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Friday 30 August 2013

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How To Survive Without Water

How To Survive Without Water, Digg For Android Is Here, The Price Of A Child, What It's Really Like Working For Big Oil, 15 Surreal Landscapes Made From Food
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Friday, August 30, 2013
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DON'T SWEAT IT, LITERALLY
How To Survive Without Water
mentalfloss.com
Stuck in the wilderness with nary a drop of water in your canteen? Don't worry. You can survive this situation and live to tell an incredibly interesting tale.
APPS WE DIGG... AND THAT ARE DIGG
Digg For Android Is Here
play.google.com
You asked for it and now it's finally here: Digg and Digg Reader for Android.
BABY BOOM
The Price Of A Child
priceonomics.com
Children are our future, but it's only recently that they've been valued as such.
UNDERCOVER AT THE TAR SANDS
What It's Really Like Working For Big Oil
rollingstone.com
An anonymous worker reveals conditions at ground zero for Canada's controversial pipelines.
IT'S ALL LOCAL
15 Surreal Landscapes Made From Food
twistedsifter.com
In addition to the actual images, we've included a few behind the scenes photos of select landscapes so you can appreciate the detail and work that goes into each work of art before shooting even begins
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STREETS RUN RED
Image: Revellers take part in the annual
Revellers take part in the annual "Tomatina" festivities in Bunol, near Valencia, on August 28, 2013. Twenty thousands revellers hurled 130 tons of squashed tomatoes at each other, drenching the streets in red in a gigantic Spanish food fight known as the Tomatina. Credit: GABRIEL GALLO/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom
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News from Facebook

 
News from Facebook
Hi Imran,
We're writing to let you know that we are proposing updates to our Data Use Policy and our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. These two documents tell you about how we collect and use data, and the rules that apply when you choose to use Facebook. Our goal with these updates is to make our practices more clear.
We update these documents from time to time to make sure we keep you posted about the latest things you can do with Facebook. This email describes the key changes we've proposed and directs you to places where you can learn more.
What's being updated and why?
Both documents have new language to help you better understand:
  • How advertising works on Facebook
  • What to expect when it comes to using your name, profile picture, content and personal info with ads or commercial content
  • How to control or remove apps you've used
  • What data you're sharing with mobile devices
Like always, we won't share the private information that you put on Facebook with advertisers without your permission.
What should you do and when will the updates happen?
You can review all the updates on our Site Governance page's Documents tab and over the next seven days leave comments on that page to give us feedback. Please take some time to read through everything and let us know what you think. If your comments lead to more updates, we'll post those on the Site Governance page, too.
To stay up to date on similar topics, please like our Site Governance and Privacy pages. And, if you want to learn more about how we show you interesting, relevant ads, or how cookies and similar technologies help us do so, please visit our Ads and Cookies pages. We hope you find these resources helpful.
Best regards,
Erin Egan
Chief Privacy Officer
Facebook

Thursday 29 August 2013

Who Is The CEO Of The SEA?

Is This 19-Year-Old The Leader Of The Syrian Electronic Army?, This Man Is A Shawarma Ninja, The Elite FBI Unit You've Never Heard Of, How The Internet Powered A DIY Drug Revolution, What Does A Star Sound Like?
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
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MEET DEEB
Is This 19-Year-Old The Leader Of The Syrian Electronic Army?
motherboard.vice.com
The SEA has said it is waging cyberwar to denounce media coverage of the conflict in Syria they see as being overwhelmingly anti-Assad. But who's actually running the operation? New evidence indicates that it's a 19-year-old Syrian named Hatem Deeb.
FASTEST TONGS IN THE LAND
This Man Is A Shawarma Ninja
videos.digg.com
You have not seen shawarma being made properly until you've watched this video.
THE DOMESTIC SEAL TEAM SIX
The Elite FBI Unit You've Never Heard Of
theweek.com
In February, one of the nation's most elite units breached a heavily fortified bunker using specially designed explosives, disorientated the adversary with "flashbang" stun grenades, and then, in the face of hostile fire, killed him with surgical precision. The lightning raid resulted in the successful rescue of a hostage. They are not members of the military.
ONE-CLICK DRUGS
How The Internet Powered A DIY Drug Revolution
dailydot.com
The history of the Internet's complicated relationship with drugs began more than 15 years earlier, in the buzzing forums of the World Wide Web's enduring ancestor.
SPACE JAM
What Does A Star Sound Like?
popsci.com
A supernova just might be the most brutal concert in the universe.
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FREAKY FRIDAY
Image: Sailors participate in Friday Night Lights on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Friday Night Lights is a morale-boosting light show the air department aboard Nimitz participates in every Friday before the last recovery of the night.
Sailors participate in Friday Night Lights on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Friday Night Lights is a morale-boosting light show the air department aboard Nimitz participates in every Friday before the last recovery of the night. Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Kelly M. Agee/Released
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Wednesday 28 August 2013

