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Here's the First Short Film Made Entirely from Vines

Sep 14, 5:00AM

You could say that every Vine is a six-second short film but Airbnb stitched together a hundred Vines to tell one story. Yes, there are some jump cuts and stop motion involved. Yes, there is an inspirational soundtrack. And yes, it's actually pretty good.

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The Weiredest Thing on the Internet Tonight: COMO PERDER

Sep 14, 4:00AM

Natural Born Killers combine with Argentinean punk rock in Ariel Belziti's meticulously, impressively hand-drawn, albeit unofficial, music video for the Utopians Como Perder ("Like Losing").

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Watch iOS 6 Morph Into iOS 7 in One GIF

Sep 14, 3:00AM

Watch iOS 6 Morph Into iOS 7 in One GIF

Things are going to change once iOS 7 hits your iPhone next week. Doesn't matter if you're buying the new iPhone 5C or 5S or not, all those icons you've gotten used to will morph into brighter, flatter and larger versions of what you know. Best part about this GIF though? Scott Forstall's creepy smile morphing into Jony Ive's stone cold staredown. YOU WILL LIKE IOS 7. [GadgetLove]

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This Week's Top Comedy Video: iPhone 5F

Sep 14, 2:00AM

This Week's Top Comedy Video: iPhone 5F

The iPhone 5C not cheap enough for you? Funny or Die says Apple should make a legitimately crappy phone called the iPhone 5F. All it does is play snake, tether, charge without a lightning cable and let you use your friend's iPhones. You wanted cheap, right?

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Can You Spot the Photographs Hiding in Plain Sight?

Sep 14, 1:00AM

It's not too difficult to find the still photographs in this video but some seem to pop up and surprise you when you'd least suspect it. This short little video created by mustardcuffins shows photographs that "skim across the skin of reality". Awesome concept. [mustardcuffins]

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Most Beautiful Items: September 6 - 13, 2013

Sep 14, 12:00AM

Most Beautiful Items: September 6 - 13, 2013

Sometimes you have a week that's just so mind-numbingly long you just want to stare off into space. But if you're going to stare, why not gaze on interesting buildings, pieces of art, and wonders of the world of design. We've got you covered with the most beautiful items of the week.

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Create Your Own Broken Masterpieces with This Glitch Art Generator

Sep 13, 11:00PM

Create Your Own Broken Masterpieces with This Glitch Art Generator

Glitch art is sort of like the internet's code-heavy version of graffiti. While graffiti writers climb walls to get their tag in impossible spots, glitch artists dig deep into code to create chaotic results. It used to require programming skills, but thanks to this new DIY site, just a few mouse clicks will do.

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A Railroad-Mounted "Printer" That Covers Its Tracks in Laser Graffiti

Sep 13, 10:20PM

If you live in San Francisco, you may have seem some otherworldly lights radiating from the train tracks near your house this summer. If so, you can take off your tin foil hat: It was just the latest project of Aaron Koblin, the Creative Director of Google's Data Arts Team, and director Ben Tricklebank.

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The FBI Just Admitted to Hacking Into the Tor Network

Sep 13, 9:55PM

The FBI Just Admitted to Hacking Into the Tor Network

Just over a month after reports of a malware attack on the anonymous Tor network, the FBI told an Irish court that it was behind the shenanigans. But don't worry, it was for a good cause.

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This Week in Time Capsules: Best Capsule Ever Leaves the Solar System

Sep 13, 9:48PM

This Week in Time Capsules: Best Capsule Ever Leaves the Solar System

This week we have a message in a bottle which could be the oldest ever found, 1970s microfilm that was hidden inside a missile in Kansas, and the single coolest (and furthest traveled) time capsule ever assembled.

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Can Kenya's Hidden Aquifer Prevent a Water War?

Sep 13, 9:40PM

Can Kenya's Hidden Aquifer Prevent a Water War?

This week's jaw-dropping news that a massive aquifer has been discovered beneath Kenya conjured up all sorts of visions of the desert instantly greening like a Chia Pet. But it's not as easy as digging a well—the aquifer opens up a whole other set of political and environmental issues that face the African nation.

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Nokia Was Testing Android Lumia Phones Before Microsoft Swallowed It

Sep 13, 9:31PM

Nokia Was Testing Android Lumia Phones Before Microsoft Swallowed It

It'll never happen now but the dream of beautifully brawny Nokia hardware loaded with dominating Android software was an idea that Nokia had been toying around with before Microsoft swooped in and bought Nokia's phone business. In fact, Android-powered Lumia phones actually existed inside Nokia. You heard it right, ANDROID LUMIA PHONES.

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Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now

Sep 13, 9:30PM

Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now

It's been a surprisingly calm Friday the 13th, so hang out with us for the next few hours as we discuss the events of the past week, which didn't lack for accidents and mistakes. Some of them we saw coming, like this man's ill-fated attempt to ride a bunch of balloons across the Atlantic. Others were a delightful surprise, like the frog who was accidentally rocket-launched to international fame.

