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The Real Difference Between Google And Apple

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The Real Difference Between Google And Apple

Jon Stewart Steals Colbert's Desk, Tells The Media To Stop Bellyaching Over Their Break-Up With Trump

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Jon Stewart Steals Colbert's Desk, Tells The Media To Stop Bellyaching Over Their Break-Up With Trump Jon Stewart stopped by "Late Night" to drop some much-needed relationship advice for the media — who is looking increasingly desperate. February 28, 2017 at 04:44PM

Jon Stewart Steals Colbert's Desk, Tells The Media To Stop Bellyaching Over Their Break-Up With Trump

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Jon Stewart Steals Colbert's Desk, Tells The Media To Stop Bellyaching Over Their Break-Up With Trump

The Real Difference Between Google And Apple

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The Real Difference Between Google And Apple Apple is driven largely by a centralized development structure, stemming from its fabled design studio, whereas Google has a more distributed, open-source approach to new products.

'La La Land' Won Best Picture — Then Lost It To 'Moonlight.' It Was Insane 

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'La La Land' Won Best Picture — Then Lost It To 'Moonlight.' It Was Insane 

John Oliver Steamrolls The GOP For Pretending They Have A Better Healthcare Strategy Than Obamacare

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John Oliver Steamrolls The GOP For Pretending They Have A Better Healthcare Strategy Than Obamacare "Republicans have happily complained about the flaws in the law, taken no responsibility for fixing them and, in fact, have often undermined the whole thing. But that time is now over. It is their turn to present a plan and the clock is ticking." February 27, 2017 at 02:54PM

John Oliver Steamrolls The GOP For Pretending They Have A Better Healthcare Strategy Than Obamacare

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John Oliver Steamrolls The GOP For Pretending They Have A Better Healthcare Strategy Than Obamacare

'La La Land' Won Best Picture — Then Lost It To 'Moonlight.' It Was Insane 

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'La La Land' Won Best Picture — Then Lost It To 'Moonlight.' It Was Insane  Warren Beatty got confused and everything went off the rails. But now "Moonlight" has its rightful Oscar.

John Mulaney And Nick Kroll Opened Up The Spirit Awards With A Wild, Wicked-Funny Monologue

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John Mulaney And Nick Kroll Opened Up The Spirit Awards With A Wild, Wicked-Funny Monologue Not big on the little, independent cousin of the Oscars? No worries — the guys from "Oh Hello" are here to make this award show monologue funny as hell. February 26, 2017 at 09:11PM

Nate Robinson Dribbled Himself *Through* Another Player's Legs

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Nate Robinson Dribbled Himself *Through* Another Player's Legs

John Mulaney And Nick Kroll Opened Up The Spirit Awards With A Wild, Wicked-Funny Monologue

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John Mulaney And Nick Kroll Opened Up The Spirit Awards With A Wild, Wicked-Funny Monologue

Nate Robinson Dribbled Himself *Through* Another Player's Legs

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Nate Robinson Dribbled Himself *Through* Another Player's Legs Robinson, who plays in the NBA's Development League now, could probably pursue a Harlem Globetrotters career with moves like this.

Stories for a healthy weekend.

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Stories for a healthy weekend.

Stories for a healthy weekend.

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Stories for a healthy weekend. Digg Editions gets you the most out of the internet with top news and the most interesting stories handpicked by our editors

Uber Is Doomed

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Uber Is Doomed Recent troubles aside, it's becoming more evident that Uber will collapse on its own.

Uber Is Doomed

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Uber Is Doomed

Why is the speed of light the speed of light?

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Why is the speed of light the speed of light?

Somehow This Amazing Electromagnetic Car Suspension System Never Got Popular

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Somehow This Amazing Electromagnetic Car Suspension System Never Got Popular Bose developed an electromagnetic suspension system, and watching it in action, it looks like magic. But for some reason, it didn't achieve commercial success. February 24, 2017 at 07:10PM

Why is the speed of light the speed of light?

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Why is the speed of light the speed of light? Light travels at around 300,000 km per second. Why not faster? Why not slower? A new theory inches us closer to an answer.

Somehow This Amazing Electromagnetic Car Suspension System Never Got Popular

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Somehow This Amazing Electromagnetic Car Suspension System Never Got Popular

Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic'

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Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic'

Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic'

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Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic' He said that some of these people should also say "'my life is not Christian, I don't pay my employees proper salaries, I exploit people, I do dirty business, I launder money, (I lead) a double life'."

Inside Uber’s Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture

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Inside Uber’s Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture

Pack Of Siberian Tigers Hunt Down A Drone, Knock It Out Of The Sky

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Pack Of Siberian Tigers Hunt Down A Drone, Knock It Out Of The Sky For too long we've annoyed zoo tigers by flying camera drones above them. Today is the day they fight back. February 23, 2017 at 04:51PM

Inside Uber’s Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture

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Inside Uber’s Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture Employees describe a Hobbesian environment at the company, in which workers are sometimes pitted against one another and where a blind eye is turned to infractions from top performers.

