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Watch This Super Annoying Drone Harass Geese Like a Pro
Apr 29, 11:00PM
The Goosebuster drone is one small Canadian town's solution to a stinking problem - keeping hundreds of geese from leaving thousands of kilos of poop off the shores of their beach.
The Food Growing on This Building Will Be Served at a Restaurant Inside
Apr 29, 10:30PM
France will make quite a statement about feeding the world when it unveils its pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015. Not only will vegetables, herbs, and hops grow on the building's exterior, but that same food will also be served at a restaurant inside. In fact, the whole place is set up to be like a market from the future.
Finally, Sunglasses That Ping Your Phone When You Leave Them Behind
Apr 29, 10:06PM
It's inevitable. You finally find that perfect pair of sunglasses that don't make you look like a dingus, convince yourself to lay out an absurd amount of money to buy them... And then you leave them in a public bathroom, never to be seen again. The folks at Tzukuri want to end that, with iBeacon-powered shades that send an alert to your iPhone when you leave them behind.
FCC: We'll Treat Internet Like Telephones if That's What It Takes
Apr 29, 10:06PM
FCC chairman and former big telecom lobbyist Tom Wheeler just said in a blog post that he's won't hesitate to use Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 if he has to. This is the authority the FCC uses to regulate telephone companies. It's also a move that's sure to please net neutrality advocates.
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Apr 29, 10:02PM
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The Unlikely Way That E-ZPass Could Affect Premature Birthrates
Apr 29, 9:20PM
Even the most innocuous infrastructural details can have huge impacts on our world, and today, on The Atlantic Cities, Sarah Goodyear takes a look at one of the most interesting correlations: How E-ZPasses reduce pollution, which could in turn lower premature birth rates.
These Smart Bike Lights Permanently Mount To Your Posts
Apr 29, 9:10PM
What is the deal with bike lights? They're super necessary and, almost across the board, a total pain in the ass. Can a rechargeable pair that's permanently mounted to your ride alleviate some of the bummers, like being a total theft target and perennially burnt out batteries? As it turns out—yes! Yes they can.
Why the Future of Music Is All Bundled Up With Other Services
Apr 29, 8:48PM
Today, Sprint launched a partnership with Spotify, which offers special deals on the premium version of the music service to Sprint subscribers. That's great because it'll gets you a marginally lower price for a great music service—but it's also the beginning of what could one day make streaming music services financially sustainable: bundle deals.
The History of Modern Type Design Plastered All Over a Single Room
Apr 29, 8:20PM
Starting May 1st the AIGA National Design Center in New York City is hosting Century: 100 Years of Type in Design– an exhibition showing the range and progression typography has gone through in recent history.
Living in this nuclear shelter for 1,000 people looks like a nightmare
Apr 29, 7:34PM
This abandoned Cold War bomb shelter in Kaliningrad, Russia—photographed by Andrei Pep Novozhilov—looks horrible now. But even if it were new, surviving a nuclear holocaust in this claustrophobic space with 1,000 other humans sounds like a real nightmare—even worse than being vaporized.
Moscow Is Turning a Historic Soviet Factory Into Its Very Own High Line
Apr 29, 7:22PM
In its heyday, Hammer & Sickle Factory was the lynchpin of industry in Russia—a plant that churned out the country's steel for an entire century. Now, Moscow is turning the sprawling factory into luxury housing, boutiques, and a High Line-style park. Basically, the Meatpacking District.
10 Questions From Science Fiction That We're Glad Were Never Answered
Apr 29, 7:00PM
We tend to think of science fiction and fantasy as being like mystery novels — the story is over when you solve the case. So we obsess over questions that have no answers. But here are 10 questions that are better unanswered, either because the possibilities are fascinating or because the answers would be terrible.
What It's Like to Shave with Gillette's Insane New Razor
Apr 29, 6:40PM
Gillette just pulled back the curtain on its latest innovation, and guess what: It's not more blades. It's actually a new type of handle that swivels, inspired by men making funny faces when they shave. Gillette says this so-called FlexBall Technology is "shaving rebuilt." I'm not convinced.
