A Theme Park Designer Tries to Imagine Nintendo Land
Theme park ride designer David C. Cobb on Nintendo, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and next-gen theme park design.

April 17, 2017 at 05:57PM
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Console Repairmen Explain Why Cockroaches Love PS4s
First, there were snakes on a plane. Then, we had sharks in tornadoes. Now, there is a darker and more prevalent combination of pests and unlikely places they exist: cockroaches in your PS4.

April 17, 2017 at 04:51PM
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How An ‘Uber For Pregnant Women’ Is Saving Lives In Tanzania
In Tanzania, the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth — 454 deaths per 100,000 births — is among the highest in the world.

April 17, 2017 at 02:52PM
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Why Indians Are Boycotting Snapchat
Outrage spread across social media in the past week over a remark that Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel may or may not have made about India in 2015.

April 17, 2017 at 11:00AM
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Social media “filter bubbles” aren’t actually a thing, research suggests
A popular meme of the last few years is the social media “filter bubble” — the idea that services like Facebook and Twitter serve to reinforce users’ biases by feeding them content with which they are already inclined to agree.

April 17, 2017 at 08:38AM
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17 Teens Take Us Inside The World Of Snapchat Streaks, Where Friendships Live Or Die
Instagram likes are great, hearts on Messages are fine, but the one metric by which many teens live and die is the snap streak.

April 17, 2017 at 02:30AM
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A Look At A Tasteless DOS Virus: ‘.Crucifixion’
Some old viruses were pretty chill when they let you know you were infected. Some, like this one, tried to be edgy (in this case, blasphemous).

April 16, 2017 at 05:37PM
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Why You Should Always Let Somebody Else Pick Your Profile Picture
According to new research, you’ll look more honest and competent — but sadly, not more attractive.

April 16, 2017 at 04:09PM
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The Hot New Hip-Hop Producer Who Does Everything On His iPhone
Hip-hop producer Steve Lacy, who has worked with artists like J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, says his smartphone has been his personal studio since he first started making music.

April 16, 2017 at 03:09PM
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Early Macintosh Emulation Comes to the Archive
The Internet Archive can now emulate the early models of the Apple Macintosh, the black-and-white, mouse driven computer that radically shifted the future of home computing in 1984.

April 16, 2017 at 10:48AM
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