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A Sad Woman Lost Her Entire Life Savings in the Facebook IPO and Now Wants Her Money Back
A lot of average joes put on their faux-finance cap during the Facebook IPO and hoped it would get them rich. Everyone uses Facebook therefore everyone wants to buy Facebook stock, the logic went. Yeah, it didn’t work out that way. I’m sure a lot of people lost money. One poor woman, Uma Swaminathan, lost … Continued
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On Revolution, the answer to every problem is to let the kids die. Especially the whiny ones.
Last night’s episode of Revolution was pretty action packed, and as far as I could tell, there were two major themes: 1) Kids are a liability. They will screw you up every damn time, and if left to their own devices will do a half-assed reenactment of the Star Trek episode “Miri.” 2) Power corrupts, … Continued
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Who Has the Worst Technology Gimmicks in Their Election Night Coverage?
Cable news is typically a spewing valve of yelling heads in strategically fair and balanced suits screaming franken-words that sound intelligent but really only exist to make your blood curdle and/or ooze out of your ears. A lot of people hate that. I don’t because they’re all freaking hilarious when it comes to using technology. … Continued
By Casey Chan - Tech News
Radiohead: Electioneering
Later tonight, we’ll be finished with the 2012 election. Finally and thank god. We’re all probably feeling a little cynical right now, which makes Radiohead’s Electioneering particularly relevant. Honestly, the OK Computer track is a pretty good summary of the way a lot of us feel about the political process—we’re often faced with the choice … Continued
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Xbox SmartGlass for iOS Is Now Available
After launching on Android over a week ago, Xbox SmartGlass is now available for iOS. Go grab it on your iPhone or iPad so you can control your Xbox in a whole new awesomer way. The new SmartGlass app is actually an update to the old Xbox Live app, which is a little weird but … Continued
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An Ode to the Retro Delights of Analog Media
Yes, there is an insufferable culture of cool surrounding art forms of the past. We get it, you’re retro. But that doesn’t mean things like super-8 film, VHS tapes, and vinyl records should be outright dismissed. PBS’s always fun Off-Book series returns with a nicely un-pretentious overview of how people use analog media in the … Continued
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Ten People To Follow on Twitter for Election Night Only
If there’s ever an occasion to have a one night stand on Twitter, this is it. It’s the night of the 2012 Presidential Election, and a few key people are sure to have something to say as the evening unfolds. Here’s a look at the names we’ll be checking over the next few hours. Try … Continued
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This Rocking Chair Knits a Wool Cap While You Kick Back and Relax
Is there anything more relaxing than the back and forth motion of a comfy rocking chair? Of course there is—rocking while sporting a stylish knit cap you made yourself, which is made all the more easy with this rocking chair knitting machine. Steve Zissou fans, you’ve found that centerpiece for the nautical themed den you’ve … Continued
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What Network Are You Watching the Election On?
Time to switch off G4 and MTV Jams—it’s Election Night, and that means you’re about to freebase news for the next several hours. What’s your flavor? There’s CNN with the wacky touchscreen action, holograms and 150 humans on the set talking at once, NBC with lots of serious platitudes, MSNBC frantically licking a portrait of … Continued
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Live 140: Talk About the TV Show You’re Obsessing Over
Watching your favorite TV show is so much better when you have someone to chat about it with. OneLouder’s new app, Live 140 makes it very easy to do just that. What does it do? It’s your couch companion. Tune into your program, open the app and select your show and read what people are … Continued
By Leslie Horn - Tech News
Why Recycle When You Can Turn Your Old Hardware Into a MIDI Symphony?
At this point every city has a facility that will process all of your old electronics. But instead of doing the responsible thing and recycling your unwanted gear, it turns out you can turn it into a giant electronic symphony specializing in Bob Dylan’s hits. Thanks for the inspiration Brother! We all now have a … Continued
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Microsoft Just Scored 12 Million Wi-Fi Hotspots for Windows Phone
Microsoft just hammered out a deal to get Windows Phones access to 12 million Wi-Fi hotspots from its new partner Devicescape. WP8 users can access the hotspots by using Data Sense, the new feature that helps limit your network usage (and thereby helps keep you under your data cap). You’ll be launched into a Bing … Continued
By Kyle Wagner - Reviews
Vizio Co-Star: The Best of the Bad Google TV Boxes
Google TV is still confused, confusing, and not a very helpful thing to buy into your life. So far, the TV gadgets using it have been mediocre. Vizio’s stab at Google TV, the Co-Star, is the best box yet—but will anyone care? What Is It? A Google TV box that’ll stream video, add “smart” searching … Continued
By Sam Biddle - io9
Don’t Blame Us, We Voted for Lex Luthor
9 Reasons to Elect a Supervillain President When many American citizens cast their vote this November, they’ll be choosing between the lesser of two evils. But why choose the lesser evil when you can choose a supervillain as your president? After all, supervillains can be effective leaders, provided you can get past the lying, unilateral … Continued
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Re: Hey: An Analysis of the Obama/Romney Emails
Early in 2012, I signed up for the Barack Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns’ email lists with a rarely used old email address. While I knew that this small dataset couldn’t reveal the extreme sophistication of their email strategies, I set out to analyze the emails I’d received (and rarely read) – and discovered some … Continued
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Can New York Handle Another Big Storm Right Now? (UPDATED)
Just a week after Hurricane Sandy plunged New York and New Jersey into a state of emergency from which they have yet to recover, another storm is on its way. A Nor’easter, and a big, nasty one by the looks of it. The question on everybody’s mind is can these storm-ravaged areas take another one, … Continued
By Brent Rose - io9
The Man Who Stole the World, Part II
By TinyPterosaur Still intact, the Leeb thought as it examined the partially submerged truck. This Leeb did not have time to extract the vehicle, but it had been the nearest unit available for inspection. It put the call out to the collective. Another Leeb would arrive later to finish the job. ::Do we really have … Continued
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Microwave Vending Machine Serves Up Hot and Cold Snacks
The guilt of spending your college years dining from vending machines could be a thing of the past with a new model that serves up a piping hot meal alongside a cold drink. A company called EatWave Vending has created a refrigerated machine with a microwave inside, letting it automatically nuke pre-packaged items like burritos … Continued
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The Man Who Stole the World, Part I
By Rixomatic Halifax watched the birth of the Worldship and stifled a yawn. Everybody around him oohed and aahed as though it was the most spectacular thing in the history of humanity. And, he thought bitterly, it might actually have a chance at the title. But he was completely, unutterably bored. The fact that building … Continued
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The worst scientific theories about why you vote
There are a zillion studies about why and how people vote that are depressing, because they reveal just how arbitrary our choices can be. How you vote is affected by where your polling place is, the time of day when you vote, what people said to you in the days leading up to the election, … Continued