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2015 Jan 28, 3:09
Speedrunner Stephen Kiazyk demos Psychonauts bugs to dev team incl Tim Schafer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsDc1YVxHA0 … Funny reactions from the game's devs
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jacobrossi: shipping Project Spartan to Windows XP might treat a symptom, but doesn't fix the problem. People need an up to date OS too!

2015 Jan 27, 2:33
Jacob Rossi @jacobrossi :
@domenic shipping Project Spartan to Windows XP might treat a symptom, but doesn't fix the problem. People need an up to date OS too!
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David_Risney: YouTuber Hank Green on news media's reaction to him interviewing the President. (Spoilers: not a positive reaction)

2015 Jan 25, 10:22
David Risney @David_Risney :
YouTuber Hank Green on news media's reaction to him interviewing the President. (Spoilers: not a positive reaction) https://medium.com/@hankgreen/holy-shit-i-interviewed-the-president-fa3e8fb44d16?source=tw-lo_dnt_b3025335d87e-1422301772502 …
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jacobrossi: "I'm going to push this change to github" responds with: /via

2015 Jan 23, 2:35
Jacob Rossi @jacobrossi :
"I'm going to push this change to github" @somelaniesaid responds with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE0_GaLsX1Y … /via
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jacobrossi: now uses HSTS, which "coincidentally" is in EdgeHTML engine rolling out to the tech preview

2015 Jan 22, 11:45
Jacob Rossi @jacobrossi :
http://status.modern.IE  now uses HSTS, which "coincidentally" is in EdgeHTML engine rolling out to the tech preview https://github.com/InternetExplorer/Status.IE/commit/31297bc1c8aaf43b4459d49764b5a865b5f66223 …
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randomdross: UA string with a shortlink to moar UA string

2015 Jan 21, 9:12
David Ross @randomdross :
UA string with a shortlink to moar UA string
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ericlaw: It's not impostor syndrome if you really are an impostor, right?

2015 Jan 21, 1:05
Eric Lawrence @ericlaw :
It's not impostor syndrome if you really are an impostor, right?
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WIRED: Our exclusive hands-on with Microsoft’s unbelievable new holographic goggles

2015 Jan 20, 9:15
WIRED        ✔ @WIRED :
Our exclusive hands-on with Microsoft’s unbelievable new holographic goggles http://wrd.cm/1CBSqwN  pic.twitter.com/VufKcTcSfE
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JenAshleyWright: Every time you get dressed remember that, if you die, that's your ghost outfit forever.

2015 Jan 20, 8:58
Jennifer Wright @JenAshleyWright :
Every time you get dressed remember that, if you die, that's your ghost outfit forever.
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David_Risney: Egg toy unboxing youtube videos made millions via advertising. My 3yo is already ahead of me on what's hip.

2015 Jan 20, 9:08
David Risney @David_Risney :
Egg toy unboxing youtube videos made millions via advertising. My 3yo is already ahead of me on what's hip. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/youtube-s-highest-paid-star-is-a-woman-who-unboxes-disney-toys-062606350.html …
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intoosteep: She died as she lived: walking down stairs checking Facebook statuses.

2015 Jan 17, 6:59
Claire Ayoub @intoosteep :
She died as she lived: walking down stairs checking Facebook statuses.
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David_Risney: "With crypto in UK crosshairs, secret US report says it’s vital". I think the secret is out on crypto.

2015 Jan 15, 10:10
David Risney @David_Risney :
"With crypto in UK crosshairs, secret US report says it’s vital". I think the secret is out on crypto. http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/with-crypto-in-uk-crosshairs-secret-us-report-says-its-vital/ …
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Image Manipulation in PowerShell - Windows PowerShell Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

2015 Jan 5, 1:20

Great blog post and set of powershell scripts for manipulating images.

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Image Manipulation in PowerShell - Windows PowerShell Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

2015 Jan 5, 1:20

Great blog post and set of powershell scripts for manipulating images.

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The Interview ending interpretation

2014 Dec 25, 2:29

As the title suggests, spoilers for The Interview follow.

Towards the end of the movie, after Dave Skylark is shot, he miraculously has a bullet proof vest, blows up Kim Jong-un, finds a random tunnel and is picked up by Seal Team Six. These are the same details of the unbelievable scenario that Dave Skylark describes to Agent Lacey at the beginning of the movie.

This isn't a coincidence. Everything after Dave is shot is his fantasizing about how things should have gone as he dies in the interview chair. Unsurprisingly his fantasy closely matches his original ridiculous thoughts about how he would assassinate and escape.

This is similar to movies like Brazil in which the later fourth of the movie is the main character’s romantic fantasy as he is tortured and killed in real life. Or Total Recall where the end of the movie matches the description of the memories that the main character will have implanted at the beginning.

Its safe to assume that after Dave is killed, Aaron and Sook are captured and also killed.

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99percentinvisible: Walking was invented in Europe, according...

2014 Sep 29, 2:50


99percentinvisible:

Walking was invented in Europe, according to this sign found by a friend in China. 

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How I Pranked My Roommate With Eerily Targeted Facebook Ads

2014 Sep 18, 2:27

“This is the chronicle of the most epic retaliation and how I pranked my roommate with targeted Facebook Ads to the point of complete paranoia and delusion.”

Funny anecdote but also a how-to on creating a Facebook ad campaign that targets a single person.

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Why do Nigerian Scammers Say They are from Nigeria? - Microsoft Research

2014 Aug 26, 3:53

Mass mailing Internet scams intentionally use poor spelling, grammar etc to filter down to target ignorant audience .

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The Secret Life of SIM Cards - DEFCON 21 - simhacks

2014 Aug 16, 1:07

A DEFCON talk “The Secret Life of SIM Cards” that covers running apps on your SIM card. Surprisingly they run a subset of Java and execute semi-independent of the Phone’s OS.

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Verizon’s Accidental Mea Culpa | Beyond Bandwidth

2014 Jul 17, 6:57

Level3 counters Verizon’s recent post about Netflix traffic.

"In fact, Level 3 has asked Verizon for a long time to add interconnection capacity and to deliver the traffic its customers are requesting from our customers, but Verizon refuses."

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