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via Dilbert Daily Strip Comic for July 9, 2013
New Florida law accidentally bans all computers, smartphones
The state of Florida, already the butt of many jokes because of its penchant for news-making citizens, reviled governor and incompetent state government has taken another one on the chin with the news that a poorly-worded law intended to ban Internet cafes and slot machines has overreached and declares any electronic device capable of playing a “game of chance” on the Internet to be illegal. The law is being challenged in court by an Internet cafe owner who was forced to shut down her business following a scandal involving the lieutenant governor….
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via MacNN | The Macintosh News Network New Florida law accidentally bans all computers, smartphones
How Honda Revealed The Government’s Top Secret Stealth Bomber First
The aircraft known in popular culture as the stealth bomber was built with nearly a decade of work, billions of dollars, and total secrecy from the U.S. government. Even the contractors who worked on it didn’t always know what it was. So how did a Japanese carmaker reveal it before the Air Force?
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via Gizmodo How Honda Revealed The Government’s Top Secret Stealth Bomber First
Forging the Sword of Omens
Watch weapon and prop maker Tony Swatton craft a life-size version of the Sword of Omens from Thundercats. It’s one of his most complicated builds yet, but the result is worth it. MAN AT ARMS HOOOO!!! Hat Tip Link
via The Awesomer Forging the Sword of Omens
AT&T Considers Selling Your Browsing History, Location, And More To Advertisers. Here’s How To Opt Out
Good news, everyone! Wait, no. Not that one. The other one.
Bad news, everyone!
AT&T is considering selling your usage data (location, web browsing history, etc.) to advertisers, having seemingly decided that it’s been too long since everyone was mad at them. Here’s how to opt-out of the program before it begins.
via TechCrunch AT&T Considers Selling Your Browsing History, Location, And More To Advertisers. Here’s How To Opt Out
Black bear comes eye-to-eye with hunter
Picture yourself in this worst case scenario. You’re in your tree stand getting some great video when you see a bear below. Coming at you. Then what? It’s amazing how calm this hunter stayed when faced with a black bear in his tree stand. What would your first reaction be?
via All Outdoor Black bear comes eye-to-eye with hunter
Ford’s New Prototyping Machine Turns Sheet Metal Into Custom Parts
A modern assembly line can churn out a new vehicle every few minutes, but when carmakers want to build and test a prototype, it takes weeks to produce the dies and moulds needed to stamp out a custom one-off part. So Ford has developed a fantastic new prototyping machine that functions kind of like a 3D printer in that it can produce a custom part in mere hours. Except that instead of plastic, it works its magic on sheet metal.
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via Gizmodo Ford’s New Prototyping Machine Turns Sheet Metal Into Custom Parts
GoldieBlox, The Toy That Aims To Get Girls Hooked On Engineering, Is Coming To A Toys ‘R’ Us Near You
Move over, Barbie — there’s a new toy in town now. GoldieBlox, the San Francisco Bay Area startup that has created an engineering-focused toy aimed specifically at little girls, has inked its first nationwide distribution deal with retailing giant Toys ‘R’ Us. The company’s flagship toy, the story-oriented construction set called “GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine,” is now available at every Toys ‘R’ Us store in the United States for $29.99.
via TechCrunch GoldieBlox, The Toy That Aims To Get Girls Hooked On Engineering, Is Coming To A Toys ‘R’ Us Near You
YippieMove Migrates Your Email and Attachments to a New Account
You probably don’t need to migrate your email accounts very often, but every once in a while, a good reason might come up. In that case, YippieMove is here to help.
The service automatically transfers all of your old emails—attachments and all—to a new account. This can be particularly handy, for example, if you have an old Yahoo! account you don’t use anymore that you’d like to make a backup of in case your address is ever reset and given away. We’ve previously covered Backupify Migrator for getting data out of a Gmail account, but YippieMove allows you to transfer between any combination of a long list of email providers, so most people should be covered.
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via Lifehacker YippieMove Migrates Your Email and Attachments to a New Account
How Facebook threatens HP, Cisco, and more with its “vanity free” servers
Ars tours Facebook’s DIY-hardware lab to learn why it embraces open source hardware.
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via Ars Technica How Facebook threatens HP, Cisco, and more with its “vanity free” servers