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Moving Mountains: Six Cities and Towns That Were Completely Relocated

Oct 02, 1:00PM

Moving Mountains: Six Cities and Towns That Were Completely Relocated

Why is it so hard for us humans to let go? We're obsessed with preserving the things we love—even when logic tells us it's time to move on. One large scale example of this irrational behavior: The billions of dollars spent to move entire towns out of harm's way.

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Stabilized Action Cam and Smartphone Mounts Smooth Out Your Home Vids

Oct 02, 12:50PM

Stabilized Action Cam and Smartphone Mounts Smooth Out Your Home Vids

It doesn't matter how extreme your stunt was no one's going to want to see your home video when it's bouncing all over the place making people sick to their stomach. But now you can skip the stabilization software and stop the shaky cam problem at its source with these handheld gimbals.

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My Cloud Is A New Option For Storing Your Stuff From Anywhere

Oct 02, 12:00PM

My Cloud Is A New Option For Storing Your Stuff From Anywhere

Chances are you have files stored all over the internet—some in Dropbox, a few in Google Drive, and so forth. Western Digital has new cloud storage system out today called My Cloud that can help you consolidate your photos, videos, and other documents.

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If you've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Windows 8.1, then some good news: you can now pre

Oct 02, 11:56AM

If you've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Windows 8.1, then some good news: you can now pre-order it, Start button and all, on DVD for the princely sum of $120.

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FAA Advisory Panel: Wi-Fi Is Safe During Takeoff and Landing

Oct 02, 11:42AM

FAA Advisory Panel: Wi-Fi Is Safe During Takeoff and Landing

Last week, an FAA advisory committee recommended that airline passengers should be allowed to use smartphones, tablets and e-readers during takeoffs and landings. Now, it's added Wi-Fi use to that list. Praise be!

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If Twitter Timelines Were Real Physical Things How Long Would They Be?

Oct 02, 11:02AM

If Twitter Timelines Were Real Physical Things How Long Would They Be?

Given the amount of inane gibbering that fills your Twitter timeline, it can sometimes take an age to scroll through all that... insight. But what if it was a real, physical, thing? How far would you actually be scrolling?

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Report: LG Has a Curved, Flexible-screened Smartphone in Production

Oct 02, 10:09AM

Report: LG Has a Curved, Flexible-screened Smartphone in Production

LG has revealed to a Korean website that it's already put a curved, flexible-screened smartphone into production—which will go on sales in Asia later this month.

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Apple has taken on a new Engineering Director: Jean-Francois Mulé, from CableLabs, who's an expert i

Oct 02, 9:36AM

Apple has taken on a new Engineering Director: Jean-Francois Mulé, from CableLabs, who's an expert in IP voice and video, and TV apps. He claims to be "part of something big" at Apple. Make of that what you will!

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Does Political Belief Make You Suck at Math?

Oct 02, 9:15AM

A recent study seemed to suggest that political ideology can have a profound effect on how good you are at math. But how accurate is that finding?

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How You Can Brew Beer In Your Own Digestive Tract

Oct 02, 8:30AM

How You Can Brew Beer In Your Own Digestive Tract

Imagine: your wife begins to think you're a closet alcoholic, so she purchases a breathalyzer to test your blood alcohol content (BAC) throughout the day. Your doctors concur with her assessment, thinking you're sneaking off into dark corners to imbibe without the judging eyes of the world to condemn you. The only problem, you really haven't been drinking. All of the begging and pleading in the world won't convince anyone. After all, you're constantly drunk.

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Hulu has finally added Chromecast support to its Hulu Plus app, which means you can gorge on Modern

Oct 02, 8:14AM

Hulu has finally added Chromecast support to its Hulu Plus app, which means you can gorge on Modern Family and Parks and Recreation to your heart's content.

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Reuters: A Retina iPad Mini Would Face Severe Stock Shortages

Oct 02, 7:39AM

Reuters: A Retina iPad Mini Would Face Severe Stock Shortages

Rumors have been swirling which suggest that Apple is readying a new iPad mini with Retina display. Now, though, Reuters reports that supplies will be severely limited when the new tablet goes on sale.

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Has iMessage Been More Screwed Up Than Usual for You?

Oct 02, 4:22AM

Has iMessage Been More Screwed Up Than Usual for You?

iMessage has been screwing up. Which, well, isn't news to people who have been burned by iMessage before. But! It's been screwing up more than usual. Enough that Apple has finally admitted that a "fraction of a percent" of iMessage users are having issues with the blue text bubble messaging service. Are you included in that fraction of a percent?

