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Science CERN is planning a larger and harder collider: https://www.engadget.com/cern-super-collider-higgs-boson-particle-092412017.html Signup for (hopefully) better internet: https://www.starlink.com/ Technology World's most expensive dog: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/boston-dynamics-robot-dog-can-be-yours-for-the-low-low-price-of-74500/ Apple transitions yet again: https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/22/arm-mac-apple/ Other Cool/Weird Shit The brain is weird: https://gizmodo.com/this-man-sees-numbers-as-squiggles-1844119329 Will polaroids ever go away: https://gizmodo.com/new-polaroid-prints-photos-off-your-smartphones-screen-1837992722

Science Go further, faster: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/the-us-military-is-getting-serious-about-nuclear-thermal-propulsion/ The greatest technology: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-is-using-red-and-blue-3d-glasses-to-safely-drive-t-1842878893 Technology For the love of all things digital, turn of UPnP: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/06/upnp-flaw-exposes-millions-of-network-devices-to-attacks-over-the-internet/ Was this created on the PS5: https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/12/21289100/ps5-console-reveal-conspiracy-cgi-presenters-sony-playstation Other Cool/Weird Shit Won't reduce distracted driving: https://gizmodo.com/youll-soon-be-able-to-buy-that-distraction-free-rotary-1843903183 Cool kid: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/05/11/boy-5-steals-family-car-attempt-buy-lamborghini-then-man-with-lamborghini-shows-up-his-house/

Science What's older than the Mayan's? Other Mayan's: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/archaeologists-discover-the-largest-and-oldest-maya-monument-ever/ Put a ring on it: https://gizmodo.com/more-evidence-that-mars-once-had-a-ring-and-will-again-1843888169 Technology Quibi is getting even smaller: https://gizmodo.com/quibi-qui-boned-1843905756 Improve your golf swing without the practice: https://gizmodo.com/engineer-builds-auto-adjusting-club-that-compensates-fo-1843861933 Other Cool/Weird Shit Pirate Treasure: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/06/decoding-the-clues-after-10-years-the-fenn-treasure-has-finally-been-found/ Space farce: https://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-space-force-is-losing-a-trademark-battle-with-1843958035

Science To infinity and beyond: https://www.engadget.com/spacex-crew-dragon-astronauts-board-iss-082743475.html Can your heart think: https://www.engadget.com/first-3d-map-heart-neurons-153000974.html Technology Gimbal this: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/1/21276646/vivo-x50-pro-plus-flagship-phone-announced-gimbal-camera Texas instruments is killing the smart calculator: https://gizmodo.com/texas-instruments-is-nerfing-the-best-part-about-graphi-1843702096 Other Cool/Weird Shit Play games and get a real workout: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/05/27/ride-your-gta-bike-by-pedalling-your-real-bike-with-this-mod/ Nuclear reactor for sale: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/5/28/21273482/decommisioned-nuclear-reactor-control-panel-auction

Science Who needs eyes anymore: https://www.engadget.com/biomimetic-cyborg-eye-022130469.html Houston, we're ready for launch: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/nasa-declares-that-spacex-is-ready-to-fly-its-first-crewed-mission/ Technology When you just can't stop licking things: https://gizmodo.com/this-lickable-screen-can-recreate-almost-any-taste-or-f-1843609903 Man's best friend? https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/22/21267379/robot-dog-rocos-boston-dynamics-video-spot-shepherd-reaction Other Cool/Weird Shit Huffin' Poo: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-accidentally-got-high-on-laughing-gas-from-1843481214 Giant Elon Musk: https://jalopnik.com/tusla-dresses-up-their-big-creepy-statue-to-look-like-b-1843569380

Science Time to plug those holes: https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/arctic-ozone-hole-climate-change/ Try your hand at docking at the ISS: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/12/21256210/spacex-crew-dragon-docking-simulator-iss-international-space-station Technology Inflate and go: https://gizmodo.com/you-can-carry-this-inflatable-electric-bike-in-a-backpa-1843421635 Is this the end of theaters: https://www.engadget.com/trolls-word-tour-pvod-amc-062745004.html Other Cool/Weird Shit The best calculator to take into your test: https://gizmodo.com/calculator-hacked-for-cheating-includes-a-secret-oled-s-1843314318 How to make money by ordering pizzas: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262316/doordash-pizza-profits-venture-capital-the-margins-ranjan-roy

Science Closer than ever imagined: https://www.popsci.com/story/space/closest-black-hole/ Engines powered by microwaves: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/microwave-thruster-makes-for-clean-burning-jet/ Technology Thunderbolt flaw allows your data to get stolen even faster: https://www.engadget.com/thunderbolt-flaw-access-data-theft-075856181.html Hack me bro: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/6/21249038/microsoft-azure-sphere-bug-bounty-security-hacking Other Cool/Weird Shit Oops, didn't see you there: https://gizmodo.com/19-dead-after-iranian-navy-accidentally-hits-own-ship-d-1843386483 Elon Musk threatens to get arrested: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-to-county-health-officials-arrest-me-1843403845

