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  • Seamus Bellamy
    8:24 am Sun, Sep 2, 2018
    Raccoon leaves his trash-eating pals to hang with the kitties

    Watch this video on YouTube It's either unbearably cute or the prologue to a rabies epidemic. No matter how you see it, this raccoon takes a pass at every cat… Read the rest of the article: Raccoon leaves his trash-eating pals to hang with the kitties

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    8:16 am Sun, Sep 2, 2018
    Weekend Tunes: Nick Burbridge – Song of Sisyphus

    Nick Burbridge – Song of Sisyphus, for Maggie Boyle Kitchen Songs ProjectWatch this video on YouTube You won't find Nick Burbridge's music charting on any Top 20 lists and, to… Read the rest of the article: Weekend Tunes: Nick Burbridge – Song of Sisyphus

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    7:51 am Sun, Sep 2, 2018
    People are getting their blocks off with LEGO porn

    Agalmatophilia, a sexual attraction to dolls and other human figures, is nothing new: people have been attracted to and humping dolls for as long as there have been locks on… Read the rest of the article: People are getting their blocks off with LEGO porn

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:07 pm Thu, Aug 30, 2018
    Duplicitous Catholic Bishop buys $2.3 million home with church funds after pleading for parishioners to help the homeless

    A couple of years back, the Most Reverend Patrick J. McGrath, Bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California, wrote an impassioned missive. In his letter, Bishop McGrath acknowledged the… Read the rest of the article: Duplicitous Catholic Bishop buys $2.3 million home with church funds after pleading for parishioners to help the homeless

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    11:30 am Thu, Aug 30, 2018
    That time Daryl Hannah and Neil Young got married

    Did you know that Canadian music icon Neil Young and American mermaid-patch-eyed-movie-psychopath icon Daryl Hannah have been dating since 2014? If not, you'll raise an eyebrow over the fact that… Read the rest of the article: That time Daryl Hannah and Neil Young got married

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    10:00 am Thu, Aug 30, 2018
    Médecins Sans Frontières is on the front lines of the Mexican drug war

    The northwestern Mexican state of Guerrero’s ocean side vistas, Mayan and Zapotec heritage and mountainous terrain would make it a postcard-pretty place to be—if it weren’t for all the murder… Read the rest of the article: Médecins Sans Frontières is on the front lines of the Mexican drug war

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    8:00 am Thu, Aug 30, 2018
    This suitcase is taking no prisoners

    Watch this video on YouTube Yeah… maybe hold on to your suitcase when you're riding an escalator. Or, better yet, take an elevator if you can.

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    3:45 pm Wed, Aug 29, 2018
    Air Canada hacked, user info stolen. If you're a user, change your password.

    I enjoy flying with Air Canada. I did not, however, enjoy the email I received from them this morning warning me they'd been hacked.

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    8:31 am Wed, Aug 29, 2018
    Aid workers use computer model to help stop cholera in Yemen dead in its tracks

    Last year in Yemen, cholera ran rampant. In a single week, the United Nations reported 50,000 new cases of the diarrhea and vomit-inducing illness. In 2018, thanks to computer modeling,… Read the rest of the article: Aid workers use computer model to help stop cholera in Yemen dead in its tracks

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:15 am Wed, Aug 29, 2018
    Cow racing isn't for the meek

    Watch this video on YouTube In Indonesian culture, Pacu Jawi, or cow racing, is kind of a big deal. Used by famrers to pass the time after they've harvested their… Read the rest of the article: Cow racing isn't for the meek

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:58 am Wed, Aug 29, 2018
    Hackers can listen to smartphone and computer displays to know what content you're consuming

    It's getting more difficult with every passing day to keep from being spied upon by nefarious tools interested in getting their hands on your personal information, creeping on what you're… Read the rest of the article: Hackers can listen to smartphone and computer displays to know what content you're consuming

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:45 am Wed, Aug 29, 2018
    WSJ: Yahoo plans to scan users' messages for data to sell to advertisers

    Everything has a cost, especially in the realm of online services. It used to be a pretty common practice for providers of 'free' email services to scan their user's messages… Read the rest of the article: WSJ: Yahoo plans to scan users' messages for data to sell to advertisers

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:00 am Tue, Aug 28, 2018
    John Oliver sets the record straight

    Retractions: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Web Exclusive)Watch this video on YouTube John Oliver's big enough to admit when he's wrong. He's so damn large, in fact, that he… Read the rest of the article: John Oliver sets the record straight

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:15 am Tue, Aug 28, 2018
    NASA legend Katherine Johnson turns 100 years old this week

    So much of what we know about spaceflight, the moon and beyond can be attributed to mathematician Katherine Johnson. During the United States' race to the stars against the Soviet… Read the rest of the article: NASA legend Katherine Johnson turns 100 years old this week

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    9:00 am Mon, Aug 27, 2018
    Warring militant groups are making the fight against Ebola even more dangerous than it already is

    Around a month ago, Ebola popped back up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scant days after the World Health Organization had declared that another outbreak of the disease had… Read the rest of the article: Warring militant groups are making the fight against Ebola even more dangerous than it already is

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:30 am Mon, Aug 27, 2018
    Google to add Xbox One controller compatibility to Android

    Given a choice of which controller I’d rather use to play games, my response is always Xbox One. I like how beefy it feels run my hands. I bought one… Read the rest of the article: Google to add Xbox One controller compatibility to Android

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:15 am Mon, Aug 27, 2018
    ShutUp10 makes using Windows 10 a whole lot more pleasant

    O&O ShutUp10 – Free antispy tool for Windows 10Watch this video on YouTube I’m now the proud owner of a Microsoft Surface Go with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB… Read the rest of the article: ShutUp10 makes using Windows 10 a whole lot more pleasant

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:00 am Mon, Aug 27, 2018
    British man's colon bursts due to an abundance of poop

    That poop you’ve been holding in until you get home? Stop it: use a restroom as soon you can. The wind you’re not breaking because you’re only on your fourth… Read the rest of the article: British man's colon bursts due to an abundance of poop

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:24 am Mon, Aug 27, 2018
    We're crossing our fingers for True Detective season three

    True Detective: Season 3 | Official Trailer | HBOWatch this video on YouTube The first season of True Detective was a sensation, arguably qualifying as some of the best television… Read the rest of the article: We're crossing our fingers for True Detective season three

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    7:00 am Sat, Aug 25, 2018
    New technology sucks water out of thin air

    Collecting water from the air is nothing new. Fog nets—typically constructed using a sheet of plastic mesh hung between a pair of poles—are often used in arid areas to capture… Read the rest of the article: New technology sucks water out of thin air

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