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Redditor repurposes a broken MacBook Pro into a neat iPad-Mac hybrid

Sep05
by on September 5, 2019 at 10:31 am
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Most MacBook Pro machines with busted screens end up in a junkyard. But a Reddit user made the best use of it by hooking it up to an iPad Pro and creating an amazing hybrid machine. The user, u/andrewkroger, explained that he took apart the assembly of their MacBook Pro‘s damaged display and attached a magnetic iPad case in its place. The method involved defusing the broken LCD screen and backlight from the upper portion of the MacBook’s clamshell, modifying the retina display driver, attaching a magnetic iPad case in-place of the retina display and putting everything back together.  His…

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CHEAP: Multi-task magnificently with a Fossil smartwatch for $199

Sep05
by on September 5, 2019 at 9:13 am
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Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Remembering to exercise, keeping up with thousands of irrelevant emails, all while having to actually, you know, get up on time is tough. Hell, sometimes, it can feel downright impossible. But… what if there was a solution to your multitasking misery? Well, say hello to the Fossil Gen 4 Explorist smartwatch, something that promises just that. And, luckily, it’s currently on offer. Aren’t you a lucky thing? Usually, it sells at $275, but the watch is down to $199 for a limited time only.…

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This Bitcoin toilet paper will take you from ‘bogholder’ to ‘shitcoiner’ in one wipe

Sep05
by on September 5, 2019 at 9:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The term “shitcoin” has permeated through the cryptocurrency scene so effectively that it’s reached US Congress — but now Amazon offers a new product that takes it to a whole other level. Behold, this three-ply toilet paper has a Bitcoin printed on each sheet. It’s described as a “funny cryptocurrency novelty prank gag gift idea for crypto traders and haters,” which is about all that needs to be said. “NOT JUST A HILARIOUS GIFT; IT’S ALSO QUITE PRACTICAL! Although its main purpose is to make you or your friends smile, our toilet paper is 3-ply and soft,” the ad reads. The marketing materials…

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This Bitcoin toilet paper will take you from ‘bogholder’ to ‘shitcoiner’ in one wipe

Sep05
by on September 5, 2019 at 9:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The term “shitcoin” has permeated through the cryptocurrency scene so effectively that it’s reached US Congress — but now Amazon offers a new product that takes it to a whole other level. Behold, this three-ply toilet paper has a Bitcoin printed on each sheet. It’s described as a “funny cryptocurrency novelty prank gag gift idea for crypto traders and haters,” which is about all that needs to be said. “NOT JUST A HILARIOUS GIFT; IT’S ALSO QUITE PRACTICAL! Although its main purpose is to make you or your friends smile, our toilet paper is 3-ply and soft,” the ad reads. The marketing materials…

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