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This Is What a 1,000MPH Car Looks Like in Kit Form

When it finally rolls out of the garage, Bloodhound SSC will hit a dizzying 1, 000mph . But before it can do that, the team behind the vehicle needs to put it all together. Read more…

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The Vinyl Artwork on Qbert’s New Album Doubles As a MIDI DJ Controller

Audiophiles have a laundry list of reasons why you should be buying your music on vinyl, but with DJ Qbert’s new album Extraterrestria, aspiring turntablists now have a reason to skip the MP3s too. Using printed MIDI technology from a company called Novalia, the artwork in the vinyl’s sleeve doubles as a DJ controller for Algoriddim’s djay iOS app. Read more…

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Back to the Future II Takes Place This Year. How Close Did We Get?

Every decade produces iconic pieces of futurism that help to define a generation. For the 1960s it was The Jetsons and Star Trek . For the 1970s it was Future Shock and Soylent Green . What about the 1980s? It was almost certainly Back to the Future Part II . Read more…

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Pedestrian traffic deaths in NYC haven’t been this low since 1910 

1910 was just two years after the first Model T was produced by Ford, and cars were quickly taking over the New York City’s streets. It was also the first year NYC began keeping track of traffic deaths. And now, the number of deaths has dipped below that first year. Read more…

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Pedestrian traffic deaths in NYC haven’t been this low since 1910 

BioLite’s New Lanterns Are a Tiny Powergrid For Your Campsite 

The ingenious twig-burning folks at BioLite have done it again. Their latest, the NanoGrid, is a combo battery pack and lighting system for the outdoors. Now you can charge your gadgets and light up your campsite with the power of a single wood stove. Read more…

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Hackers Uploaded a Worm to South Korean Nuclear Plants

Here’s a scary thing that happened: South Korean authorities found evidence that a worm was recently removed from devices connected to nuclear power facilities. The news comes a little over a week after the country’s nuclear plant operator received warnings on Twitter that its network had been compromised . Thankfully, the reactor controls were not infected. Read more…

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Hackers Say They Can Copy Your Fingerprint From Just a Photograph

Right now in Hamburg, Germany, the largest European hacker association, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), is holding its 31st annual congress that’s a four-day fest of all things hacking. Other than having a pretty rad name , CCC is well-known for detailing all the crazy (and sometimes scary) shit they can do. They’ve just added another one to the list. Read more…

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Hackers Say They Can Copy Your Fingerprint From Just a Photograph

The Nerdiest Way to Play Quake Is Also the Coolest

Forget gaming PCs. Forget Doom on an ATM . Forget Super Smash Bros. on a graphing calculator . The only game worth playing is Quake on an oscillascope. I mean, holy crap would you look at this thing? It’s as nerdy as it is awesome. Read more…

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Wall.e Restaurant Staffed With Robots Opens in China

Yet another new restaurant with robot servers has opened in China. And the owners seem determined to test Disney’s patience with intellectual property laws. Why? The name of the restaurant is apparently Wall.e — just like the cute little robot worker from the 2008 Pixar film. Read more…

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