by | Dec 11, 2017 | Mirth
from The Telegraph Employee used crisp packet as ‘Faraday cage’ to hide his whereabouts during work by Jonathan Pearlman A man in Australia was sacked after he relied on a 180-year-old scientific discovery to help prevent his colleagues discovering his...
by | Dec 10, 2017 | Mirth
from EATER Toblerone in Chocolate War With UK Copycat Who Stole Original Design ‘Twin Peaks’ bars bear a striking resemblance to the classic Swiss chocolate by Greg Morabito Toblerone photo via Getty; Twin Peak photo via Facebook/Poundland A UK company is capitalizing...
by | Dec 9, 2017 | Weirdness
from grist Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future By Eric Holthaus If you’re like me, you’ve probably been ignoring the bitcoin phenomenon for years — because it seemed too complex, far-fetched, or maybe even too libertarian. But if you have any interest in a...
by | Dec 8, 2017 | Weirdness
from Bloomberg The Military Is Using Falcons to Build a Drone Killer A raptor’s approach to targeting prey may one day help protect soldiers and even airports, Air Force-funded research shows. By Justin Bachman Throughout history, humans have employed falcons as...
by | Dec 7, 2017 | Culture Music Art, Projects
from Deadline Jake Cannavale, Angelique Rivera To Star In ‘Eat, Brains, Love’ by Amanda N’Duka Rex/Shutterstock Jake Cannavale (Nurse Jackie), Angelique Rivera (American Crime), and Sarah Yarkin (American Horror Story) have been tapped to star in the indie...