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Tomorrow, the world adds a 'leap second' — what does it mean?

To avoid the leap second issue, Google gradually adds a couple of milliseconds to its servers' clocks throughout the day when a leap second is to occur — just enough to stave off disaster by the end of the day but not enough to trip any alarm bells ...

I was a troll on the white dude-bro Internet: The dark side of gaming ...

“I did it,” I thought to myself in a dark room filled with empty Taco Bell cups. Their alarm clock rings. They hit the snooze button. But they don't sleep during the eight-minute reprieve. Instead they open Twitter and scroll, scroll, scroll. When ...

The Parisian Yoga Witch Who Healed My Back

paintings propped against every surface, plants weaving their way around bookshelves, a desk equipped with a carpentry shop and a typewriter, multiple TVs on a high shelf all playing silently, a half-dozen cheap alarm clocks—there was only a tiny ...

The Mystery of the Continuously Functioning Battery From 1840

Luckily for anyone who may be stationed nearby, the bell is not incessantly dinging like some possessed alarm clock. It's actually barely audible, because the charge is so low—the metal ball responsible for the ringing only delicately vibrates between ...

We could find aliens any day now—SETI scientists discuss extraterrestrial ...

ET phone Earth! We could be on the verge of answering one of the essential questions of humanity that has captivated our minds for centuries. As we advance in technology the search for extraterrestrial life becomes more sophisticated and promising. But ...

911 operator hangs up on CPR giver as teenager dies

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Shots rang out at a party in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and when the shooting was over, one party-goer laid on the the ground fighting for his life. A woman jumped to Jaydon Chavez-Silver's aid, performing CPR as she called 911....

Daniel Craig vs. The Pentagon on Landmines

Despite the progress, the exception immediately set off alarm bells with advocates. “It's good that the Obama administration continues to inch toward joining the Mine Ban Treaty, but Korean civilians need protections from these weapons just as much as ...