How Were The Pyramids Built?
Covering all aspects of pyramid construction from quarry to completion. Also: An estimated 10,000-20,000 people would have been working on a pyramid at any one point. They were well fed and provided with shelter near the pyramids. Burial sites close by indicate they were respected, not slaves.
November 6, 2014 at 12:57PM
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New ‘WireLurker’ malware targets Chinese Apple users, hops from OS X to iOS via USB
Coming less than one week following the discovery of an OS X vulnerability called “Rootpipe,” computer security researchers have found a new form of malware dubbed “WireLurker,” which infects well-protected iOS devices through OS X.
November 6, 2014 at 11:56AM
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Microsoft’s next surprise is free Office for iPad, iPhone, and Android
Microsoft’s Office suite for iPad, iPhone, and Android is now free.
November 6, 2014 at 08:37AM
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This Startup Thinks Your Workplace Needs Wearable Walkie-Talkies
It’s a $99, hand-free contraption that clips onto your shirt and wirelessly connects with your cellphone, so that you can instantly communicate with colleagues. It’s called Onyx, and you can think of it as a high-tech walkie-talkie.
November 6, 2014 at 04:15AM
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Lyft Accuses Former COO Of Stealing Confidential Documents Before Joining Uber
On-demand rides startup Lyft is taking its former COO Travis VanderZanden to court for breach of his confidentiality agreement and fiduciary duty weeks after the executive joined arch-rival Uber.
November 5, 2014 at 09:05PM
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The Forgotten History of Mace, Designed by a 29-Year-Old and Reinvented as a Police Weapon
When riots shook America, mace became a tool of crowd control instead of private protection.
November 5, 2014 at 06:00PM
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We Vaped Alcohol And It Was Surprisingly Great
“We had our doubts with the Vaportini, a gadget that allows you to inhale, rather than drink, alcohol. But after putting it through comprehensive tests, we are surprised to conclude that vaping alcohol is awesome.”
November 5, 2014 at 03:59PM
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Ever Wanted A Wireless Rubber Duck?
Hook this thing up to the Internet so that the Digg Twitter account tweets “quack” every time it gets squeezed.
November 5, 2014 at 03:55PM
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Uber C.E.O. Travis Kalanick’s Warpath
Uber, Travis Kalanick’s smartphone-based car service, has been valued at $18.2 billion, but its CEO still spends a lot of his time on the warpath. His enemies include the taxi industry, regulators around the world, his rivals, and even, on occasion, his customers.
November 5, 2014 at 03:34PM
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Harnessing error-prone chips
A new system would allow programmers to easily trade computational accuracy for energy savings.
November 5, 2014 at 02:54PM
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