A woman smoking an electronic cigarette.
On Monday, the U.S. government said it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
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Motivation Affects IQ Scores as Well as Intelligence
IQ scores reflect motivation as well as intelligence.
A new study suggests that if you want to improve your child’s chances of getting into Mensa then bribe them during their IQ test. Offering a financial reward for doing well on an IQ test can increase their score by up to 20 points on the scale where the average is 100 and Mensa membership is around 150, according to scientists.
61% of Baby Boomers Say Age is Not an Issue at Work
Nearly half of boomers now work for a younger boss.
Are you older than most of your colleagues at work? According to an AP-LifeGoesStrong.com poll, age may be an asset at work, or no issue at all.
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RIP Typewriters: Last Manufacturer Closes Its Doors
RIP Typewiter
Joining other discarded technologies of late, including the Flip video camera, Kodachrome, and the humble floppy disk is the typewriter, which will no longer be produced anywhere in the world.
The last company on earth to produce the typewriter — Godrej and Boyce — has shut down its production plant in Mumbai, India, according to reports that, fittingly, are making the rounds via the Internet…
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple in US Over Location Tracking Issue
Apple has been tracking your moves and invading your privacy.
Bloomberg was first to report today that two iPad/iPhone users have filed a class action lawsuit accusing Apple of invasion of privacy and computer fraud, and of “secretly recording movements of iPhone and iPad users.”
A Travel Trailer Light Enough to Be Hauled by a Mobility Scooter
The Environmental Transport Association (UK) developed the QTvan — a travel trailer that can serve as a shelter for users of mobility scooters. It contains a bed, a 19″ television screen, and a kettle. Available options include a satellite dish, a gaming console, and a heater. You can watch a video of it at the link…
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Top 10 Photos of the Week
Once again, Congress is making plans to fix the tax code
“What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad.” – – Dave Berry
Eight Great Explosions in Video
What will it be like to watch television in 2030?
Futurist Thomas Frey: Having just returned from four days at the famous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I am spending the next couple weeks sorting through the vast array of products I came across, looking for overarching trends and patterns that may signal lifestyle shifts in the future.
Military Hopes to Create Squid-like Camo
Scientists are studying how squid and other cephalopods change color and pattern of their skin to blend in with their environment.
Octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish have the ability to instantaneously change the color and pattern of their skin to blend in with their surroundings. This has caught the eye of the U.S. military and now its goal is a new generation of high-tech camouflage.
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Awesome Animated Photography by Jamie Beck
Jamie Beck, a New York city based fashion photographer and Kevin Burg, a master in animations worked together to create some amazing animated Gif photographs. Animated Gif Photography is a source of adding life to photography.
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Amazing Kinetic Sculpture Takes 35 Years and 100,000 Toothpicks
Rolling through the Bay
Artist Scott Weaver started working on an insanely complex kinetic sculpture thirty five years ago. He continues to modify and expand his sculpture, Rolling through the Bay, even today. (Pics)
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Over Or Under?
Which way do you prefer?
There are two choices of toilet paper orientation when using a toilet roll holder with a horizontal axle parallel to the wall: the toilet paper may hang over or under the roll. The choice is largely a matter of personal preference, dictated by habit. In surveys of consumers and of bath and kitchen specialists, 70% of respondents prefer over.
Despite being a trivial topic, people often hold strong opinions on the matter…
