February 2012
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Human-shaped planes troll NYC
[shared via Google Reader from Hack a Day]
It looks like a genetic leap has unleashed the age of mutants, but this is really just a few guys trolling New York City with some custom RC aircrafts. The video after the break shows the fliers up close. They’re pretty much full size, we’d guess 5’10″ from head to heel. The outstretched arms and body act as wings, while the legs act as ailerons and...
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Samsung Galaxy Beam Is Both a Smartphone and...
[shared via Google Reader from Mashable!]
BARCELONA: The Mobile World Congress hasn’t even officially kicked off yet, and Samsung is already on fire, announcing devices left and right. After the 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, next in line is a smartphone/mobile projector combo called Samsung Galaxy Beam.
The device’s dual-core 1 GHz CPU, 4-inch, 800×480 screen, 5-megapixel rear...
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The Miura Fold Is How You'd Fold a Map if You Were...
[shared via Google Reader from Lifehacker]
In 1995, Japanese astrophysicist Koryo Miura designed a folding mechanism intended to deploying solar panels in space. The method, called the Miura fold or miura-ori, allows you to open and close a folded piece of paper—like a map—with one swift motion. It’s pretty like origami and useful like a fox....
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Adele Is First To Go Double Platinum on iTunes
[shared via Google Reader from Mashable!]
Like many artists before her, global pop star Adele experienced a post-Grammys album sales boost, selling 730,000 copies of 21 in the past week. Unlike every other artist in history, however, Adele is the first person to sell 2 million copies of one album on iTunes in the U.S.
The album, which has been out stateside since Feb. 22 of last year,...
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Video: Why conservatives suck
[shared via Google Reader from Hot Air » Top Picks]
You know it’s true.
In case you missed this video, which came out a few days ago, I’m reposting it here. You might remember how enthusiastic I was about Bill Whittle’s “Vote Pump” vid; this is just as refreshing. My favorite quote comes at the end: “Conservatives never claim that our own behavior is the standard, only that a...
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How To Do The Clean Pull
[shared via Google Reader from SttB Articles]
Aligned.
The clean pull is a variation of the Olympic lift. It starts out identically, but doesn’t have the same finish. With the clean pull, you don’t take it overhead like you do with the clean and jerk or snatch exercises. Instead, the lift finishes around your mid section or chest area. It looks like a deadlift playing in fast...
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The Importance of Roughhousing With Your Kids
[shared via Google Reader from The Art of Manliness]
Roughhousing. Horseplay. Wrastling. Whatever you call it, it’s one of the best things about being a dad. I love chasing my one-year-old son, Gus, around the house or pretending that the living room is a lucha libre ring and wrestling with him. No matter how stressed out I’m feeling, hearing one of his big, belly laughs erupt as I swing him...
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How to Back Up a Trailer…Like a Man!
[shared via Google Reader from The Art of Manliness]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Colin Braun.
So, you borrowed your father-in-law’s boat for your weekend at the cabin, or you bought a RV to take the family camping for this year’s vacation. You got to where you were going and realized you now had to back up to get that trailer where you needed it. Maybe you hadn’t anticipated this...
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The Ultimate Test of Siri's Accent-Deciphering...
[shared via Google Reader from Gizmodo]
Siri has been tested in the interpretation of accents across the country, but she meets her match with the utterly amazing dialect of the proud Scottish people. To be fair, how many actual humans would know how to respond to a request for a “jammy dodger like a f*ckin jam sandwich”?...