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• Yes, an Old Mac G5 Does Make a Great BBQ Mei 21, 2013
  An old Mac G5 case, some scrap aluminum—and you have the perfect geek's grill. OK, so there may strictly be more efficient ways to cook outdoors, but this scores maximum nerd points. [Imgur via Macgasm via Ubergizmo]Read more...    
  Jamie Condliffe
• Newspaper Companies Invest Another $9M In Local Deal Startup Wanderful Media Mei 21, 2013
  Wanderful Media has raised another $9 million from the long list of media companies that were already backing the startup and its local deal service Find&Save. The announcement comes after the relaunch of Find&Save last month. The service allows readers to browse deals aggregated from newspaper circulars, retailers, and other data sources. That was t […]
  Anthony Ha
• US military has shut down Wi-Fi access at the Guantanamo Bay following threats from Anonymous that Mei 21, 2013
  US military has shut down Wi-Fi access at the Guantanamo Bay following threats from Anonymous that it would "disrupt activities" as part of its #OpGITMO campaign.Read more...    
  Jamie Condliffe
• Are These The Most Intimate Self Portraits Ever? Mei 21, 2013
  Photography often produces incredibly intimate results, but these self portraits by Erno-Erik Raitanen offer a different take—showing off his bacteria in fine detail.Read more...    
  Jamie Condliffe
• Spotify Takes on Billboard With Free-to-Play Most-Streamed Charts Mei 21, 2013
  Spotify has decided to take on the likes of Billboard with its own charts, making available a list of the top-50 most-streamed and most-shared songs to the public.Read more...    
  Jamie Condliffe
• Scopely Boosts New Zealand Studio Rocket Jump's Mini Golf Matchup To Over 10M Downloads In A Month Mei 21, 2013
  Game developer Rocket Jump had already proved its mettle with the hit Major Mayhem. But the company's location in Wellington, New Zealand meant its team often felt isolated from the resources they needed to build an even bigger hit. Enter Scopely, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming platform founded by social gaming entrepreneur Walter Driver and AdSens […]
  Catherine Shu
• PSA: Your Skype Messages Aren't as Private as You Think They Are Mei 21, 2013
  Most people think of Skype as a secure means of communication, with messages kindly delivered using end-to-end encryption. But a new report by Ars Technica suggests that's far from the case—and Microsoft is often dipping into your communications.Read more...    
  Jamie Condliffe
• The Iconic Eames Molded Chair Is Being Made with Fiberglass Again Mei 21, 2013
  This is awesome. Herman Miller has announced that it will start making the iconic Eames Molded Chair in fiberglass... again. The fiberglass chairs were discontinued from production in 1989 and ever since then, the iconic chairs that decorate modern houses have been made with recyclable polypropylene. But now we're getting back to the good stuff.Read mor […]
  Casey Chan
• Aiming To Dominate Mobile Ad Attribution, HasOffers Raises $9.4M Round Led By Accel Mei 21, 2013
  HasOffers, a startup that helps mobile app developers see which ad efforts are actually paying off, is announcing that it has raised a $9.4 million round of funding led by Accel Partners. The company was founded in 2009 — the product that it initially built, and the one that's still highlighted on the HasOffers website, is a system that helps ad network […]
  Anthony Ha
• The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Wandering Mei 21, 2013
  This awesome 8-bit retro music video from Joe Presser is a classic tale of love: boy meets girl, boy runs away from girl, girl undergoes grueling training regimen to hunt down boy and deliver smooches. It's like Forrest Gump but in reverse.Read more...    
  Andrew Tarantola