John writes, “After a library created a Tor node on its network, the DHS and local police contacted them to ask them to stop. For now they have; their Board of Trustees will vote soon on whether to renew the service.” Read the rest
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Library offers Tor nodes; DHS tells them to stop
According to the uploader’s description, these jolly Russian gentlemen here are opening what is identified as a 70-year-old package of Soviet fighter pilot war chow. Read the rest
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Wacky dudes in Russia open 1940s war ration can and eat it because Russia
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Princeton University Press just published a special edition of Lewis Carroll’s classic , illustrated with Salvador Dalí’s incredible 1969 artwork for the story. Read the rest
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New edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with Dali artwork!
To appear young, use Emoji. We already knew that haha and hehe are indicators of age , but according to Facebook, lol is oldest of them all, spoken mostly by the truly decrepit: people over 25 .
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Old people say "LOL" on Facebook
Bioengineers are developing methods to grow new arms for monkeys using human progenitor cells that can become blood cells, vessels, and other tissue. Read the rest
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Scientists growing new arms for monkeys
John Kelly of the Washington Post spotted a pair of leopard slugs mating on his driveway. He called Megan Paustian, a research biologist who consults for Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, to explain how slug sex works. Read the rest
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Mollusk biologist describes how slugs make babies
The Matchstick , a Firefox-OS-based Chromecast-style device, kickstarted on the promise of bringing open, user-rights-respecting video to our homes — then they decided to add DRM. Read the rest
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Open "Chromecast killer" committed suicide-by-DRM
Perhaps the first effective strategy in America’s decades long war on drugs, after 2 recent teen deaths, Los Angeles County is considering banning all EDM festivals. Read the rest
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LA considers EDM festival ban
Attention, protestors and other undesirable crowds! “The 130-decibel roar of a fighter jet” will one day be projected into your head by these delightful new noise weapons . Read the rest
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New military "noise gun" very loud indeed
The first original Dr. Seuss book to be published in 25 years, ” What Pet Should I Get? , ” is finally out today! Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, wrote the book sometime between 1958 and 1962 and his wife, Audrey Geisel, found the text and drawings in a pile shortly after he died in 1991. Read the rest
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New original Dr. Seuss book out today!