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The World Was Supposed to Eliminate This Greenhouse Gas—But Emissions Hit a New High Instead

The World Was Supposed to Eliminate This Greenhouse Gas—But Emissions Hit a New High Instead

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The World Was Supposed to Eliminate This Greenhouse Gas—But Emissions Hit a New High Instead The world’s quest to reduce an extremely potent greenhouse gas isn’t going as well as we thought it was, according to a new study. HFC-23, known as fluoroform, is a greenhouse gas that has 12,000 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide does. Read more... Go to Source
Lego’s International Space Station Looks Like an Incredibly Detailed But Impossibly Fragile Build

Lego’s International Space Station Looks Like an Incredibly Detailed But Impossibly Fragile Build

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Lego's International Space Station Looks Like an Incredibly Detailed But Impossibly Fragile Build There are some Lego sets that are built like a tank, such as the recent 3,300-piece Tim Burton Batmobile allowing collectors to get in a bit of play time too. Lego’s new International Space Station appears to be just the opposite. It’s lavishly detailed, but like the real thing it needs to be handled with care or will…Read more... Go to Source
If I Had to Subscribe to Only One Streaming Service It’d Be YouTube Premium

If I Had to Subscribe to Only One Streaming Service It’d Be YouTube Premium

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If I Had to Subscribe to Only One Streaming Service It'd Be YouTube Premium The number of digital subscription services you can now sign up for is a very long one, and it’s growing all the time—Disney+, Apple Music, Creative Cloud, Headspace, Google Play Pass... you can rack up a hefty monthly bill by the time you’ve covered movies, music, software and more. But I’m here to tell you about the…Read more... Go to Source
Latest Rumors Suggest Even More Affordable iPhones Are Coming in 2020

Latest Rumors Suggest Even More Affordable iPhones Are Coming in 2020

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Latest Rumors Suggest Even More Affordable iPhones Are Coming in 2020 Over the past couple of years, Apple has garnered a lot of success by making its entry-level iPhones just a bit more affordable, with the iPhone 11 recently sucking up 39 percent of all smartphone sales in Q4 2019. And if the latest 2020 iPhone rumors are correct, Apple could release two new affordable iPhones this…Read more... Go to Source
Siri Doesn’t Know Who the King of Spain Is

Siri Doesn’t Know Who the King of Spain Is

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Siri Doesn’t Know Who the King of Spain Is Siri is apparently having a really hard time figuring out what’s going on in Spain lately. Apple’s voice assistant made headlines in the European country today for providing two answers to the question, “Siri, who is the king of Spain?” The first answer, Felipe VI, is indeed the real king of the country. However, the…Read more... Go to Source
How to Unlock Microsoft’s Free Graphing Calculator in Windows 10

How to Unlock Microsoft’s Free Graphing Calculator in Windows 10

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How to Unlock Microsoft's Free Graphing Calculator in Windows 10 While your math teacher (or your kid’s math teacher) might not let them lug a laptop into their calculus class, I still think it’s awesome that Microsoft is finally giving the good ol’ Windows Calculator a boost of geekiness. If you thought “Scientific” mode was fun, you haven’t seen anything yet—coming soon, to…Read more... Go to Source
What’s the Most Monogamous Animal?

What’s the Most Monogamous Animal?

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What's the Most Monogamous Animal? Animals, we know, typically lack the hang-ups that make human mating so difficult. You won’t find a bonobo moping around, stewing in jealousy. Nor will you find a bonobo contentedly fucking his or her bonobo-spouse to the exclusion of all other viable bonobos for months or decades at a time. And though that particular…Read more... Go to Source
Check Out the Historic Weekend Blizzard Canadians Are Still Digging Out Of

