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• newWhat's Wrong With The iOS 7 Icons?
  Even designing just one simple, clean, good-looking icon is not an easy task. Multiply that by 25 and there was a ton of work to do in the 8 months since Forstall was booted, which led to certain things being overlooked.
  - 6 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 1:26am -
• newWhat Edward Snowden's Father Thinks Of His Son's Actions
  The father of the former NSA contractor who leaked details of the government's massive Internet- and phone-tracking programs made an impassioned plea to his son to stop leaking, telling Fox News that "I hope, I pray" he does not do anything considere…
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• newMapping The Newest Old Map Of The World
  The story of how two men are making a three-dimensional, full-sized, plaster relief facsimile of the Hereford mappa mundi, the largest and loveliest surviving medieval world map.
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• newThe Man Who Lost His House Because His Kickstarter Was Too Successful
  At the end of a 21-day funding period in the summer of 2011, more than 1,600 people had pledged $73,102 to Ed Carter's Kickstarter campaign. That should have made fulfilling the orders easy. Instead, that was when Carter’s nightmare started.
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:44pm -
• newBill Nye's War Against Ignorance
  Bill Nye aims to change the world by beating back the forces arrayed against scientific fact.
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• newPain Relievers Might Be Damaging Your Heart
  Occasional use of Nsaids is not likely to lead to cardiovascular consequences. But an authoritative and ambitious new analysis that included data from over 600 trials, including detailed case histories of more than 350,000 patients, concludes that pe…
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• newThe Beer Glass That May Save Humanity
  Somebody give this man a Nobel Prize.
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• new4 Gorgeous Maps Showing The Most Dangerous Places In America
  John Nelson — a UX & Mapping manager at IDV Solutions — published a series of maps that looked at a new way to articulate weather data.
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• newGuess Who Are The Highest Paid Officials On The Pentagon Budget
  The three highest paid people on the Pentagon budget aren't who you'd expect.
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• newMind-Boggling 3D Drawings On Flat Sheets Of Paper
  The illusionary work of Dutch artist Ramon Bruin, aka JJK Airbrush, will leave you wondering what's real and what's just a clever illustration.
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:09pm -

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• newAppointment Reminders, Post-Vacation Unpacking, and Feedly Views
  Readers offer their best tips for staying on top of appointments, unpacking when you come home from vacation, and switching Feedly's view for all your feeds.Read more...    
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• newSatechi Portable Humidifier Turns Any Water Bottle into a Humidifier
  When you think of a humidifier, you probably picture a fairly large device filled with water that you plug in and keep in a corner. Those traditional options don't work so well when you need to move them around and require a bit of effort to clean.…
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• newGizmodo What's Wrong With the iOS 7 Icons?
  Gizmodo What's Wrong With the iOS 7 Icons? | Kotaku The Xbox One Believers | Deadspin Shushing Your Kid Is Idiotic | Gawker Internet-Famous Preteen Metalheads Are Being Bullied for Being Awesome | Valleywag Silicon Valley Housing Explosion Means This…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:28pm -
• newStill waiting for a perfect Reader replacement?
  Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:00pm -
• newWhen Creating a Plan That Requires Others, Minimize Their Burden
  When we want to get things done, and our ideas sit at the core of those tasks, we think and do a lot to make our dreams a reality. When we loop other people into our projects, however, they don't sit thinking about our ideas every day and how badly t…
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• newThe Best Video Player for iPhone
  Thanks to Apple's restrictions you can't get a perfect video player that handles all formats and performs with the same processor and battery efficiency as Apple's built-in Videos app. Nevertheless, PlayerXtreme HD does just about everything you coul…
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• newFun with Open Spaces: The Offices of Bigcommerce
  When you can do just about anything with an office, nothing should stop you from adding awesome art, open spaces, and (obviously) a Street Fighter arcade cabinet. The folks over at Bigcommerce, intent on avoiding a dull and stuffy environment, creat…
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• newGet the Most Out of Your Home Appliances (Without Taking Them Apart)
  When was the last time you had to salt your perishables, got dishpan hands, or beat your laundry against a washboard? Chances are, not recently. Your home appliances do so much for you, shouldn't you return the love? Here's how to keep your domestic…
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• newUse Facebook's Mobile Site for a Faster, Battery-Friendly Facebook
  Facebook's app isn't as bad as it used to be, but it still has its fair share of problems: it's a little slow, drains your battery even when you aren't using it, and requires all sorts of permissions on your phone. Want something better? The Facebook…
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• newTrick Yourself Into Saving Money with a Hard-to-Reach Bank Account
  Staring at a bank account full of money is the fastest way to empty it. It's a self-discipline problem, but everyone has it. You can still save money, though.Read more...    
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:30pm -

