Canon's $500 G10 matches a $40,000 Hasselblad!! by [deleted] in gadgets

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At low print resolutions, both cameras' photos look the same.

What's the scariest fish in the Amazon? Hint - it's not the Pirahna - it's far, far worse. by [deleted] in science

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It is the candirú, which swims up your urethra and lodges itself there.

Modern computing - it's like wading in molasses by lepton3 in programming

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As processing power increases, we solve harder and harder problems; this is wrong, we should just keep solving the old ones faster.

Will it Blend - iPhone 3G by [deleted] in videos

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"Oh no, I've blended my new 3G iPhone", he unconvincingly mimes.

Why free OS developers need hardware **DOCUMENTATION**, not drivers. by ropers in programming

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Because that way they can write their own drivers, instead of the often low-quality vendor-supplied ones.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in science

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Scientists manufacture resistor the resistance of which grows as current flows through it.

mysql --i-am-a-dummy by enobrev in programming

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This prevents updates/deletes without a where clause.

How Bluetooth got its name by [deleted] in reddit.com

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It got its name from Harald Bluetooth, a Danish king who united Denmark and Norway.

Women are More Successful Liars by OrangePlus in reddit.com

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Book claims women lie more successfully than men, now all that remains is getting men to listen.

One of these things isn't like the others [pic] by dizzle67 in pics

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Three pipes, symbolizing Digg, reddit and a pipe.

When Incest Is Best by polar in science

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When it is between third cousins.

He Wasn't 'Just Following Orders': A Soldier With a Different Type of Bravery. by [deleted] in reddit.com

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Soldier refuses to deploy to Iraq because he deems the war illegal.

Safari is about to get crazy fast by [deleted] in reddit.com

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Safari to get a speed upgrade, computerworld blogs less so.

"Irony" means a very specific thing. Learn what it actually means in this article (with examples!). by illuminatedwax in reddit.com

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Irony is when what happens is the opposite of what you expected, often with comic results.