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Woman buried as man When Jennifer Gable died suddenly, her family cut her hair, put her in a suit, buried her as a man, and published an obit with a name she had not used in many years. Read the rest... Why we hate (and love) Uber Over at Matter, Bobbie Johnson wrote a killer analysis of our love-hate relationship with Uber, asking and answering "What exactly is it about the controversy-baiting, aggressive, indispensable taxi app that pisses so many people off?" Read the rest... Woman accidentally kills self with gun bought for Ferguson unrest After purchasing the weapon, the victim is claimed to have "jokingly saying the couple were ready for Ferguson" while waving it around in a moving car, leading to a minor accident, during which the gun went off. Read the rest... Black Devil anglerfish caught on video This clip of a bizarre deep-sea anglerfish, taken by a Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute robot sub in the dark depths of Monterey Canyon, is thought to be the first footage ever of this particular species of black seadevil. Read the rest... Full-head, animated latex-masks You might already be familiar with Digital Dudz, the costume tees and bodysuits with pouches for a smartphone displaying an animation that adds comedy (or horror) to the effect; but did you know that Morphsuits also does full-head latex masks that work the same way? Digital Dudz Masks (via Super Punch) Read the rest... Dead Raisers, a traveling band of evangelical resurrectors Tyler Johnson, 31, claims he has brought 13 corpses back to life as part of his work on the Dead Raisers Team, a group of evangelicals who travel around sharing their gift for resurrection and faith healing, and teach others how to make miracles too. Read the rest... Twin astronauts as human guinea pigs... for science! NASA is studying twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly to understand the affects of long space missions on the body and brain. Read the rest... Crowdfunding Austin's makerspace for kids Sx Create writes, "Austin Tinkering School is a place where kids use real tools and real materials to build, create, and learn. Read the rest... Gorgeous wooden PC modeled on old-timey radio "My idea of a compact yet powerful gaming PC with a little style added," writes Jeffrey Stephenson, creator of beautiful wooden computers. "Best viewed with Marvin Gaye playing in the background." Read the rest... Miri in Love Maggie Tokuda-Hall describes the special, intimate relationship between a woman and her office supplies. Read the rest... Video: Fred Armisen doing iconic NYC accents Portlandia star and BB pal Fred Armisen improvises a startling number of New York City neighborhood accents for nearly five minutes. Read the rest... Hot Spice live at the Ramada Inn Boing Boing favorites Hot Spice will be kicking out the jams at the Ramada Inn's "In Spot" on Highway 34 and S. Read the rest... Massive Attack's "Teadrop" on acoustic guitar Gregory Johnson of Acoustic Labs plays a beautiful acoustic cover of Massive Attack's downtempo classic "Teardrop." Original version below. Read the rest... The new Kindle Voyage and the best portable scanner This week, Mark, Xeni and Jason talk about their new gadgets for archival scanning and e-reading. Read the rest... Strange thrust: the unproven science that could propel our children into space For many decades, a fantasy among space enthusiasts has been to invent a device that produces a net thrust in one direction, without any need for reaction mass. Of course, a reactionless space drive of this type is impossible. Or is it? By Charles Platt Read the rest... Zombie-killing animal of the week: Alligators With some beasties -- birds, bugs, bacteria -- it's easy to dismiss their zombie-killing powers simple by adjusting the zombie scenario at hand. Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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