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Self-Censoring Font Automatically Redacts Fed Watchlist Words

Simple called Seen, this font will frustrate you, redacting both expected and surprising things, as it checks what you type in realtime against a list of flagged words and phrases employed by ...

Liberty City: Inside an Urban Governmental Drone Test Complex

If you have ever wondered how and where the Department Homeland Security evaluates drones for real-world applications, this Freedom of Information Act request reveals some of the secrets behind ...

Deserted Space: Photos Document NASA’s Abandoned Launch Pads

The race for space has shifted gears in recent years with the rise of private programs, leaving a series of amazing space-related graveyards around the United States, which this photographer has ...

Nail House: Holdout Building Had Highway Built Around It

China is full of strange stories of so-called 'nail houses' - homes of people who refuse to move to make way for a large development project. Still, this one was particularly unique: its owners ...

Fighting the Future: 3D-Printed Gun Fired, Blocked by US

The story has unfolded fast, and people on both sides are furious. Within days of a successful test firing of the Liberator, this working 3D-printed weapon has attracted the attention of the ...

Warped Reality: Media Mis-Coverage of Invisibility Cloak

This author would like nothing more than to tell you that the above images are of a real-life working prototype of the most amazing invention of the century. That sentence should be clue enough, ...

Pirate Island Radio Station Invaded, Dismantled & Rebuilt

Few works of architecture can boast half so strange a history as this structure now serving as a restaurant in the waters of Amsterdam. Built in the Republic of Ireland, the platform known ...

Going Postal: 12 Stamped Out & Abandoned Post Offices

Since the only thing rapid about "snail mail" is the speed it's fading into disuse, no one should be surprised at the growing number of abandoned post offices. These once-proud centers of commerce ...

Comprehending Chaos: Graphic Designs for Understanding NYC

It's common knowledge that living in a city as large as New York can be chaotic, and the laws meant to provide order and protect citizens can be beyond confusing. Wouldn't it be helpful to have a ...

Crowdsourcing the City: 3D User-Submitted Picture Modeling

Crowdsourcing doesn't seem to be losing any steam, and with good reason: asking the public to perform tasks often results in unique, creative and inspired ideas. Sometimes, companies who use ...

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