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6 Showerthoughts from Reddit to make you say ‘hmm’

In the age of instant everything, it’s nice to stop and think for a while. Those looking for some deep moments might want to head to Reddit. That’s right, hidden among subreddits on everything from World News to GIFs, is one of my favorites. Called Showerthoughts, people come up with “deep thoughts” — presumably while …

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WikiLeaks grilled on Trump, Assange in rowdy Reddit AMA

WikiLeaks is known for pushing the boundaries, and it didn’t pull punches Thursday during a freewheeling Ask Me Anything session on Reddit. Staffers from the whistle-blowing site were bombarded with questions that focused heavily on the part WikiLeaks played during this year’s US presidential election. They repeatedly denied conspiring with President-elect Donald Trump in his heated race with Hillary Clinton, …

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​Google Chrome soon won’t be such a burden on your computer

A version of Chrome due in a two months will give your PC or phone back some of that precious memory it’s been gobbling up. Memory is a scarce resource in computing devices, making apps run faster and letting them do more. As websites get more complex and web browsers get more powerful, though, they gobble up more and more …

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NASA reveals details on experimental space habitat during Reddit AMA

How much do you know about NASA’s experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)? Not much? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. BEAM, the first human-rated expandable space habitat, could one day be used for deep space applications like Martian habitats. To promote its upcoming 2-year test period, experts from NASA and Bigelow Aerospace answered questions from space enthusiasts during a Reddit …

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