Jared Owen makes CGI videos that reveal the inner workings of things we use, but often don't understand. They are like video versions of David McCauley's The Way Things Work.… Read the rest of the article: Excellent animation explains how an escalator works
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Mark Frauenfelder Here we see a man who takes Genesis 9:1-5 seriously: "The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth."
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Mark Frauenfelder Whoever installed this power pole support in the middle of a road in Vladimir, Russia decided it would be a waste of money to erect the support in such a… Read the rest of the article: In Russia, power pole runs into you
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Mark Frauenfelder If you want to quickly find out about what kind of person Bikram Choudhury is, watch this interview, in which the yoga teacher and alleged serial rapist claims that women… Read the rest of the article: Netflix has a documentary about extremely creepy founder of Bikram Yoga
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Mark Frauenfelder The LockPickingLawyer has a new video, in which he defeats a fancy biometric biometric fingerprint gun safe in a few seconds using a "jiggler" key. <em>Image: YouTube</em>
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Mark Frauenfelder In a BBC interview, noted playboy Prince Andrew said he regrets visiting the home of of his friend Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein had been convicted for sex crimes against minors.… Read the rest of the article: No one believes Prince Andrew's explanation about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
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Mark Frauenfelder Martin Shkreli, trollish ex-CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who became infamous in 2015 when he jacked up the price of an HIV medication 5,000%, received some unpleasant news today, reports CNBC.… Read the rest of the article: Martin Shkreli's appeal denied
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Mark Frauenfelder Pablo Rochat tweeted: "I made life-size AirPod stickers and stuck them on the ground, all over the city ?" pic.twitter.com/d6CncPEPlI — Pablo Rochat (@PabloRochat) November 17, 2019
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Mark Frauenfelder Jim Browning runs a YouTube channel dedicated to busting fake PC support scam centers. In this episode Browning shows how he and a partner managed to bring down a call… Read the rest of the article: How a couple of guys shut down a scam call center in Delhi
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Mark Frauenfelder I interviewed the delightful John Hodgman about some of his favorite tools, and I learned many good tips from him (especially how to reverse sear a steak). As you probably… Read the rest of the article: My podcast interview with John Hodgman
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Mark Frauenfelder This seems like some impressive trolley problem decision-making. Image: YouTube
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Mark Frauenfelder Thanks for the measles outbreaks, Facebook.
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Mark Frauenfelder Here's an uplifting tip from our friends at Lifehacker – enter your first name at Urban Dictionary to find out just how awesome you are! Image: by Renee Fisher on Unsplash
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Mark Frauenfelder Love Hultén took a Korg Minilogue 4-Voice Polyphonic Analog Synth and modded it with a wooden case inspired by the Commodore SX-64 (1984).
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Mark Frauenfelder Roger Stone was found guilty of lying to a Congressional House committee about his involvement with Wikileaks and for witness tampering. The jury deliberated for eight hours before convicting him… Read the rest of the article: Trump advisor Roger Stone convicted for obstruction of justice
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Mark Frauenfelder Derya Akkaynak is an oceanographer, engineer, and underwater photographer who has created software called Sea-Thru that removes the haze and blue-green colorcast of underwater photos. The results are remarkable –… Read the rest of the article: Engineer develops software to "remove" water from underwater photos
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Mark Frauenfelder Twenty-six years in the making, Rod Stewart's incredibly detailed model railway is called "Grand Street and Three Rivers City." It's an imaginary U.S. city from the 1940s and takes up… Read the rest of the article: Rocker Rod Stewart built an epic model railway in his house
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Mark Frauenfelder Root beer is not common in Japan (apart from Okinawa). In this video, That Japanese Man Yuta goes to a park in Japan and asks people to drink some and… Read the rest of the article: Checking to see if Japanese people like root beer
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Mark Frauenfelder While two cats engage in a tug-of-war for a cut of meat, an interloper helps itself. Given this situation and your knowledge of game theory, what should each cat do… Read the rest of the article: Two cats fight over a steak while a third cat eats it
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Mark Frauenfelder Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of Dexter's Lab) has a new cartoon on Adult Swim called Primal. I guess it takes place on the same planet the Flintstones live on because humans… Read the rest of the article: Insanely brutal fight scene from animated series Primal