A team of biologists has just named three new salamanders in the genus Thorius ; the tiniest tailed tetrapods known to science. Smaller than a matchstick, these creatures are as strange as they are adorable, their miniaturized anatomy pushing the boundaries of what natural selection can produce. Tragically, all three species appear to be edging toward extinction. Read more…
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Scientists Just Discovered Three Adorably Tiny New Salamanders
Ready to feel anger and resentment towards your younger self for not taking better care of your Hot Wheels toys? Bruce Pascal has been collecting them since he was seven years old, and now that he’s all grown up his collection, with over 3, 000 tiny cars in it , is worth well north of a million dollars. Read more…
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This Guy’s Hot Wheels Collection Is Worth Over $1 Million
Hitting “ reply all ” on a mass email is generally a bad idea, but a meltdown at the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is the worst reply allpocalypse we’ve ever seen. According to The Guardian , more than 186 million useless emails were sent out, after a technician sent a “test” message to all 1.2 million employees of the NHS. Read more…
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This Is the Worst Reply Allpocalypse We’ve Ever Seen
Image: Kishjar/Flickr CC In a welcome reminder that not everything is terrible always, global carbon emissions barely grew at all in 2016. It marks the third year in a row that humanity’s carbon footprint has been stable. They’re still much higher than they should be, but at least they are stable. Read more…
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Global Carbon Emissions Are Stable For Third Year in a Row: Report
You can’t keep Hayao Miyazaki away from what he loves. The celebrated anime director announced during a television special that he wants to come out of retirement to turn his 20-year pet project into a full-length animated feature. Read more…
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Hayao Miyazaki is Stepping Out of Retirement for One Final Film
The first trailer for Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is finally here and it’s got everything you could want in a big science-fiction movie. Read more…
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Luc Besson’s Valerian Looks Like All Your Scifi Dreams Come True
At $35, the Raspberry Pi is a fantastic little computer, but when you add in the cost of a display, mouse, and keyboard, things get a little more expensive. Good thing you don’t really need them. With VNC, you can access your Pi from a laptop or desktop computer using the same mouse, keyboard, and display that you always do, no rewiring required. Read more…
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How to Control Your Raspberry Pi from Any Computer Using VNC
NASA’s Juno mission is not exactly proceeding according to plan. Last month, an engine burn that would have brought the Jupiter-orbiting spacecraft into a low-altitude orbit was delayed following a malfunction with a pair of helium valves . Now, NASA has confirmed that the next opportunity to enter “science orbit” will also be missed—and that may be the case for the foreseeable future. Read more…
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NASA’s Juno Mission Faces More Delays as Engine Problem Remains Unresolved
2016 has not been a great year for Samsung, and it doesn’t look like it will be getting better anytime soon. The company just recalled 2.8 million of its top load washing machines, because the machines can basically fall apart during use. Read more…
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Samsung’s Nightmare Continues as It Recalls 2.8 Million Washing Machines
Samsung New Zealand has had it with idiots who refuse to turn in their recalled, explodey Galaxy Note 7 devices. Starting on November 18th , Note 7 owners in New Zealand “will no longer be able to connect to any New Zealand mobile network services to make calls, use data, or send SMS messages.” Read more…
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Samsung Starts Preventing the Note 7 From Connecting to Cell Towers