The game of whack-a-mole continues. Less than 24 hours after being taken down in an international sting operation , Kickass Torrents (KAT) is back—well, sort of. The popular torrent link site isoHunt has created a mirror for KAT at KickassTorrents.website . Read more…
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Someone Already Made a Kickass Torrents Clone
Remember 2001? Neither do I. But as best I can tell, it was a raucous time for people to get on the ‘net (that’s what people called the internet in olden times). And if you were confused about where to start, there were plenty of VHS tapes available to help navigate this brave new world—like Computer For Grannies , a bizarre artifact that I recently stumbled across at my local library. Read more…
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This Old ‘Computer For Grannies’ Video Is My New Favorite Movie
Neuroscientists working on the Human Connectome Project have compiled the most accurate map yet of the human cerebral cortex. The researchers identified 180 distinct areas of the brain’s outer layer—effectively doubling the previous number of known regions. Read more…
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Crazy Detailed Brain Map Finds Nearly a Hundred New Regions
The MeerKAT radio telescope isn’t even finished being built, but it’s already released its first image: a small patch of sky showcasing 1, 300 galaxies. Read more…
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Hundreds of New Galaxies Detected in First Image From Super Telescope
Earlier this week, Taiwanese hackers tricked ATMs into unloading piles of cash—more than $2 million dollars, in fact—without using a credit card. Instead of using a stolen credit card like most ATM thieves, these masked robbers used a computer program and walked away with piles of cash in a backpack. Read more…
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Hackers Snag $2 Million From ATMs Without Using Credit Card
The astronomical map you see here doesn’t depict stars, it shows galaxies— 1.2 million of them, to be exact, a new record for astronomers. This extraordinary new 3D scan of the universe provides yet more evidence that a mysterious substance known as dark energy is likely causing the universe to expand at an accelerating rate. Read more…
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New 3D Map of the Universe Features a Whopping 1.2 Million Galaxies
After 81 years of remaining relatively silent on just what’s in that brown bottle you’re about to down, America’s largest breweries are about to stick nutritional labels on their beers. What took them so long? Read more…
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Beer Will Finally Get Nutritional Labels
It’s been a strange week for Pokemasters, dealing with armed robberies , dead bodies , and even accidental exercise . And nobody is happier than Nintendo, whose market value grew by $7.5 billion in two days as stock surged because everyone got hooked on Pokemon Go . Read more…
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Pokemon Go Added $7.5 Billion to Nintendo’s Value in Two Days
Jailbreaking a Kindle comes with a variety of benefits, including installing custom screensavers and software, but most recently the availability of the jailbreak has been restricted to a small handful of firmware. Now, its seeing a much wider release. Read more…
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You Can Now Jailbreak Just About Any Kindle
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs , only safety and physiological comfort are more important than love in our search for self-fulfillment. Maslow was wrong. A stronger driving force than love, apparently, is the need to catch ‘em all, seeing how Pokemon Go has already been installed more times after a week than Tinder in five years. Read more…
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Pokemon Go is Already Bigger Than Tinder