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sports Owen Morse sets hang gliding world record for piloting 222.22 miles over California's Owens Valley Xeni Jardin

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Gadgets Become a master of Raspberry Pi and Arduino with the help of this training Boing Boing's Shop

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facebook Lawsuit: "pivoting to video" was a disaster led by Facebook's cooked viewing data Rob Beschizza

Kids Relax with this gorgeous 360 VR surfing video Andrea James

mistakes Twitter was going to ban conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Then Jack Dorsey intervened to save his account. Rob Beschizza

Kids Watch this fun photography tour of Hong Kong's neon signs Andrea James

Gadgets Thin and light laptops considered harmful Rob Beschizza

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