The letterpress was a huge leap forward for mass communication when Johannes Gutenberg perfected the moveable type machine way back in the 1450s. These days, it’s considered a specialty craft. But this tiny letterpress is thoroughly modern: It’s assembled with parts printed on a standard 3D printer. Whoa.
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The Syrian Electronic Army has made quite a name for itself. It has hacked a number of high profile Twitter accounts as well as websites, and its latest target is related to probably the most high profile individual on the planet, U.S. President Barack Obama. The President’s social media updates on Facebook and Twitter were hijacked today apparently by exploiting a vulnerability in the URL shortener that is used to promote Organizing for Action, which supports Obamacare. Furthermore, the Syrian Electronic Army also claims that it has been able to access “many Obama campaign emails,” and has also been able to hack into Obama’s donation website. The hijacked links posted on Facebook and Twitter took visitors to a 24 minute video titled “Syria facing terrorism,” but they have now been fixed.
President Obama’s Social Media Updates, Campaign Emails Get Hijacked original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Samsung has just announced several new and improved software development kits (SDK) at its first ever developers conference in San Francisco that could mean lots more features to your existing Samsung hardware. The biggest news is a new multiscreen SDK that would allow users to share content across …
You want a jack-o-lantern that looks like it was carved by a 6-year-old, by all means stick with the spoon and kitchen knife combo that you’ve been using since you were a kid. But if you want a jack-o-lantern that will terrify the neighbors until mid-November, you’re going to need a better tool set.
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Students and lawmakers are not happy with how administrators at the University of Connecticut have responded after seven current and former students revealed a week ago that they filed two federal complaints against the school, alleging failures in the handling of sexual violence on campus.
To voice their concern with UConn President Susan Herbst’s response last week, a group of students tagged the campus Sunday with chalkings of sexual assault statistics and phrases like, “We are your students. Please listen to us. We are huskies too.”
Brittnie Carrier, a UConn junior involved in the chalking, said she was surprised by Herbst’s strong defense of the university’s handling of sexual misconduct at a trustees meeting Wednesday. Herbst denied the university has a problem in this area, complimenting the campus police and saying any suggestion they do not care for victims is “astonishingly misguided.” Her remarks came two days after a group of UConn students announced Wednesday that they had filed both a Title IX and Clery complaint against the university that alleged the school has failed to address sexual assaults and harassment and has denied institutional support for victims on campus.
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Country crooner Jason Aldean has found himself in unfortunate circumstances after a tour bus carrying the “Dirt Road Anthem” singer ran over a pedestrian early Monday morning in Knox County, Indiana.
Multiple publications report that Albert Kennedy of Vincennes, Ind., was crossing the street at 1:28 a.m., when the tour bus struck and killed him. ABC News confirmed the tragedy with the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, and also cited the police report that claimed “the individual deceased from trauma to the head and chest.”
Aldean, 36, took to his WhoSay account to express his condolences to the victim’s family. “With a heavy heart, I’m sad to say that a man passed away last night after stepping out in front of my bus in Indiana. In all the years I’ve been touring and all the miles we’ve driven, nothing prepares you for something like this to happen. I’m praying for Albert Kennedy’s family and friends today and ask that you do the same,” he wrote.
Why is Halloween awesome?
For LITERALLY one billion cajillion reasons, but here are ten specific ones.
Thank you FatAwesome for submitting this video to us.
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Your favorite fictional serial killer is coming to a Netflix compatible device near you this Halloween. It was announced today that Netflix and CBS Corporation have signed a content licensing agreement which will bring all eight seasons of the hit TV show Dexter to Netflix subscribers in the U.S. The first four seasons of this show will be available to watch instantly this Halloween, that’s October 31st. The remaining four seasons will be available come January 1st, 2014. Dexter wrapped up its eighth and final season earlier this year, after a record breaking run on the network.
Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer for Netflix, says that they’re “thrilled” to have Dexter on board, that too so quickly after it has completed its run. Dexter is actually one of SHOWTIME’s highest rated TV shows, one that has a dedicated fan following not only in the U.S., but around the globe. This announcement is definitely going to please Dexter fans who’d like to binge watch the series once again, through Netflix. Dexter is going to be a welcome addition to Netflix’s lineup this holiday season, which includes hit original series such as House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and the revived Ron Howard series, Arrested Development.
Dexter Comes To Netflix This Halloween original content from Ubergizmo. 
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TUCSON, Ariz. — TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi to three years in prison for convictions on public corruption, money laundering and other charges.
U.S. District Judge David C. Bury also sentenced Renzi co-defendant James Sandlin to 18 months in prison, and ordered both men to pay fines. They are to begin their prison terms in January.
After tackling The New York Times, Twitter images and several other high-profile social media accounts, the Syrian Electronic Army has now struck the online presence of President Obama. A string of tweets were sent from the @BarrackObama account and messages posted to the President’s Facebook fan …
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