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MixBit: A New Vine-Like Video Sharing App by YouTube's Co-Founders

Aug 08, 9:35AM

MixBit: A New Vine-Like Video Sharing App by YouTube's Co-Founders

You might think Vine and Instagram have captured the market with social video, but now the pros are getting involved: Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, the co-founders of YouTube, have just launched a new video app called MixBit, and you can get it now.

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How Quantum Theory Screws With Our Perception of Reality

Aug 08, 8:43AM

Our modern understanding of reality is based on some fundamental concepts: that the world around us is tangible, that the theory of relativity holds, that cause and effect works as we'd expect, and that humans have free will. But take quantum theory at face value, and it turns out the four can't co-exist together.

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If you've been toiling with the EFF's encryption T-shirt puzzle, then puzzle no longer--because it's

Aug 08, 8:16AM

If you've been toiling with the EFF's encryption T-shirt puzzle, then puzzle no longer—because it's already been solved.

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IBM Is Creating an Entire Computing Architecture Based on the Brain

Aug 08, 7:53AM

IBM Is Creating an Entire Computing Architecture Based on the Brain

The brain's an incredibly rich and complex computational core that we don't really fully understand—but that isn't stopping IBM building a new form of computing architecture around what's happening inside our heads.

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What Ashton Kutcher Did to Become Steve Jobs

Aug 08, 4:10AM

What Ashton Kutcher Did to Become Steve Jobs

We dished our fair share of smack talk towards Ashton Kutcher when he was tabbed to play Steve Jobs in the movie Jobs not because he couldn't make himself look like Steve Jobs but because we were afraid he would put too much Dude Where's My Car into Steve. We still don't know if he'll be able to pull Steve off but it seems the forever pretty boy actor at least tried.

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Cathode Ray Specter

Aug 08, 4:00AM

This experimental video loop from Mauri Lehtonen needs a giffing, stat. Maybe with some fractal "Deal With It" specs. You have your assignment Internet, get to it.

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BMW Is Going to Use Gorilla Glass in the BMW i8

Aug 08, 3:20AM

BMW Is Going to Use Gorilla Glass in the BMW i8

After leaving most car enthusiasts wondering what's next when it introduced the all electric BMW i3, BMW released some details about the upcoming plug-in hybrid i8. At a test track showing off the sports car, BMW revealed that the i8 will be the first car to use Gorilla Glass for its windows.

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Chuck: The Geek Who Could and Made You Laugh As He Did

Aug 08, 1:33AM

Chuck: The Geek Who Could and Made You Laugh As He Did

This week has made me reminisce about the past. A lot of it has to do with the fact that The OC turned 10. Some of it has to do with it being August and my school kid association of August as the end of something (summer, mostly). And a little of it is because I'm starting to tie up loose ends in another Josh Schwartz TV show Chuck.

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This Hilarious Secret Behind Jony Ive's Inspiration for iOS 7

Aug 08, 12:39AM

iOS 7 is just so colorful! It's so light! It's so fun! But not only that, the colors all blend together in a beautiful watercolor effect. It's like a pastel psychedelic trip. It's like seeing the palette of an artist obsessed with Easter. I wonder where Jony Ive got the idea for that color scheme. I wonder what his inspiration was. Wonder no more.

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The Ridiculousness of Why We Can't Use Our Phones on Airplanes

Aug 07, 11:37PM

The Ridiculousness of Why We Can't Use Our Phones on Airplanes

One of the great mysteries of life, along with who framed Roger Rabbit and like, what's included under the umbrella term of global warming, is why can't we use our dang phones and other electronics on a freaking airplane. It's as if some dimwit who was past his prime decades ago decided when cell phones became popular that electronics were devil tools that existed for the sole purpose to bring down planes. We all realized years ago that our electronics won't do much to a plane. And yet no one has come up with a better explanation.

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Cheap Drone GPS Unit Is 100 Times More Accurate Than Your Phone

Aug 07, 10:30PM

Cheap Drone GPS Unit Is 100 Times More Accurate Than Your Phone

If you're piloting a crazy homebrew quadracopter, sooner or later you're going to want to be able to pilot your UAV beyond where you can see it. And for more precise tracking, your ordinary GPS receiver's five-meter accuracy just ain't gonna cut it. A couple of enterprising engineers have successfully Kickstarted a new receiver called the Piksi, which they claim is accurate down to just a few centimeters.

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The Scientist for iOS: Top-Ranked Science News Straight to Your Phone

Aug 07, 10:00PM

The Scientist for iOS: Top-Ranked Science News Straight to Your Phone

With the number of newsreaders littering the mobile sphere, it's almsot surprising that there aren't more niche-specific versions popping up amidst their more general brethren. But that's exactly what The Scientist is—a no-nonsense, crowdsourced newsreader to keep you up-to-date on the latest and greatest in the scientific world.

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This Simple Chart Is a Brilliantly Minimal Perpetual Calendar

Aug 07, 10:00PM

This Simple Chart Is a Brilliantly Minimal Perpetual Calendar

Designer Ilya Birman has come up with what has to be one of the most elegant, minimal perpetual calendars we've ever laid eyes on—at least compared to other creations which tend to look like hideous sudoku puzzles.

