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How Bad Is California's Drought? This Bad
Feb 26, 8:20PM
California needs rain, and they need it bad. How bad? Just have a look at the GIF above. The first image shows Folsom Lake near Sacramento on July 20, 2011. The second image shows Folsom Lake on January 16, 2014. Notice a difference?
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What Four Months on Mars Taught Me About Boredom
Feb 26, 8:00PM
The scene: I'm in my closet-sized cabin, inside a white dome built to house a crew of six for four months as part of an isolation experiment. As a crew, we are working and living as 'explorers' stationed on the surface of 'Mars'. Our colony is lifelike and NASA-funded, but it is situated in a place quite a bit closer to home, on a remote slope of a Hawai'ian volcano.
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The Swiss Alpine Club built its first shed on this Alpine peak back in 1929 to serve as a refuge for
Feb 26, 7:59PM
The Swiss Alpine Club built its first shed on this Alpine peak back in 1929 to serve as a refuge for climbers. But Savioz Fabrizzi Architects recently replaced the aging shack to offer more modern comforts—like solar energy. Since the site is 9,768 feet above the ground, each piece of the building was dropped off by helicopter. [ArchDaily]
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Why Architects Are Competing to Reconstruct a Building From 1851
Feb 26, 7:40PM
In London this year, six well-known architects will jockey for a chance to build a large public building. Sounds pretty unremarkable, right? Except that the structure was already designed and finished—more than 150 years ago. Now, a Chinese property developer is holding a design competition to recreate it.
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Google just released its previously Nexus 5-exclusive "Google Now Launcher" for all stock Android de
Feb 26, 7:35PM
Google just released its previously Nexus 5-exclusive "Google Now Launcher" for all stock Android devices. That includes the always-listening-at-least-when-you-are-on-the-homescreen Google Now functionality. You can go grab it on the Play Store.
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This 1920s 'Taste Organ' Was Like a Symphony For Your Mouth
Feb 26, 7:20PM
Think of it like music, but for your taste buds. Confused? Well, the people in this illustration from 1926 probably were too.
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App-Connected Slot Cars Give You Mario Kart-Like Power-Ups and Damage
Feb 26, 7:20PM
Who knew that when Super Mario Kart first hit the SNES so many years ago it would have such a lasting effect on us? Even Scalextric, who've been making slot car tracks for decades, are finally introducing a new accessory that wirelessly connects to an app so you can add SMK-like crash damage, power-ups, and even stat tracking to back up your bragging rights.
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29 Epic Panoramas From Around The World
Feb 26, 7:00PM
Humans can see an impressive 120-degree arc, but we're not capable of focusing on all of that vision at once. Panoramic photographs stretch that sight to 180 or 360 degrees, and even better, 100% of that image is in attention-grabbing focus. Here are the 29 panoramas from this week's Shooting Challenge.
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Bluetooth Ear Warmers, 700 Blu-rays On Sale, 128GB MicroSD [Deals]
Feb 26, 6:45PM
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Normally $48, you can pick up these stereo Bluetooth ear warmers today for just $37 with free shipping from Amazon. They probably don't sound quite as good as your Audio-Technicas, but I guarantee they'll keep you warmer.
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Scientists: Beijing's Air Pollution Is Like Being in Nuclear Winter
Feb 26, 6:40PM
The alarmingly thick cloud of smog often found floating over China's capital city is nothing new at this point. But as the situation continues to worsen, Chinese scientists are warning that the city's toxic air pollution has become so dire that it now resembles a nuclear winter.
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It's Ridiculously Easy to Troll Google Maps With Fake Listings
Feb 26, 6:23PM
Trust the listings you find on Google Maps? You shouldn't, because it's dumb easy to fake them. That's what Google Maps exploiter Bryan Seely demonstrated for me this morning. And while trolling politicians with dick jokes is never not funny, there's also a whole sub-community of scammers turning Google Map's little bugs into cold, hard cash.
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Watch One of History's Greatest Photographers at Work on the Streets
Feb 26, 6:05PM
Garry Winogrand is known for being one of the 20th century's greatest photographers. This video clip from a 1982 documentary is a wonderful peek at Winogrand roaming the streets with his camera and ruminating on photography.
