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Disclosure and Sam Smith - Latch

Apr 21, 11:00PM

Now I've got you in my space, I won't let go of you/Got you shackled in my embrace, I'm latchin' onto you. This song is slightly creepy. If someone said that to you without context or the banging Disclosure beat to boost it, you'd be like no way, dude.

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What burrowing owls have to do with San Francisco's housing protests, a luxury apartment for horses

Apr 21, 10:40PM

What burrowing owls have to do with San Francisco's housing protests, a luxury apartment for horses in Manhattan, and Boston looks back on the transformation of its civic identity, one year later. Plus, a recap of Gizmodo's Utopia Week. Climb aboard this week's Urban Reads.

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Gawker Leaked Emails Detail "Secret" Frat's Antics With Drugs, Cops, and Sex | io9 Did Game Of Thron

Apr 21, 10:22PM

Gawker Leaked Emails Detail "Secret" Frat's Antics With Drugs, Cops, and Sex | io9 Did Game Of Thrones Finally Go Too Far? | Jalopnik In Defense Of The Booth Professional | Lifehacker 10 Tasks You Should Never Put on the Back Burner | Kinja Popular Posts

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Vanity Fair Says Architecture, Like Women, Can Never Be Too Thin

Apr 21, 10:20PM

Vanity Fair Says Architecture, Like Women, Can Never Be Too Thin

New Yorkers have said plenty of negative things about the super-expensive supertalls going up in Manhattan. They tower over their neighbors. They cast shadows over Central Park. But no one has yet equated them with anorexic women—until the May 2014 issue of Vanity Fair.

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This Vertical Take-Off Drone System Is So Versatile It's Scary

Apr 21, 10:00PM

This Vertical Take-Off Drone System Is So Versatile It's Scary

Drones are getting pretty advanced, and they're continuing to prove their usefulness. They can do anything from dodge bullets to land on aircraft carriers . And up next is an emerging new class of drones that can take off and land vertically, thanks to the likes of the new Arcturus UAV Jump system.

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Using Plastic Surgery To Keep Astronauts Human On Long Space Missions

Apr 21, 9:41PM

Using Plastic Surgery To Keep Astronauts Human On Long Space Missions

A brief exchange in the back of last week's issue of New Scientist asks: "I understand that the lines and sagging skin we acquire as we age are due to the sun and gravity. If I lived in a space station in zero or microgravity away from the sun, would I stay looking young?" A perfectly innocuous, if even somewhat boring, question—but the answer, supplied by a reader from London, touches on some fascinating terrain.

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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Review: Hardware Triumph, Software Facepalm

Apr 21, 9:26PM

Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Review: Hardware Triumph, Software Facepalm

Last year, the original Xperia Z Tablet was one of our absolute favorite tablets . It was so wonderfully thin and light, plus waterproofiness? Fantastic. But the laggy software Sony put on top kind of knee-capped its potential. This year, the hardware is even better. Bordering on masterful! But some lessons Sony just refuses to learn.

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​Powdered Alcohol: 3 Important Things You Should Know

Apr 21, 9:11PM

​Powdered Alcohol: 3 Important Things You Should Know

Over the last couple of days you might've heard that a company called Palcohol has been cleared to market powdered alcohol in the United States. It sounds exciting! And scary! Are we all going to be drowning in boozy Ovaltine soon? Maybe. Maybe not.

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Amazon Fire TV's voice search is one of its best features, but at launch it only played nice with Am

Apr 21, 9:08PM

Amazon Fire TV 's voice search is one of its best features, but at launch it only played nice with Amazon stuff. That's about to change—last week it got support for Hulu Plus, Crackle, and Showtime, and later this year Fire TV is going to work with Netflix, says CEO Reed Hastings.

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This Bearskin Sleeping Bag Puts You In the Belly of the Beast

Apr 21, 9:00PM

This Bearskin Sleeping Bag Puts You In the Belly of the Beast

Originally created way back in 2007 by Eiko Ishizawa as a sort of homage to a bear that was killed after wandering from the Italian side of the Alps to the Bavarian, this plush bearskin sleeping bag is finally available for purchase on a made-to-order basis.

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China Just Commissioned the World's Fastest Elevators

Apr 21, 8:41PM

China Just Commissioned the World's Fastest Elevators

Today, the Japanese tech giant Hitachi announced a contract to build two of the fastest elevator in the world for a forthcoming skyscraper in China. Seems innocuous enough, right? But buried within the press release are a few fascinating details that illustrate how China's skyscraper boom is affecting the global economy—including the fact that it bought a whopping 60 percent of all elevators sold in 2013.

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Netflix Is Going to Raise Prices for New Users

Apr 21, 8:15PM

Netflix Is Going to Raise Prices for New Users

Bad news: Netflix will be hiking its prices for new subscribers. Per a first quarter letter to shareholders, CEO Reed Hastings says:

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AT&T Is Considering Rolling Out Gigabit Fiber To a Ton of Cities

Apr 21, 8:10PM

AT&T Is Considering Rolling Out Gigabit Fiber To a Ton of Cities

Move over, Google Fiber. There's (maybe) a new gigabit internet game in town, and it's (maybe) coming to 100 cities and municipalities by way through AT&T, at some point in the future. Maybe.

