Art Automotive

The Most Incredible Custom Motorcycles of 2013

As reported on Wired. BY DAMON LAVRINC Few machines are as ripe for customization as motorcycles. They’re pure mechanical simplicity. Two wheels, an engine, a transmission, some brakes and handlebars, and endless possibilities. Go to any motorcycle race and walk through the parking lot. You won’t find two bikes that are exactly alike. If dogs are a facsimile of their owners, motorcycles are their two-wheeled equivalent. Nobody understands this better than Chris Hunter. He’s the editor…

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Environmental News

Another Fukushima mishap leaks highly radioactive water into Pacific

As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor TEPCO comes under fire from Japanese authorities after second breach in less than two months Radioactive water leaked out of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant late Wednesday and has likely spilled into the Pacific Ocean, authorities announced today. As Reuters reports, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) discovered that contaminated water was overflowing from a storage tank yesterday, and officials estimate that more than 100 gallons may have leaked…

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Environmental

Lake of doom: deadly waterway calcifies any animal that dares to dive in

As reported on The Verge. By Katie Drummond Sometimes, truth is indeed more terrifying than fiction. In what could easily make for prime horror film fodder, a renowned photographer has captured stunning images of wildlife calcified by the caustic waters of a deadly Tanzanian lake. Nick Brandt, well-known for his photography of East Africa’s natural landscape, came across Tanzania’s Lake Natron during his travels. And as his ensuing photos demonstrate, this isn’t any ordinary body of…

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Application Entertainment

Netflix brings HD video and AirPlay streaming to iPhone, iPad

As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler Netflix brought 1080p streaming to Android 4.3 this summer, and now iPhone / iPad users can experience HD streams as well, provided they’ve updated to iOS 7. Another new feature in the latest update is support for AirPlay streaming (if you prefer that to using the Apple TV’s built-in app, it also means disabling AirPlay mirroring and requires iOS 7), along with other miscellaneous fixes. Hit the link below to…

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Legal

Samsung may have spied on sealed Apple-Nokia documents to aid patent deals

As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent If you’re going to horse-trade on patents, it might help to know how much other companies have paid for them, no? Samsung has now been accused of corporate spying for exactly that purpose. The company’s legal negotiator, Dr. Seungho Ahn, apparently told Nokia that its terms with Apple “were known to him,” despite the fact they were marked “highly confidential — attorneys’ eyes only.” This means they should have been for…

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