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  1. Evil Eye

    Monkey Business: Capuchins Learn to Spend Money

    Nebulous's thread mentioned it, and it's cool so I thought I'd post it. Full article: http://www.neatorama.com/2015/01/09/Monkey-Business-Capuchins-Learn-to-Spend-Money/ They don't like cheating businessmen!
  2. Evil Eye

    GitHub Hit With Cyberattack

    Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-coding-website-github-hit-with-cyberattack-1427638940 I noticed this one :(
  3. Evil Eye

    Ninja Day

    So apparently... Site: http://222.ninja/english :ninja: Turns out there's a .ninja TLD as well. Two new things in one day!
  4. Evil Eye

    Are you better at maths than a Dutch parliamentarian?

    All right, background info time. (You can skip this.) The Dutch lower house has been pushing for a mandatory basic mathematics tests for secondary school students. Something about folks being bad at maths, which is probably true. As you might imagine, students are sorta pissed about the entire...
  5. Evil Eye

    Why do we pick our nose?

    Building on Jazzy's Bad Habits... Full article: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150202-why-do-we-pick-our-nose So, question. Has anyone managed to puncture their septum? :D
  6. Evil Eye

    The Elder Scrolls Online to ditch subscriptions

    Source: http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-gb/news/post/2015/01/21/eso-heads-to-consoles-june-9th Of course the "premium membership" thing sounds rather suspicious, but if it's not too bad I might actually play it :P
  7. Evil Eye

    We are all orange

    Not black, not white, orange. Or so he says. Video: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29992577
  8. Evil Eye

    Time

    I just sort of noticed something. Almost every time I post a time here it tends to be digital as in, I'd say it's 22:25 right now. Now, I know I've done this at least once because I didn't want to bother with am/pm, but mostly it seems to be because the clock in the corner of my screen displays...
  9. Evil Eye

    Brazilian students learn English through video chat with retired Americans

    Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10824993/Brazilian-students-learn-English-through-video-chat-with-retired-Americans.html Thoughts? I think it's a rather interesting idea. Gives these retired people something to do while helping others.
  10. Evil Eye

    Windows XP demise gives small business a tech headache

    Full article: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26919673 What bugs me about this is A] XP already got extended support and B] this date has been known for five years or so yet people still don't seem at all prepared. Especially governments :glare:
  11. Evil Eye

    Twitter website 'blocked' in Turkey

    Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26677134 Uhuh. So well adjusted.
  12. Evil Eye

    Narwhal’s tusk is super sensitive

    Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/26534619 I did not know there were narwhals with two tusks.
  13. Evil Eye

    Who is winning the 'crypto-war'?

    Full article: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26581130 That's one way to hand over data :P
  14. Evil Eye

    Diamonds: Natural and unnatural wonders

    Full article: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26481038 Technology: giving actual value to trinkets.
  15. Evil Eye

    New Zealand man given ridiculous 99-character name after losing poker bet

    Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10687002/New-Zealand-man-given-ridiculous-99-character-name-after-losing-poker-bet.html How is that not an unreasonably long name?
  16. Evil Eye

    Warning over crystal balls causing house fire risk

    Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10660160/Warning-over-crystal-balls-causing-house-fire-risk.html I would not have thought.
  17. Evil Eye

    The military pizza that lasts for three years

    Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26255153 Hot Pockets might have a lengthy ingredients list, but I wouldn't be surprised if this one's longer.
  18. Evil Eye

    North Korea's storytelling autocrats

    Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25816000 More: http://sinonk.com/2013/10/07/leader-as-teacher-leader-as-scribe-an-introduction-to-north-korean-childrens-literature/ A true Orwellian government writes cool children's stories. Like Animal Farm.
  19. Evil Eye

    Screens to replace windows on S-512 supersonic jet

    Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26258971 What do you think? Would you fly on a plane without windows?
  20. Evil Eye

    'Tumour monorail' can lead cancers to their doom

    Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26189827 Interesting idea. Let's hope it works without a hitch...
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