To promote its summer reading program, the Seattle Public Library did what any enterprising library would do: take a bunch of old books, set them up like dominoes and knock them over.
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Mind-Blowing: How to Fold a Shirt in Less Than Two Seconds
This man shows us all how to fold a short-sleeve shirt in less than two seconds. Any short-sleeve shirt. He is a witch from the future.
Report: Instagram to Add Video
There’s a Facebook event this Thursday – our own Harry McCracken will be there covering it – but TechCrunch thinks it might already know what’s going to be announced.
Will BuzzFeed’s YouTube Partnership with CNN Improve Its Credibility?
The social media site takes another step to amp up its credibility while CNN targets a younger audience.
NBD: Rocket Bike Goes 163 MPH
This is a bicycle – slightly modified – that’s capable of hitting 163 miles per hour. By “slightly modified” I mean that there’s a rocket attached to the back of it. No big deal.
Google+ Hangout: The Future of Minecraft with CaptainSparklez, Block Fortress and Will Blew
Join us on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 1PM Eastern for a Google+ Hangout to discuss all things Minecraft.
10 Cool Things Chris Hadfield Taught Us to Do While in Space
Chris Hadfield, on behalf of my comrades here on Earth, we salute your return to terra firma.
Trends Map: Find Out What’s Hot on YouTube
Now, thanks to the YouTube Trends Map, you can take a look at which videos are the hottest in your part of the country – and all across America.
Tiny Toon: IBM Makes a Movie Out of Atoms
Big Blue’s researchers have set a Guinness record with their new cartoon — every pixel’s an atom.
Dear Vdio: I Dislike You. Please Go Away.
I’ll be content with Vdio’s existence if it somehow helps save Rdio from obscurity, but it’s hard to see that happening in its current state.
I’m Still Trying to Figure Out Qwikster
Reed Hastings regrets Netflix’s aborted plan to spin off its DVD service. But he hasn’t explained how it happened in the first place.
How Google Beat Viacom in the Landmark YouTube Copyright Case — Again
Media giant Viacom just can’t win — at least when it comes to the company’s long-running, landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against Google‘s YouTube video service.