It’s probably the most censored site on the Internet, blocked by national firewalls all over the world, but more people use it every day. Read the rest
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Pirate Bay traffic doubles over three years
Jonathan Zdziarski’s HOPE X talk, Identifying Backdoors, Attack Points, and Surveillance Mechanisms in iOS Devices , suggests that hundreds of millions of Iphone and Ipad devices ship from Apple with intentional back-doors that can be exploited by law enforcement, identity thieves, spies, and employers. Read the rest
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Back doors in Apple’s mobile platform for law enforcement, bosses, spies (possibly)
In a story at National Geographic, bush firefighter Gabriel d’Eustachio describes multiple fires where the leading edge of flame was preceded by an invertebrate “wave of creepy-crawlies” . Read the rest
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Spineless creatures flee forest fires
This NASA image of Mercury has been making the internet rounds anew this week, but has been widely reposted with some not-entirely-accurate information. Read the rest
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The clearest image of our nearest planet: Mercury as you’ve never seen it
Interfax , CNN, and other news agencies are reporting that a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 passenger jet flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed on the eastern border of Ukraine, near the border with Russia. The Ukrainian interior minister says the plane was “shot down, ” but does not say by whom. Read the rest
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Malaysia Airlines passenger jet reported shot down in Ukraine near Russian border
DashCon2014 , a gathering of tumblr users and celebrities, “descended into chaos” this weekend , with the chaos including an alleged $17, 000 friday night shakedown by the Marriot-owned hotel.
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"Tumblr convention" a total disaster
I’d always sort of thought that people with severe peanut allergies could have a reaction from being too close to peanuts, even without touching them. Turns out, that’s not true. Usually. Read the rest
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How indirect allergen exposure works
Japanese Food Pun Stickers, $6 from Etsy seller MIS0HAPPY. [HT: Theremina ] (more…)
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Japanese food pun stickers are adorable
Fulgurites are glass tubes formed when lightning strikes a desert or beach. Artificial fulgurites are made by running a high-voltage arc through a tub of sand. Read the rest
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Making "petrified lightning" at home
From our friends at adafruit: “Celebrate the 20th anniversary of that classic gaming device by building your own with 3D printing and DIY electronics from adafruit. The 3D printed enclosure ( files here ) will house all the components and you can print it in your favorite color. Find out how to assemble and program this project by checking out the guide on the adafruit learning system.
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Make a PiGRRL – Raspberry Pi Gameboy