Frisbeecam Records the Ultimate First-Person View
Apr 29, 6:20PM
Mankind might not be able to fly yet, but until that day comes it seems we're pretty happy to simulate the experience by strapping cameras to everything from falcons , to drones , to now even frisbees. Although that last one requires a cleverly-designed mechanism so that the footage from a flying, spinning disc isn't completely sickening.
Watch This Hilarious Argument Over the Legal Definition of Photocopier
Apr 29, 6:01PM
You know what a photocopying machine is, I know what a photocopying machine is, but this IT guy has decided he does not. This very real transcript from the Ohio Supreme Court follows seven minutes of absurd yet somehow perfectly logical arguments over what a photocopying machine really is—in legal terms.
26 Inspiring Instagrams
Apr 29, 6:00PM
Love it or hate it, Instagram is the photographic platform of our era (mixed with a bit of Facebook and Snapchat, of course). Here are 26 reasons why maybe that's not such a bad thing after all.
Replacing Parts of 3D-Printed Models With Lego Speeds Up Prototyping
Apr 29, 5:50PM
Before '3D printing' became a catch-all term, the hardware, which has been in use for decades, was referred to as a rapid prototyper. But even waiting five hours for a 'rapidly' printed part can be a waste of time. And that's what inspired Stefanie Mueller and researchers at the Hasso Plattner Institute to create software that swaps out the parts of a 3D model you don't need printed with Lego.
Your Choice of Wireless Headphones, Kurt Vonnegut, Sony Cameras
Apr 29, 5:45PM
Today on Amazon, you can take your pick of two different pairs of Bluetooth headphones for just $40. The MEELectronics set comes in multiple colors, but the SOUL Electronics headphones feature the Apt-X codec.
The Secret Solid Marble Bathtubs in the US Senate's Boiler Room
Apr 29, 5:40PM
In 1869, the bathtubs in the basement of the US Capitol building looked something like the painting below.
Star Wars Episode VII cast officially announced, at last!
Apr 29, 4:50PM
The new Star Wars VII, directed by JJ Abrams without George Lucas, now has an official cast. Here's the list, straight from the Star Wars website:
A Joystick-Inspired Interface Could Solve Smartwatches' Biggest Problem
Apr 29, 4:40PM
The smartwatch revival isn't going away anytime soon, but maybe this time around we can finally figure out a way to make their tiny displays useful for more than just showing notifications. In fact, a group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon might have finally figured out how with a concept watch that can be twisted, tilted, and clicked.
Weird Canadian Family Gives Up On Pretending Like It's 1986
Apr 29, 4:30PM
Do you ever fantasize about living in the 1980s? No phantom smartphone vibrations, no iPads, no Spotify — just VHS tapes, old-fashioned radio, and mullets. Well, a family in Ontario tried to do just that, living as best they could like it was 1986. But now they're giving it up.
Step Inside The Historic Photo Archive Stored In an Underground Mine
Apr 29, 4:22PM
Boyers, Pennsylvania, is home to the Iron Mountain storage facility, a former limestone mine that is now the storage site of more than 15 million photographic negatives and prints, all preserved hundreds of feet underground. This documentary, produced by the Hillman Photography Initiative, takes you inside for a glimpse at the collection and the folks who maintain it.
Senators Kill Provision Forcing the President to Reveal Drone Victims
Apr 29, 4:20PM
United States Senators have removed a provision in an intelligence bill that would have forced President Obama to publicly reveal information about people killed during drone strikes. The move comes at the request of the director of national intelligence, James Clapper. So much for transparency.
Firefox's Customizable (And Chrome-Like) Redesign Is Available Now
Apr 29, 4:10PM
Mozilla just released a pretty extensive new Firefox redesign, with cleaned up visuals and some great new features. It looks pretty different from the old Firefox—and rather similar to Google Chrome—with some deep customization options and nice integration between desktop and mobile browsers.
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