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Sexy paperclip action! Microsoft’s Clippy gets down in erotic e

Microsoft’s Clippy virtual assistant shines in “Conquered by Clippy,” an erotic ebook by Leonard Delaney. Leonard Delaney People have undoubtedly thought a great many things about Clippy, Microsoft’s retired personal assistant that helped and annoyed us as we worked on documents, spreadsheets and presentations in the Microsoft Office suite of programs. But they probably haven’t thought about Clippy in a …

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Stunning Loch Ness fireball illuminates shadowy monster’s home

Are the heavens showing us where to find Nessie? John Alasdair Macdonald/thehebrideanexplorer.com The most famous photos ever taken on Scotland’s Loch Ness tend to feature fuzzy profiles of mythic creatures, or perhaps fuzzy, creature-shaped shadows, depending on your level of skepticism. But the above photo taken Sunday around 9 p.m. GMT shows another otherworldly feature over the Scottish lake with …

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Uber CFO steps down after huge year of financing

Uber’s financing has skyrocketed under Callinicos. CNET Uber’s chief financial officer is stepping down after nearly two years of leading financing rounds that have seen the ride-hailing service become one of the most valuable venture-backed startups. The departure of Brent Callinicos was revealed Monday in an email sent to investors by Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. Callinicos will remain on temporarily …

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3 ways to make USB easier to live with

This end up. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Here we are in 2015, and USB plugs still aren’t reversible: You have to plug them in exactly the right way. That’s always fun when you’re trying to connect something to a tower PC case or inconveniently located USB port in your car. Usually it starts with a lot of contortions, continues with …

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Xiaomi to partner on ‘smart’ sneakers

A pair of ‘dumb’ Li-Ning sneakers. Thomas Pellicer/Li-Ning Smartphones, smartwatches, smart…sneakers? One of China’s most popular smartphone makers, Xiaomi, will partner with sports brand Li-Ning to build smart running shoes, the companies announced Monday, according to Reuters. Li-Ning, a China-based sports equipment and sneakers company, will partner with Xiaomi’s fitness-focused wearables company, Huami, to develop smart sneakers with a chip …

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