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- Welders get augmented reality mask: don’t worry, it still has that classic steampunk look. (r/cyberpunk, thanks buzzbros2002)
- Firefighters get a similar boost: MIT scientists have developed a Kinect-based vest that builds a map of your building, in real time, as you walk around in it. (r/gis, thanks graffplaysgod)
- “Ten years from now you’ll have to hire a research firm just to say something about butts.” Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal cartoonist Zach Weiner comes to the defense of Cyanide & Happiness, which had accidentally used the same joke Weiner had made six years earlier. (r/funny, thanks elsestarwrk)
- “I’m an idiot and will be going through my second abortion tomorrow.” (r/twochromosomes)
- In 1604 there was a supernova visible by the naked eye for several weeks. What did cultures around the world think about this phenomenon? (r/askhistorians)
- You heard that libertarian magazine Reason is the latest domain to get banned from Reddit? r/Libertarian has some fun reactions. (r/subredditdrama)
Pic of the day: ITAP at the County Fair last night (r/itookapicture)
Hottest subreddit: r/CombatFootage (1 day)
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