Tuesday, July 1, 2014

A Short History of Every Man Who's Ever Walked on the Moon

A Short History of Every Man Who's Ever Walked on the Moon


Forty-five years ago this month, a human being first set foot on the moon. Despite four and a half decades and amazing leaps in technology, to date only 11 other people have done this – and every one flew in an Apollo mission for the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA).


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Got an OUYA?

Got an OUYA? Now, a $60 annual subscription will get you free access to all the titles available on the device. It's like the Netflix of Android gaming.


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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini: Same Sensors as Its Sibling, Slightly Slower

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini: Same Sensors as Its Sibling, Slightly Slower


Samsung has just announced a new, smaller version of its Galaxy S5 flagship—and it manages to pack many of the features of its bigger brother, while just losing a little of its speed.


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The First Non-Sony Vaios Look Very, Very Familiar

GE's Link Is a (Slightly) More Affordable Smart Bulb

All the NSA Revelations in One Easy-to-Read Chart

All the NSA Revelations in One Easy-to-Read Chart


By now, there are so many NSA revelations that it's hard to discern one from the other. But fortunately Pro Publica has put together this lovely chart which shows which of the agency's missions are most controversial.


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This is the actual hack that saved the astronauts of the Apollo XIII

This is the actual hack that saved the astronauts of the Apollo XIII


This is the mother of all hacks, the genius device that saved the Apollo XIII crew from dying in their emergency return to Earth, as photographed during that trip using one of their Hasselblad cameras. Here are the actual step-by-step instructions that helped turn this mission into NASA's most successful failure ever.


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