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Thanks to smart tech, ambitious planners, and boatloads of cash, superfast bullet trains are finally coming to the US. Article contains a brief history, 5 potential areas, challenges, and technology…

Shaun White’s latest victory in an Olympic qualifier came courtesy of a new trick, the scarily daring Double McTwist 1260.

The Audi E-tron will hit 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, reach a top speed of 125 mph, last for 155 miles on a charge, and cost somewhere north of the R8’s $155,100 sticker price.

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Writing Zen: Minimalist Word Processor

I’m totally buying a license.

I mean, as soon as it does word count, adds a timer with customizable alarm sounds and graded visual cues, supports hierarchical and free-form faceted tagging, integrates with emacs, checks my pulse, massages my scrote, and provides a weighted, point-based system by which I can interact with and compete against other people who don’t want to be distracted from writing.

Still, you gotta admit. Pretty zen.

FTA: “David Quinlan is a normal guy with day job and just a bit of coding experience. But he and a friend lived the dream and cranked out a simple iPhone app in a weekend. Here is how they did it:”

The man who landed what was dubbed the best job in the world taking care of a tropical Australian island has received a nasty jellyfish sting in his last week in the role.

Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants are planning terror attacks from Yemen, the country’s Foreign Minister said today.

The Iranian government is covering a lot of news in and outside Iran, that they don’t kill, they don’t torture… Khamenehei I wish you a long life full of suffering I wish you the worst possi