With just a push, Irene Kiss’s clever crocheted fish toy turns into a sushi roll. Best of all, there’s no cooking required. You can find larger images at the link.
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read more: http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/16/fish-to-sushi-amigurumi/
Google has responded to complaints about its decision to limit Google Music members to deauthorizing only four devices a year, a policy that caused problems for some Android users. In a statement, the company said that “we understand this has caused some issues for users who often deauthorize and reauthorize the same device, and we are currently re-implementing the solution in a way that works for users and our music partners.” For now, the four-device limit has been suspended — we were able to remove several without getting the error we previously found.
The statement also sheds some light on the policy, which took many by surprise. The change was made yesterday, limiting users to ten devices and allowing them four deauthorizations…
read more: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/16/3025274/google-music-device-deauthorization-limit-suspended
A virus called simply M13 has the power (literally) to change the world. A team of scientists at the Berkeley Lab have genetically engineered M13 viruses to emit enough electricity to power a small LED screen. M13 poses no threat to humans — it can only infect bacteria — but it could one day serve humanity by powering your laptop, or even your city. More »
read more: http://io9.com/5910682/a-virus-that-creates-electricity
By any means, this is certainly far from being one of the biggest changes Gmail’s ever seen — still, it’s one that’s likely to make a few tasks a wee bit easier for you. Inside the recent tweaks, Google added a new quick access trait that makes contact details — such as phone numbers — show up automatically in search results within your cherished G inbox. Additionally, the Android-maker has improved the Google+ integration (again), now allowing folks to narrow down conversations from specific Circles in the search box (you know, something like Circle: Awesome Engadget editors). Google says the changes will be rolling out over the course of the day, but in the meantime, you could always check out what exactly happens behind Gmail’s closed doors.
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For around 30 years we have lived under the spectre of HIV. In the early 1980s, the mysterious appearance of symptoms that would later be known as AIDS led to unprecedented efforts to unmask the cause. On 23 April 1984, Margaret Heckler, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, told the world that scientists had identified the virus that was the probable cause of AIDS. She was correct. She also said that a vaccine would be “ready for testing in approximately two years.” She was wrong. More »
read more: http://io9.com/5910946/will-we-ever-have-an-hiv-vaccine
There are few things more aggravating than trying to watch a video whose audio is about one second too slow. Here’s a quick fix for the problem in VLC. More »
read more: http://lifehacker.com/5910943/fix-out+of+sync-audio-in-vlc-with-a-keyboard-shortcut
Miniature horse fans rejoice! Thanks to a Senate vote, miniature horses have now been approved for use as service animals in the state of Illinois.
Here’s why mini horses make awesome guides:
According to the Guide Horse Foundation, miniature horses can be useful for people with severe allergies or phobias to dogs, or people who want an animal likely to live longer than a dog. The horses are strong enough to provide support when handlers need to lean on them, and they are not easily distracted by crowds.
So, the next time you see a mini horse on a leash, sporting a fashionable vest and some oh-so-cute little shoes, don’t panic!
They’re here to help, and they’re not just in it for the free carrots.
read more: http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/16/illinois-approves-the-use-of-mini-horses-as-service-animals/
The US Department of Justice sent a strongly worded letter to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) on Monday, reprimanding it for insufficiently supporting the right of citizens to record video of officers on duty — a move that suggests the federal government is becoming increasingly concerned over related civil rights abuses. The DOJ is not satisfied with the BPD’s response to a settlement for a case involving the unlawful harassment and detention of a man named Christopher Sharp — just one of many similar incidents across the US involving police officers encroaching on the right of citizens to record their public duties.
The Baltimore police are using a convenient loophole that they think allows them to ignore the constitution
In…
read more: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/16/3024042/us-doj-police-baltimore-video-recording-civil-right
Did April seem feel unusually balmy to you this year? It probably had to do with the fact that it was the third warmest April ever recorded. Come to think of it, March was pretty warm, as well — the warmest ever documented, to be exact. In fact, NOAA is reporting that, as of April, Americans have officially lived through the hottest 12 month period on record: More »
read more: http://io9.com/5910627/the-last-12-months-were-the-warmest-in-us-history
Business Insider put together a list of facts about how Americans are ridiculously overworked and it’s kind of depressing. It offers reasons the problem exists, but not much on how to fix. If you’re working too much, here are a few solutions to common symptoms of the problem. More »
read more: http://lifehacker.com/5910910/how-to-combat-the-most-common-symptoms-of-being-overworked