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Posted on 20110618

[Richard Dawkins]: Sex selection and the shortage of women: is science to blame?

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A couple watch their baby inside a waiting hall at the Nanjing railway station, capital of Jiangsu province. [Reuters/2006] In … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

Surveillant Society

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One aspect of the Egyptian uprising (among the others, most ongoing) that was overpowered by the wild acclamation of social … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

Netflix’s day: Sony pulls movies, new bandwidth options, no more DVD API access and a lawsuit

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In an apparent ode to Rebecca Black, Ice Cube and any number of body switch movies, Netflix has had an incredibly active … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

Kindle e-book store slammed by spam "authors"

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Amazon’s Kindle e-books store has been hit hard by spam in the last few months, … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

America According to Twitter: U.S. City Names Remixed [INFOGRAPHIC]

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If Twitter users named U.S. cities, what would Americans be calling their hometowns right now? Inbox Q has the answer, after it … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Official Facebook App For iPad Reportedly Confirmed, Release Imminent

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The leaks, they continue! Just hours ago, we reported on Facebook’s App Store alternative Project Sparta and only yesterday, we … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Hoverbike Is a Beautiful, Sit-On Helicopter

via Gadget Lab

This is the Hoverbike, a flying machine that is terrifying and awesome in equal measure. Unlike a flying car, which puts the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Vegas Earth-moving theme-park lets patrons operate heavy machinery

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“Dig This” is a new Las Vegas heavy construction theme-park that gives you the chance to run enormous earth-moving machines. … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Larry Flynt offers Weiner a job

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Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler, has offered Rep Anthony Weiner a job in his Internet group: “Again, I cannot emphasize … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Wikipedia is giving away its old servers

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Wikimedia, the foundation that oversees Wikipedia and related projects, is upgrading a lot of its servers, and cycling out some … Read More >>

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