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DIY paper Christmas ornaments
It’s fun and easy to make these traditional paper ornaments, and there are lots of tutorials out there. I posted a how-to in 2006 and decided to make more for my tree this year. This time I didn’t...
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Google tightens Chrome Web Store rules to prevent toolbar overload
Many web veterans can share horror stories of friends and family who installed a few too many browser toolbars, some of them by accident. Google is clearly eager to avoid those disasters in Chrome —...
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How to Make This Your Cat’s Christmas
If you have a cat, it’s likely he will be intrigued by the glitter and busy preparations associated with the holiday season. Including your cat as part of the festivities and planning a few additional...
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Other Interesting arXiv Papers (Week Ending 21 December 2013)
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The best of the rest from the arXiv preprint server. One Billion Word Benchmark for Measuring Progress in Statistical Language Modeling Taken from: Other...
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Nintendo’s high-capacity Wii U GamePad battery comes to the US, $32 for 8...
Tired of tethering your Wii U GamePad to a wall socket? You no longer have to: Nintendo has finally made the screen-toting controller’s high-capacity battery pack available to US gamers. The 2,550mAh...
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How to Do Bow Nail Art
Bows are one of the most popular icons in fashion––they adorn hair accessories, shoes, clothing, belts, bags and more. So, it’s not really surprising that they can also look completely fabulous when...
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Got Windows Phone? You have 20GB of bonus SkyDrive space for the next year
If you’re a Windows Phone user, check your email — you’re about to get a big holiday treat. Microsoft has followed up its earlier Surface promo by giving Windows Phone owners a free 20GB of extra...
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8 Things the Alpha Release Tells Us About SteamOS’s Linux System
SteamOS, Valve’s living room PC gaming operating system, is basically just a new Linux distribution. It’s based on Debian and provides easy access to a standard Linux desktop complete with a package...
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Through the Woods Wallpaper Collection for Your iPad
Walking through woods during each of the seasons can make the experience fresh and new, with each season adding its own mood and magic. Enjoy the serenity and beauty of the woods across the year with...
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Google Play Music gets a new look for iOS 7 and ‘I’m feeling lucky’ radio
If you’re an iOS user that stuck with Google Play Music past the free All Access promo, a new update brings this refreshed UI for iOS 7 and a few new features. As promised at launch, it now supports...
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Feedback Loop: computer names, Google Hangout alternatives, cord-cutting and...
Welcome to Feedback Loop, a weekly roundup of the most interesting discussions happening within the Engadget community. There’s so much technology to talk about and so little time to enjoy it, but you...
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Recommended Reading: Google starts over, sculpture on the moon and more
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology in print and on the web. Some weeks, you’ll also find short reviews of books dealing with the subject of technology that we...
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NYC lumps electronic cigarettes with tobacco-filled brethren, bans vaping in...
New York City’s war on smoking continues unabated. Today, the city council voted to equate electronic cigarettes with real ones by extending NYC’s public smoking ban to cover both types of smokes....
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How to Crowdfund
It is entirely possible to run a very successful crowdfunding campaign without being absurdly well-connected or quitting your day job. It just requires a little more planning. Here’s how to do it:...
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Google Shopping Express starts selling gadgets, continues same-day delivery...
Hey, Bay Area residents: Mountain View’s hoping you’ll bring its online shop your business instead of braving the crowds for some last-minute holiday shopping. Google’s Shopping Express will continue...
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How to Make a Pipe Cleaner Reindeer
These reindeer are fun and easy to make, and they make great holiday decorations! Edit Steps Gather the materials outlined in the “Things You’ll Need” section below. Cut one brown pipe cleaner in...
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Geek Trivia: Which Nuts Are Actually Beans?
Which Nuts Are Actually Beans? Brazil Nuts Almonds Peanuts Cashews Think you know the answer? Continue at source: Geek Trivia: Which Nuts Are Actually Beans?
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Swiss researchers created a cube that can sit, jump and walk (video)
Swiss researchers have created a metallic cube that can “walk” across a surface. Staff at the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich crammed a series of inertia sensors and constantly-spinning rotors...
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How to Store a Quilt
Storing quilts can sound like a simple thing, but the quilt will only remain in good condition if it is stored clean and correctly. The effort is rewarded by keeping your quilt in first rate...
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Alt-week 12.21.13: Rainbow sun, edible batteries and the world’s toughest...
Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days. When constructing a feature whose very reason for being is to explore the most far out aspects of our...
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