Ben FredericksonScience The Trendy Fake Ruins of 18th-Century EuropeThe Atlantic - Paul CooperDecadence, awe, and jealousy inspired a strange 18th-century architectural trend. If you walk through Belvedere House Gardens and Park in Westmeath, Ireland, a dramatic sight rises through the trees: enormous,
Ben Frederickson Uber had a secret program that froze company computers if the police raided an officebgr.com - Yoni Heisler Not too long ago, there was great scene on the television show The Americans wherein a Russian spy, fearful that the FBI was about to bust in the door …
Ben Frederickson Triple Meltdown: How So Many Researchers Found a 20-Year-Old Chip Flaw at the Same TimeWIRED - Andy Greenberg On a cold Sunday early last month in the small Austrian city of Graz, three young researchers sat down in front of the computers in their homes and …
Ben FredericksonPlay button Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegalpetapixel.com - Will Nicholls You can almost never find videos or photos of the Eiffel Tower at night on stock sites. Why is this? Because the Eiffel Tower is copyrighted when …
Ben Frederickson Spain and Catalonia Wrestle Over .Cat Internet DomainThe New York Times - By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICHOn the same day this week that the Spanish authorities stormed the offices of the Catalan regional government, detaining at least 14 people, a less-noticed raid took place. The puntCat foundation, which
Ben Frederickson Cheetos to open restaurant with celebrity chefCNN Business - by Shen LuCheetos aren't just for snacking anymore. Now you can get a three-course Cheetos meal. Cheetos, the snack chip owned by PepsiCo (PEP), is launching a pop-up restaurant in New York City devoted to Cheetos-inspired
Ben FredericksonNaruto The 'Monkey Selfie' Monkey Just Filed an AppealVICE - Sarah JeongNaruto v. Slater is headed to the Ninth Circuit, fighting for animal copyrights. A monkey appealed his copyright case to the Ninth Circuit on Sunday. The lawsuit was brought by PETA on behalf of Naruto,
Ben Frederickson You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell youtheoatmeal.com - Matthew Inman This is a comic about the backfire effect.View
Ben Frederickson When Pixels Collidesudoscript.com - sudoscript Last weekend, a fascinating act in the history of humanity played out on Reddit. For April Fool's Day, Reddit launched a little experiment. It gave …
Ben FredericksonIKEA The Weird Economics Of IkeaFiveThirtyEight - By Oliver Roeder Ikea is a behemoth. The home furnishing company uses 1 percent of the planet’s lumber, it says, and the 530 million cubic feet of wood used to make …
Ben FredericksoneBooks Revealed: How one Amazon Kindle scam made millions of dollarsZDNet - Zack Whittaker NEW YORK -- Emma Moore could have been the health and weight loss guru you spent your life looking for. You might be forgiven for not knowing her work …
Ben Frederickson It's like the Olympics, but for Microsoft OfficeCNN Business - by Heather KellySeventeen-year old Ryan Catalfu trained for this moment all year. Most recently this summer, he spent two hours a day practicing at home in North Carolina. He completed more than 300 trial runs ahead the
Ben FredericksonU.S. Geological Survey Lake Nyos - Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one nightAtlas Obscura - Dylan Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night. “I could not speak. I became unconscious. I could not open my mouth because …
Ben Frederickson A sloth risks its life every time it poops. Watch the harrowing act for yourself.The Washington Post - By Jason BittelValentino is a baby Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth. At five months old, he weighs about as much as a cantaloupe (and only moves slightly more). Everything he does, little that that may be, is beyond adorable.
Ben Frederickson Citigroup trademarks “THANKYOU” and sues AT&T for thanking clientsArs Technica - David Kravets Not to be outdone by Citigroup, AT&T has applied to trademark "AT&T THANKS." Who knew? Banking giant Citigroup has trademarked "THANKYOU" and is now …
Ben Frederickson Now Displaced by New York’s Gentrification: Feral CatsThe New York Times - By MATT A.V. CHABANZane was the first to disappear, followed a few days later by Dali. Freckles was barely breathing when they found him. Buzzy, by the time they rushed him to the hospital, his stomach distended, had died.
Ben FredericksonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo China's Atlantis: How Shanghai is sinking under the weight of its tallest towersInternational Business Times (GB) - Orlando Crowcroft On a warm spring day in Pudong, confused tourists mill around the base of the second tallest building in the world, the Shanghai Tower, trying to get …
Ben FredericksonPlay buttonLee Harvey Oswald We shouldn't have to explain that Ted Cruz's dad didn't kill JFK, but here goes, I guessVox - Dylan MatthewsWe have officially reached the point in the 2016 Republican presidential primary when candidates are accusing each other's parents of involvement in the John F. Kennedy assassination: Specifically, Trump
Ben FredericksonPlay button Banned ‘Throw Your Phone’ Game Knows if You’re CheatingWIRED - Ryan Rigney Like many successful smartphone games, the goal of Send Me to Heaven is easily communicated. Unlike other games, the goal is to throw your phone as …
Ben FredericksonCholera The Killer Hiding in the CDC Mapslate.com - By Jonathan M. Katz What caused Haiti’s cholera epidemic? The CDC museum knows but won’t say. Last Friday, a friend doing research at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
Ben Frederickson Russia looking to buy 5 dolphins with perfect teeth and killer instinctThe Guardian - Agence France-Press in MoscowGovernment website reveals plan to revive Soviet-era use of marine mammals for combat operations Russia’s defence ministry is looking to buy five dolphins, the government has revealed, as the country to
Ben Frederickson Caffeine For Sale: The Hidden Trade Of The World's Favorite StimulantNPR - Dan CharlesI came home from a trip the other day with a small plastic bag filled with 4 ounces of brown powder that, truth be told, made me a little nervous. The powder had a strong odor that reminded me of badly
Ben Frederickson Death from above: North Korea has started using balloons to drop cigarette butts on the Southnationalpost.com - The New York Times SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea likes to call South Korea a land of “political filth” and its leaders, including President Park Geun-hye, “human …
Ben FredericksonDrones Dutch Police Training Eagles to Take Down Dronesieee.org - Evan Ackerman No matter how many regulations are put in place, drones are cheap enough now that frequent misuse is becoming the norm. There’s no good way of …
Ben FredericksonPlay button Tokyo police are using drones with nets to catch other dronesThe Telegraph - By Rhiannon WilliamsTokyo's police force has introduced an elite fleet of interceptor drones designed to chase and catch suspicious-looking drones in nets flying over sensitive locations amid concerns for the prime minister's
Ben FredericksonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo The Japanese Art of Self-Preservationdamninteresting.com The mountains of Japan’s Yamagata prefecture are considered sacred by the Buddhists in the region. These holy sites are sparsely populated, their …
Ben FredericksonPlay button How a Thor-Worshipping Religion Turned Racist - VICEVICE - Rick PaulasFans of 'The Avengers' aren't the only lovers of Thor. We looked into the current observations of Odinism and Asatru, religions that celebrate the Norse gods, to reveal their dark, white supremacist underbelly.
Ben FredericksonNorth Dakota Meet the Midwestern Pilots Who Risk Their Lives to Change the WeatherAtlas Obscura - by Justin Nobel Flying near a fast-forming storm in North Dakota. (Photo: Shawn/flickr) The storm is fierce and glowing turquoise, and Steffany Royal is waiting for …
