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Picture of the day for November 16, 2016

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Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) in Pärnu River, Estonia..

Picture of the day for November 16, 2016

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Picture of the day on November 16, 2016: Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) in Pärnu River, Estonia.

When the Devil Enters

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When the Devil Enters

machine elf: Word of the day for November 16, 2016

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Word of the day is machine elf : A kind of otherworldly humanoid figure sometimes seen during dimethyltryptamine (DMT) hallucinations. The person who coined the term, American ethnobotanist and author Terence McKenna who advocated the responsible use of naturally occurring psychoactive plants, was born on this day in 1946.

We've Come A Long Way From This 1990 VR Demo

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We've Come A Long Way From This 1990 VR Demo Though the goggles look pretty similar to today's commercial options, the tech showcased on this clip from NHK's "Today's Japan" is positively archaic compared to today's VR systems. Also, let's just try to forget about the name "data gloves." November 15, 2016 at 03:19PM

Article of the day for November 16, 2016

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Article of the day is Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

machine elf: Word of the day for November 16, 2016

machine elf , n : A kind of otherworldly humanoid figure sometimes seen during dimethyltryptamine (DMT) hallucinations. The person who coined the term, American ethnobotanist and author Terence McKenna who advocated the responsible use of naturally occurring psychoactive plants, was born on this day in 1946.

Article of the day for November 16, 2016

The Article of the day for November 16, 2016 is Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines . Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is an action role-playing video game developed by Troika Games (founders pictured) and first released on November 16, 2004, by Activision for Microsoft Windows. Based on White Wolf Publishing's role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, it follows a male or female character who is killed and revived as a fledgling vampire in 21st-century Los Angeles. Bloodlines is presented from first- and third-person perspectives. Characters may use violent and nonviolent methods to achieve their goals while moving freely between the available hubs: Santa Monica, Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles, and Chinatown. Troika's 32-member team began development in 2001, using Valve Corporation's brand-new Source game engine, also used for Valve's own Half-Life 2. Bloodlines was incomplete at its first release, with disappointing sales of fewer than 80,000 copies initially

When the Devil Enters

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When the Devil Enters Canneto Di Caronia, plagued by mysterious fires, turns to science, the church, and the law in a search for answers.

We've Come A Long Way From This 1990 VR Demo

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We've Come A Long Way From This 1990 VR Demo

Those Old Photographs You Have Stored Away In Boxes? Google Has A New App To Digitize Them Easily

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Those Old Photographs You Have Stored Away In Boxes? Google Has A New App To Digitize Them Easily The PhotoScan app by Google Photos is already available on Android and coming soon to iOS.

Those Old Photographs You Have Stored Away In Boxes? Google Has A New App To Digitize Them Easily

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Those Old Photographs You Have Stored Away In Boxes? Google Has A New App To Digitize Them Easily

philanthropy: Word of the day for November 15, 2016

philanthropy , n : (chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind. (uncountable) Charitable giving, charity. (countable) A philanthropic act. (countable) A charitable foundation. Today is designated as National Philanthropy Day in the USA by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Picture of the day for November 15, 2016

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Picture of the day on November 15, 2016: The Salvador Dalí Desert is located in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Potosí Department, southwestern Bolivia. The place is called like this because similar landscapes have been painted by Salvador Dalí, although he was never there or knew about it.

Picture of the day for November 15, 2016

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The Salvador Dalí Desert is located in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Potosí Department, southwestern Bolivia. The place is called like this because similar landscapes have been painted by Salvador Dalí, although he was never there or knew about it..

Article of the day for November 15, 2016

The Article of the day for November 15, 2016 is Hurricane Kate (1985) . Hurricane Kate formed northeast of Puerto Rico on November 15, 1985, as the eleventh named storm of the annual hurricane season. Kate made its first landfall on the northern coast of Cuba at Category 2 intensity, then emerged as a slightly weaker storm during the evening hours of November 19. Heavy rainfall in Cuba caused numerous mudslides and flooding, killing 10 people and leading to severe agricultural damage. Wind gusts also damaged crops, and resulted in widespread power outages and significant building damage; the cost in Cuba totaled $400 million, the most from a hurricane strike on that island in many decades. Once clear of land, Kate intensified to Category 3, and the following day it attained its peak winds of around 120 mph (195 km/h). It came ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a minimal Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) on November 21, the latest day ever in an Atlantic hurrican

Article of the day for November 15, 2016

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Article of the day is Hurricane Kate (1985). Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

philanthropy: Word of the day for November 15, 2016

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Word of the day is philanthropy : (chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind. (uncountable) Charitable giving, charity. (countable) A philanthropic act. (countable) A charitable foundation. Today is designated as National Philanthropy Day in the USA by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

New edit in the Article on Google

On November 15, 2016 at 11:38AM, made an edit the Article on Google . The edit was about Reverted 2 edits by [[Special:Contributions/Pushprathi|Pushprathi]] ([[User talk:Pushprathi|talk]]): This article is about the company. For the search engine, see [[Google Search]] :). ([[WP:TW|TW]]).

New edit in the Article on Google

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New edit in the Article on Google

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New edit in the Article on Google

On November 14, 2016 at 06:11PM, made an edit the Article on Google . The edit was about Reverted 2 edits by [[Special:Contributions/UsamaSheikh1|UsamaSheikh1]] ([[User talk:UsamaSheikh1|talk]]): Unexplained reordering of names. ([[WP:TW|TW]]).

New edit in the Article on Google

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New edit in the Article on Google

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Google Music Taps Big Data to Build a Robot DJ Mind-Reader

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Google Music Taps Big Data to Build a Robot DJ Mind-Reader

Google Music Taps Big Data to Build a Robot DJ Mind-Reader

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Google Music Taps Big Data to Build a Robot DJ Mind-Reader Next time you open Play Music, all you'll have to do is press play. Because Google knows what you want to hear.