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Sunday, August 31, 2014
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The Long, Strange History of the Kung Fu Fighting Melody
Welcome to Reading List , Gizmodo's weekend roundup of the best writing from around the web. Today we've got great pieces from NPR, IEEE Spectrum, Chicago Magazine, Nautilus, and more.
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“I Feel, Therefore I Am”
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Kickstarter Round 2!
Elder Game is sponsored by:
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Decryptolocker Saves You From the Popular Cryptolocker Ransomware
Cryptolocker is a nasty piece of malware that encrypts the files on your computer and holds them ransom. If you don't pay for a code to unlock the files, you don't get them back. FireEye and Fox-IT recently launched a tool to help users get their files back.
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Email Is Still the Best Thing on the Internet - Technology - The Atlantic
Email is actually a tremendous, decentralized, open platform on which new, innovative things can and have been built. In that way, email represents a different model from the closed ecosystems we see proliferating across our computers and devices.
I remain a big fan of email and still believe it is a protocol ripe for new thinking and innovation.
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Send a “Pain Letter” to Get Noticed by a Hiring Manager
If you've ever applied for a corporate job and had to go through an online application process, you know it's rather impersonal. You'll lose the ability to stand out among applicants. Try sending a letter directly to the hiring manager telling them you understand their challenges.
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Scientists Empirically Discover the Best Cheese for Pizza
Advancements in pizza science is very serious business. Even the military has been experimenting with strange methods on how to extend the life of the average pizza . Now, science aims to answer a question that's puzzled mankind ever since the dish was created: What cheese is the best?
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Samsung has a soundbar that matches your curved TV
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So Ryan Adams' New Punk Rock EP Is Actually Pretty Good
Alt-country crooner Ryan Adams typically makes music fit for a rom-com's opening credits, but he has a lesser-known punk side, and 1984 showcases the best of it.
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He Worshipped His Way
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Frank Sinatra’s 1963 Playboy interview
I like Frank Sinatra's music. I didn't know he was so articulate and well-read, though. Go get 'em, Blue Eyes! Read the rest
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The Other Half of the Sky: praise-winning space opera with strong women heroes
Laura Mixon (AKA Morgan Locke) writes, "Check out The Other Half of the Sky, a 2013 anthology of original short stories edited by PhD biologist and author Athena Andreadis, co-edited by Kay Holt of Crossed Genres. It has come out of left field to take science fiction by storm. My own take: I loved this book. Readers hungry for women heroes will gobble up these exciting, original space opera tales with a spoon." Read the rest
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Review: Cappucino flavor Lays
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