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Intel's Museum of Me Reminds Us Why We Shouldn't Use Facebook [Intel]
Ever wonder what a museum in your honor would look like if it used your Facebook profile as the basis for all the exhibits? More »

The Yellow Brick Road is a Parking Lot in Peekskill, NY [Factoid]
Historian John Curren believes he has found the inspiration for the yellow brick road in L. Frank Baum's popular children's book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Mostly gone, the road leads to a parking lot in the small town of Peekskill, NY More »

These Tools Help Firefighters Start Fires [Firefighting]
Firefighters have the coolest job. They get to play with fire each day and don't get in any trouble for doing so. Of all the firefighting jobs out there, the position of burn boss is by far the best. More »

Google Offers Lets Portlanders Buy Cheap Stuff Starting Tomorrow [Blip]
Cleartones are a Beacon of Tranquility in a Sea of Cacophony [Ringtones]
Ringtones suck. Not in theory but in practice. They exist for one reason and that is to notify; this however, doesn't stop everyone and their grandma from using screechy loops of "Ice Cream Paint-Job" instead. Enter Cleartones by Hugo Verweij. More »

Best Video I've Seen Today Gives Me Goosebumps [Video]
You know, being a hard core Rolling Stones fan I thought nobody would ever beat Keith, Mick, Charlie and Bill at their own game. I was wrong. Albeit different, this version matches the original and it gives me goosebumps. More »

Old People Line Up To Clean Radiation in Japan [Japan]
Talk about a sacrifice that will warm your heart. A group of older Japanese folks are asking for permission to clean up the contaminated nuclear power station in Fukushima. More »

How to Print Keys to Any Lock [Security]
Apple software engineer Nirav Patel wanted to create something useful with his 3D printer, so he designed a system that generates any key from any lock from any manufacturer using just the lock code. Lol, what? More »

This Arctic Light Video Feels Impossibly Beautiful [Video]
I recently wrote about the Arctic Midnight Sun. This is what happens before that time comes: The Arctic Light. It's hard to believe that such breathtaking beauty still exists untouched on this glorious planet of ours. More »

US Says It'll Respond to Online Attacks with Offline Warfare [War]
Up until now, the Pentagon's been concerned with how best to out-hack hostile hackers. Counter-cyberwarfare. But that's changed—the military's decided digital attacks can be considered acts of war, with bombs, not bits, dropped in return, the WSJ reports. More »

Obi Wan Cornobi, the Maizesaber [Video]
Kids these days are so unhealthy! All they want to eat is junk food and fried things. Ideas man Shed Simove wants to address this problem by making healthy eating more fun. Witness his latest creation, the Cornobi. More »

Phoenix's Emerald-Colored 'Cool Pavement' Will Reduce Ground Heat by 30 Degrees [Green]
The asphalt in Phoenix is turning green, and not because of a strange natural phenomenon or some environmentalist campaign. Rather, it's a solar reflective coating that can reduce ground temperatures by 30 degrees Fahrenheit. More »

This Is the Fastest Rubik's Cube-Solving Machine So Far [Video]
At the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, a bunch of students just invented a machine called Ruby, which can solve a Rubik's Cube in 10.69 seconds—the fastest ever for a robot. More »














