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1. 3 Stories Of People Who Narrowly Avoided Being Murdered
(English/ChipChic)

I think many of us can safely say that we have gone about our lives without ever meeting a murderer or nearly fallen victim to one. These 3 people, however, not only met murderers or attempted murders…they ...

2. Firefighters On A Plane Jump In To Save An Unconscious Man Suffering From A Seizure
(English/ChipChic)

Boston, Massachusetts. Last Thursday, a plane took off from Boston Logan International Airport with seven firefighters on board who were taking a trip to the Fallen Firefighter Memorial in Denver, Colorado. ...

3. Dad And His 10-Year-Old Son Killed After A Barn Roof Collapses On The Two Of Them
(English/ChipChic)

... advised that a barn was reported to have fallen on two male subjects,” Cedar Falls Public Safety explained in a statement. […] Read all  ...

4. SAKOBS Wireless Bluetooth & Wired 80W Soundbar review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

REVIEW – It is amazing to me what you can get nowadays for a TV.  Prices have fallen, while feature sets are getting better and better.  But I have noticed that while prices of TVs seem to keep falling, ...

5. Apple fornirà iPhone hacker-friendly ai ricercatori
(Italiano/webnews)

Apple permetterà a ricercatori di sicurezza di mettere le mani su iPhone hacker-friendly per scoprire eventuali falle nel sistema. Read all  ...

6. Squirrel wrecks couple's home while away on holiday and insurance won't pay
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... -- even the kitchen sink was left running, Kari Drees told reporters. Who did it? A furry little asshole with a long tail. From the Associated Press: A squirrel had fallen down their chimney and was trapped ...

7. Call for entries: Share Festival 2020, themed "RIOTS Here we are"
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... control that seems entirely illusory; polarized parliaments howl abuse and demand impeachments, blockades and barricades abound to stop overcrowded caravans where all the wheels have fallen off…. Tech ...

8. Kickstarting a new edition of Steve Jackson Games's Car Wars
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... or in freeway battles. I loved Car Wars and played it like crazy. Now, Steve Jackson Games (previously) is kickstarting a sixth edition of Car Wars, set in a fallen USA in 2069, dominated by "wilderness ...

9. A Hard To Find Traditional Treat, Recreated With Ease
(English/makezine)

... seems to have fallen out of favor with retailers. We wanted to bring this tradition back since […] Read more on MAKE The post A Hard To Find Traditional Treat, Recreated With Ease appeared ...

10. Anker PowerPort Atom wall/travel chargers review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

... (thankfully) fallen to the wayside. USB-A & -C, better power efficiencies, and fast-charging technologies have led the way for universal charging solutions … Anker PowerPort Atom wall/travel ...

11. Talking about Disney's 1964 Carousel of Progress with Bleeding Cool: our lost animatronic future
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... the fallen civilization, especially the Carousel of Progress, an exhibition that GE commissioned from Disney for the 1964 World's Fair in New York, which is still operating in Walt Disney World. The ...

12. 'Fortnite' will let you play as a stormtrooper
(English/engadget)

Jedi: Fallen Order has received pretty decent reviews, but it's arrival is actually good news for Fortnite fans, too. Why, do you ask? Because it comes with a slick new Star Wars stormtrooper cosmetic ...

13. NYPD proudly stages seizure of 106 pounds of legal hemp
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

The New York Police Department should be commended for keeping 106 pounds of psychoactively inert hemp off the streets, where it might have fallen into the hands of unsuspecting weed smokers simply wanting ...

14. Uninhabited mansions of London's "Billionaires' Row"
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... while the owners are away. Others have never been occupied. Several huge properties have fallen into ruins after lying vacant for more than 25 years. These once expensive homes are in a terribly bad shape ...

15. Learn how to target your ideal web audience by mastering Google SEO
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Want an online presence that matters? As the graveyard of fallen start-ups can attest to, having a fancy website and a sleek logo isn't worth much unless people actually start engaging with them. Even ...

16. EA and Valve's partnership includes connecting Steam and Origin friend lists
(English/engadget)

... Fallen Order, and multiplayer games such as Apex Legen... Read all  ...

17. Apple Arcade's latest additions include 'Fallen Knight' and 'Yaga'
(English/engadget)

Apple has added five more games to its Arcade game subscription service, making its selection more robust like it promised at launch. First in the new list is Fallen Knight by FairPlay Studios, a side ...

18. Zuck claims he chows down with politicos from "across the spectrum" but they all seem to be far-right creeps
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... has ever been invited to one of Zuck's dinners. Look, we all know why Zuck is masticating the far-right's most prominent grifter thinkfluencers: it's because he's fallen for the right's most tiresome ...

19. Tesla turns a profit as it spins up trial production in Shanghai
(English/engadget)

Tesla had hoped to deliver 100,000 vehicles during the second half of 2019. The company has fallen short but just barely. More importantly, it was able to turn a $143 million profit and it reports that ...

20. Watch this guy restore a totally trashed MacBook Pro he bought for $100
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Hugh Jeffreys bought a wrecked MacBook Pro for $100. The hinge was broken, the case was bent, dented, and scratched, and two of the bottom feet had fallen off which allowed the inside to become filled ...

21. 'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' trailer teases new story details
(English/engadget)

After providing an extended gameplay look at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order earlier this year, EA and Respawn have released a new story-focused trailer for their upcoming action-adventure game. The trailer ...

22. Poll shows Warren now leading in Iowa
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

...  Former Vice President Biden, who had led each of the Register’s three previous 2020 cycle polls, follows her at 20%. Sanders, the U.S. senator from Vermont, has fallen to third place with 11%. Read ...

23. I need ideas for a platform bed with shelves and legs
(English/ikeahacker)

Help me hack a platform bed with shelves and legs I have seen the great KALLAX / EXPEDIT hacks to platform beds. While I love the storage, I do wish they were on legs. Also, I have fallen in love with ...

24. Digital hearing aids are producing sound as lousy as MP3s
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... fallen leaves, birdsong, the Beatles: All of these have been rendered and reshaped so that the listener perceives a wholly synthetic world. For those who are unable to adjust, it is alienating on a neurological ...

25. EP Design Lab E.P.Light review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

... incandescents have fallen out of favor due to their inherent energy inefficiency and have been all but replaced by LED bulbs.  These satisfy our … EP Design Lab E.P.Light review Read More Read ...