Author: drakaal
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FBI Hates Apple
AKA – Why I like Apple and have an iPhone. Any government that has overstepped their bounds and openly spy on their citizens sucks, plain and simple. Our once great country has started sucking in many ways, too many to list here. There are more countries that are worse, but it is still a tough…
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Free Robot Lawyer
A Junior at Stanford University, Joshua Browder, has developed a chatbot called DoNotPay that uses artificial intelligence to dispense free legal assistance. While I am not sure I would call this AI, more like a templated search engine, it is pretty neat. Joshua claims that DoNotPay has helped people defeat more than 375,000 parking tickets…
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‘Spam King’ Gets 2.5 Years In Prison
Back in 2008 and 2009 there was this a-hole sending out tons of spam messages. His name is Sanford Wallace, the self proclaimed “spam king”. Sanford “Spam King” Wallace used his spam messages to trick Facebook users on an external website that was used to steal their log-in credentials and download their friends lists. He…
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FenSens Wireless Parking Sensors
If your car is a bit older or you were cheap and didn’t spring for parking sensors, that doesn’t mean you can’t add them aftermarket. Sounds good but drilling in to your bumper or running wires isn’t necessarily a good time. Well the FenSens Wireless Parking Sensor ($100) solves this problem with a simple battery powered…
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Microsoft To Open Game Play To PS4 And PC Gamers Online
Ever feel land-locked by your decision to go with a certain gaming platform? Well, Microsoft just made a big announcement that will change things in that regard. Microsoft confirmed that developers making games for Windows 10 and Xbox One will soon be able to support cross-network play. Basically this means that Xbox console owners can play…
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How To Buy A Brand New 727 Horsepower Muscle Car For Just $39,995
As gas prices retreat muscle cars are hitting the roads in greater numbers. It is hard to believe that you can pick up stock cars that have over 600 horsepower so easily. For example; the 2014 Shelby GT500 (with a factory ROUSH stage 3 kit) has 662 horsepower and the Hellcat has 707 horsepower. Kids…
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All-New 2016 Chevrolet Volt
It seems, to me, that most people are in the hybrid/electric camp, or they’re not. There are people who cringe at the thought of having to drive a Prius, Volt, or Leaf. And, while none of them are perfect… they are damn close (except the Leaf). I am not going to go into the details…
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Jeep & Truck Hammock
There is no shortage of aftermarket parts for the Jeep Wrangler (or the good old-fashioned pickup truck). You can bolt on lights, chrome bits, winches, etc… but few accessories are as versatile as the Jammock. The Jammock is a hammock for your Jeep (or truck). The Jeep Hammock, aka Jammock, is made of 1000 Denier…
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Volkswagen Last Mile Surfer
Apparently the crowded parking lot situation is not a new one. Volkswagen is recycling an old idea with a new twist. Remember the Honda Motocompo? It was a tiny folding motorcycle built in the early 1980’s that was sold as an option to the Honda City car. It fit neatly in the hatchback and had mounting…
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Fishing Has Evolved. Quadcopter For Placing Bait And Loaded With Sensors.
Fishing is a 40,000 year old pastime that continues to evolve with technology. We now have super realistic fishing lures, sonar fish-finders, underwater cameras, graphite fishing rods, scented bait, etc… Poor fish. Apparently all of this high tech fishing gadgetry wasn’t enough because now there is a fishing drone quadcopter. The AguaDrone is a waterproof…