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Dear Instagram, Please Sell My Photos

December 17, 2012, 4:00 pm
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8 Awesome* Teched-Out Christmas Sweaters

December 24, 2012, 10:00 am
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*These are awesome in the sheer sense that they are so terrible. You would think nothing could make them any less terrible. But the thing is, they all have some unusual, surprising use of technology. It may get lost in the hideousness, but it is definitely there—a little LED, a video display, or some musical number. So please enjoy (but probably don't ever wear) these eight awesome, terrible, teched-out sweaters. More »
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10 Sad People Who Already Broke Their Shiny New iPhones

December 26, 2012, 10:30 am
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Santa brought lots of good boys and girls across the world new iPhones yesterday. Hurray, Christmas! Unfortunately, with new iPhones come the perils of iPhone ownership, which is to say, that many of these beautiful new handsets are already broken. Here are some poor saps who already busted their new toys. More »
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The 10 Weirdest Deaths by Technology

January 4, 2013, 10:00 am
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Technology is supposed to make our lives better: our meat easier to chew, our water easier to carry, our ox carts easier to move. But all too often we weak, squishy, meat sacks of the human variety find ourselves on the wrong side of innovation. More »
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Amazing Cliff Houses: Literally Living on the Edge

January 14, 2013, 6:00 am
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One of the ultimate desires of humankind: living on the solitary edge between urban luxury and the embrace of nature. Houses on cliffs and rocks reflect this desire well. You might find your dream house among the next 27 buildings; many of them are true examples of exceptional architectural design and outstanding engineering. More »
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19 Pairs of Batshit-Crazy Sunglasses from the 1980s

January 15, 2013, 6:00 am
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What What do you think of when you think of the 80s? Beverly Hills Cop, synthed-out pop music, MTV actually being Music Television, and glaring neon colors, right? Right, with one addition: shades. Insanely over designed lunatic sunglasses! Here comes a highly relevant collection of the craziest ones. More »
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22 Stairways That Lead Nowhere

January 16, 2013, 6:00 am
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There is something weird and mysterious about stairways that don't go anywhere, and yet they're surprisingly common: inside and outside old buildings, among demolished walls, in big cities and small villages, or in artists' imaginations. They get your mind going, spurring you to imagine secret places and invisible doors. Try climbing the next one you encounter. Or just imagine climbing these. More »
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25 of the Deadliest Explosions Man Ever Made

January 17, 2013, 6:00 am
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Everybody likes to watch explosions. Come on, admit it: You like looking at enormous blasts on You Tube because they simultaneously thrill you and yet make you feel safer and more cautious in your tiny little life. OK, maybe I am projecting a little. But who cares. Whether they're the result of war, science, freak accidents, or rocket failures, destruction is in our blood. The fireball is our final heartbeat, the blastwave is our last breath. I hope you love the following selection of devastating detonations as much as I do. More »
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30 Beautifully Haunting Shipwrecks From Around the World

January 18, 2013, 6:00 am
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Naval history is full of fatal accidents and wartime losses. Even knowing that, it's astonishing to think that, according to a United Nations report, there are more than 3 million shipwrecks on the ocean floor. Of course, most of them will languish, unexplored and invisible forever, but, fortunately for us, many of them have been cataloged and photographed. These are some of our favorites. More »
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14 of the Most Bizarre Fast Food Reviews on YouTube

January 18, 2013, 5:00 pm
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18 Amazing Art Deco Clocks From a Futuristic Past

January 21, 2013, 7:50 am
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Among the many material forms of Art Deco—from buildings to furniture to cars—clocks somehow seem to make the best use of the machine-age motifs that make the style so wonderful. Feverish geometric forms, mind-bending symmetry, high-contrast colors, modern and ancient materials combined with ticking mechanics and streamlined electricity in order to measure something more imaginary: time. Here are 18 clocks of that era that we just adore. More »
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25 Bizarre Aircraft That Don't Look Like They Should Fly

January 22, 2013, 6:40 am
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Aerospace engineers have come up with some revolutionary forward-thinking amazing straight-up insane designs. Sometimes these dreams never make it off the drawing board, but sometimes—some wonderful times—they become real. And when these alien bodies lift off into the firmament, it's like watching a spaceship transporting the human race directly into the future. Check these amazing planes out: More »
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21 Amazing Off-the-Grid Houses

January 24, 2013, 6:30 am
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Real talk: Between diminishing stores and oil wars, fossil fuel-dependance is officially a bad deal. In the future, as these resources get scarcer, we're going to have to figure out how to live in a little more harmony with Mother Earth. Here are 21 houses that are already doing it right: eschewing the power grid for solar, wind, and geothermal energy sources. More »
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Nine Cycling Jerseys That Are Totally Unacceptable

January 29, 2013, 1:20 pm
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The secret word is "novelty cycling jersey," (AHHHH!) and it's inspired by this incredible PeeWee Herman bike riding outfit that is amazing in that it simply exists. You know what else is great? The vast amount of ridiculously nerdy pop culture-inspired suits available on the ol' world wide web. More »
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22 Awesome Rotary Phones: Beautiful Relics of a Bygone Era

January 30, 2013, 8:00 am
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It's possible that some of you have never seen a rotary phone in real life. It's likely that many of you have never used a rotary phone: heard the pulse take the place of the tone, mustered your patience as the dial rolls back it its reset, cursed a number with so many zeroes in it because it takes so long to call. And that's a shame, because rotary phones are awesome: physical of a time when the home phone was home decor. Here are some of our faves. More »
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19 Adorable Animals Using Technology Adorably

January 31, 2013, 9:30 am
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Some say that pets start to take after their owners, but to what extent? Will Socks start bogarting the remote? Are you going to have to pry the iPad out of Buster's paws? Actually, uhm, yeah; looks that way. It also looks adorable. More »
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20 Optical Illusions That Might Break Your Mind

February 5, 2013, 9:30 am
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Viewer discretion advised! Do not scroll down unless your brain is made of steel and your nerves are Teflon. Some people simply cannot stand optical illusions. For the rest of you: Check out teh awesommmmmmmez. More »
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These 25 Avant-Garde Concert Posters Turn Advertising into Art

February 6, 2013, 10:00 am
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Even at the going rate of 1000 words, accurately depicting the the audiological experience of a headlining band delivers is no easy feat. That may be part of the reason why epic concert posters like these—ones that really illustrate what your ears are in for—often become collectors items at show's end.
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The 20 Loneliest Outposts At the End of the World

February 8, 2013, 11:00 am
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When humanity's not trying to destroy itself, its steadily redefining its boundaries. Every passing year, we create further-flung outposts in places nature never intended to us to inhabit. Here are the loneliest places mankind has made its bed in search of the unknown, the overwhelming, and the great. More »
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Most Beautiful Items: February 2-February 8, 2013

February 8, 2013, 3:30 pm
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This week has been bleakly overcast with constant talk of dull, dreary weather and unwelcome torrents of snow. Take a break from the grayness, and bask in the most beautiful things we laid our eyes on this week. It'll help; we promise. More »
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