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How I Learned to Rely on My Own Memory (and Stop Depending on Technology)

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Thorin Klosowski The majority of us rely on “external memory” of some kind. Whether it’s calendars, to-do lists, notes, or even Google Maps, we frequently outsource our memories to paper. I wanted to see how much I could remember if I ditched all these. Here’s how it went. We talk a lot about to-do lists, and notes, but relying on moving your memory elsewhere means you spend a lot of time managing your…

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Three Quick and Easy Ways to Quiet Your Mind

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Matthew E. May Neuroscience tells us that, to be more productive and creative, we need to give our brains a break. It’s the quiet mind that produces the best insights. But it’s a challenge to take that sort of time off in the midst of a busy day. Here are three specific, quick, and easy ways to build purposeful break time into your day. Quick Meditation New research from the UCLA Laboratory…

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Overhyped, Overpriced: 2012′s Insanely Expensive Gear

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As reported on Wired. BY NATHAN OLIVAREZ-GILES If you look back at the year and think of the gear that stands out, it’s probably a short list despite the hundreds of phones, tablets, Kickstarter projects, headphones and laptops that flooded the market. There have been plenty of standouts, and more than a few clear fails. And there are a few products that wowed us not with innovation or stupidity, but with their stupefying price. From alligator-skinned watches to…

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Yet Another College Sex Columnist Writes About Having Sex in the Library

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As reported on Jezebel. by Katie J.M. Baker The Daily Mail is horrified that a UC Berkeley student had sex on campus and wrote about it in the independent student paper’s regular “Sex on Tuesday” column. “The elite University of California, Berkeley has seen a blow to its uber-serious reputation with a controversial article from a student boasting about her marathon campus sex sessions,” theDaily Mail reports, along with tons of irrelevant details regarding the history of The Daily…

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3-D Printed Gun Only Lasts 6 Shots

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As reported on Wired. BY ROBERT BECKHUSEN A group of 3-D printing gunsmiths have taken another step toward making a gun you can download off the internet. This weekend, the desktop weaponeers took a partially printed rifle out to test how long its plastic parts survived spewing bullets. The result? Six rounds until it snapped apart. But that was also the point, the group’s founder tells Danger Room. “We knew it would break, probably,” says Cody…

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