How r/gonewild is a microcosm of the best and worst sides of Reddit
Reddit’s r/gonewild community is a pretty good microcosm of the site as a whole, an illustration of the extreme positives and negatives that its huge userbase are capable of. The subreddit’s description says its a “place for open-minded adult Redditors to exchange their nude bodies for karma; showing it off in a comfortable environment without pressure.” In an in-depth report, Gaby Dunn at _The Daily Dot_ writes, r/gonewild “is supposed to be a supportive, sex-positive community. But that’s not always the case.” Despite a longstanding, unspoken rule at Reddit that users should never “doxx” other users (reveal their true identities), there’s a contingent of users who dig through r/gonewild posts specifically for the purpose of exposing the…
‘The Simpsons’ theme park to open at Universal Studios Florida this summer
Universal has announced a new _Simpsons_-themed area for its the Universal Orlando Resort is almost ready. Building on the 2008 launch of The Simpsons Ride and Kwik-E-Mart store_, “_Springfield” will feature a Kang & Kodos-themed ride, along with a number of the animated series’ famous landmarks, including Krusty Burger, Moe’s Tavern, Luigi’s Pizza, and a Duff Brewery. Is _The Simpsons_ still a big enough draw to justify its own area? We’ll find out when Springfield opens this summer.
The Ultimate Geek Marriage Proposal Guide [Infographic]
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For a while now, the Internet has been overflowing with geek proposals that will make your head spin. Some are of course more elaborate than others, but they have all one thing in common – they are planned to make a lasting memory. Most of them certainly do as well! Who can […]
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Watch philosopher Daniel Dennett explain how to reprogram your brain
Drawing from the recently published _Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking_, philosopher and scientist Daniel Dennett breaks down the rhetorical signals that can indicate a shifty argument (“surely” and “rather” among them), the mental “programs” that can help people better dissect the world around them, and how these systems allow humans to expand their thinking beyond what Dennett refers to as the “bare brain” we received through biological evolution. Along the way, he discusses the power that language has as a tool. “The Bible says: ‘In the beginning was the Word’ — no, no. The word was a very recent development. The word _is_ the beginning of intelligent design, though. The Bible was sort of right about that.”
Microsoft offering bonus Skydrive storage for College Students
SkyDrive is a great way to back up and store files in the cloud, and access everything from your tablet, computer or Windows Phone. SkyDrive is a free service with 7GB of storage. From students (or anyone else for that matter) 7GB might not be enough.
If you’re a college student you can get an extra 3GB on top of that. All you need to do is head over here, enter a valid _.edu_ email address, and a free storage code will be sent your way.
There are a few catches though. The extra storage space is only available for a year from redemption. Codes are limited to one per person and the code must be used by December 31, 2013.
It may not be the best deal, but if you need a bump in SkyDrive storage for your college needs, the extra 3GB could come in handy. Oh… and if you haven’t installed the SkyDrive app on your Windows Phone, you can find it here in the Windows Phone Store.
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Nintendo Themed Arcade Cabinet Epically Retrofies Your Life
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When the weekend comes, many people look forward to some relaxation and recreation time, but that’s far from everyone. There are actually people who kick it up a notch when the weekend comes, and they create the most incredible custom builds. It could be whatever really, just as long as they get […]
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Photosynth’s 3D interactive panoramas reportedly coming to SkyDrive
Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service may soon be getting support for 3D panoramas using Photosynth technology. Earlier in May, Microsoft updated SkyDrive with an emphasis on photos, creating a chronologically ordered “All Photos” view and accepting full-resolution uploads from Windows Phone 8. Now, the highly reliable _LiveSide_ reports that SkyDrive will also allow users to upload and view 3D panoramas. The new feature will be based on Photosynth’s toolset, supporting interactive panoramas stitched together from photos and videos.
_LiveSide_ notes that it’s not clear whether SkyDrive will support synths, a kind of inverse panorama that captures multiple sides of a single building or other object. We also don’t have any word on when…
French Door Refrigerator Design Can Serve Hot Tea Anytime
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Sometimes an invention comes along that is such a brilliant idea that it makes our old style way of doing things look silly. It’s nothing new to access cold water from a refrigerator door, but why not hot water? Does it make any sense that if we want hot water we have […]
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New York City planning to use a new, more progressive handicapped symbol
For some years now, the ubiquitous “handicapped” symbol — a blue and white logo of a person leaning back in a wheelchair known as the international symbol of access — has come under fire from disability activists who feel the logo paints disabled people as passive. Now, according to a report in _The Chronicle of Higher Education__, _a new logo might be gaining some traction. New York City has agreed to start using a more active logo designed by activists at Gordon College in eastern Massachusetts; current plans call for NYC to start displaying the logo all over the city starting this summer. “It’s such a forward-moving thing,” said Victor Calise, commissioner of the New York mayor’s Office for People With Disabilities.
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The complex and fickle science of taste
Salt, sugar, and fat: these three components can make a food that’s palatable to just about anyone. But inside the food industry, researchers struggle to balance universal likes with the strange specificity of human taste: a concept that is often based less on what we innately dislike and more on what we _think_ we dislike. Our strong aversions to foods can be shaped by something as simple as the language used to describe the them. At _Smithsonian Magazine_, Tom Vanderbilt examines the science of why people think food is good or bad, from military MREs to a bottle of Antico Broilo wine.
Father & Son Build Insanely Impressive Retro 80s Arcade In Basement
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It’s summertime once again, and this time of year always reminds me of the late ’80s when my mom would drop me off at the arcade with a handful of quarters and my dreams of high scores. I spent a few summers in those ’80s arcades, and back then, it was a […]
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Fully Augmented Reality Glasses Merge All Things Virtual With Reality
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I can honestly say that it’s not often that I come across something that thrills me so much as what I came across today. 3D printing, new holographic technologies and a whole bunch of other really exciting innovations come secondhand to the device that I personally think is going to change user […]
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The Classics: ‘Commandos 2: Men of Courage’
tFor a game with an almost cartoonish art style, _Commandos 2: Men of Courage_ happens to be one of the most visceral and realistic recreations of the Second World War. Unlike the legions of gung-ho WW2 shoot-em-ups that have you blasting through waves of identikit baddies, the _Commandos_ series rewards stealth, cunning, and guile. Instead of a one-man army, you get a crack squad of artfully differentiated commandos whose strengths and weaknesses contribute real depth to the gameplay. The explosives expert is slow and deliberate, the reformed thief is sprightly and agile, and the big muscly dude can take a lot of damage. Those traits are both visually apparent and functionally important, and they make each protagonist feel organic and real….
Use Google More Effectively: The Google Operators Guide [Infographic]
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We write a lot about optimization, and how you can optimize your habits and routines to get more work done in fewer hours. Optimization is tricky because it’s not about cutting corners or being less effective. It’s about keeping the quality of your best practices high while doing them in a more […]
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