Things We Kind Of Miss From Classic World of Warcraft
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World of Warcraft. Protecting your virginity since 2004.
5 Amazing Comic Book Superheroes Too Damn Awesome to Appear On Screen
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Avengers End Game drops today. After a decade of super-fights, Continue Reading
The 3 Worst Anime Live-Action Adaptions
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Anime has gone from once guilty pleasure to now mainstream Continue Reading
Why Do Doctors Work Such Crazy Hours?
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If you’re a fan of US medical TV shows you Continue Reading
10 Things You Don’t (But Probably Should) Know About Kenya
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Jambo! Let’s talk about Kenya, the land of Safaris; the Big Five, the great wildebeeste migration, sandy beaches, happy people, “Hakuna Matata” (copyright Walt Disney!) and, generally, Paradise!
Lego Limbs Gives Paralyzed Pedro Turtle Tire Power
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You can make anything from Lego…
The Truth About Trump Buying Greenland
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There are rumours — of varying degrees of legitimacy — that Donald Trump has floated the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark. This wouldn’t be the first time the USA had increased its territory by direct purchase (the Louisiana Purchase was a thing, after all), but it would be the first time it had happened in a long time.
Flashback: Subverting Expectations With The X-Files
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In case you’ve lived your whole life under a rock, here’s a quick recap. The show follows a pair of FBI special agents, Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as they investigate X-Files: hopeless cases that involve supernatural phenomena. Mulder believed in nearly everything being paranormal, but Scully wasn’t easily convinced – a fun twist on the usual “rational man/irrational woman” trope found in similar shows.
Video: Quitting Smoking The Australian Way
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Smoking is particularly unhealthy in Australia.
Flashback: Firefly – A Western in Space That Was Gone Too Soon
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The 90’s and 2000’s were a rich breeding ground for some of the best science-fiction to ever grace television screens. Firefly was one of the most groundbreaking shows of the era and fans are still hurting as to how short lived its run was.
The Top 10 Subreddits For Computer Lovers And Tech Heads
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If you love computers like we do, then you’ve probably ended up on Reddit a time or two yourself. Scratch the surface of Reddit and you will soon discover it is so much more than the breeding ground of dickbutt memes, Reddit has a “sub” for every topic and is an awesome resource for IT industry news and learning… and dickbutt memes.
Flashback: Puppets of Fun with Farscape
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A product of the late 90s, Farscape could – and Continue Reading
The 10 Best Pickup Lines for Ugly People
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While Tinder is definitely a very visual medium, statistics are on your side! Even if you did fall from the ugly tree (and hit every branch on the way down), the odds are good that you will still get a few matches and then you will find yourself needing the perfect opening sentence to seal the deal.
Video: “T-Rex Of The Water” – Ancient Deep Sea Shark Filmed By Scientists
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“It was like seeing a T. rex in the water – this lineage has been around for 100 times as long as Homo-erectus, the ancient ancestor of humans, and these sharks haven’t changed that much.”
Freakin’ Amazing: Fact-o-Graphs Volume 3
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This article is scientifically proven to make you smarter!
Scientists Detect Powerful Radio Burst From Another Galaxy
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Fast radio bursts (FRB) have been puzzling scientists since they Continue Reading
How Do You Tell The Difference Between A Crocodile And A Vegetarian?
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The prehistoric relatives of today’s crocodiles may have not had Continue Reading
Four Video Games That Will Ruin Your Life
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Ah, video games. We’ve all heard tales of people who are able to play them in moderation. Don’t get your hopes up, though – those people were likely just playing the wrong games.
The Tallest Building In The World – How the Burj Khalifa was Built
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Standing at a staggering height of 828 meters above the Continue Reading
The Walking Dead Ends In The Biggest Twist Of All
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The Walking Dead comic series, created by Robert Kirkman and Continue Reading
NASA Unlocks The Rocks
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The moon is suddenly a hot topic of conversation again Continue Reading
Golden Asteroid Could Destroy The (Financial) World
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Mining corporation owners are all salivating over the potential of space as a new landscape ripe to be tilled. One of the biggest asteroids in the solar system, 16 Psyche, is thought to be composed of so much gold, iron, and nickel that every person living on planet earth could become a billionaire.
Tech Company Claims They Can Decrypt Ransomware – They Lied
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An MSP in Scotland is in hot water after their claims to be able to “decrypt” files encrypted by ransomware was found to be them actually paying the ransom, and charging their client a tidy margin.
Jeff May’s Comic Con Survival Guide
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Comedian Jeff May shares hard-learned tactics on how to survive and thrive at Comic Con
Quick Tips: A DIY GUI OpenVPN Client On Linux
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Hey there nerd Linux user. OpenVPN is possibly the best VPN protocol available. It is secure, stable and invisible to your ISP. The current Linux clients didn’t work for my needs so whipped up a real quick solution that may help you folks playing along at home.
The Worst Holiday Destinations in Space
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Imagine that you stumble upon this website a thousand years from now. Assuming humanity hasn’t blown the Earth to smithereens by then, you’d likely have very advanced technology at your disposal. Hopefully, you’d even be able to travel through space far and wide. Think Star Wars, but with less angst and more tourism.
Get Less Dumb: Fact-o-Graphs Volume 2
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A whole bunch of random facts to wow your friends and family.
3 Anime That Will Make You Rethink Your Life
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Anime isn’t just ninjas, robots and schoolgirls. Well, maybe it is, but the Japanese sure know how to take that core premise and make life-changing storylines.
5 Reasons Why The Sonic Movie Will Be The Greatest Film Of All Time
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The Godfather is often cited as the “most perfect movie ever Continue Reading