He's says it's even better to catcall from "far away because they're not that scared."

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Sometimes I can't tell how much of my affection for cats is genuine and how much is the toxoplasmosis talking, but in the end it doesn't matter: I love their silly faces. That's probably why I've fallen for Nekoastume, an adorable Japanese smartphone game whose name translates as "collecting cats."

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A quick web consultation and $95 will get you a doctor's letter of recommendation for medical marijuana. Read the rest

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Andy from Steamlabs writes, "We challenged a sixth grade class to make learning about the power grid engaging and they designed a high-tech, science centre style exhibit over a 3 week period." Read the rest

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The 53-year-old show Sabado Gigante was to Latino American families what no other TV program was, but its ‘humor’ perpetuated outdated racial and gender divides. Read the rest

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Little more needs to be said.

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Magic masa music.

[By Kyle, via Reddit]

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How many of these Chinese megacity names do you recognize? I recognize maybe five, probably four. Read the rest

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"I'm not mean."

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DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart has received a vote of "no confidence" from members of the House Oversight and Government Reforms Committee.

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UPDATE: IT'S A LIE. Read the rest

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tl;dr: Why should weed be legal? Because unlike "ciggies," marijuana "Kills no cunts." Read the rest

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Honestly, it's all about the sound design.

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I'm not like those fancy government guys using millimeter wave scans, thermal imaging, and warrantless email hoovering to spy on your unmentionables. Just like my grandfather and his father before him, I rely on analog X-Ray Specs for invading the privacy of others.

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MadameBerry has made us a neat toy: EDDA, An atmospheric slam poetry battle based on a collection of Old Norse poetry. Alongside warm firelight in a great hall, you choose how to complete phrases in response to your challenger, with the aim of besting four different types of poets. Read the rest

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The FBI admitted that, for over 20 years, it gave flawed hair sample testimony in hundreds of trials, reports the Washington Post.

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I'm loving Adam Savage's One Day Builds show for Tested, where he and a special guest build models and shoots the breeze.

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Yvette d'Entremont, an analytical chemist, started Science Babe as a way to satirize the questionable claims made by Vani Hari on her Food Babe site.

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Games made in Puzzlescript have a uniquely-nostalgic feel, beyond the usual endeavor toward 'pixel art'. The Penanggalan resembles a little old Atari game, starring a "floating head and entrails time-traveling vampire." Read the rest

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Maker education pioneer Gever Tulley, founder of Brightworks and Tinkering School, and his colleagues at Tinkering Labs have launched a very compelling new kind of open-ended kit, called a Catalyst, to make projects and explore possibilities around science, tech, engineering, and math. I can't wait to get one into my kids' hands! Read the rest

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