Check Out the Historic Weekend Blizzard Canadians Are Still Digging Out Of

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Check Out the Historic Weekend Blizzard Canadians Are Still Digging Out Of It’s been one hell of a weekend in eastern Canada. Less of a “snow day,” more of a—and, yes, this is a real weather term—“bomb cyclone.” The capital of Newfoundland, St. John’s, was hit with 30 inches of snow in 24 hours, shattering a previous record, the Weather Channel reported. Officials also recorded snowdrifts as…Read more... Go to Source
Wolf Puppies, Coke Energy and the Last Vestige of Internet Explorer: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Wolf Puppies, Coke Energy and the Last Vestige of Internet Explorer: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

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Wolf Puppies, Coke Energy and the Last Vestige of Internet Explorer: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week To celebrate this three-day weekend, we’re going to share some pretty adorable news: Wolf puppies can play fetch. Isn’t that cool? Yes, I know, these are wolf puppies. They’re probably a lot more dangerous when they grow up when compared to normal puppies, but the idea of cute little wolf puppies playing fetch still…Read more... Go to Source
Here Are a Couple The Rise of Skywalker Cameos You Almost Certainly Missed

Here Are a Couple The Rise of Skywalker Cameos You Almost Certainly Missed

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Here Are a Couple The Rise of Skywalker Cameos You Almost Certainly Missed Did you know Ed Sheeran was in this movie? No? Well, okay, honestly that’s probably a good thing. But he is there! So are a lot of other people; the Disney trilogy of Star Wars films hasn’t been shy about folding in cute cameos. And while some were pretty obvious, there are at least a couple that you almost certainly…Read more... Go to Source
SpaceX Blows Up Rocket, Aces Emergency Escape Test

SpaceX Blows Up Rocket, Aces Emergency Escape Test

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SpaceX Blows Up Rocket, Aces Emergency Escape Test Just over a minute into its flight, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exploded in a fiery burst some 12 miles above the ground in what CEO Elon Musk later described as a “picture perfect mission.” That’s because the crew capsule atop it had ejected exactly as planned, successfully simulating an emergency escape and thus…Read more... Go to Source
Facebook Apologizes for Translating Chinese President’s Name as ‘Mr Shithole’

Facebook Apologizes for Translating Chinese President’s Name as ‘Mr Shithole’

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Facebook Apologizes for Translating Chinese President’s Name as ‘Mr Shithole’ Facebook has apologized for translating Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name as “Mr Shithole” on its platform during his visit to Myanmar this week. The company said the incident was due to a “technical issue” that caused incorrect translations from Burmese to English on Facebook.Read more... Go to Source
Pokémon Sword and Shield Is Secretly About Climate Change—and My Weezings Are Here to Prove It

Pokémon Sword and Shield Is Secretly About Climate Change—and My Weezings Are Here to Prove It

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Pokémon Sword and Shield Is Secretly About Climate Change—and My Weezings Are Here to Prove It In good news for Pokémon-obsessed people (me), Nintendo appears to only be getting started with its Sword and Shield world. The company has plans to add expansion packs later this year to bring new adventures to the Galar region. That’s dope!Read more... Go to Source
This Star Wars Video Explores the Dark Fortress of Darth Vader’s Inquisitors

This Star Wars Video Explores the Dark Fortress of Darth Vader’s Inquisitors

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This Star Wars Video Explores the Dark Fortress of Darth Vader's Inquisitors The Inquisitors are some of the most dangerous characters existing in the current Star Wars canon. Trained Force-using killers, serving Darth Vader and hunting down the remaining Jedi and any other Force-sensitives they can find. In keeping with their reputation, the Inquisitors have a terrifying fortress: the…Read more... Go to Source
Disney’s The Simpsons Supercuts Are Just More Markers on Fox’s Grave

Disney’s The Simpsons Supercuts Are Just More Markers on Fox’s Grave

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Disney's The Simpsons Supercuts Are Just More Markers on Fox's Grave The Simpsons, in its best days and long after, has always been pop-culture savvy. A hyperawareness of the culture of animation, film, and television has always been baked deep into the show’s DNA, from its episode-length X-Files parody to Leonard Nimoy on a monorail to the Comic Book Guy’s whole deal. But not like…Read more... Go to Source