Beyond... The Black Stump
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Giant Security Hole That Facebook Doesn’t Care About

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You probably assume hackers are using all sorts of devious viruses, obscure scripts, “exploits” (whatever that means, right?) and other comp...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week

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The odds of it happening are extremely small, but the shortest possible Monopoly permutation goes like this, according to a Notre Dame profe...
Monday, February 25, 2013

How to Capture Stunning Snaps of Your Kids

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It maybe a cliche, but kids really do grow up too fast. This makes it vital to capture as many childhood moments as you can. How to Capture...

Erasing Your Data from the Internet

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The Internet is among the best thing that has happened to humanity, but cool as it is, it too has severe problems – problems with security, ...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

In Case You Forgot, the Sun Is a Giant Ball of Fire

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The bubbling tumult of the sun's surface regularly produces some pretty jaw-dropping sights, but it's rare that we get to see someth...
Friday, February 22, 2013

Inside a nuclear fusion research lab

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In downtown Cambridge, Mass., there's a research laboratory where scientists create plasma — the superheated, energy-dense gases that ma...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

An Animated Guide to Becoming the Next Pope [VIDEO]

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Now that Pope Benedict XVI has resigned from his position, he's left a wide open hole at the top of the Catholic Church ladder. Time for...

Abbott & Costello's classic "who's on first?" routine wonderfully retold in a children's book

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TIME Magazine called Abbott and Costello's "Who's on first?" routine "the best comedy sketch of the twentieth century...
Monday, February 18, 2013

5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week

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Plants, presidents and cute animals turned evil await you in this week's edition of Reddit Facts. 5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From R...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 3/2013

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The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump. Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 3/2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013

3 Companies You Hate But Investors Love, and Vice-Versa [INFOGRAPHIC]

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There's a disconnect between companies that are popular with consumers and companies that are popular with investors. This infographic s...

HadOneJob: photos of monumental cockups

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HadOneJob.com is a collection of images showing massive, inexplicable cockups that appear to be the result of terrible negligence and/or del...

Huge Meteor Explodes Over Russia.

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Apparently, at about 09:30 local time, a very big meteor burned up over Chelyabinsk, a city in Russia just east of the Ural mountains, and a...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Passenger Records His Own Plane Crash

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When Jonathan Fielding heard that the carburetor of the plane he was in had iced over, his first inclination was to grab his smartphone. Pa...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Amazon Tops Apple and Google as Most Reputable Company in U.S.

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Amazon edged out Apple to become the most reputable company in the U.S., a new study suggests. Amazon Tops Apple and Google as Most Reputab...

The science of magic

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The old cups-and-balls "shell game" trick so effectively exploits the human brain's ability to be deceived that, even when the...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

North Korea Doing Terrifying Things: A Brief Timeline

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Last night, North Korea unexpectedly decided to test a nuclear bomb without the common courtesy of telling anybody first. But it’s just the ...

Belgium to Introduce Postage Stamps That Taste Like Chocolate

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Belgium, known for its confectionery treats, is planning to release postage stamps that smell and taste like chocolate on March 25. The Belg...

New titles coming | National Library of Australia

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The following titles are intended to be made available to the public during the current financial year. Multiple titles may be processed and...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Litterplugs: where the trash gets wedged

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Cabel's got a great name for those odd gaps in buildings and street-furniture where people shove their garbage. He calls them "Litt...
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