Stuff My Father Sends Me

My father sends me stuff, news articles, current events, tech news, whatever happens to be on his mind. I repost it. Simple.

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Career Advice For Graduating Web Design Students - Smashing Magazine

This article covers some excellent career advice for graduating web design students. Jeremy Girard shares answers based on the question, “What is the best career advice you’ve ever received?”

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You won't believe what programming language this Wall Street firm uses

One Wall Street firm found computational success not on the traditional path of enterprise Java, but in an obscure functional programming language called Caml, which offered the perfect tradeoff of concision and readability.

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Moment an unwitting buzzard flies straight into a B-2 stealth bomber

The buzzard was hit and killed by a US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber as it quietly landed at RAF Fairford in Swindon, Wiltshire.

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The origins of Slender Man

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Australian mega-fan builds road-worthy replica of Batmobile

A Sydney man took his passion for Batman to another level by spending two years building a Batmobile in his backyard.

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Engage warp drive! Nasa reveals designs for a Star Trek spacecraft

A Nasa scientist in Houston has revealed the latest designs for an interstellar warp ship (pictured) that could travel beyond the stars with ease.

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Charts: Rap is All But Dead as Led Zeppelin's 40 Year Old Albums Sell 60,000 Copies

What happened to rap? It's off the charts with two minor exceptions: a sluggish new album from 50 Cent, and an oldish album at the bottom of the charts by SchoolBoyQ. What's in? Pop, Pop R&B, w...

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A Terrifying PSA Scares Moviegoers Into Never Texting and Driving Again

Sometimes experience is the best way to learn, but when it comes to driver safety, it's not like you can have a deadly accident more than once. But you can come close, as Volkswagen demonstrated with this highly effective interactive PSA it revealed to unsuspecting moviegoers in Hong Kong.

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Powerhouse Fruits and Veggies

What’s a “powerhouse” fruit or vegetable? 

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Turing Test breakthrough as super-computer becomes first to convince us it's human

A programme that convinced humans that it was a 13-year-old boy has become the first computer ever to pass the Turing Test. The test — which requires that computers are indistinguishable from humans — is considered a landmark in the development of artificial intelligence, but academics have warned that the technology could be used for cybercrime.

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Are green potatoes poisonous?

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Doctor Who series 8: Steven Moffat says this year will feature the biggest changes since 2005

The new series of Doctor Who will see some of the biggest changes to the show since it returned in 2005, according to showrunner Steven Moffat.

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Your Very Own Holodeck? castAR Brings It Within Reach

castAR bridges the gap between the physical world and the virtual world by combining projected augmented reality, true virtual reality, and true augmented reality in a magical pair of glasses.

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This Guy Trademarked the Symbol for Pi and Took Away Our Geeky T-Shirts | Threat Level | WIRED

A Brooklyn artist is claiming a broad trademark in T-shirts, jackets, caps, and other apparel featuring the Greek letter, resulting in the mass, temporary removal of thousands of products from the custom t-shirt printing site Zazzle.

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Secret underground vault contains all Lego sets in history

I watched The Lego Movie once again. Like the first time, I cried like a little kid. It's a good movie, but the strong emotional reaction came from deep inside, firing the same childhood memories that The Lego Memory Lane—Leg0 HQ's underground secret vault with all their sets—did when I visited it in Billund, Denmark.

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One-man band plays impressive 'Star Wars' theme - CNET

Even Darth Vader would say "most impressive" if he saw street performer Anders Flanderz playing the "Star Wars" theme song.

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'Stargate' reboot: Who will step into the gate once more? - CNET

A new "Stargate" film trilogy is in the works from MGM and Warner Bros. Will it stick to the 1994 hit, or will fans gets something new?