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Getting Paid Could Kill You

Better watch out, a study from University of Notre Dame suggests your chance of dying increases after you receive a windfall of cash. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, rich or poor, married or single. The study examined millions of death records from four major groups of people over a three-year period.…

Tech News Kelly Jul 5

There Are Lots of Bacteria in Your Belly Button

Ah yes, the belly button. A remnant part of your body that serves to collect lint. Lint and quite a bit more, according to the early results from the Belly Button Biodiversity project. Jiri Hulcr and Andrea Lucky, two microbiologists from NCSU, collected 95 belly button swabs as part this biodiversity study. The pair isolated…

Tech News Kelly Jul 5

Making Art From The Imperfect

In his latest project titled “Err”, artist Jeremy Hutchison is taking factory seconds and turning them into art. Hutchison adds a twist to this familiar model by using objects that are intentionally made dysfunctional by factory employees. He has written a dozen companies asking for products like a comb or a chair that is ruined…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

An American Flag Full of Tweets

No offense to Betsy Ross, but this is an American flag made for the 21st Century. It’s a digital weave created from the avatars of Twitter users who tweet about Independence Day using a July 4th hashtag. Old Glory can be found at the Code for America website and was created with the help of…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

This Bald Eagle Found Freedom on July 4th

Say hello to Einstein, a bald eagle from the University of Missouri’s Raptor Rehabilitation Project. The giant bird took to the skies on July 4th after three months of rehabilitation. The poor eagle arrived in April 2011 and was suffering from lead poisoning. He was disoriented, listless and could not digest food properly. On a…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

Bigger and Better TouchPad May Land This August

Oh Snap. HP may be launching a new glossy, white webOS tablet in August. This new model comes hot on the heels of the original TouchPad which launched last week. A leaked roadmap and some “closed-door conversations” suggest the new TouchPad could include 64GB of storage and a faster 1.5GHz dual-core processor. The same roadmap…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

Most Hipsters Don’t Know Why They Celebrate the Fourth of July

In case you didn’t know, the Fourth of July isn’t about booze and explosives. It has a historic meaning that celebrates one of the biggest events in the life of this country. Yes, I am looking at you — Mr. Twenty-something hipster with your skinny jeans and tumblr blog. You may know your way around…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

Hide Ugly Cables Inside Fake Green Vines

Hate cables that run across your wall and look ridiculously ugly? If you are into the organic look, you should check out these Florafil cable covers from Tania da Cruz. They are designed to hide unsightly cables inside a sheath that resembles the stem of a plant. It’s only a concept right now, so you…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

A House Under a Highway In China

Only in China could someone build a house directly underneath a highway and have it stand fifteen years before the Government discovers it and declares it unsafe. This is the plight of a house in Shanxi province which housed 36 families during its fifteen-year long existence. I can’t imagine what it must have been like…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

Express Your Patriotism With This ANSI Art

It’s Fourth of July here in the states. While most Americans are celebrating with non-stop food, beer and fireworks, Barry Ritholtz took a break from the festivities to create this ingenious ANSI art. Amazingly, this creation only uses 100 characters so it’s Twitter-safe and perfect for some re-Tweet love this holiday afternoon. [Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz)]…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

Anonymous Attacks Arizona FOP Gallery

AntiSec leaves its trace. No Immigrants Allowed! Obama is the Devil. Obama is the Devil again. Tough crap…shoot ’em. Trigger-happy? A muslim torture leaves us speechless.

Tech News Kelly Jul 1

The Six Most Appalling Emails Found in Anonymous’ Latest Release

Anonymous hit the Arizona police force hard tonight and released some scathing emails and images from deep within the FOP. https://gizmodo.com/anonymous-continues-its-fraternal-ownage-of-the-arizona-5817317 We scoured their booty and picked out some of the juiciest emails for you to read. A few of the images were way NSFW so you will have to find those on your own…

Tech News Kelly Jul 1

Anonymous Continues Its Fraternal Ownage of The Arizona Police

Wow, Anonymous has struck a third and deadly blow on the Arizona police. This latest grab includes personal information and emails for 1,200 officers including usernames, passwords, email addresses, credit card numbers and more. Some of the emails are ripe with racist remarks about torturing “ragheads”, crude Anti-Obama slurs, and pornography. Other emails discuss the…

