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Watch Police Shoot Down A Drone Flying Over Istanbul
The tension in Turkey is quickly approaching its breaking point as thousands of protesters gear up for a third week occupying Istanbul’s Gezi Park. This being the modern age, where computers fit in our pockets and everybody’s a potential terrorist, some locals decided to take their little camera-enabled, radio-controlled quadcopter for a spin. This, again, being the modern age, police promptly shot it down. And yes, a drone was harmed in the making of this movie.
How To Defeather 27kg Of Turkey In 30 Seconds
Until researchers find a solution to mankind’s greatest challenge — namely, breeding bald poultry for easier cleaning — we’ll have to defeather our fowl the old-fashioned way: by rapidly tumbling their carcasses about a mechanised vertical drum while rubber fingers beat the feathers off.
Hackers Hack The Hackers’ AnonPlus Social Network
I don’t know about you, but my brain hurts trying to keep all the different factions of hackers in line. After being booted off Google+, Anonymous started building their own site, AnonPlus – which has now been hacked by a group calling themselves “TURKIYE”. Or maybe that’s “AKINCILAR”.
Europeans Can Pay Using Their NFC Visa-Enabled iPhones, Too
Starting in Turkey, iPhone users will soon be able to use Visa’s NFC payment system at one of the 40,000 cash registers signed up to the scheme. For now those iPhones will need an iCarte dongle, plus the compatible app.
The Perfect Turkey Timer
Turkish Court Orders End To Three-Year YouTube Ban
Turkish citizens can once again access the Internet’s plethora of cat videos thanks to a court ruling on Friday that eliminated a three-year YouTube ban. In 2007, YouTube was banned when disparaging remarks were made on the service about the country’s revered founder of state, Mustafa Kemal Atataturk.
Dried-Out Lake Used As Massive White Balance For Satellites
Just like when photographers use a piece of white paper to calibrate their cameras, British scientists are using this dried-out Turkish lake to set the white balance of Earth observation satellites.
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