Net Neutrality, Nest, a Terrifying Devil Baby, and More

Big week here, from serious FCC rulings to seriously scary real-life emoji and the completely bonkers way they unload lumber from ships in Canada. Here's the best stuff we wrote this week!

Federal Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Rules, Sides with Big Telecom

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A U.S. Appeals Court just invalidated the FCC's net neutrality rules that would've made it illegal for telecom companies to favor certain types of traffic over others. The court ruled that the commission lacked the authority to implement and enforce such rules which were embedded in a complicated legal framework.

Emoji in Real Life Are Terrifying (But Could Save a Kid's Life)

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What do you get when you apply the kindly, whimsical emoji you know and love to actual human faces? Nightmare fuel for days. But also very clever ad campaign that aims to stop sexual predators from occupying your child's open tabs.

What Happens When Water Freezes in a Box So Strong It Can't Expand?

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Rock mysteriously appears in front of the Mars Opportunity rover

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Why Nest Is Worth Every Penny

Net Neutrality, Nest, a Terrifying Devil Baby, and More


It looks like an accident, but this is how they unload timber in Canada

Reddit user JM2845 recently shared this amazing view of a barge in British Columbia emptying a load of timber into the water in a most unusual way, by tilting at 3o-degrees and having its cargo tumble right off the side. Amazing.

How funny would it be if Google was a real person you had to talk to?

Net Neutrality, Nest, a Terrifying Devil Baby, and More

Your Google search history is probably littered with typos, questionable queries, embarrassing visits to malware-infected websites, porn, Facebook, porn, Facebook, basic math questions a 6-year-old would know, juvenile jokes and so forth. It's not a proud place to be. But what if in order to make all those searches you do on Google, you had to talk to a real life person? Can you imagine if Google was just some guy in an office answering all of your life's questions?

Here's what famous Disney characters would look like in real life

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Net Neutrality, Nest, a Terrifying Devil Baby, and More


Watch This Terrifying Devil Baby Freak Out Good Samaritans

What would you do if you came upon an abandoned stroller with a crying baby inside? You'd probably check to see if the infant was ok, right? Not after watching this prank you won't. The same team responsible for that wonderful telekinetic coffee shop freak out prank is back with an even more terrifying marketing stunt involving a possessed devil baby and a stroller with a mind of its own.