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Continue reading …Here’s one emphatic way to crack down on cars squatting in the bike lane: Run them over with a tank. The mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania, did just that recently. In the video below you can see Arturas Zuokas—supposedly an “avid cyclist”—climb into an armored personnel carrier and crush…
Continue reading …There’s a persistent myth in America that slavery was “an idyllic world of stable families headed by married parents,” writes Tera Hunter—a myth that Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum’s endorsement of the “Marriage Vow” served to highlight. It’s time for us to understand the truth, writes Hunter in the…
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We’ve said it before (and we’ll probably say it again) but right now, this is our favorite Tumblr. Suri’s Burn Book takes so many of our favorite things — Mean Girls attitude, celebrities and snarkiness — and rolls it all into one amazing Tumblr. The titular Suri is, of course, Suri Cruise, the daughter of
Continue reading …Bluetooth keyboard mod resurrects Morse code, offers a helping click to disabled (video)
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Morse code may have been pushed aside in the pursuit of higher-tech cryptography , but the old dits and dahs of yore are now finding a repurposed life helping the disabled. Modding outfit Zunkworks has cobbled together an Arduino hack that pairs a Bluetooth-based, dots and dashes approach with wallet-friendly parts. Using the keyboard’s two inbuilt push-buttons, users’ clicks are decoded by the integrated Arduino and then transmitted via Bluetooth to a nearby computer. And thanks to the mod’s HID profile support, you can also enjoy this access solution on smartphones and tablets — useful for those who can “send code at 25-50 words per minute.” Yeah, that’s definitely not us. Still, we applaud the group’s efforts to make 21st century tech accessible to the handicapped and geek alike. Jump past the break for a video demo of this on / off hackjob. Continue reading Bluetooth keyboard mod resurrects Morse code, offers a helping click to disabled (video) Bluetooth keyboard mod resurrects Morse code, offers a helping click to disabled (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Central Falls, Rhode Island, declared Chapter 9 bankruptcy yesterday, a virtually unheard of move prompted by a mass of unfunded pension and retiree health benefits. Central Falls, which Reuters calls “the smallest city in the smallest US state,” has just 19,000 residents—yet it has a budget of $17…
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State health officials say a California resident is the lone known death in a spate of salmonella poisonings across the country that appear to be linked to eating ground turkey meat. (Aug. 2)
Continue reading …Susie Sampson interviews people on the street about the debt ceiling and “what to do about all the Mexicans.”
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Every week the numerous blogs covering the machinations of the Apple empire float tons of unconfirmed rumors, futuristic speculation, and questionably-sourced reports on what Steve Jobs and company might be unveiling in the near or distant future. Let’s take a look back at what these Mac blogs were excited about this week, from July 24 – 31.
Continue reading …Hugo Chavez, who is undergoing chemotherapy , revealed what he called a “new look” on TV: a shaved head. In a ceremony with his ministers yesterday, the Venezuelan president said his cancer treatment has been going well, the Telegraph reports. “I went to bathe and a bit of hair fell out,…
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