Offbeat

Elon Musk is worried that WWIII will interrupt his plans for Mars

It’s safe to say that World War II would cause a lot of problems, not the least of which is the...
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This service will end your unwanted relationships for you

Sometimes, becoming successful isn’t about doing things better than your competition, it’s about finding a market that nobody else has thought...
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Spotify has a baffling amount of songs about Microsoft

Anyone who’s been on YouTube for long enough will know that people will make songs about ANYTHING, so it’s not all that surprising that...
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Twitch tried to install Arch Linux, but accidentally installed Gentoo

Don’t you just hate it when you’re trying to install Arch Linux, but then you accidentally end up installing Gentoo? Yeah,...
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North Korea is trying to create its own startup scene

From the Fertile Crescent that is Silicon Valley, to the vibrant middle powers of London and Tel Aviv, to the emerging unknowns of Lagos...
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Tinder had a bit of a meltdown on Twitter last night

It’s common for tech companies to be targeted by journalists, and how these companies react to the oftentimes negative articles that’re...
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Meeting Elon Musk was one of the best days of Lana Del Rey’s life

I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned Elon Musk and Lana Del Rey in the same sentence, mainly because there’s pretty much...
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Netflix’s new unlimited parental leave has a few weak spots

When Netflix announced earlier this week that new mothers and fathers working for the company are now allowed “take as much...
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BuzzFeed shows us how to ruin someone’s career with a tweet

A reported for the Intercept recently contacted BuzzFeed’s Editor-In-Chief, Ben Smith, in order to discuss the possibility of them joining BuzzFeed because they were going...
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A Japanese distillery is sending whiskey to the ISS for science

There are many different processes and routines when it comes to aging whiskey, but this may be the most unique one yet. A Japanese...
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A porn website is giving people free Google Cardboard headsets

Virtual reality porn is an inevitability, we all know it. Rather than wait for the Oculus Rift, however, BaDoinkVR.com and FreeVRGoggles.com are teaming...
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This is one of those things that can only happen in Japan

Much of what goes on in Japan is strange or borderline incomprehensible to Westerners, so much so that it has become...
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Bethesda accepted 11.2 pounds of bottle caps as payment for Fallout 4

In the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout, the dollar has been done away with in favor of a new universal currency: bottle caps....
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Cities are creating dedicated lanes just for people who text while walking

Texting while walking may not be nearly as dangerous as texting while driving, but it can be pretty bothersome to people...
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There’s a city in Spain that’s powered entirely by Twitter

Twitter. When it’s good it’s great, but when it’s bad it’s… well… you’ve heard the stories. What you may not have...
Avatar of Connor Livingston Connor Livingston
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Periscope users are strangely obsessed with people’s refrigerators

It’s been a few days since Twitter launched Periscope, a Meerkat-like live streaming app, and one thing has become abundantly and...
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