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The real-life gruesome experiments that inspired Frankenstein

Dec18
by on December 18, 2018 at 1:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


On January 17 1803, a young man named George Forster was hanged for murder at Newgate prison in London. After his execution, as often happened, his body was carried ceremoniously across the city to the Royal College of Surgeons, where it would be publicly dissected. What actually happened was rather more shocking than simple dissection though. Forster was going to be electrified. The experiments were to be carried out by the Italian natural philosopher Giovanni Aldini, the nephew of Luigi Galvani, who discovered “animal electricity” in 1780, and for whom the field of galvanism is named. With Forster on the…

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How to install Google Play on your Chinese version Honor Magic 2 phone

Dec18
by on December 18, 2018 at 12:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


The Honor Magic 2 is one of the most interesting devices to cross my desk this year, but sadly is only available to buy in Mainland China. This means that it’s customized for the Chinese market and doesn’t come with Google Play (and apps like Gmail, Chrome, and Google Maps) pre-installed. If you’re based in the West and have been lucky enough to import one, you’re probably wondering how to install Google’s Android apps on the device. Here’s the good news: it’s ridiculously easy. You don’t need to do anything potentially warranty-ending, like flash a new ROM. First, open the…

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Roland’s Rubix 44 is the perfect USB interface for your home recording studio

Dec17
by on December 17, 2018 at 11:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Music, Plugged


The only things certain in life are death, taxes, and running out of inputs for all the instruments and microphones you want to connect for any given music project. That may not be everyone’s experience. But if it rings true for you, allow me to introduce you to the solution: Roland’s Rubix 44. Disclaimer: the Rubix 44 won’t cure death or pay your taxes for you, but it will let you connect your microphones and instruments to your Mac, Windows, or iPad seamlessly via USB. The Rubix lineup of USB interfaces comes in three different models, the 22 (2 inputs,…

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Redditors work out player counts to over 100 PS4 games

Dec17
by on December 17, 2018 at 11:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Leave it to Reddit to parse the tiniest details of a minor feature for PS4 players and turn it into a wealth of data about games. In this case, the feature is the “My PS4 Life” videos Sony recently began offering to players. In the My PS4 Life videos, which are kind of like those little “Year in Review” videos Facebook offers its users every year, players were told how many other players had earned some of their rarest trophies. It’s a nice way of giving the player a smug sense of superiority over the rest of their fellows, though…

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