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Saturday 27 September 2014

University Makes Yet Another Half-Assed Invisibility Cloak


Come on, science. There's not much we ask of you: unlimited power, teleportation, invisibility cloaks. I get that the first few might be a little troubling, but really, you should be able to get a grip on something a bunch of high-school students can do in a Scottish castle. Which is why I'm not really that excited to see a demonstration of a new 'invisibility cloak' that hides tiny things when used at exactly the right angle.


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Here's how all the Pixar movies are connected in one universe

Here's how all the Pixar movies are connected in one universe


Maybe you've heard of The Pixar Theory by Jon Negroni that showed how all the characters of the Pixar movies are connected to each other in one universe. The evidence was undeniable! Bloop Animation shows how it all ties together in the video below. I want to believe!


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This time collapse of a skater is so freaking cool

This time collapse of a skater is so freaking cool


Professional pool skater Cory Juneau did more than 60 takes around this skate park to create this time collapse: A video in which every version of himself across time is put into the same space thanks to the magic of video editing.


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The world would be a much better place if God were this little girl

The world would be a much better place if God were this little girl


If the entity known as "God" is not a figment of our collective imagination—product of our desire to find solace from the nonsense that is life—he actually did a pretty horrible job. Maybe things would have been a lot different if he left everything to the little girl in this short animated film.


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Consumer Reports weighs in on iPhone 6 bending



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Coke machines to serve as Wi-Fi hotspots in South Africa

Residents of Qunu and Bushbuckridge will soon be getting free Wi-Fi from Coca Cola coolers...


In this day and age, if a community is to prosper, it certainly helps if its residents have internet access. With that in mind, Coca-Cola South Africa has partnered with bottler Coca-Cola Fortune and communications company BT Global Services to provide underserved South African communities with free Wi-Fi ... which will be built into Coke vending machines. .. Continue Reading Coke machines to serve as Wi-Fi hotspots in South Africa



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Yahoo Directory -- once the firm's cornerstone -- to shut down

The Directory, a search tool for a bygone era, will shut down on December 31.

















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Consumer Reports Bend Test Pits iPhone 6 Plus Against the Competition

This Mid-Century Legend Made Sculptural Magic Out Of Plain Paper

This Mid-Century Legend Made Sculptural Magic Out Of Plain Paper


There's a whole world of potential in a blank sheet of paper, but few folks can turn something flimsy and flat into 3D magic like Irving Harper. The creative legend—now 98 years-old!—did industrial and graphic design for Herman Miller during its dynamic mid-century era, but his legacy also includes an incredible personal collection of paper sculptures.


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