Meet the Preppers Who Are Ready for the Next Massive Solar Storm
Hurricanes and blizzards are petty trifles compared with the weather phenomenon that troubles apocalypse preppers: They’re worried about a giant electromagnetic storm wiping out all technology.
September 16, 2015 at 06:30AM
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My Nine Months as an Uber Customer Service Rep
What I remember most are the funny stories from disgruntled riders. There was the woman whose driver showed up so drunk that she pushed him into the passenger seat and drove herself to Kennedy Airport. Or the sleepy guy who ordered a ride home only to wake up in line at a McDonald’s drive-thru.
September 15, 2015 at 09:26PM
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Don’t Have Sex With Robots, Say Ethicists
The reality of pleasure bots is fast approaching. Mechanical toys for sexual pleasure already exist, of course, and hardware developers are working to incorporate AI into their designs.
September 15, 2015 at 08:56PM
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A Compilation Of Animals Attacking Drones
Thanks, animals, for expressing how we all feel.
September 15, 2015 at 08:30PM
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This Robot Always Wins At Rock-Paper-Scissors, Is No Fun At Parties
From the Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory comes a robot that will beat your hand 100% of the time because it hates justice and fairness. And no, we won’t “hand” it to him.
September 15, 2015 at 07:50PM
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What Would Happen If A Voyager-Like Probe Found Us?
This week on “Meanwhile In The Future,” Rose Eveleth explores just what exactly humanity would do if we made first contact.
September 15, 2015 at 03:02PM
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Data Helped Me Lose 100 Pounds
But charts and graphs weren’t enough to keep it off.
September 15, 2015 at 02:01PM
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Snapchat Will Now Sell You Replays for $1
For a penny shy of $1 you can buy three extra replays for a message. You can also take weird selfies.
September 15, 2015 at 12:54PM
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Skunk, the latest police weapon against protesters, smells worse than the animal
Imagine being soaked, head to toe, in a frothy mix of pureed compost, gangrenous human flesh, and road kill, and you might have some idea of what it’s like to be sprayed with Skunk, according to those who’ve had the misfortune of being doused.
September 15, 2015 at 12:32PM
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GoPro Falls Out Of The Sky, Lands In The Center Of Burning Man
Terry Tufferson, like so many before him, strapped a GoPro to a drone. Luckily after it fell from the sky his GoPro remained intact and was returned to the lost and found.
September 15, 2015 at 11:47AM
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