By Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Kinja! to Gizmodo
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It’s a good idea to keep your best kitchen knives outside of the drawer, where they can get knocked about and damaged, but a dedicated knife block also takes up valuable counter space. An even better solution than both is to turn any flat surface in your kitchen into a magnetic knife holder using these …
This story is completely true. It happened right here on the internet, on a night just like this.
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By Lance Whitney The retailer is offering the 32GB version and 64GB version of Apple’s latest set-top box.
By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: As it tries to sell the new Surface Book, Microsoft creates a site to help you transition from Apple.
By Shep McAllister, Commerce Team on Deals, shared by Shep McAllister, Commerce Team to Gizmodo
Let’s be honest here, thin fabric koozies are mostly useful for decoration; they don’t really keep a can cold for very long. This …
In 1996, the European Space Agency’s Ariane 5 rocket exploded spectacularly above its French Guiana spaceport. Now, artist Sascha Mikloweit has brought some of the debris back to life — which is what this striking image shows.
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By Chris Mills
Copyright law (and therefore DRM, the software companies can use to lock down their products) is controlled by the Library of Congress. Every three years, the Librarian makes decisions on certain critical exemptions. …
By Kaila Hale-Stern on io9, shared by Chris Mills to Gizmodo
On Blindspot, NBC introduces its viewing audience to the perils of the Internet! Punk hackerz, dangerous apps made in Hackathons, and words like “blockchain,” “database,” and “Perl” are invoked to explain how The Online is a scary place. But don’t worry, you’re not watching The Big Bang Theory—we still get our meatspace machine gun battles.
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