What does food look like in prison? Even worse than you think
The popularity of shows like HBO’s OZ and Netflix’s Orange is the new Black underscores America’s fascination with prison life.
Speaking to that point, a recent post from The Marshall Project highlights an aspect of prison life that isn’t often discussed — the food prisoners eat. While some prisoners can receive certain amenities or special privileges for good behavior, the meals served, by and large, remain consistently uninspired.
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2015 has been absolutely gruesome for HTC
HTC is in a lot of trouble, and that’s putting it mildly. Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo has done a thorough rundown of why 2015 has been a total disaster for HTC, which wasn’t exactly crushing it in 2014 either. Nonetheless, 2015 represents a decisive turn downward for the company, which has traditionally won high praise for its top-notch hardware that it’s supported with some of the absolute worst marketing campaigns the world has ever seen.
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Watch Stephen Colbert’s hysterical response to the NYSE trading halt
Yesterday, the NYSE halted trading, The Wall Street Journal went offline and United Airlines flights around the country were grounded, all within a matter of hours. Many of us were suspicious that the inconceivable timing of these mishaps might indicate foul play, but the New York Stock Exchange was quick to release a statement ensuring us that there had not been a cyberattack.
A few hours later, everything went back online and the world kept spinning, but sadly, future talk show host Stephen Colbert had already gone off the deep end.
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Believe it or not, these are the 10 highest grossing video games of all time
When you think of the most popular video games, a few titles probably come to mind: Halo, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, The Legend of Zelda. Each of these franchises has millions of fans all over the globe, but not a single one even cracks the top 25 on the list of highest grossing video games of all time.
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U.S. and Japan set for epic giant robot battle
It’s the moment robot fan boys have been waiting for. American firm MegaBots, which builds giant fighting robots, is gearing up for an epic battle against a creation from its Japanese rival Suidobashi Heavy Industry.
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Video: Hilarious replacement auditions for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine
Hugh Jackman is done playing Wolverine, but many talented actors are dreaming about replacing him. Luckily, Conan O’Brien found the best of the bunch at Comic-Con in San Diego, California.
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The Retina MacBook finally gets the USB Type-C external battery it deserves
One of the main new features of the 12-inch Retina MacBook is its USB Type-C port that can both charge the battery and let you connect other devices at the same time, but only as long as you have an adapter. And now a new accessory from the makers of the Magnetic Organization System (MOS) is promising to be the USB Type-C-friendly external battery that your MacBook deserves.
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Two companies are fiercely fighting to make the iPhone faster than ever
The iPhone has never been on par with the competition when it comes to internal components on paper, but Apple manages to beat rivals consistently when it comes to overall performance. The Cupertino-based smartphone maker improves the iPhone’s hardware each year at its own pace, although it also set some standards in the industry, including having launched the first mass-market phone with a 64-bit mobile processor.
That’s why it’s not surprising to hear that two companies are fiercely fighting to make the iPhone 7 even faster and more energy-efficient than any iPhone before.
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NYSE, United Airlines’ technical woes no cause for cyberpanic, experts say
The technical issues that rocked the New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines and the Wall Street Journal Wednesday are no reason for panic, and talk of a major cybersecurity event is overblown, experts say.
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This new Hunger Games teaser is so bad it looks like The Onion made it
Like many people, I love going to the movies and I’m always checking out trailers and teasers for upcoming releases. That said, I was surprised when I saw the new The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 teaser because it is absolutely terrible.
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