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: 義足のMoses

Oct 02, 4:00AM

An adorable little ghost girl playing with an enchanted pair of tap shoes, what's not to love? This delightful animated short is set to "Moses Supposes" from 1952's hit musical Singing In the Rain. Check out the original, starring Gene Kelly and Donald O'Conor, below.

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Kindle Fire HDX Review: Third Time's a Charmer

Oct 02, 4:00AM

Kindle Fire HDX Review: Third Time's a Charmer

The Kindle Fire HDX is a big step forward compared to its forebears. It's got a sleek redesign, blazing fast guts, and a few new tricks. Most of all, though, it's the best small tablet you can buy.

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Ugh, Samsung Rigged the Note 3 to Perform Better in Benchmark Tests

Oct 02, 3:42AM

Ugh, Samsung Rigged the Note 3 to Perform Better in Benchmark Tests

After pulling the same dirty trick with the Galaxy S4, Samsung has been caught rigging the Galaxy Note 3 to perform better in benchmark tests than it does anywhere else. It's like all Samsung phones are on performance enhancing drugs or something.

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This Time Lapse of Iceland Is So Beautifully Alien

Oct 02, 3:00AM

You can travel every inch of this world and probably travel every inch of the galaxy and you'd find very few places more beautiful than Iceland. Even alien paradises don't look this good. Stian Rekdal covered over 3,000 miles and took more than 40,000 photos of Iceland over three weeks to cook this time lapse video up and it's so worth it. More efficient than combing through the entire universe to find something better. [Stian Rekdal via Laughing Squid]

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Here's How to Check If the Apple Store Has an iPhone 5S in Stock

Oct 02, 2:06AM

Here's How to Check If the Apple Store Has an iPhone 5S in Stock

As it seems to go every year, iPhone inventory is depleted from the Apple Store. You have to sift through wooden shelves for a single speck of a goldpagne iPhone 5S, pray to the angels for a white 5S and... well, you can actually get a 'space gray' iPhone anywhere you want. If you want to save your self a disappointing trip to the Apple Store though, developer Mordy Tikotzky made a nifty tool for you to check iPhone 5S inventory online at iPhone-Check.

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The Honest Truth About The Matrix

Oct 02, 1:03AM

It's been 14 years since The Matrix came out in theaters and became one of our favorite sci-fi movies ever. It's been 10 years since The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions straggled onto screens and changed the way we thought about one of our favorite sci-fi movies ever. Honest Trailers smacks down the series and sums up the trilogy perfectly: it's the most original sci-fi franchise since Star Wars that ultimately went all Jar Jar Binks on itself... kind of like Star Wars.

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Can Your Brain Be Hacked?

Oct 02, 12:02AM

Your computer can be hacked. Your phone can get hacked. Your e-mail account. Your Facebook account. And even... your brain. AsapSCIENCE explains how we're coming up with ways to use technology—special lasers!—to hack our brains.

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C2C: Delta

Oct 01, 11:00PM

That time human history was benevolently reset by a higher consciousness.

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This Automated Drive-In Market Was Pretty Retro, Even For 1956

Oct 01, 10:38PM

This Automated Drive-In Market Was Pretty Retro, Even For 1956

This fully automated drive-in food market held the promise of a leisurely, push-button future. But even people of the 1950s probably recognized it as a sleek re-imagining of a surprisingly retro idea.

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This Power Bar Politely Steps Aside So It Doesn't Block Other Outlets

Oct 01, 10:20PM

This Power Bar Politely Steps Aside So It Doesn't Block Other Outlets

What's the point of using a compact travel power bar that gives you extra outlets when it ends up using and blocking the pair already on a wall? With Quirky's new Contort Power supply that's no longer an issue, since its short plug is angled 45 degrees so the extra outlet and USB ports don't end up blocking anything.

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A Massive Map of Beer For Obsessive Brew Snobs

Oct 01, 10:00PM

A Massive Map of Beer For Obsessive Brew Snobs

There comes a time in life when the cheap, watery beer ubiquitous at youthful keg parties and in not-quite-legally-sourced 24-packs just isn't good enough anymore, when Natty Ice and Keystone Light are upgraded to... absolutely anything but Natty Ice and Keystone Light.

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Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone

Oct 01, 9:33PM

Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone

There's a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret—it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are straight out of a horror film.

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