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Samurai Kitchen Knives Let You Prepare a Feast For a Feudal Warlord

Aug 07, 9:40PM

Samurai Kitchen Knives Let You Prepare a Feast For a Feudal Warlord

The one tool you don't want to skimp on when equipping a kitchen is a knife. A high-quality sharp blade can make cooking and food prep considerably more enjoyable, but so can a set of novelty kitchen knives that look like sheathed miniature samurai swords.

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Scientists Ditch Guns For Lasers To Insert DNA Into Cells

Aug 07, 9:20PM

Scientists Ditch Guns For Lasers To Insert DNA Into Cells

Step one in any project involving genetic modification is to get the genes you want into the cells you want changed. Traditionally, this meant shooting microscopic DNA-coated bullets at the cells and hoping the DNA got inside without blowing the cells to smithereens. It sounds messy, and it is. Now, researchers in South Korea have devised a super-precise method for inserting DNA into cells, and it's powered by lasers.

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Reel In the Perfect Toasted Marshmallow Without Burning Your Limbs

Aug 07, 9:00PM

Reel In the Perfect Toasted Marshmallow Without Burning Your Limbs

Getting that perfect golden brown outer layer on a marshmallow is a fine art that occasionally comes at the expense of singed fingers or scalded limbs. And among the countless gadgets that promise to make it easier to access a campfire's hot coals, this clever fishing rod appears to be particularly effective at keeping you a safe distance from the heat.

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Behold the Glowing Glory of a Sunspot In Unprecedented Detail

Aug 07, 8:40PM

Behold the Glowing Glory of a Sunspot In Unprecedented Detail

When you stare at the sun it just looks like pain. But when the New Solar Telescope (NST) does, it can catch glimpses of truly mesmerizing solar activity, and all without going blind. Here, for example, is the most precise picture of a sunspot ever taken, in all its flaming glory. It's like a solar black hole in a field of molten stained glass.

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iOS 7 Tracks Your Every Move and Displays Your Favorite Places

Aug 07, 8:32PM

iOS 7 Tracks Your Every Move and Displays Your Favorite Places

Creepy new feature alert! Creepy new feature alert! Buried in the Settings menu of the latest beta version of iOS 7 is the somewhat unsettling ability to see everywhere you've been since upgrading the operating system. It makes you wonder: Who else can see these maps?

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Shooting Challenge: Lens Reflections

Aug 07, 8:20PM

Shooting Challenge: Lens Reflections

Your city has a beautiful skyline, and with a couple of cameras you can capture a truly unique perspective of the office towers and skyscrapers that give it its distinctive silhouette. But why stop there? For this week's Shooting Challenge we want you to capture an image—anything you can think of—as reflected in your camera's lens.

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A Speeding Ticket Camera Company Is Doctoring Evidence Photos

Aug 07, 8:00PM

A Speeding Ticket Camera Company Is Doctoring Evidence Photos

Nothing feels worse than getting a speeding ticket in the mail. What. The. Truck. As if they weren't bad enough as-is, a report from the Washington DC metropolitan area suggests that the cameras used to catch you might not be playing by the rules. In fact, the camera contractors might be fudging the evidence to make sure you can't challenge the tickets.

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Increase Your Knowledge of Noodles with this Encyclopedic Pasta Poster

Aug 07, 7:40PM

Increase Your Knowledge of Noodles with this Encyclopedic Pasta Poster

When it comes to pasta, you better know your rotini from your rotelle, cuz if you just go around calling everything "spaghetti" until you're like 21, people are going to make fun of you. Believe me; I know. Fortunately this perfect pasta poster can pump up your proficiency.

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Holy Shit I Just Spent $236 on Candy Crush, Help

Aug 07, 7:30PM

Holy Shit I Just Spent $236 on Candy Crush, Help

I don't understand. It's just Bejeweled. With candy. What's the big deal? Innocent words from a better time. A better place. Before I'd ever made that deplorable journey to the App Store and downloaded... it. Candy Crush Saga. Now, about a month later, I've lost a little over $230, hours of battery life, and any remaining semblance of dignity. Hello, my name is Ashley Feinberg, and I have a Candy Crush problem.

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What Happens When China's Copycat Masters Are Hired to Paint Themselves

Aug 07, 7:20PM

What Happens When China's Copycat Masters Are Hired to Paint Themselves

We've heard a lot about the evils of China's booming art copying industry, which hocks inexpensive replicas of everything from Expressionist paintings to priceless Chinese porcelain. But the people who make these perfectly-crafted copies are also artists in their own right—which is perhaps never more clear than when they're painting themselves.

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How Flickr's New Head Plans to Rebuild a Photo Brand Fallen From Grace

Aug 07, 7:17PM

How Flickr's New Head Plans to Rebuild a Photo Brand Fallen From Grace

In its quest to rebuild Flickr into the premier photo service it once was, Yahoo has swiped Google's ex-global director of product marketing, Bernardo Hernandez, and given him the ultimate task—taking down Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and a whole host of other services so Flickr can reign supreme.

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Flying High: Jetman Talks Flight, Fear, and What's Next

Aug 07, 7:01PM

Flying High: Jetman Talks Flight, Fear, and What's Next

Yves "Jetman" Rossy's exploits have been well-documented over the years. He's crossed the English Channel, the Grand Canyon, and flown alongside a B-17 bomber with a jet-powered wing strapped to his back and nothing else. He's crazy in the best way possible. We caught up with Yves yesterday to chat about what's coming next for Jetman, his thoughts on Felix Baumgartner and what it's like to fly with a wing strapped to your back.

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