Science How to go farther while flying: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/aircraft-automatic-air-refueling/ They're real!: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/navy-releases-three-videos-that-showcase-unidentified-objects/ Technology No patent for you: https://www.engadget.com/us-patent-office-artificial-intelligence-inventor-patent-221309654.html PC version of the nintendo switch: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/04/23/gpd-win-max-gaming-laptop-is-proper-bonkers/ Other Cool/Weird Shit The phone to save us all from ourselves: https://gizmodo.com/this-japanese-smartphone-uses-ai-to-prevent-users-from-1841790248 When it gets hot in the operating room: https://gizmodo.com/doctors-had-to-put-out-a-fire-in-patients-chest-during-1835159922

Science Destroy it with plasma: https://www.engadget.com/university-of-michigan-plasma-disinfectant-224810558.html Spying on the moon: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-funds-proposal-to-build-a-gigantic-telescope-on-th-1842880061 Technology Did it really happen if nobody was there: https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/2020/4/24/21235017/fortnite-travis-scott-event-concert-astronomical-12-3-million-concurrent-players-record No more double spacing for you: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21234170/microsoft-word-two-spaces-period-error-correction-great-space-debate Other Cool/Weird Shit This message will self-destruct: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/21/21229499/this-website-will-self-destruct-femmeandroid-ludum-dare Old school drum machine: https://gizmodo.com/this-guy-turned-a-90-year-old-typewriter-into-a-drum-ma-1843027228

Science Einstein can't stop being right: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/star-dancing-around-a-supermassive-black-hole-confirms-einstein-yet-again/ We're going to space!: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/spacexs-crew-dragon-gets-a-launch-date-may-27th/ Technology Just take it and run: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-11-amazon-just-walk-out-cashier-less-newark.html I thought facebook gaming died: https://www.engadget.com/facebook-gaming-now-available-android-144721937.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Check yourself before you post yourself: https://gizmodo.com/couple-fined-for-violating-lockdown-after-posting-old-v-1842855076 Faster than a speeding bullet: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/04/dutch-f-16-takes-cannon-fire-from-itself/

Science Awesome comet is no more: https://gizmodo.com/oh-crap-a-really-promising-comet-just-fell-to-pieces-1842841439 Landing a rocket is so last year: https://www.engadget.com/rocket-lab-helicopter-catches-electron-stage-195637764.html Technology Old computers are preventing you from getting your government check: https://gizmodo.com/an-old-computer-system-is-keeping-many-americans-from-g-1842839527 So long firefox, here comes Chr-edge: https://www.engadget.com/2020-04-05-microsoft-edge-second-most-popular-desktop-browser.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Better video calls with AI: https://gizmodo.com/man-who-made-a-digital-ai-powered-twin-for-video-calls-1842705724 Rage quitting gone bad: https://www.engadget.com/bubba-wallace-iracing-nascar-024507464.html

Science What's the matter: https://gizmodo.com/why-do-physicists-keep-finding-new-states-of-matter-1842558070 KABOOM: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/spacex-loses-its-third-starship-prototype-during-a-cryogenic-test/ Technology No digital sharing for you: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/authors-fume-as-online-library-lends-unlimited-free-books/ You only have 40,000 hours to live: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-25-hpe-ssd-bricked-firmware-flaw.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Ramming speed: https://gizmodo.com/man-tries-to-ram-train-into-u-s-navy-hospital-ship-do-1842645529 Stop setting the world on fire: https://www.engadget.com/uk-carriers-urge-stop-to-5g-tower-attacks-133411510.html

Science And then there was one: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/oneweb-goes-bankrupt-wont-challenge-spacex-in-satellite-broadband-race/ Never replace your tires again: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-03-goodyears-smart-tire-concept-prints-its-own-treads.html Technology No global roaming on this phone: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/18/21184126/lynk-mega-constellation-text-message-android-smartphone-cell-towers-space Apple makes the ipad more like a laptop: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-18-apple-ipad-os-trackpad-mouse-support.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Magnets gone wrong: https://gizmodo.com/astrophysicist-gets-magnets-stuck-in-his-nose-while-try-1842560576 The Great British Horror Off: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-30-ai-transforms-the-great-british-bakeoff-into-a-horror-show.html

