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Science

Soyuz crew goes for an interesting ride: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/a-soyuz-crew-makes-an-emergency-landing-after-rocket-fails/

Giant net catches space junk: https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/19/17878218/space-junk-remove-debris-net-harpoon-collisions

Technology

It's a phone for your palm, it fits in your palm, it's a Palm! https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/15/palm-is-back-hands-on/

John Hancock offer fitness trackers for insurance discounts, would you sign up for this? https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/20/john-hancock-life-insurance-fitness-tracking/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Someone wrecked a neighborhood with balls of steel: https://gizmodo.com/large-steel-balls-wreak-havoc-on-seattle-neighborhood-a-1829888276

Elon Musk makes teslaquila: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/19/17995806/teslaquila-tesla-tequila-luxury-car-merch-elon-musk

Elon Musk Pitches

Science

Would you like an Exomoon with that?: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17928328/exomoon-kepler-1625b-hubble-space-telescope-exoplanets

Two robots, one asteroid: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/japan-has-attempted-to-land-two-tiny-rovers-on-a-distant-asteroid/

Technology

Plus what? Google shutting down G+: https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/08/google-shutting-down-google-plus/

MOAR WIFI: https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/03/the-next-generation-of-wireless-internet-will-be-called-wifi-6/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Painting shreds itself after being sold: https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/06/banksy-painting-hid-shredder/

"Leave Elon Alone" guy: https://jalopnik.com/kanye-west-jumps-on-table-at-detroit-college-to-rant-ab-1829489198

Science

Solar panel roads, are they as good as we think: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/solar-panels-replaced-tarmac-on-a-motorway-here-are-the-results/

Scientists gave MDMA to an octopus, did it freak out: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-gave-mdma-to-octopuses-and-what-happened-was-1829191638

Technology

Sirius XM buys Pandora: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/siriusxm-to-pay-3-5-billion-for-pandora/

Telltale games shuts down, but who will tell their story: https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/24/17896012/telltale-games-the-walking-dead-storytelling-gaming

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Breaking the bike land speed record: https://gizmodo.com/shattering-the-bike-land-speed-record-at-183-9mph-looks-1829168830

IT'S ALIVE: https://gizmodo.com/freaky-robotic-skin-brings-inanimate-objects-to-life-1829169173

Elon Musk Pitches

Science

SpaceX is sending someone to the moon, find out who: https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/17/spacex-reveals-identity-of-the-worlds-first-lunar-space-tourist/

Underground tunnel garages is the future: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/2018/9/13/17856078/elon-musk-boring-company-underground-garage-hyperloop

Leak on the ISS, who's at fault? https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/the-russians-are-really-pushing-a-nasa-astronaut-sabotaged-the-iss-theory/

Technology

No chrome for you on Windows 10: https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/17/microsoft-scrubs-windows-10-warning-chrome-firefox/

Google kills Inbox: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/google-kills-google-inbox/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Amazon will sell you a Christmas tree: https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/11/amazon-sell-full-size-live-christmas-trees/

Back seat in a DeLorean, but can it fly? https://jalopnik.com/worlds-greatest-dad-added-a-backseat-to-his-delorean-to-1829034103

Elon Musk Pitches

Science

Who's ready for a space elevator: https://www.universetoday.com/139957/a-japanese-company-is-about-to-test-a-tiny-space-elevator-in-space/

Technology

Update your Tesla key: https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/10/17842136/tesla-key-fob-hack-theft-spoofing-relay

Vizio TV's will now tell you when they're spying on you: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/vizio-smart-tv-owners-to-learn-of-snooping-settlement-via-their-snoopy-tvs/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Woman uses dynamite as a candle, it explodes: https://gizmodo.com/woman-ignites-stick-of-dynamite-while-trying-to-light-c-1828896558

Musk smokes some pot: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/09/tesla-accounting-chief-quits-over-teslas-level-of-public-attention/

Elon Musk Pitches

Science

We can all rest, meat has been defined: https://gizmodo.com/missouri-officially-defines-meat-to-exclude-cultured-an-1828651318

Technology

xbox hardware subscription: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/27/17786786/microsoft-xbox-all-access-subscription-console-bundle-leasing-program

Ultimate gaming chair: https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/29/acer-predator-thronos-gaming-chair/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Sex toys confuses airport workers: https://gizmodo.com/bag-of-sex-toys-incites-panic-at-berlin-airport-bomb-s-1828218652

Bugatti Chiron made from Lego's is driveable: https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/30/driveable-bugatti-chiron-made-of-1-million-lego-blocks/

Elon headbutts car and claims it can't hurt him: https://jalopnik.com/i-dont-see-how-this-could-hurt-me-says-elon-musk-head-1828744472

Elon Musk Pitches

Science

4 giant rockets, one will win: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/the-year-2020-could-see-the-unheard-of-debut-of-four-big-rockets-or-not/

Technology

Verizon stops activating 3g phones: https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/verizon-stops-activating-3g-phones/

Verizon throttles fire dept during a fire: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/verizon-throttled-fire-departments-unlimited-data-during-calif-wildfire/

Microsoft and Walmart team up against Amazon: https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/microsoft-walmart-alliance-against-amazon/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Homemade flying cars: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/video/surprise-homemade-flying-car-bad-idea

Let's nuke Mars: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/sorry-elon-nuking-mars-icecaps-wont-geoengineer-it/

Science

Jupiter now has more moons: https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/jupiter-is-weird-discovery-twelve-new-moons/

Technology

Volvo Polestar 2 vs the Tesla model 3: https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/polestar-2-first-details/

Twitter bans users retroactively who created accounts while underage: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/24/17595112/twitter-banning-underage-users-lie-age

Mandatory security keys prevent phishing attacks: https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/security-keys-google-phishing/

New Macbook may be throttling for lower performance: https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/apple-blames-software-bug-for-macbook-pro-cpu-throttling-issue/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Burglar's want your wifi password: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/07/burglar-wakes-up-couple-to-ask-to-use-their-wi-fi-network/

Musk: I want games on my Tesla! Seems safe: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/08/elon-musk-to-video-game-devs-help-me-put-super-fun-games-on-tesla-screens/

Favorite Moments

Matt's vicious attach llama apocalypse review

Surfboard made out of cigarette butts: https://apple.news/Ayys83hwsMTGgGPSB3_tChg

Guy bites a phone battery and it explodes: https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/23/16923200/china-customer-bites-iphone-battery-replacement-explosion

Russian mail drone falls flat: https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/04/russian-mail-drone-crash/

Did someone call Red Green, duct tape wheel: https://sploid.gizmodo.com/a-spare-tire-made-from-countless-rolls-of-duct-tape-is-1826415631

Dick size study ends because dick pics aren't reliable: https://gizmodo.com/professor-ends-penis-size-study-soliciting-3-600-dick-p-1827235617

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