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NYU recently sent out a seemingly innocuous e-mail to all of its students asking them to opt for paperless forms. People in college get those kinds of e-mails all the time! But when one student decided to ask his mom if he should enable the paperless forms, he accidentally triggered a method that allowed him (and every other student) to reply all to all 39,979 students on the e-mail list. Which meant, any student could send an e-mail to every single student at NYU. And as things in college goes, things quickly got out of hand. More »

Keyboards are every computer user’s best friend. For one, you can’t really do much on your laptop or computer without one. And if you happen to have a tablet, you’ll have to endure the pains and inconveniences of a virtual keyboard if you don’t have a physical one.

I do a lot of work on my computer and I often get hungry in the middle of work. Eating in front of my computer (and getting crumbs all over the keyboard?) Guilty as charged.

It’s a situation that Dutch designer Hella Jongerius knows all too well, which is why he came up with this ultra-interesting concept for a keyboard. As you can see, it’s not just a keyboard. It’s a keyboard with an actual plate, right smack in the middle.

It’s a ridiculous concept that probably won’t get made in reality, but it’s still a pretty fun one at that.

[via Buzzfeed]

If you’ve pre-ordered a Verizon flavor of Samsung’s Galaxy Note II, it’s high time you check your email for a shipping confirmation, as we just received a notice of our own. With two-day shipping on the package carrying our smartphone behemoth, it’s estimated to arrive on November 29th. Presumably, it’ll be available at Big Red’s brick-and-mortar establishments on that same day, but we’ve reached out to Verizon and Samsung for confirmation. In the meantime, you can peep inside your inboxes and let us know in the comments if your hulking handset is on its way as well.

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When the Android-powered, crowd-funded Ouya console arrives next year with a near-$100 starting price, it’ll be the cheapest new game console at launch in … well, ever. Of course, the big entrenched players aren’t just taking this lying down — Microsoft’s got a $99 version of its Xbox 360, albeit with a subscription-based subsidy, and Nintendo today introduced the Wii Mini, a $99 Wii console with a fewer abilities than its slightly larger forebear (exclusive to Canada for now, but we doubt it’ll stay that way). Neither of these initiatives is a direct response to Ouya, mind you, but the three choices will assuredly find themselves paired against the others in the minds of consumers.

As such, we can’t help but wonder where you’ll end up. Does Nintendo’s revamped, smaller Wii get you all worked up, or is it Ouya’s promise of open-source freedom that’s doing it for you? Perhaps you’ve got a custom gaming rig that makes all other options look like Playskool by comparison? Let us know in the poll below!

Update: That whole “voting” part of the poll below seems to not be playing nice with our new look. Alas, we’re working on a fix right this minute, and will let you know as soon as you’re clear to vote. Terribly sorry about that!

Update 2: And we’re clear! Cast votes to your heart’s content!

Continue reading Poll: Are you buying an Ouya or a Wii Mini?

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At 48, Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons is finally hitting his stride with a healthy diet and exercise routine that he says is on par with achieving the kind of physique he’ll need to keep up with his Run-D.M.C. group mate Darryl “D.M.C” McDaniels.

“I just did a concert with D.M.C. after 13 years, and after losing some pounds for that, I felt really good,” Simmons told The Huffington Post. “We got good reviews for having lots of energy on stage and I realized that if I’m going to continue to do shows … I gotta be in Mick Jagger-type of condition.”

But aesthetic goals (and criticism from the public) aside, Simmons says his new healthy-living routine is rooted in something far more serious — combating his higher-than-average risk for Type 2 diabetes.

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