Pack Of Siberian Tigers Hunt Down A Drone, Knock It Out Of The Sky

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Pack Of Siberian Tigers Hunt Down A Drone, Knock It Out Of The Sky

How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World

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How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World

Here's Footage Of Harrison Ford Flying Dangerously Close To An Airliner

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Here's Footage Of Harrison Ford Flying Dangerously Close To An Airliner On Monday, while flying his Aviat Husky, Harrison Ford mistakenly landed on the taxiway of a Southern California airport, nearly missing a Boeing 737 carrying over 100 passengers. February 22, 2017 at 02:26PM

How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World

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How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World Palantir is flexible and powerful enough to accommodate the requirements of any organization that needs to process large amounts of both personal and abstract data — including governments around the world.

Here's Footage Of Harrison Ford Flying Dangerously Close To An Airliner

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Here's Footage Of Harrison Ford Flying Dangerously Close To An Airliner

A Holographic Model Solves a Great Cosmological Mystery

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A Holographic Model Solves a Great Cosmological Mystery

Jordan Peele Does His Post-Election Drunk And Jaded Obama Impression On 'Meyers'

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Jordan Peele Does His Post-Election Drunk And Jaded Obama Impression On 'Meyers' Barack Obama is on vacation. In between his sessions kitesurfing with Richard Branson and eating shaved ice with Sasha, he's probably had a few cocktails and tuned in to see what his successor is up to. February 21, 2017 at 02:32PM

A Holographic Model Solves a Great Cosmological Mystery

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A Holographic Model Solves a Great Cosmological Mystery On the human scale a holographic universe would be indistinguishable from the reality we expect, but on a cosmic scale there could be subtle differences we might be able to detect.

Jordan Peele Does His Post-Election Drunk And Jaded Obama Impression On 'Meyers'

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Jordan Peele Does His Post-Election Drunk And Jaded Obama Impression On 'Meyers'

massaranduba: Word of the day for February 21, 2017

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Word of the day is massaranduba : A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata.

fictive kin: Word of the day for February 20, 2017

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Word of the day is fictive kin : (anthropology, ethnography) Someone who, though unrelated by birth or marriage, has such a close emotional relationship with another that they may be considered part of the family. Today is Family Day in some parts of Canada in 2017.

Dolly Daydream: Word of the day for February 19, 2017

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Word of the day is Dolly Daydream : A girl or woman given to daydreaming.

domable: Word of the day for February 18, 2017

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Word of the day is domable : (obsolete, rare) Capable of being tamed; tameable, domesticable.

Sturm und Drang: Word of the day for February 17, 2017

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Word of the day is Sturm und Drang : A proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music which occurred from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, emphasizing individual subjectivity and the free expression of emotions. Turmoil; a period of emotional intensity and anxiety. German dramatist Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger, whose 1776 play Sturm und Drang lent its name to the phrase, was born on this day in 1752.

pro domino: Word of the day for February 16, 2017

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Word of the day is pro domino : (law) In the capacity of a master or an owner; having dominion over a person, property, or a right.

dumpee: Word of the day for February 15, 2017

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Word of the day is dumpee : (informal) One who is dumped (rejected romantically).

tachycardia: Word of the day for February 14, 2017

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Word of the day is tachycardia : A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute. Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Wiktionary!

beloved: Word of the day for February 13, 2017

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Word of the day is beloved : Someone who is loved; something that is loved. Today is the eve of Valentine's Day.

Former engineer says Uber is a nightmare of sexism

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Former engineer says Uber is a nightmare of sexism

John Oliver Takes On Trump's 'Weird Soft Spot' For Ruthless Leader Vladimir Putin

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John Oliver Takes On Trump's 'Weird Soft Spot' For Ruthless Leader Vladimir Putin Maybe Vladimir Putin just incidentally has millions of unearned dollars and his enemies serendipitously keep dying of radiation poisoning. Maybe. February 20, 2017 at 02:24PM

Former engineer says Uber is a nightmare of sexism

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Former engineer says Uber is a nightmare of sexism A former Uber engineer has published an explosive account of sexism and power struggles in the workplace, with allegations beginning from her very first official day with the company.

John Oliver Takes On Trump's 'Weird Soft Spot' For Ruthless Leader Vladimir Putin

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John Oliver Takes On Trump's 'Weird Soft Spot' For Ruthless Leader Vladimir Putin

Softball Pitchers Are *Extremely* Good At Dodgeball

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Softball Pitchers Are *Extremely* Good At Dodgeball

A Conversation With Brian Eno About Ambient Music

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A Conversation With Brian Eno About Ambient Music

Softball Pitchers Are *Extremely* Good At Dodgeball

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Softball Pitchers Are *Extremely* Good At Dodgeball The hysterical laughter of the guy behind the camera tells the whole story here. February 19, 2017 at 05:29PM