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The newest version of Google Hangouts for Android now merges SMS and non-SMS messages into a single

Apr 21, 8:08PM

The newest version of Google Hangouts for Android now merges SMS and non-SMS messages into a single stream in the same hangout. Yesssssssssss. The update is rolling out to the Google Play store this week, but there's an APK floating around already. Woooooo

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A Pair Of Batteries Keep This Cordless Vac Running For Almost An Hour

Apr 21, 7:05PM

A Pair Of Batteries Keep This Cordless Vac Running For Almost An Hour

No one likes having to deal with cords, and they're a particular pain when connected to a device that's able to suck them up and destroy them. So Hoover's new Air Cordless vacuum manages to finally make a cordless vac that's actually useful with a pair of rechargeable batteries that keep it running for almost an hour with full suction.

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No, Tech Adoption Is Not Speeding Up

Apr 21, 7:00PM

No, Tech Adoption Is Not Speeding Up

Yesterday the folks over at Vox published an article arguing that generations should be defined by the technology they use, rather than by age. They included a graph that purported to show how American society is "adopting new technology more quickly than ever before." The graph is garbage. And here's why.

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HBO has renewed Mike Judge's Silicon Valley comedy series for a second season.

Apr 21, 6:55PM

HBO has renewed Mike Judge's Silicon Valley comedy series for a second season. If you aren't already watching this show, you definitely should be.

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9 Transportation-Related Jobs That Only Exist In Certain Cultures

Apr 21, 6:40PM

9 Transportation-Related Jobs That Only Exist In Certain Cultures

Would you get paid to act as a third passenger in a vehicle so the car could drive into a congestion-restricted area? How about signing up to pack people into crowded subway cars? Dress up as a zebra and walk the streets, preventing cars from running red lights?

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New Video Goes Inside the Painstaking Design of Apple's HQ

Apr 21, 6:21PM

New Video Goes Inside the Painstaking Design of Apple's HQ

New details about architect Norman Foster's design for Apple's Cupertino HQ have been slow to leak, but this video gives us the most detailed look so far. This building is going to have everything: Native trees! Solar panels! Crazy circular desk spaces!

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Can Eating Poppy Seeds Really Cause You to Fail a Drug Test?

Apr 21, 6:00PM

Can Eating Poppy Seeds Really Cause You to Fail a Drug Test?

When Elaine on Seinfeld failed a drug test after eating a poppy seed muffin back in the 1996 episode "The Shower Head," the idea that you could fail a drug test after eating poppy seeds took off. Turns out, this wasn'tyet another Hollywood writer invention—you really can potentially fail a drug test if you eat poppy seeds.

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The 4K Monitor You've Been Waiting For, iTunes Credit, Pocket Jamboxes

Apr 21, 5:45PM

The 4K Monitor You've Been Waiting For, iTunes Credit, Pocket Jamboxes

In the past, you might have needed two monitors to have enough computing real estate, but the coming wave of 4K displays promises to change that. Gamers might want to take note as well. Samsung's forthcoming 28" 4K display is listed at $700, which is already a steal, but you can grab yours on Amazon right now for $100 less. It is out of stock, but that price is so good that it's worth locking in and waiting for a new shipment.

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Turkey's New Eco City Could Be Heated with Leftover Pistachio Shells

Apr 21, 5:40PM

Turkey's New Eco City Could Be Heated with Leftover Pistachio Shells

As one of the world's largest producer of pistachios, Turkey has plenty of pistachio shells to go around. So, in the tradition of turning food waste into energy , officials are proposing to burn pistachio shells for heat in Turkey's first ever eco city—and it's not a totally nutty idea.

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New Wireless Power Set Up Charges 40 Smartphones from Across the Room

Apr 21, 5:20PM

New Wireless Power Set Up Charges 40 Smartphones from Across the Room

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you never had to plug in your phone? Well, a team of Korean scientists say that they're one step closer to making that fantasy a reality with new wireless power transfer technology that works from over 15 feet away. And it works pretty damn well, too.

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A $15 USB Adapter That Fixes an Annoying iMac Design Flaw

Apr 21, 5:00PM

A $15 USB Adapter That Fixes an Annoying iMac Design Flaw

No product has even been made better when functionality follows form, and Apple's decision to only include USB ports on the back of its iMacs has been frustrating desktop computer users for years. An ugly USB extension cable makes life with an iMac considerably more enjoyable, and now, thanks to Bluelounge's new Jimi, it doesn't even have to be ugly.

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This Sleek Table Is Hiding a Playground For Cats

Apr 21, 4:40PM

This Sleek Table Is Hiding a Playground For Cats

Cats love climbing through cozy spaces. That's why the CATable, a beautifully functional work surface with built in tunnels for burrowing, is so appealing to them. In the words of designer Ruan Hao, "It is a table for us, and a paradise for cats."

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