Simon Berger just needs a hammer and a sheet of safety glass to make a fascinating shattered glass portrait. Here's a cool timelapse of how he does it, though it's interesting that in the other video he works with the glass in place, hammering it vertically. Image: YouTube / AFP News

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The command of the United States Army that defends against internet-based threats celebrated its move into a new $366 million headquarters in Georgia on Thursday. "Created a decade ago, the Army Cyber Command had been spread across Army installations in three states before consolidating at Fortitude Hall, its new home at Fort Gordon in Augusta," [&]

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Adam Neely's remarkable analysis of one of the world's most-recognizable and most-recorded songs of all time outlines the confluence of events that led to its creation. He also explains why its strange music structure has become the stuff of legend. Strap in for 30 minutes on "The Girl From Ipanema." Here's a nice 1964 performance [&]

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A judge in Richmond, Virginia has ordered that Kanye West be removed from the state's ballot as a candidate for the 2020 presidential election. The judge ordered the Virginia State Board of Elections to not print Kanye West's name on the November presidential ballot, and said that 11 of the 13 required Elector Oaths obtained [&]

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Jeep plans to offer gas-electric hybrid vehicles, and eventually full electric powertrains. The company unveiled the first of their battery-powered vehicles for the U.S. on Thursday, a plug-in rechargeable Wrangler that is slated to go on sale in America, Europe and China in early 2021. From the Associated Press: The Wrangler 4xe can go 25 [&]

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With Python programming taking an increasingly large role in all forms of web development, including computer science, machine learning and artificial intelligence, it seems likely that Python's most critical support elements will also start becoming more common knowledge tools as well. One of the most prominent Python offshoots is Django. And while that name might [&]

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HofmanDujardin makes Bloomframe windows that work like a Murphy bed, opening up into a balcony. The only disconcerting part might be the pane of glass that doubles as a floor. That might trigger guests' vertigo, and walking around on it seeks it might scuff or scratch it. I would cut a piece of carpet for [&]

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Residents of Redding, California are reporting mysterious letters and numbers drawn in the dust on their automobiles. Some people are suggesting that the codes could be the work of sex traffickers. For example, "2F" could refer to two females and "1F1B" could mean one female and one boy. Police think the markings are weird but [&]

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Laser cleaning clips are almost as satisfying as powerwashing clips, but how to they work, especially on uneven surfaces? Via Tech Insider: P-laser develops and produces industrial laser cleaning equipment. The machines can be used for rust removal and cleaning statues or molds in a production line. They can remove contaminants or buildup without damaging [&]

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Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden issued a statement on the poisoning of Aleksei Navalny: "As president, I will do what Donald Trump refuses to do: work with our allies and partners to hold the Putin regime accountable for its crimes."

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The Guide Gear Hide-A-Gun Concealment Air Vent [Amazon] boasts that it will "Keep your gun hidden in plain sight!" of people whose eye level is lower than 36 inches from the floor. Guaranteed! To you, it's a secret spot to store a gun that's easily accessible to you, yet difficult for thieves to find. Wood [&]

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We've all been cooped up for the past six months — and whether you want to admit it or not, our heightened state of existence has probably got your competitive juices flowing at least a little. No matter how you currently feel about the other people in your household, you're probably more than ready to [&]

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The Department of Homeland Security issued an intelligence bulletin on Wednesday warning that Russia is now focusing disinformation attacks on the subject of mail-in voting, as our election process in the United States adapts to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Says DHS, "We assess that Russia is likely to continue amplifying criticisms of vote-by-mail and shifting [&]

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Impeached and increasingly erratic U.S. President Donald Trump urged residents in the politically hot state of North Carolina to attempt to vote twice in the November 3 election, once by mail and then a second time, in person. "Let them send it in and let them go vote," Trump said during an interview Wednesday with [&]

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Xyla Foxlin and her uncle take just 30 days to create a cedar strip canoe reminiscent of summers with her aunt and uncle. The next 30 days were spend adding the varnish. She says: I've been paddling the Adirondacks in cedar strip canoes with my aunt and uncle for as long as I can remember, [&]

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This paper sign at our local sandwich shop from r/pics I applaud this restaurant's efforts to teach rat-lickers that businesses have a right to refuse them service, but I suspect most no-makers are either willfully ignorant or just not smart enough to understand. [via Reddit]

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This is my kind of ASMR. From the vaults, Barack Obama speaking at the Cambridge Public Library in Massachussetts, recorded on September 20, 1995. This segment originally aired on the local Channel 37 Cambridge Municipal Television as an episode of the show "The Author Series." In this episode Obama discusses his book "Dreams from My [&]

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If you have a medium-sized metal can, flour, corn starch, powdered sugar, baking soda, and maybe some borax, you can make a small forge that will work with a standard soft flame torch found at any hardware store. NightHawkInLight was able to place a small crucible inside and melt aluminum scraps in just five minutes. [&]

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Donald Trump today ordered AG Bill Barr to designate various U.S. cities led by Democratic mayors as "anarchist juristictions," and to defund those "lawless" cities. Seattle, Portland, New York and Washington are all on the Trump hit list. "My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into [&]

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• At least 260 coronavirus cases are traced to Sturgis motorcycle rally last month, where many didn't wear masks A Minnesota man who went to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota in August has died from COVID-19, said health officials in Minnesota on Wednesday. The Minnesotan who went to Sturgis then died of coronavirus [&]

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