type feature. It sounds awesome.
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Wear This LED Tetris Tie To Any Job Interview and You're Hired
Jun 26, 7:01PM
Navy robotics engineer Bill Porter designed and built this fantastic Tetris-playing LED tie in a mere four hours to impress a roomful of eighth graders. But the wonderful LED light show that automatically plays Tetris on its own should impress anyone who's ever had to kill time at work, and didn't have access to Solitaire.
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The Nvidia Shield's release date just got pushed back to some time in July.
Jun 26, 7:00PM
The Nvidia Shield's release date just got pushed back to some time in July. Nvidia found a minor mechanical problem and is addressing that before shipping anything. We'll let you know when there's a new firm date.
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Black and Red Headphones for Vampires Are Your Deal of the Day
Jun 26, 7:00PM
True Blood, HBO's softcore vampire epic, doesn't have anything to do with consumer audio, but that didn't stop V-Moda from releasing a pair of their popular M-80 headphones with True Blood branding. As a result of this ill-fated crossover, you can cop a pair of nice cans for $70 off the normal price.
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