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Snapchat in the ’90s
Sadly, too much of what happens in the video above feels familiar. Did we really have to go through that to do simple things. Great parody though.
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The blackest black
People are freaking out over a series of photos of people holding something censored by what looks like a photoshopped black circle. Only that’s really just an object painted with Vantablack, the world’s blackest black. Developed by UK-based Surrey NanoSystems… Read More ›
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The strongest coffee ever
How strong is Black Insomnia? The dangerous brew, made from robusta beans, is almost three times stronger than Starbucks’ dark roast and more than six times stronger than McDonald’s coffee. The International Food Information Council recommends a maximum 300mg of… Read More ›
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People In Their Thirties Can’t Stop Hoarding CDs
I swear, I used to be cool. There was a time I cared a lot about music, which is the thing you care about when you’re cool. And now I’m old and not cool and don’t really care anymore and… Read More ›
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Download classic posters for free
You can now download a selection of very cool old posters for use in almost any way you like. Check out the selection here.
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Deep Photo Style transfer
Photo retouching and style matching (not to be confused with Prisma-like Instagram filters) is challenging work that requires a trained eye and hours of labor. At least, it was, until AI took that job, too. Researchers from Adobe and Cornell… Read More ›
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TomTom. What on earth are you doing?
I have mentioned many times how much I rely on TomTom and was surprised to see the above screen appear on the latest update. It is true that you cannot buy the original app anymore so it shouldn’t be a… Read More ›
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When your phone is wiped by mistake, how do you react?
We took to the streets of London to undertake a revealing experiment: how would people react if their phones were wiped by mistake? This is what happened. What I don’t get, and I see this ALL of the time, is… Read More ›
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Man tries to burn EU flag, but it doesn’t burn because of the EU rules on flammable materials
This video is not new, but it was doing the rounds yesterday now that the UK has triggered Article 50 in order to leave the EU. He is of course a complete moron, but sadly he sounds way to familiar…. Read More ›
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10 Modern Buildings
Long gone are the days when skyscrapers, offices, hotels, and residences had to be plain and boring on the outside just to fit into the neighborhood. These days, architects are taking risks by thinking outside the basic square box and… Read More ›
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