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Last week, Facebook added feature that allowed users to ignore friend requests without rejecting them. It seems, though, that it also acts like Twitter’s “follow” feature—the requesting user sees the requested user’s statuses, but not the other way around. In a strangely unpublicized move, Facebook has replaced the “Ignore” button with a “Not Now” button [...]
You may already be aware of the practice of “card skimming,” wherein thieves use hidden cameras and magnetic strip-readers to steal ATM customers’ PIN number and card information. Here’s a fascinating video taken from one of those hidden cameras.
In only two weeks, Alexthemoviegeek constructed this meticulously detailed, full-size Power Loader. He has generously offered instructions so you can do the same. But first, let’s watch his take on a full-size Alien Queen replica:
Windows only: Freeware utility The Handy Start Menu organizes the applications in your Start Menu into categories automatically, so you don’t have to deal with organizing everything yourself.
This colossal star nest 5000 light years away, in the Sagittarius constellation, is the heart of the Lagoon Nebula. Now, imagine you could operate the Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys like a gigantic DSLR camera with telephoto lenses. If that would be possible, this is how the zooming on this titanic dust and gas cloud would [...]
A bartender in London observed to Times writer Harold McGee that watered down cocktails could actually smell stronger than stiffer ones. Drinks like water and whiskey are far from uncommon, but in addition to cutting down the alcohol’s bite, the water also intensifies the drink’s aroma.
