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Is Nintendo About To Zynga-fy Mario?
You've probably heard of Mario. You also probably haven't played one of his games in a long time. That's become more and more of a problem for Nintendo over the past year—and it may have finally pushed...
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The Navy Just Unveiled the World's Greatest Wave Pool
On Friday, a bunch of military and White House people cut the ribbon one the Maneuvering and Seakeeping (MASK) Basin in Bethesda, Maryland. MASK is a 12 million gallon, 35 feet deep pool designed to...
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A Tribute to the Dead Waterfall Keeping Your Data Cool
Celilo Falls in the year 2013 is an intimidating place. This has nothing to do with millions of gallons of rushing, falling water plummeting from a ledge at the entrance to the Columbia River Gorge,...
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Would Bitcoin Have Prevented the Biggest Credit Card Theft in History?
Targeted by thieves. via Flickr On Wednesday, security investigator Brian Krebs revealed that Target had been hit by hackers just after Thanksgiving during the most frenzied period of holiday...
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The European Space Agency Just Launched a Spacecraft To 3D Map the Galaxy
Gaia liftoff/ESA Last Thursday, the European Space Agency launched the coolest mission you’ve probably never heard of: Gaia. Gaia is a spacecraft designed to create a three-dimensional map of the Milky...
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How Icelandic Elves Help Protect the Environment
Could elves live in this Icelandic landscape? Image via Flickr/Pantheroux In Iceland, elves aren’t just for Christmas—for many, they’re a constant presence in the country’s unique volcanic and glacial...
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It's Surprisingly Cheap to Buy Stolen Bank Details
There are way more stolen card numbers floating around the dark market than there used to be. Image via Flickr/EP Technology Ahead of the holiday season, a couple of cyber security researchers released...
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"Go Away Cameron" Is a Plugin to Free Britain's Porn
Well, that didn’t take long. Just a few days after British internet service providers began blocking porn by default as part of Prime Minister David Cameron’s “war on porn,” there’s an easy way to...
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The DARPA Cyborg Showdown Looked Like a Golf Game Between Giant Babies
Despite a handsome budget, NASA JSC's Valkyrie scored zero points. (DARPA) I was looking forward to spending my weekend at home, eating chips and avocados, staring at my computer screen. The Defense...
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How a Puppy Sees the World
It's well known that dogs are colorblind and generally have worse vision than humans do—a deficit they make up for with far superior senses of smell. But what does "worse" mean, anyway? What's it...
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky Looks Forward to Freeing Political Prisoners, Checking...
Freedom may be the gift that keeps on giving, as former Russian oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky said he planned on helping to release political prisoners at a press conference in...
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The Biggest Killer in the History of Earth, Revealed
The world's greatest killer looked a bit like this. Pinatubo, Image: Wikimedia Scientists think they've fingered the single most prolific killer in the history of Earth. First, let's contextualize the...
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Beatboxing Is Good For the Throat (If Gross To Watch)
Did your mom ever tell you "Stop beatboxing, it'll ruin your voice!" No? Well, neither did mine. But if someone ever tries to get you to quit beatboxing for health reasons, tell them to shove it. As...
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Such Weird: The Founders of Dogecoin See the Meme Currency's Tipping Point
Scrooge McDoge riding the Dogecoin wave, by /u/entosse By now, you’ve probably heard of Dogecoin, the confusingly popular cryptocurrency that uses a regal looking Shiba Inu as its mascot and has a...
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The Man Who Predicted the Future for BP Says Peak Oil Is Nigh
One of the more famous portraits of peak oil. Image: Wikimedia In a year that saw the United States reach near-historic levels of fossil fuel production, it seemed that the words 'peak oil' were...
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This Crowdfunded Hot Rod Is Made of Lego and Powered by Air
The first life-size, driveable Lego car just hit the streets of Melbourne, Australia. Called the Super Awesome Micro Project, the car is made from over 500,000 Lego bricks and was co-created by...
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The Science Behind Rudolph's Red Nose and Colour-Changing Eyes
Video proof that reindeer have red noses ... If you use a thermographic camera. Via Youtube/LundUniversity It’s one of the greatest Christmas mysteries, a perplexing festive puzzle: Why does Rudolph...
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Turns Out Americans Will Watch Porn on Their Phones
Photo: Flickr/MagnusD Despite Steve Jobs’s best attempts at creating a smut-less device, it turns out Americans really do want to use their phones for porn: According to new data from Pornhub, 52...
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Thanks to Dredging and Coal, the Great Barrier Reef Is More Threatened Than Ever
Satellite image of the reef, courtesy NASA On December 10, the Australian government approved the expansion of a coal port at Abbot Point in Northern Queensland. A victory for Australia's booming coal...
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The Best Motherboard Videos of 2013
Motherboard feature editor/producer Brian Anderson gettin' the job done in Texas. Photo by the author End of year lists are a confusing beast. A lot happens in a year, and looking back on 12 months of...
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