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This tiny Buddhist frog is haunting me
Guess what: I’ve found the most stressful game ever. It’s called 旅かえる (Tabi Kaeru or Travel Frog), and I have no idea how to play it. In this game, I’m responsible for the life and happiness of a tiny frog. Based on Buddhist philosophical ideas about control and letting ...
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Disclaimer: Don't use this crafty device to steal wine like we did
You don’t always know something’s a problem before someone points it out. For example, who would’ve thought that corks bother anyone? Well, I’ll tell you who: Coravin. The company went to the effort of creating an eponymous device that lets users pour wine without removing ...
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HO£IDA¥ GUID€$: What to buy your mom for Mother’s Day
Moms, right? From carrying you in her bulging belly for nine months, to softly running her hands through your hair at night after a hard day at school, all the way to her teary eyes and look of pride as you graduate, mothers are a wonderful part of our lives. This Sunday (13th ...
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This gadget wants to sniff your meat
Being a researcher at China’s largest missile-maker sounds great. Rather than working on some terrifying new weapon, they’ve only gone and designed a meat sniffer. Reported by China Daily, researchers at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC for short) have developed ...
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Hot take: My emoticon isn't wrong — you are
Coworkers and friends alike have told me I’ve been sending smiles wrong. When I send a smile, I type (: not :) For years I thought the recipients of my smiles would be happy to receive a tiny bit of digital love from me. Apparently, this isn’t the case. Apparently, there ...
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Review: UltraSabers' lightsabers are the ultimate Star Wars collectible
Ultrasabers' custom replica lightsabers are made by Star Wars fans for Star Wars fans. We got our hands on one so we could ...
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OpenAI's Debate Game teaches you and your friends how to lie like robots
OpenAI is teaching machines how to debate, and lie, for the benefit of humans in order to create a safer artificial intelligence ...
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HO£IDA¥ GUID€$: How to spend your money on Star Wars day, May the Fourth
There’s a simple rule in the entertainment world: if it’s popular, merchandise it. And, let’s be honest, what’s more ...
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The incredible search for a 180 year-old robot's clarinet
A robot built in 1838 will, hopefully, be reunited with its instrument after a decades-long search that now comes to the ...
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In these dark times, Yeezy Dating is what every Kanye fan needs
On April 13th, for better or worse, someone gave Kanye West his Twitter password back. What followed was a tweet storm ...
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OMG someone made a robot that legit transforms into a car
The world is dark and scary sometimes, but every once in awhile someone makes a robot that can turn itself into a car and ...