Tech News Kelly Jun 30

Orca Ears Inspire Researchers To Build Pea-Sized Underwater Microphones

If you want to make the best equipment to listen to underwater sounds, where should you look? Most people would point you to the sales department of a high-end audio company, but a group of Stanford researchers are looking to Orca whales for their inspiration. Orca whales have ears that can sense a wide range…

Tech News Kelly Jun 30

Gmail’s Getting a Whole New Look To Match Google+

Google is on a roll this week. It took the tech world by storm with Google+, freshened up the user interface of Google Calendar and just unleashed a new design for Gmail. https://gizmodo.com/do-i-really-have-to-set-up-yet-another-social-network-5817117 Jump into Gmail, hop to your settings and check out the two new themes (Preview and Preview Dense) you can try on…

Tech News Kelly Jun 30

Jellyfish Shut Down a Nuclear Power Plant

Jellyfish invaded the cooling water at a Scottish nuclear power plant this week. There were so many of these aquatic creatures floating around, the plant had to shut down. The jellyfish are more than annoying, they pose a hazard to the cooling system of the plant. The nuclear reactors need unobstructed access to the cool…

Tech News Kelly Jun 30

Watch Tweets As They Flow Out of Japan After The Earthquake

After the earthquake hit Japan earlier this year, tweets poured out of the country and retweets spread across the world. The level of tweeting spiked to 5000 tweets per second after the quake and Tsunami hit. Twitter employee Miguel Rios took this data and presented it in an eye-catching video. It’s one thing to say…

Tech News Kelly Jun 30

The Matrix Lobby Scene A Capella Style

Everyone remembers the classic shoot-em-up lobby scene from The Matrix. Bullets flying, people flying, it was awesome. What would happen to that scene if you took out the original soundtrack and replaced it with a multi-track a capella performance from Matt Mulholland? You would get the video above which is guaranteed to make you smile,…

Tech News Kelly Jun 30

Would You Climb Into a Capsule To Escape a Tsunami?

A pair of former Boeing engineers are building an escape pod that would let people ride out the worst of a Tsunami inside a giant ball. The Tsunami capsules could hit the market in two years with a price tag as low as $1000. The idea was hatched several years ago when engineer Julian Sharpe…

Tech News Kelly Jun 29

This Lego Robot Makes Programmable Pancakes

Mexican Viking took some Lego Mindstorms, standard Lego pieces and two empty ketchup bottles to create this pancake-making robot. It sits above a griddle and can be programmed to make pancakes in your choice of design. If you want to find out how he made it, head over to his blog where you can find…

Tech News Kelly Jun 29

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Getting Paid Could Kill You

There Are Lots of Bacteria in Your Belly Button

Making Art From The Imperfect

An American Flag Full of Tweets

This Bald Eagle Found Freedom on July 4th

Bigger and Better TouchPad May Land This August

Most Hipsters Don’t Know Why They Celebrate the Fourth of July

Hide Ugly Cables Inside Fake Green Vines

A House Under a Highway In China

Express Your Patriotism With This ANSI Art

Anonymous Attacks Arizona FOP Gallery

The Six Most Appalling Emails Found in Anonymous’ Latest Release

Anonymous Continues Its Fraternal Ownage of The Arizona Police

Orca Ears Inspire Researchers To Build Pea-Sized Underwater Microphones

Gmail’s Getting a Whole New Look To Match Google+

Jellyfish Shut Down a Nuclear Power Plant

Watch Tweets As They Flow Out of Japan After The Earthquake

The Matrix Lobby Scene A Capella Style

Would You Climb Into a Capsule To Escape a Tsunami?

This Lego Robot Makes Programmable Pancakes

Crypto Investor at Center of Trump Corruption Allegations Now Sees Himself as ‘Victim’

Southwest Is About to Limit Power Banks on Flights

Damn, the ‘Power Rangers’ Reboot Could’ve Had Four Movies

The Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Team Wants to Go the Distance

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Will Please Gross Horror Fans

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