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  Finger-saving SawStop has been around for a decade, but tool companies aren't interested

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 17, 2013 04:00 am + 68 comments

  In 2002, a startup named SawStop demonstrated a table saw that could miraculously cut through wood, Continue reading…

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  Disney abandons sexualization of 'Brave' heroine after public backlash

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 16, 2013 06:34 am + 178 comments

  The Oscar-winning animated movie Brave is a tale of a young princess refusing to obey stereotypes by Continue reading…

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  Recurring 'Arrested Development' gags mapped in painstaking detail

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 16, 2013 03:34 am + 8 comments

  Many of the masterful comedic moments in Arrested Development are the result of recurring gags, the Continue reading…

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  Larry Page on Robert Scoble's Google Glass stunt: 'I really didn't appreciate the shower photo'

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 15, 2013 03:14 pm + 30 comments

  Google CEO Larry Page just made a surprise appearance at Google I/O, and despite his still-weak Continue reading…

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  The story behind Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories'

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 15, 2013 06:14 am + 32 comments

  Daft Punk's Random Access Memories is one of the most anticipated albums of the past few years. Continue reading…

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  Taiwan's abandoned resort town and the future that never was

  By Amar Toor on May 14, 2013 04:38 am + 15 comments

  San Zhi is a futuristic resort town that never was. As Design You Trust reports, construction on the Continue reading…

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  Climate change threatens to destroy Alaskan village within four years

  By Amar Toor on May 14, 2013 03:09 am + 65 comments

  The Guardian this week published a fascinating in-depth report on the village of Newtok — a remote Continue reading…

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  The high-tech world of homebrew e-cigarette designers

  By Adi Robertson on May 13, 2013 07:29 pm + 29 comments

  The FDA has yet to make a call on just how safe e-cigarettes actually are, or whether they're a Continue reading…

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  Harvard and MIT try to build a higher education in the cloud

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 13, 2013 02:57 pm + 11 comments

  Harvard and MIT are among a group of universities planning to spend tens of millions of dollars on Continue reading…

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  '2001: A Space Odyssey' explained to kids in 1960s comic

  By Amar Toor on May 13, 2013 07:12 am + 21 comments

  Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most cryptic films ever made, having spawned Continue reading…