Tuesday, August 1, 2017

The most indestructible ‘Game of Thrones’ character isn’t who you think it is

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Warning: Contains spoilers for Game of Thrones.

There are plenty of survivors in the Game of Thrones world. 

Daenerys. Tyrion. Sansa. Jon Snow. They’re all pretty indestructible, but they’re not the most indestructible character. Not by a long way.

Just check out this badass — he’s fought as a soldier in a whole bunch of different battles, and he’s still going strong:

Those photos were shared by Reddit user Lord_Burgess on Monday night, following episode 3 of Season 7.

The thing is, it works too. Just about.

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Little girl and her giant pet poodle are the best of friends

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We can’t picture a better friendship than this.

Mame, a one-year-old Japanese girl and her giant poodle Riku are definitely winning this year’s BFF prize.

From eating, sleeping to dressing up, this duo look pretty inseparable.

Their adorable explorations are posted on an Instagram account that appears to be run by Mame’s grandfather who goes under the moniker Tamanegi, or “Onion.”

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These clever dudes built an epic basketball and ‘Connect Four’ hybrid game

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The fun of shooting hoops and the intellectual stimulation of board games? Sign us up.

Check out this very fun looking hybrid game between Connect Four and basketball, built by Australian YouTubers How Ridiculous.

While the strategic nous as per the board game is rather important, you’ll need to have a good shooting hand too, because if you miss — it’s the next player’s turn — or the ball will end up in a column you didn’t intend it to be in. 

Or you can play in “mayhem mode,” which mimics the endless shooting like one would do in those basketball arcade games. We. Want. To. Play. Read more…

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Watch a Kung Fu master stand up from a full split like it’s nothing

This is, probably, the Galaxy Note 8

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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 8 has just been bared in the mother of all leaks: A set of press images showing the device in several colors, from all sides. 

The images come from reliable leaker Evan Blass, who shared them on Twitter on Tuesday. 

One image shows the phone, which is slated for an Aug. 23 launch, in black color and from the front. 

Samsung Galaxy Note8 (in Midnight Black) http://pic.twitter.com/QZii9xFarQ

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 31, 2017

Another image shows the black and gold versions from the back and the side. Samsung’s S Pen is also included. For a full-sized version of the same image, go hereRead more…

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Reminisce about floppy disks and CRT monitors with these retro tech Lego models

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Many of us have fond memories of some of the very first computers we used.

Now you can relive some of that nostalgia with these cute retro tech Lego builds, harking back to the days of floppy disks, CRT monitors, and old video games.

They’ve been created by designer Chris McVeigh, who sells these custom builds on his website

Like “My Old Desktop,” a combination of the brown desk, with a computer (the “Pal edition” is pictured below), plus an assortment of peripherals like a business card organizer, a cassette tape, and a calculator. Read more…

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Tokyo subway at rush hour is just endless humans, and it’s terrifying

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We definitely wouldn’t want to be caught in this rush hour traffic.

A Japanese user posted a video on Twitter showing thousands and thousands of commuters making their way in and out of Tokyo’s Shinagawa station. 

According to news outlet Sora News, twitter user @sigeyosiinoue spent half an hour recording the almost one minute long video, starting at around 8:26am. 

Shinagawa station is one of the city’s busiest stations.

It’s not uncommon for train stations in Tokyo to be filled with busy commuters, but even Japanese users on social media were taken aback by the constant stream of human traffic. Read more…

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