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The Ig-Nobel Prizes have been awarded. From ArsTechnia: Musical vaginas; are cats solids, liquids or both; and where did they find four people who are "disgusted by cheese"?
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C|Net: Goodbye Cassini.
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At WIRED. You need to see this video.

A man dressed as a car seat to fool pedestrians and drivers into believing his van was driving itself.

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TechCrunch: South Park's Cartman trolls Alexa. And yes, it's exactly what we expect from SP.
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Mel Magazine: The history of the recliner.

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BetaNews: Hurricanes lead to drop in malware infections[.] It's not BetaNews that sounds...stupid...they're quoting from Enigma Software Group, [showing that computer infections and malware] in the Houston area showed a 52.5 percent drop from the average on August 29th[.]

Yeah - and other scientific studies, conducted over several decades, show that Water-skiing drastically declines during winter months.

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PC World: If you're a Gamer, this story is for you.

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Gizmodo: Google's Chrome browser will soon block autoplay videos and those annoying ads with sound. I like the idea of blocking autoplays - but - it's Google. You know it's going to have a down side.
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 Who is watching and listening to you? Do you have any real remaining privacy? TechNewsWorld:

...new technologies became an accepted part of life.
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Over time, we've been learning to accept every invasion of privacy, step by step.

Someone knows about every TV show we watch, every place we drive in our car, and every phone call we make, either wire line or wireless.

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ZD Net: It's a Penclic. A mouse that's a pen.   I like this idea.
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BGR: Orbit Litter; lots of it.

via NASA

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PR News Wire: Bathroom "odors" eliminated:

The user-activated ActiFresh technology features a high-powered fan that pulls odors from within the bowl through the rim holes, passing the air through a filter for purification. The ActiFresh filter contains active charcoal that captures odor particles — similar to the way an air filter traps dust — catching the elements that cause the unpleasant smell. Fresh air is then released back into the environment, leaving the bathroom smelling fresh and clean.

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Phys.org: China [building] the world's first unhackable [quantum computer network].

"We plan to use the network for national defence, finance and other fields," [said Zhou Fei, assistant director of the Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology].
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It will be the world's longest land-based quantum communications network, stretching over 2,000 km.