Science Airplanes with lasers: https://gizmodo.com/blasting-airplanes-with-lasers-makes-it-much-harder-for-1842247129 3D printing in seconds: https://www.engadget.com/2020-02-13-3d-print-whole-objects-seconds-resin.html Technology Free wireless power: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/03/7-5-inch-e-ink-display-is-powered-completely-by-nfc/ Amazon orders might be delayed: https://gizmodo.com/non-essential-amazon-prime-orders-now-facing-shipping-d-1842453414 Other Cool/Weird Shit Do they make you better than a noob: https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/18/21028669/puma-active-gaming-footwear-gamer-shoes-socks Graduation has been moved to...Minecraft: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/03/16/a-bunch-of-kids-in-japan-held-their-graduation-ceremony-in-minecraft/

Science SpaceX Rocket on display in Houston space center: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/space-center-houston-now-has-a-twice-flown-falcon-9-on-display/ US starts testing a vaccine for the coronavirus: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/safety-test-of-first-coronavirus-vaccine-starts-in-seattle-area/ Technology Tesla does something on time: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/03/tesla-starts-delivering-model-y-months-ahead-of-schedule/ Since when was Yahoo in the mobile business: https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/yahoo-mobile-unlimited-data-plan-40-month/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Shooting up some thermal paste: https://gizmodo.com/redesigned-thermal-paste-syringes-are-supposed-to-look-1841060740 The best bed to protect you during your self quarantine: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/03/03/this-terrifying-gaming-bed-is-just-a-toilet-short-of-perfection/

Science Like daylight savings time, days are getting longer: https://gizmodo.com/days-on-earth-used-to-be-30-minutes-shorter-ancient-sh-1842219446 Will it bend? https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/04/swinburne-university-bendable-concrete/ Technology Nintendo playstation sells for a lot of money: https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/06/nintendo-playstation-auction-done/ No aliens found, time to shut down: https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/04/seti-home-stops-for-now/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Hacking google search results: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/19/fuck-epic-games-store-declares-googles-listing-for-steam/ Best way to prevent pregnancy, horny condoms: https://gizmodo.com/utah-pulls-free-condoms-after-packaging-deemed-too-horn-1841064240

Science Sign-up to become an astronaut now: https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/02/nasa-opens-astronaut-applications/ Open your private docking door: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/in-a-historic-first-one-private-satellite-docks-to-another-in-orbit/ Technology nVidia's game streaming service looses more games: https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/2/21161372/nvidia-geforce-now-the-long-dark-removed It's Amazon but at a store: https://gizmodo.com/walmart-is-preparing-to-launch-an-amazon-prime-competit-1841962165 Other Cool/Weird Shit The ducks will save us all: https://earther.gizmodo.com/no-china-is-not-sending-a-giant-duck-army-to-defeat-pa-1841955786 Rocketman: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/2/18/21142603/jetman-dubai-pilot-video-watch-jetpack-iron-man-autonomous-human-flight

Science Robot babies: https://futurism.com/scientists-worlds-first-living-robots-stem-cells From dust there is air: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-are-generating-oxygen-from-simulated-moon-du-1841060875 Technology Prevent eavesdroppers with this bracelet: https://gizmodo.com/the-studs-on-this-punk-bracelet-are-actually-microphone-1841768759 Another one bites the dust: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/goodbye-sprint-us-judge-approves-t-mobiles-purchase-of-competitor/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Flat Earther dies trying to prove the Earth is flat: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51602655 Fastest way to lose a finger: https://gizmodo.com/man-who-probably-hates-having-fingers-builds-a-gun-that-1841764319

Science Ride the whip into space: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/2/14/21137791/amazon-new-patent-whip-payloads-launch-space-aerial-craft A not-so-subtle maneuver: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/31/21117224/russian-satellite-us-spy-kosmos-2542-45-inspection-orbit-tracking Technology To get more hard drive space, break out the hammer: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/02/hamr-dont-hurt-em-laser-assisted-hard-drives-are-coming-in-2020/ A movie shot in the worst way possible: https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/14/v2-escape-from-hell-vertical-movie/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Iran's new space suit: https://futurism.com/the-byte/iran-pass-off-walmart-costume-space-suit Mr. EDM drops another track: https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/31/elon-musk-edm-trak-dont-doubt-ur-vibe/

Science 3D print skin: https://ioppublishing.org/news/new-handheld-bioprinter-holds-promise-for-treating-serious-burns/ The voice of a mummy: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/after-3000-years-we-can-hear-the-voice-of-a-mummified-egyptian-priest/ Technology Elemetry school fined for playing the Lion King: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21126503/disney-lion-king-pta-california-fine-licensing-bob-iger-apology Only your voice can take this wheel off: https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/29/ford-3d-printing-wheel-nut-locks-driver-voice-soundwaves/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Barcode scanners rock: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/10/21131532/ei-wada-japanese-artist-techno-modded-barcode-scanners-electronicos-fantasticos Idiot of the month: https://gizmodo.com/artist-apologizes-for-telling-plane-passengers-hes-infe-1841465775