A Severed Head Has 4 Seconds To Read This Email

Oxford Dictionary Adds 'Twerk,' 'Derp,' 'Selfie,' And 'Phablet', Can Severed Heads Live On?, The Brutal New Guideline For Helping Chemical-Weapons Victims In Syria, Patrick Stewart Gives You A Masterclass On How To Do A Quadruple Take, Ironman Winner Nearly Loses At Finish Line On Account Of Gloating
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
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HOW TIMELY
Oxford Dictionary Adds 'Twerk,' 'Derp,' 'Selfie,' And 'Phablet'
qz.com
Oxford Dictionaries Online is adding a slew of words that only recently came into general usage, many driven by fast-moving trends in technology and culture. Yes, "twerk" is now in the dictionary.
NO FUTURAMA ANYTIME SOON
Can Severed Heads Live On?
livescience.com
Centuries-old tales have described severed heads that seemed to live on for a few seconds — blinking, changing expressions, even attempting to speak.
MORBID INFOGRAPHIC
The Brutal New Guideline For Helping Chemical-Weapons Victims In Syria
nationaljournal.com
The World Health Organization released new interim guidance Tuesday for the treatment of victims of chemical weapons. The document, which is available in both English and Arabic, is based on field training that's been carried out since last year.
DARE YOU TO WATCH THIS WITHOUT SMILING
Patrick Stewart Gives You A Masterclass On How To Do A Quadruple Take
videos.digg.com
Sir Patrick Stewart's girlfriend videotaped him showing how to do a take, double take, triple take and finally a quadruple take.
WHEN WINNERS ARE LOSERS
Ironman Winner Nearly Loses At Finish Line On Account Of Gloating
deadspin.com
Ironman contestants: in the future, please make sure to cross the finish line before celebrating and pretending to be an airplane. No one will feel bad if you lose in the final stretch because of this, and the person in second place won't always be as forgiving as this guy.
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MEGA ROLL
Image: Children and volunteers help make a 120-metre long (393 ft.) roll sushi to serve local people at an event in Tokyo on August 27, 2013. Hundreds of children and volunteers made the long roll sushi at an annual summer festival.
Children and volunteers help make a 120-metre long (393 ft.) roll sushi to serve local people at an event in Tokyo on August 27, 2013. Hundreds of children and volunteers made the long roll sushi at an annual summer festival. Credit: AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNOYOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images
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Tuesday 27 August 2013

The Next Google

The Next Google, I Met The World's Smartest Dog, Should You Eat Before You Exercise?, Do E-Cigarettes Cause Cancer?, Hacked Feature Phone Can Block Other People's Calls
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
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IT'S LIKE GOOGLE, BUT FOR SEARCH
The Next Google
theawl.com
We have the means to create a publicly owned search engine. Who will build it you ask? The NSA will.
TEACHER'S PET
I Met The World's Smartest Dog
popsci.com
Chaser isn't just learning objects by name: she's beginning to understand the basic structure of human language.
EAT EARLY AND EAT OFTEN, WE ALWAYS SAY
Should You Eat Before You Exercise?
well.blogs.nytimes.com
Should one eat before or after a workout, and does it change if you are lifting weights or running?
ALL THE CANCER, NONE OF THE SMOKE
Do E-Cigarettes Cause Cancer?
theweek.com
Put this new research in your pipe and vape it.
YOUR OWN PERSONAL SIGNAL JAMMER
Hacked Feature Phone Can Block Other People's Calls
technologyreview.com
Swapping software can give one GSM phone the power to prevent incoming calls and text messages from reaching other phones nearby.
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THE BATTLE CONTINUES...
Image: A Palestinian youth clashes with Israeli border guards in the West Bank's Qalandiya refugee camp on August 26, 2013, after Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinians and wounded 19 others in the camp.
A Palestinian youth clashes with Israeli border guards in the West Bank's Qalandiya refugee camp on August 26, 2013, after Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinians and wounded 19 others in the camp. Credit: ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom
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