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More Nintendo NX controller photos leak

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More Nintendo NX controller photos leak

More Nintendo NX controller photos leak

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More Nintendo NX controller photos leak Nintendo's going to unveil a new game console in 2016. Currently, the system is codenamed "NX," but little is known about it. On Wednesday, a trio of photos popped up on Reddit depicting what appears to be a controller or component of Nintendo NX. March 23, 2016 at 09:25PM

Winners of the Smithsonian Magazine's 2015 Photo Contest

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Winners of the Smithsonian Magazine's 2015 Photo Contest If you thought these winning photos would be not great, you would be wrong. They are great. March 23, 2016 at 09:25PM

Winners of the Smithsonian Magazine's 2015 Photo Contest

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Winners of the Smithsonian Magazine's 2015 Photo Contest

Why Donald Trump?

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Why Donald Trump? FiveThirtyEight's Clare Malone goes on a quest to figure out what’s happening in America. March 23, 2016 at 02:26PM

Why Donald Trump?

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Why Donald Trump?

Donald Trump Loves A Lot Of Things

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Donald Trump Loves A Lot Of Things

Donald Trump Loves A Lot Of Things

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Donald Trump Loves A Lot Of Things For all the negative stuff Donald Trump puts out there, the insults, threats and general nastiness, he also spreads a lot of love. In fact, he spreads so much love, Jimmy Kimmel boiled it down and pieced it together to make this powerful Donald love bomb. March 23, 2016 at 11:32PM

escapology: Word of the day for March 24, 2016

escapology , n : The study or art of escaping from a constriction, such as a rope, handcuffs, etc. Harry Houdini, the American illusionist and stunt performer, was born on this day in 1874

Article of the day for March 24, 2016

The Article of the day for March 24, 2016 is Oppenheimer security hearing . The Oppenheimer security hearing (1954) of the US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) explored the background, actions and associations of J. Robert Oppenheimer. He had headed the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, where he played a key part in the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb. Doubts about Oppenheimer's loyalty dated back to the 1930s, when he was associated with Communist Party USA members, including his wife and his brother. At Los Alamos and in the AEC, he was involved in bureaucratic conflict between the Army and Air Force over the types of nuclear weapons the country required, technical conflict between the scientists over the feasibility of the hydrogen bomb, and personal conflict with AEC commissioner Lewis Strauss. The panel found that he was loyal and discreet with atomic secrets, but did not recommend that his security clearance be reinstated. This ended his role in govern

The Silicon Valley Boys Aren’t Just Brilliant-They’re Part of a Comedy Revolution

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The Silicon Valley Boys Aren’t Just Brilliant-They’re Part of a Comedy Revolution You've got a hit TV show! Great. Now go crush it on YouTube, podcasts, Twitter and everywhere else.

escapology: Word of the day for March 24, 2016

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Word of the day is escapology : The study or art of escaping from a constriction, such as a rope, handcuffs, etc. Harry Houdini, the American illusionist and stunt performer, was born on this day in 1874

The Silicon Valley Boys Aren’t Just Brilliant-They’re Part of a Comedy Revolution

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The Silicon Valley Boys Aren’t Just Brilliant-They’re Part of a Comedy Revolution

Picture of the day for March 24, 2016

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Prinzipalmarkt in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Article of the day for March 24, 2016

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Article of the day is Oppenheimer security hearing. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Picture of the day for March 24, 2016

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Picture of the day on March 24, 2016: Prinzipalmarkt in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

How New Yorker cartoons could teach computers to be funny

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How New Yorker cartoons could teach computers to be funny With the help of computer scientists from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, The New Yorker for the first time is using crowdsourcing algorithms to uncover the best captions.

How New Yorker cartoons could teach computers to be funny

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How New Yorker cartoons could teach computers to be funny

Is 'Batman V Superman' Any Good? 

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Is 'Batman V Superman' Any Good?  Zack Snyder's "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice," featuring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill as the respective superheroes, is out in theaters this week after a lot of hype. Does it meet expectations? Here's what the reviews have to say. March 23, 2016 at 04:37PM

Is 'Batman V Superman' Any Good? 

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Is 'Batman V Superman' Any Good? 

Nate Diaz and Other Vegan UFC Fighters

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Nate Diaz and Other Vegan UFC Fighters

Nate Diaz and Other Vegan UFC Fighters

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Nate Diaz and Other Vegan UFC Fighters Naysayers notwithstanding, more and more mixed martial arts competitors are either following the [Nate] Diaz clan’s example or speaking out about a lifetime of animal-free consumption. March 22, 2016 at 08:53PM

The Silicon Valley Boys Aren’t Just Brilliant-They’re Part of a Comedy Revolution

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The Silicon Valley Boys Aren’t Just Brilliant-They’re Part of a Comedy Revolution

The Silicon Valley Boys Aren’t Just Brilliant-They’re Part of a Comedy Revolution

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The Silicon Valley Boys Aren’t Just Brilliant-They’re Part of a Comedy Revolution You've got a hit TV show! Great. Now go crush it on YouTube, podcasts, Twitter and everywhere else. March 23, 2016 at 01:37PM

Meet the devastated Cutinella family who want to save football from itself

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Meet the devastated Cutinella family who want to save football from itself "What made me say that the culture of football is wrong, having watched my son's death live and first hand, was watching it on video." March 22, 2016 at 10:03PM

Meet the devastated Cutinella family who want to save football from itself

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Meet the devastated Cutinella family who want to save football from itself

The Inherent Bias of Facial Recognition

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The Inherent Bias of Facial Recognition Facial recognition is everywhere. For some people that will make certain interactions even more seamless. But because many facial recognition systems struggle with non-white faces, for others, facial recognition is a simple reminder: once again, this tech is not made for you. March 23, 2016 at 05:36AM

The Inherent Bias of Facial Recognition

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The Inherent Bias of Facial Recognition

An Emotional Ode To Food Processing Machines

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An Emotional Ode To Food Processing Machines It's okay Shon. We videos of machines eating/sorting food too.

An Emotional Ode To Food Processing Machines

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An Emotional Ode To Food Processing Machines

Astronomers saw an exploding star’s shockwave for the first time ever

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Astronomers saw an exploding star’s shockwave for the first time ever Sometimes, when a star dies, it goes supernova — going out in a massive explosion. For the first time, scientists have caught the so-called “shock breakout” of a supernova explosion in visible light. March 23, 2016 at 01:56AM

Astronomers saw an exploding star’s shockwave for the first time ever

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Astronomers saw an exploding star’s shockwave for the first time ever

How To Be A Google Apps Master

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How To Be A Google Apps Master

How To Be A Google Apps Master

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How To Be A Google Apps Master Learn hacks to manage your Gmail inbox, master Google spreadsheets and tons more with this in-depth Google app training.

The American Concordes that never flew

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The American Concordes that never flew

The American Concordes that never flew

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The American Concordes that never flew It was one of the most ambitious aircraft design projects in history, so what happened to the US plans to master supersonic passenger flight? March 22, 2016 at 10:03PM

GRAVITY FALLS Creator Reimagines Presidential Candidates as POKÉMON

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GRAVITY FALLS Creator Reimagines Presidential Candidates as POKÉMON This year isn’t just the 20th anniversary of the original Pokémon RPGs. It’s also an election year here in the US. And as such, the headlines have been dominated by both pocket monsters and politics. So why not combine the two? March 22, 2016 at 07:44PM

GRAVITY FALLS Creator Reimagines Presidential Candidates as POKÉMON

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GRAVITY FALLS Creator Reimagines Presidential Candidates as POKÉMON