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• newSafecast, crowdsourced radiation monitoring project, logs 10 million data points
  The crowdsourced radiation monitoring project Safecast, which was launched in the weeks after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, has reached a big milestone: they have collected and published over 10,000,000 individual data points.    
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• newBill Nye, "Firebrand for Science," profiled in NYT
  John Schwartz has a colorful profile of Bill Nye the Science Guy in the New York Times, exploring his evolution from science-lesson-explainer for kids, to a defender of fact-based reality against pundits on TV who say climate change, evolution, and,…
  - 4 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 3:01am -
• newTrailer for Backyard Blockbusters: doc about fan-films
  John sez, "Last fall, you guys ran a story about 'Backyard Blockbusters,' my feature documentary on fan films (such as 'Troops', 'Hardware Wars', 'Star Trek: Phase II", or the 'Raiders of the Lost Ark" adaptation) and fan filmmakers.    
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• newEdwardians doing bike tricks
  The Guardian commemorates the reissue of Isabel Marks's 1901 classic "Fancy Cycling" by publishing a sweet gallery of Edwardian ladies and gents doing bike tricks: "Marvel as these tailored tricksters demonstrate how to pick up a handkerchief without…
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• newTales from the history of NSA spying
  The NSA's first large-scale domestic surveillance project began in 1945 — when the organization began reading American's telegrams.     
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• newWhy delicate men die more frequently than robust ladies
  In general, women outlive men. This is not a new idea. But what you might not know is that the effect can't be explained by some simple hand-waving about risk-taking men, or war, or the allure of the Marlboro Man.    
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:40pm -
• newMore on MERS
  MERS is the SARS-related virus that's killing people in the Middle East — and the government of Saudi Arabia, where most of the outbreak is happening, has been reticent about releasing information on infections and deaths.    
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:33pm -
• newVirtual dissection table is fascinating, useful, and just a little creepy
  Everything a dissection table should be, I suppose. I'm absolutely mesmerized by the utility of this tool, developed by Anatomage and Stanford University's Division of Clinical Anatomy.    
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:25pm -
• newDragonflies outfitted with brain sensor backpacks
  Neuroscientist have attached an electronic "backpack" to dragonflies that jack into the insect's brain and wirelessly transmit the data back to a base station.    
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• newFBI digging for Hoffa
  It's time again to play Digging for Hoffa! Today, the FBI will dig in a field north of Detroit based on a tip from alleged mobster Tony Zerilli.    
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:53pm -

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• WP Theme: Vertex for Portfolios
  The homepages gives you a chance to engage your visitors and tell your story through galleries, sliders, testimonials and team member bios. Elegant Themes Key Features of Portfolios Unlimited color schemes Responsive design Beautiful typography and f…
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• Theme Update: iPin Pro v1.5
  Changelog for iPin Pro: WordPress Pinterest Clone Script Tested on WP v3.5 and v3.6 beta3 Option to add tags to pins Option to add default boards for new users Option to sort pin differently for frontpage & popular page 2 color scheme: Light and Dark…
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• WP Theme: Fable for Blogging
  The theme tells a story by layering a visual narrative through post variation… spacious, full-width, and long-format style makes scrolling a pleasurable journey. Elegant Themes Key Features of Fable Unlimited color schemes Responsive design Post Fo…
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• WP Theme: Cartsy for Ecommerce
  A simple and stylish e-commerce theme… Carefully designed with beautiful typography Templatic Key Features of Cartsy WooCommerce ready Responsive design Post Format support Dropdown & breadcrumb navigation Mega menus Search engine optimized Adverti…
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• WP Theme: OnTopic for Blogging
  Aims to focus on the reading experience your visitors have when viewing your content, keeping it as the primary focus, without letting other design elements get in the way. WooThemes Key Features of On Topic 6 color schemes Responsive design Homepage…
  - 13 days ago, 5 Jun 13, 2:00pm -
• WP Theme: JobsHub for Job Boards
  Convert your site traffic to income by letting people to post their CV and job vacancies then let them apply for the jobs Colorlabs Project Key Features of JobsHub Responsive design for all screen sizes and devices Register as a job seeker or employe…
  - 19 days ago, 30 May 13, 2:00pm -
• WP Theme: GeneralPress for Magazines
  A multipurpose WordPress magazine theme with classic colors that works great with general news websites & niche specific sites. Magazine3 Key Features of GeneralPress Responsive design Featured content slider Social media ready Shortcodes ready Adver…
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• WP Theme: Coverage for Newspaper
  With an elegant design and also attractive features, Coverage will make your blog looks different than any news blog. Colorlabs Project Key Features of Coverage Responsive design for all screen sizes and devices Latest gallery slider Opinion list Pol…
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• WP Theme: Parallax for Portfolios
  Showcase your work and services responsively on a single page. Impress your visitors with awesome parallax scrolling and fly-in animation. Themify Key Features of Parallax 9 different post colors and skins Responsive layout Portfolio custom post type…
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• WP Theme: GoodLiving for Real Estate
  Get a wider coverage by bringing your real estate brokerage online Colorlabs Project Key Features of GoodLiving Responsive design for all screen sizes and devices Masonry layout for easy browsing IDX-MLS integration with dsIDXpress Advanced integrate…
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