Today is the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do.” Oct. 5, 1962 marked the beginning of an eight-year period that would transform the four young Liverpudlians into rock/pop music demigods. Having survived the test of time, The Beatles’ music is incredibly popular around the globe to this day.
6 Ways to Get Your Beatles Fix on the Web
Saturday, October 06, 2012
6 Ways to Get Your Beatles Fix on the Web
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What Can We Learn From Crashing A Plane On Purpose?
Why do some people survive plane crashes and others don’t? Having an entire aircraft at your disposal to deliberately crash under controlled circumstances, as they do in a new Discovery Channel documentary, would seem a great way to answer that question.
What Can We Learn From Crashing A Plane On Purpose?
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Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Fake Apple Discount Card Wants to Steal Your Personal Info
Have you received a suspicious-looking Apple Store discount card in your email lately? It could be the latest ploy to steal your personal data, Sophos reports.
Fake Apple Discount Card Wants to Steal Your Personal Info
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 14/2012
The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 14/2012
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Probably the Most Ridiculous Trick Shots You'll Ever See [VIDEO]
From a spinning merry-go-round. Off the wall. Off the other wall. From behind the wall. Off the corner of a curb.
Probably the Most Ridiculous Trick Shots You'll Ever See [VIDEO]
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10 Bizarre, Useless Facts We Learned On Reddit
Reddit user Frozen_Beer posed this simple question to the Reddit community:
“Horses can’t vomit. What useless facts do you know?”
One day and nearly 7,000 responses later, our brains are bursting with incredibly useless, albeit oddly fascinating, trivia. We’re sharing our favorites here for people who don’t have time to sort through them all.
10 Bizarre, Useless Facts We Learned On Reddit
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Watch Hand Gestures To Find The Underlying Truth In A Conversation
Whether you’re giving a formal presentation or just chatting, chances are you use a wide variety of hand gestures to get your point across. According to Psychology Today, those hand gestures are often communicating a hidden story.
Watch Hand Gestures To Find The Underlying Truth In A Conversation
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People from 0 to 100 years in 150 seconds
Kanaal van Filmersblog says: In October 2011 I started documenting people in the city of Amsterdam, approaching them in the street and asking them to say their age in front of the camera. My aim was to 'collect' a group of 100 people, from age 0 to 100. At first my collection grew fast but slowed down when it got down to the very young and very old.
People from 0 to 100 years in 150 seconds (video)
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
EU working group produces the stupidest set of proposed Internet rules in the entire history of the human race
An EU working group that's been charged with coming up with recommendations for a terrorist-free European Internet has been brainstorming the stupidest goddamned ideas you've ever read, which are now widely visible, thanks to a leaked memo.
EU working group produces the stupidest set of proposed Internet rules in the entire history of the human race
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Should I Leave My Laptop Plugged In All The Time?
Should you leave your laptop plugged in and charging when you’re not on-the-go? What’s best for the battery? What’s best for your user experience?]
Should I Leave My Laptop Plugged In All The Time?
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Discover Popular Alternative Products with Google Autocomplete
It's easy to find popular products, but sometimes you want something different than the mainstream option. Finding a good alternative isn't always easy, but Redditor wellnhoferia found a simple trick for discovering popular alternative products: Google autocomplete.
Discover Popular Alternative Products with Google Autocomplete
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The 20 Worst PINs: Is Your ATM Code This Easy to Crack?
Remember that list of the most frequently-used passwords? Did you have a good chuckle at the fact that “password”, “123456″ and “qwerty” were at the top? You, of course, would never use something so foolish.
The 20 Worst PINs: Is Your ATM Code This Easy to Crack?
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
HOWTO use a phone (1917)
The 1917 Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company publication "How to Use the Telephone, 1917" is a clear, sensible guide to managing your "delicately adjusted instrument," including useful tips like finishing your calls with "good-bye" so that the other party doesn't suppose that the operator has cut them off.
HOWTO use a phone (1917)
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Oldest recorded message in a bottle
Dropped into the Atlantic Ocean's North Sea on June 10, 1914, this is the oldest message in a bottle ever found. A fellow plucked it from the sea last year. The bottle was part of a study of ocean currents conducted by the Glasgow School of Navigation nearly a century ago.
Oldest recorded message in a bottle
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Upcoming Space Station Cameras Will Give All Humans Live Imagery Of Their Houses From Space
An ambitious effort to broadcast real-time streaming video of Earth from space is closer to reality, after a new influx of cash and some new partnerships. By spring 2013, everyone on Earth will be able to watch the planet from the most unique vantage point ever built, the International Space Station.'
Upcoming Space Station Cameras Will Give All Humans Live Imagery Of Their Houses From Space
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Swiss Federal Railways Says Apple Stole Its Clock
If you think Apple’s new clock design in iOS 6 looks like a Swiss watch, that may be because it is.
Swiss Federal Railways Says Apple Stole Its Clock
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Windows Secrets Newsletter website hacked
It recently became known that the Windows Secrets Newsletter website got hacked. The attacker managed to brute force an administrator account to gain access to the site. Using the account, the hacker planted malicious code on the site to get access to the site’s database and information. When subscribers and editors started to receive spam that appeared to come from Windows Secrets, site administrators began an investigation to find out what was going on.
Windows Secrets Newsletter website hacked
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Monday, September 17, 2012
iPhone 5: clearly the most exciting iPhone yet!
Although many of the digerati have dubbed Apple’s newest iPhone 5 as ‘boring’ or ‘unexciting’, nothing could be further from the truth, with this new iPhone clearly destined to smash all iRecords before it and emerge as the most popular iPhone yet.
iPhone 5: clearly the most exciting iPhone yet!
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Amazeballs Joins Mummy Porn As New Additions To Collins Online Dictionary
More than 80 words and terms including blootered, amazeballs and mummy porn have been added to an online dictionary.
Amazeballs Joins Mummy Porn As New Additions To Collins Online Dictionary
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
ResourceBlog Article: New List of Privacy Resources and Sites on the Internet
Privacy Resources and Sites on the Internet is a comprehensive listing of privacy resources currently available on the Internet. These include associations, indexes, search engines as well as individual websites and sources that supply the latest technology and information about privacy and how it relates to you and the Internet.
ResourceBlog Article: New List of Privacy Resources and Sites on the Internet
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