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A Contagious Computer Virus That Spreads via Wi-Fi
Feb 26, 5:40PM
It's sort of your worst nightmare: a computer virus as contagious as the common cold that avoids detection and infects every computer on a given wi-fi network. You just pop into your local coffee for a latte and a little internet surfing, and you leave with a virus. This is scary!
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Comcast-TWC Would Be a Monopoly, But That Probably Won't Stop It
Feb 26, 5:20PM
The proposed $45.2 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Comcast—the nation's two largest cable and home Internet providers—has once again raised the specter of monopoly control over yet another American utility. Are these fears overblown? Nope! It's really that bad.
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Nike's Aggressive New Cleats Help Football Players Turn On a Dime
Feb 26, 5:00PM
The use of 3D printers has allowed Nike's designers to prototype and test new footwear designs with a remarkably quick turnaround. And the latest shoe born from that new process is the Vapor HyperAgility cleat featuring re-engineered studs that Nike claims will give football players the necessary grip to explode off the line, but also stop and turn on a dime to evade an opponent.
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This Battlefield Heads-Up Display Turns US Troops Into Cyborg Soldiers
Feb 26, 4:40PM
From self-aiming sniper rifles to bionic power suits, U.S. troops are rapidly gaining access to tools and technology that were the realm of science fiction just a few years ago. While PDA's and tablets currently connect our warfighters, this Heads-Up Display (HUD) from BAE Systems is the future of wearable battlefield computing.
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Surreal Artworks Like Scenes From An Architectural Dream
Feb 26, 4:20PM
Artist Allan Wexler's most recent work—going on display March 29th at New York's Ronald Feldman Fine Arts gallery—explores architecture purified down to its most basic conceptual elements. There are foundation pits and walls, yawning excavations and the cubic masses that are pulled from them.
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What the Secret Symbols in Victorian Architecture Really Mean
Feb 26, 4:00PM
San Francisco's iconic Victorian style homes, such as the Painted Ladies of Full House fame, weren't built merely as protection against the elements. Like 19th century Klout Scores, these houses were just as much status symbols as they were domiciles. But what do their ornate facades actually mean? 7x7's Mary Jo Bowling explains.
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This Brand New 128GB MicroSD Card is Already $80 Off
Feb 26, 3:45PM
Earlier this week in Barcelona, SanDisk unveiled the world's first 128GB MicroSD card, and you can already get it at a great price from Amazon.
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Mysterious Underwater Rivers Criss Cross the Bottom of the Ocean
Feb 26, 3:40PM
If you've ever made a trans-Atlantic call—or, heck, used the internet—then you might like to know a few things about the ocean floor. Mighty but enigmatic underwater rivers flow along the ocean bed. And it's telecommunications companies, who have to lay thick cables for transoceanic phone and internet connections, with perhaps the most to worry about when it comes to mapping those rivers.
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A New App Will Prevent Your Distracted Ass From Getting Hit By a Car
Feb 26, 3:20PM
We spend our days walking around in a state of distracted bliss. It's dangerous. Let's not die, ok? While you're rocking out with your EarPods in, you're in danger of failing to heed the hazards of the world around you. A forthcoming app turns your phone's microphone into a second set of ears to keep you from going splat.
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The Simple Metal Mechanism That Changed the Global Economy Forever
Feb 26, 3:00PM
Have you ever heard of a twistlock? Unless you're a stevedore, probably not. Yet this little mechanism is what makes it possible to stack shipping containers onto cargo ships larger than city blocks—enabling a global trade network that brought most of your belongings to your doorstep. And we have a relatively little-known Californian mechanical engineer to thank for it.
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Watch These Bendy Sculptures Morph and Mutate in GIF Form
Feb 26, 2:40PM
We've seen the amazing paper sculptures by artist Li Hongbo, but now there is a really cool video showing these slinky-esque creations at their finest. Such stretchy delight!
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Colored Lights Let This Tiny Ikea Billboard Display Three Messages
Feb 26, 2:20PM
Let's be honest with ourselves here for a moment. If you're heading to Ikea to furnish your home, you probably don't live in a sprawling million dollar mansion. Instead, you're probably furnishing a tiny dorm room or a cozy apartment. And not only is Ikea aware of this, it's also taken it to heart with a tiny billboard that still manages to maximize ad space with three different messages.
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Gawker California Couple Finds $10 Million In Gold Coins In Their Backyard | Jalopnik The Ten Worst
Feb 26, 2:06PM
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