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Shock Diamonds Are a Pilot’s Best Friend

This recently published photo of an F-35B going supersonic during twilight testing is stunning. The blue-hour moment, the burning colors of the setting sun, the ragged high altitude clouds—and the afterburner, with about ten shock diamonds . Magical. [ Lockheed Martin ] Read more…

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Shock Diamonds Are a Pilot’s Best Friend

See the World’s Second Most Spoken Languages with This Interactive Map

If you plan on traveling internationally, you might be surprised to see what countries have for their second language. This interactive map makes it easy to explore the whole world and see how many places might let you get by with just English. Read more…

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19 Things I’m Dying to Carbonate With SodaStream’s Magical New Machine

Being able to carbonate water in your own home is awesome. Not being able to inject the same magic bubbles into every other liquid you can get your hands on? That’s a drag. But no longer! The SodaStream Mix is a new machine that can bubblify anything . Are you quaking with glee yet? I know I am. Read more…

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19 Things I’m Dying to Carbonate With SodaStream’s Magical New Machine

Vizio’s Beautiful New 4K TVs Are Cheaper Than Ever

Vizio can’t stop making its cheap 4K TVs even cheaper. The company just announced this year’s M-Series Ultra HD Smart TV Collection . They start at $600 for the 43-inch screen, and boy do they look beautiful. Read more…

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Vizio’s Beautiful New 4K TVs Are Cheaper Than Ever

A New Kind of MP4 File Lets Anybody Mix Parts Like a DJ

Even if making digital music has never been easier for beginners, a lot of the work DJs and producers do remains relatively opaque to less experienced people. A new music format could help change this. Read more…

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William Gibson After Trying VR for the First Time: "They Did It"

After years of speculating about possible futures in his writing, William Gibson recently tried out one the world’s contemporary science fictions come true. At SXSW, he strapped on a Gear VR headset for the first time. Read more…

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William Gibson After Trying VR for the First Time: "They Did It"

Hyperpolyglot Is a Side-by-Side Reference Sheet for Programming

Once you’ve learned one programming language or programming tool, it’s pretty easy to get into another similar one. Sometimes, though, the fine differences are hard to remember. Hyperpolyglot is an awesome tool for looking up the differences and similarities between programming languages and tools. Read more…

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