Last minute geek

1. Angry Christians riot and throw firebomb at a museum that exhibits 'McJesus' sculpture
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... – is part of a larger exhibit commenting on society's worship of capitalism, but after photos of the crucified clown were shared on social media, a group of Christians became irate. They rioted by throwing ...

2. Kwilt2 personal cloud hub device review
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REVIEW – Early in 2018, I got the opportunity to test the first Kwilt cloud device called the Kwilt Shoebox Mini that is primarily designed for storage of photos from your mobile device or other devices ...

3. Create flawless front-end designs with this UI / UX bible
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... (UI) and user experience (UX). It's also got classes that spotlight the essential tools of design like Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, XD, and Illustrator, plus ones that focus on the specifics of winning typography ...

4. Teen Vogue counsels taping over your webcam to resist FBI (and other) surveillance
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... teens into sharing nude photos, and schools even keeping watch on their students. "This is a pretty invasive, targeted form of malware, but the consequences can be super embarrassing," said Joseph Lorenzo ...

5. Did the ‘National Enquirer’ finally get one right with its sensational exposé of Bezos’s affair?
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... edition of the Enquirer revelations that prompted Bezos to issue a public statement confessing his marital split. “The cheating photos that ended his marriage,” promises the Enquirer cover. “Text sex and ...

6. Megalophobia
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... impressing upon the viewer the insignificance of Planet Earth and all human concerns. Currently popular are disturbing photoshops of large comets looming over the major cities they are about to destroy. Above ...

7. Learn the essential tools of graphic design in one master class
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... of engaging, interactive lessons, the school takes you through the three main centerpieces of Adobe's cloud-based graphic design software suite. Learn to manipulate and layer images with Photoshop. Create ...

8. Fantastic electric guitar built from 1,200 colored pencils
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Flyjumper crafted this magnificent Stratocaster-shaped guitar from 1,200 colored pencils and a lot of grit. He's posted many more photos and GIFs of the build here. "I saw a lot of people online making ...

9. Elon Musk teases final look of SpaceX's Starship test vehicle
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It's no secret that SpaceX has been constructing its Starship test vehicle -- it's easy for curious onlookers to snap photos. But what will it look like when it's finished? You don't ...

10. Massive data leak affects hundreds of German politicians
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... phone numbers, work emails and photos, a... Read all  ...

11. Archive of the incredible mid-1960s magazine, "fact:"
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In 1963 Attorney General Robert Kennedy prosecuted Eros magazine publisher Ralph Ginzburg for violating federal obscenity laws when Eros ran 8-pages of photos of a naked black man and naked white woman ...

12. Jackery PowerBar review
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... kit. How’s that for differentiation? Note: Photos may be tapped or clicked for a larger image. What is … Jackery PowerBar review Read More Read all  ...

13. Scarlett Johansson says fighting deepfake porn is 'fruitless'
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Scarlett Johansson knows better than most how horrible a place the internet can be. She's been the victim of leaks before where private photos have ended up publicly available. And now she's ...

14. Popsugar’s celebrity look-alike app is leaking users’ photos
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I can't think of a more fitting way to end 2018 than with another, final data leak. This one is from #Twinning tool, the popular new app from Popsugar that matches your selfie with your top five celebrity ...

15. Court tosses lawsuit over Google Photos' facial recognition
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Google Photos users nervous about facial recognition on the service aren't going to be very happy. A Chicago judge has granted Google a motion dismissing a lawsuit accusing the company of violating ...

16. 'Metal from the Dirt' - Cool profile of Navajo metalheads, and Diné metal shows on the rez
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There's a not-to-be missed profile in High Country News on Diné heavy metal bands on and around the Navajo Nation in Arizona, with incredible photos by Clarke Tolton, who also directed the video above. Snip: On ...

17. Metal band Arch Enemy bans concert photographer after he complains their fashion designer swiped a shot
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... with a €500 unauthorized use invoice. So Gabriel told the band that Salmerón threatened her. And the band itself told him that, as far as they were concorned, they could also use his photos however ...

18. 8-year-old Guatemalan boy dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody on Christmas morning
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... girl died earlier this month. Merry fucking Christmas. CBP: 8-year-old Guatemalan child apprehended by CBP dies Christmas Day (Kelsie Blazier/ABC15.com) (Photo: CBPPhotos/Flickr) Read the rest Read all ...

19. The best drones for photos and video
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By Signe Brewster This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commission. ...

20. A timeline of all of Facebook's scandals in 2018
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... (@guardian) December 19, 2018 Image collage created from photos by JD Lasica (Attribution 2.0 Generic, CC BY 2.0) and Shutterstock/Mr.anaked Read the rest Read all  ...

21. Ankle scarves are only trending online, not on the streets
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... Photoshopped. So, I started digging. First I went to its source, an Italian website called Lercio. Then I clicked to Lercio's source, a German site called Der Postillon and that's when I knew my suspicions ...

22. Master list of Facebook's 2018 scandals
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... suit photos sued Facebook in California for damages. The app, which was called Pikinis and was developed by a company called Six4Three, was forced to shut down because Facebook had changed its privacy ...

23. Google Photos doubles Live Albums limit to 20,000 images
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Google Photos is doubling the amount of images you can store on its auto-populating Live Albums to 20,000. That's up from the 10,000 limit introduced with the feature's launch in October. Google ...

24. NASA makes cool space mission posters that reference pop culture
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... expeditions and were also hung in NASA facilities and other government organizations. However, when astronauts got bored of the standard group photos they decided to spice things up a bit. They call them ...

25. Even after you turn off Facebook location tracking, Facebook tracks your location
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... She does not list her city in her Facebook profile and does not post photos. She turned off location access and declined to state a location for Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram. She doesn't ...