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A Cardboard Space Station For Astronauts of All Ages

Sep 13, 9:20PM

A Cardboard Space Station For Astronauts of All Ages

As Voyager makes its bold journey into interstellar space, it's a great time to get the next generation of astronauts interested in travel to infinity and beyond.

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The Best Non-Alcoholic Beer

Sep 13, 9:00PM

The Best Non-Alcoholic Beer

Non-alcoholic beers take a lot of flack, and rightly so. The great majority of them taste like swampwater (and give you less of a buzz). But are any of them actually good? We tried 14 different non-alcoholic beers to find out. And the answer is a definitive yes.

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Hide Your Beer Bottle From the Man With This Clever Water Bottle

Sep 13, 8:40PM

Are you tired of being told when and where you can and cannot drink? Taking advantage of the fact that everyone carries around reusable water bottles these days, the BottleCamo blends right in. But instead of filling it with water, you unscrew the bottle, stash a brewskie inside, and don't let any silly laws prevent you from downing a cold one when you want to.

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The Best Tech References in Rap: From Android to Zuckerberg

Sep 13, 8:13PM

The Best Tech References in Rap: From Android to Zuckerberg

Rappers have had a love affair with technology that started long before Biggie Smalls was name-checking Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. And their rhymes cover everything from the CEOs to mobile platforms. Here, we present you with the best tech references in rap:

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This City Planted "Moving Gardens" On Its Buses

Sep 13, 8:00PM

This City Planted

Environmental awareness has risen exponentially in recent years and many people have grown a strong urge to surround themselves with anything green amidst vast concrete jungles. Vertical gardens, urban farming, and guerrilla gardening are a few phenomena that have only recently entered our daily lives.

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How to Save Money by Ditching All Your Digital Subscriptions (Temporarily)

Sep 13, 7:40PM

How to Save Money by Ditching All Your Digital Subscriptions (Temporarily)

Ten dollars here, six dollars there. Those cheap subscriptions you have—Netflix, Hulu Plus, whatever—add up. Chances are there are quite a few you don't use, or you've forgotten you have altogether.

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E-ZPass Is the Best Tracking Device That's Already in Your Car

Sep 13, 7:20PM

E-ZPass Is the Best Tracking Device That's Already in Your Car

E-ZPass is probably the best thing that's ever happened to paying tolls. Those plastic funnels you toss coins into are a close second. But E-ZPass has a bonus feature. It can be used to track you everywhere you go.

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What We Used to Think the Earth Looked Like From Space

Sep 13, 7:01PM

What We Used to Think the Earth Looked Like From Space

It's nearly impossible for us to imagine how the Earth might look to someone who's only ever seen it from a local's vantage point. But thanks to the Library of Congress, we don't have to imagine—newly posted images of 19th century drawings show us exactly what humans thought the Earth looked like far before we could ever have known for sure. The Smithsonian compiled a few of them, and some of our favorites lie below. You can see the rest over at The Library of Congress here. [Library of Congress via The Smithsonian]

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Dealzmodo: Breaking Bad, Xbox One, 1.5TB Portable, Chromebook, iTunes

Sep 13, 7:00PM

Dealzmodo: Breaking Bad, Xbox One, 1.5TB Portable, Chromebook, iTunes

Breaking Bad is approaching its much-anticipated conclusion, which means you can finally buy one of the best series on TV is one convenient set. Amazon has the complete series available for pre-order, and not only does the collection include both blu-ray and UltraViolet copies, but it comes in a cool money barrel and packs in a Los Pollos Hermanos apron to boot. It's a well-designed package that fans will definitely love, and selling for $75 off MSRP. Could it drop below that before release? Sure, but Amazon has pre-order price guarantee, so you'll pay the lowest pre-release price, and not get charged until it ships. [Amazon]

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Color-Changing Hard Hats Highlight Brittle Sun Damage

Sep 13, 6:40PM

Color-Changing Hard Hats Highlight Brittle Sun Damage

Over-exposure to the sun is of course bad for your skin, but that's not the only thing adversely affected by its rays. Man-made materials like plastic will slowly degrade when left out in the sun, so 3M has developed a new line of hard hats featuring a color-changing UV sensor that tells the wearer their head protection might not actually be so safe.

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Making Nikola Tesla a Saint Makes Us All Dumber

Sep 13, 6:07PM

Making Nikola Tesla a Saint Makes Us All Dumber

Mike Rugnetta over at the PBS Idea Channel has an interesting video about how popular history is made. Specifically, our popular understanding of the late inventor (and internet folk hero) Nikola Tesla. He argues that there are essentially two Teslas: The historical Tesla who did things like promote eugenics, and had very human imperfections, and the mythologized Tesla that so many well-intentioned people have idolized in recent years.

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The Art of the Hologram Is Alive in This Underground Laboratory

Sep 13, 6:00PM

Holograms occupy a strange place in our visual culture. Encountering a genuinely innovative holographic image can elicit wonder and joy, yet the technology has struggled to transcend election night gimmicks and Tupac exploitation. But for those who run the Holographic Studios in NYC, creating 3D images remains an obsession and an art.

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