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The Psychological Secrets Behind Nacho Cheese Doritos

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Kim Bhasin   Now, Doritos are everywhere, led by Nacho Cheese, Cool Ranch, Spicy Nacho, and Salsa Verde flavors. And this year marks the 40th anniversary of Nacho Cheese Doritos, which has become the most popular flavor of them all. We spoke with Frito-Lay marketing VP Ram Krishnan about the evolution of Doritos and how the chips became so hugely successful. Frito-Lay has to provide a product experience that you can’t…

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Barack Obama Got Visibly Irritated After Jake Tapper Asked Him The Gun Control Question That Everyone Was Waiting For

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Grace Wyler ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper managed to get under President Barack Obama’s skin during a press conference Wednesday, when he demanded to know why the administration is only now acting on gun control.  “It seems to a lot of observers that you made the political calculation…not to talk about gun violence,” Tapper said. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. Where…

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Add a RAM Disk to Your Computer for Faster-than-SSD Performance

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Melanie Pinola Feel the need for more computer speed? Even if you’re already rocking a fast SSD (one of the best upgrades you can make), you can still improve your computer’s performance by adding more memory and turning it into a RAM disk, which can be as much as 70 times faster than a regular hard drive or 20 times faster than an SSD. We’ve previously mentioned how you can move caches to a RAM disk…

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How to Stop Being an Oversensitive Employee and Work with a Boss You Hate

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Alan Henry Sometimes we have the pleasure of working with a manager we really like and respect, and who respects us too. Other times, the relationship isn’t so great, and we have to deal with someone we can barely tolerate. Still, with the job market being what it is, you don’t want to just quit every time you work for someone you don’t get along with. Here’s how to grow a…

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Army Says This General Sexually Abused an Officer, Then Threatened Her Career

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As reported on Wired. BY SPENCER ACKERMAN Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, shown here in Afghanistan in 2011, stands accused of forcible sodomy, conduct unbecoming an officer, and other charges. Photo: DVIDSHUB   An Army general isn’t just accused of sexually assaulting a female subordinate. According to newly released military documents, the one-star general ”threaten[ed] to use his rank, position, and authority to damage or ruin [the captain’s] military career if she ended their sexual relationship.” And he disobeyed…

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Top Scientific Discoveries of 2012

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As reported on Wired. BY WIRED SCIENCE There were many really big moments in science this year. From finding a long, long sought subatomic particle to pushing the limits of extraterrestrial exploration to righting an ethical wrong, science took some big steps in 2012. While they may not all be discoveries exactly, they all will have a major, lasting impact on science and the world. Here are Wired Science’s picks for the biggest discoveries, breakthroughs and…

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The 15 Most Dangerous People in the World

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As reported on Wired. BY THE STAFF OF DANGER ROOM   There used to be an established order to the world. A structure to things. You couldn’t print a gun like a term paper. It was impossible to wreck a nuclear production plant with a few lines of code. Flying robots didn’t descend on you in the dead of night and kill you in your home. But that order has been upended. Cheap videos in…

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48fps: how we accidentally invented Impressionist filmmaking

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As reported on The Verge. by Jacob Kastrenakes My first ever camera was a matte gray Panasonic Lumix point-and-shoot. It had eight or so megapixels, a dozen scene modes, and a way to style my shots in either sepia or black and white. I remember my first ever photograph: a row of novels lined up on a bookshelf, their orange and green spines lit by overhead fluorescents. I was always something of a wannabe film geek,…

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Keep Track of Santa Claus With These Google Tools

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)may have decided to ditch Google in favor of Microsoftfor its official Santa tracker, but the search giant is still keeping tabs on the fat man. On Christmas Eve, kids and anyone else with a vested interest in the whereabouts of the gluttonous gift giver from the North Pole can follow his progress usingGoogle’s Santa Tracker. Google announced today that it has also…

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Google adds the scrolls of Genesis and the Ten Commandments to the cloud Alt

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As reported on Engadget. By Mark Hearn Following through on its mission to help digitally preserve the Dead Sea Scrolls,Google announced today that it’s working with the Israel Antiquities Authority to bring more ancient text to the cloud. The latest archived entries include an early copy of the Book of Deuteronomy and part of the first chapter of Genesis, which describes the creation of the world. In addition, hundreds of other 2,000 year-old texts outlining the history of Judaism…

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