You should know your voting rights, including if your employer must let you take time off to vote. This chart shows you what the election day time off rights are for your state so you can make it to the polls.
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Last year Misfit and Speedo partnered to add swimming features to the Shine fitness tracker. It worked well enough that they are doing it again.
The Misfit Shine 2 is properly waterproof – IP ratings are only about submersion, not the rigors of swimming. They can also track your swim, including the distance (accurate to a meter, Misfit says) and counting your laps. Alternatively, you can set a timer if your exercise program is time-based.
This is in addition to the usual terrestrial activity tracking. You can also use the Speedo Fit app for a more insight into your exercise.
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Ahoy there gig economy… Lystable, which makes a software tool focused on helping businesses manage freelancers, has closed an $11 million Series A round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures and Goldcrest Capital. Spring Partners also participated in the round. Read More
Faraday Future plans to begin testing prototype self-driving electric vehicles on California roads later this year after winning approval from the state, an industry source said on Tuesday. – Source
The 2016 Australian election campaign has so far been the political equivalent of chipping off old nail polish. It seems only right it be accompanied by the most banal of content: The badly-shot Facebook Live video.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, leader of the Liberal Party, has been facing off against Bill Shorten, leader of the Labor Party. Their parties may disagree on some points, but they definitely come together on garbage video quality.
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If you enjoy your eyeballs being tossed like salad, try this video from the Australian Labor Party. …
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The good folks at Evernote have done something they don’t normally do: They made a feature once exclusive to paid users free to all. Now, no matter how much money you’ve forked over to the company, you can set a passcode for the app to keep unwanted eyes off of your notes.
If you aren’t an avid user, you might be surprised that the ability to protect the app with a passcode had been a paid feature.
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Evernote’s passcode lock, formerly a paid feature, is now free to all users was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Technically Incorrect: There are men called Riley Curry, and one has to witness the worst of Twitter, just because of the NBA finals. – Source
Doom II: Hell on Earth is a 1994 first-person shooter game about a space marine returning to Earth to find that billions of humans have been slaughtered by demons.
Seinfeld is a sitcom about nothing.
Finally, finally, these two titans of ’90s entertainment have been combined, through this flawlessly designed Doom II version of Seinfeld’s Manhattan apartment.
Warning: a digitized Newman appears in this video.
Japanese mochi master has dedicated a lifetime to refining his insanely fast mochi slapping skills
Watch the chilling new trailer for ‘The Birth of a Nation’
Flying bounce house liberates self from party before crashing into power lines
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People just don’t seem to have the same excitement lately about Apple’s App Store or the Google Play platform. The air of hopelessness that surrounds the mobile app ecosystem is obvious and demoralizing. Read More
Themed restaurants have a deservedly awful reputation — but there are, thankfully, exceptions to the rule.
A new Golden Girls restaurant is scheduled to open in New York City sometime in early September. The restaurant is a creation of Michael J. LaRue, a close friend of Rue McClanahan, his close friend who played Blanche Devereaux on the show, and who passed in 2010.
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LaRue is the executor of Devereaux’s will. He plans to decorate the restaurant with the actress’ personal belongings and memorabilia from the show. The restaurant plans to sell soups, wraps, salads, desserts, baked treats and wine. …
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