Reminder: Say No To Text Message Breakups (Of All Kinds)

Reminder: Say No To Text Message Breakups (Of All Kinds)

Quitting your job, as with breaking up, should never be done over text message. Outgoing University of Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith could certainly use a reminder: Haith just delivered his two weeks notice in a text message, reports Fox 4 KC.

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This Week in Time Capsules: You’re Capsuling It Wrong

This Week in Time Capsules: You're Capsuling It Wrong

This week in our time capsule news round-up we have the good, the bad, and the boring.

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Gawker Three Hospitalized After Pet Cat Named Khat Attacks Family | Jezebel Dad’s Passionate Poem: ‘

Gawker Three Hospitalized After Pet Cat Named Khat Attacks Family | Jezebel Dad’s Passionate Poem: ‘To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter’| Jalopnik Victory! Porsche Says They’ll Buy "Lemon 911" Guy’s Car Back | Lifehacker The Biggest Tech Industry Buzzwords, Defined for Normal People | Kinja Popular Posts

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DARPA issues grant for stealth military motorcycles

The latest DARPA grant has gone to Logos Technologies, which will use it to develop an almost completely silent stealth motorcycle for military use. There isn’t much information on the … Continue reading

Everything We Know About the Army’s Uncanny Chatbots

Everything We Know About the Army's Uncanny Chatbots

Sgt. Star is the U.S. Army’s dedicated marketing and recruitment chatbot, and he isn’t going to turn whistleblower any time soon. There’s no use threatening him for answers either—he’s programmed to report that kind of hostility to the Army Criminal Investigation Division.

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DARPA envisions a smarter, safer autopilot

Autonomous aircraft serve their purpose, but there’s no question that pilotless passenger flights are a long way off, if they ever become a reality. Still, there’s obviously room for improvement when it comes to on-board systems that assist pilots in…

Nest sees biggest business in selling data not thermostats

Nest expects selling thermostat usage data to energy providers to eventually bring in more cash for the smart home brand than the hardware itself, though chief exec Tony Fadell still … Continue reading

Google Sent Out Broken Glass to Try on “For Look Purposes Only”

Google Sent Out Broken Glass to Try on "For Look Purposes Only"

Is the only thing holding you back from entering the world of Glass the fact that you can’t decide which color best brings out your eyes? Worry no more. Google’s fixed the problem by sending potential Explorers all four colors of Glass’ Titanium Collection . And because this is just about about how great(?) you’ll look in Glass, those test units are entirely, 100 percent non-functional.

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A Subway Map of Every Highway and Interstate in the U.S.

A Subway Map of Every Highway and Interstate in the U.S.

We all wish the United States had better trains. (If you don’t, you should.) That’s why this subway-style map of every U.S. Highway and Interstate in the country is so much fun. You can almost imagine heading down to your local stop for a quick jaunt up the East Coast. If only…

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Tubecore wants you to hack and mod its beautiful, modular speaker

Let’s be honest: Wireless speakers are a dime a dozen. The options are seemingly endless, and new ones arrive on an almost daily basis. Companies have begun to push the boundaries of design as of late, making options that are an aesthetic step above…