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This Graphic Shows Bunch of Desk-Based Exercises for the Office

Sitting all day at your desk isn't good for you. If you can't get up a take a walk, a graphic from Desirable Body shows you some exercises you can do while at your desk. We've covered a few of these exercises before, but this infographic puts a ton of them all in one place.



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The Complete Guide to Choosing (or Building) the Perfect Standing Desk

Standing desks are popular, but choosing a good one is no easy task. You could go with a motorized, whole desk replacement, or DIY a simple solution. You could even buy an adjustable attachment to go on top of your existing desk.



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FOIA Documents Reveal Massive DEA Program to Record American’s Whereabouts With License Plate Readers

The Drug Enforcement Administration has initiated a massive national license plate reader program with major civil liberties concerns but disclosed very few details, according to new DEA documents obtained by the ACLU through the Freedom of Information Act.



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Google just made it easier to run Linux on your Chromebook

Have you ever installed a full desktop Linux system on your Chromebook? It isn’t all the hard, but it is a bit more complex than it should be. New features in the latest version of Chrome OS will make dipping into an alternative operating system easier.



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Pebble Strikes Deal To Become The Smartwatch Of Choice For First Responders

Pebble has long been able to dish up phone alerts and pay for our Starbucks lattés. Now, it may even help save lives. Pebble just struck a deal with CommandWear System to become a communication lifeline for first responders.



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California cops hope to expand facial recognition, “eCrime” head says

SAN FRANCISCO—California’s top digital cop told an assembled crowd of law enforcement, civil libertarians, and concerned citizens that the “possibilities are limitless” when it comes to using facial recognition to solve crimes.



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These Awesome Jack Stands Will Transform The Way You Work On Your Car

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Sit. Stay. Call 911: FIDO Vest Gives Service Dogs An Upgrade

Google announced this week they're ending individual sales of the much celebrated, and maligned, Google Glass. And as we reported last week, a recent Fortune study found relatively low interest in wearable gadgets. But wearable tech is not dead.



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How to Check Your Contractor's References Before a Project

After you've dialed in on a shortlist of contractors—whose work you admire and budget you can live with—it's time to start checking their references. Here's how to research them so you can mitigate risk before making the choice.



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Play your day at Walt Disney World's Epcot

Walt Disney envisioned EPCOT as an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, where people would live, work and play in a new urban community, designed for modern efficiency. But he died before his "Florida project" could be completed.



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