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Authorities in Uganda are warning people to stay clear of crocodiles after a woman and her five-month-old child were eaten by one of the reptiles. People fled when they saw the animal but it captured the woman and her child who were unable to get away, the Daily Monitor reported. from https://www.newsweek.com/crocodile-eats-mother-and-her-five-month-old-after-they-went-get-water-1103456 https://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/sm/public/2018/07/09/25-most-powerful-passports-world.jpg

1. This woman found out the hard way that you shouldn't wrap sausages in bacon: 2. This girl learned you can't do this... ...because this will happen: 3. And same here: 4. This parent learned not to leave her kids alone for too long: 5. from https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/14-people-who-learned-things-the-hard-way https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2018-08/29/15/user_images/buzzfeed-prod-web-02/ryanschocket2-v2-21229-1535569487-0_large.png

The Pixel 3 XL has been leaked more than any other major smartphone in recent memory, thanks to pre-production units being unboxed and tested in the wild. from https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/09/02/someone-left-pixel-3-xl-back-lyft/ https://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pixel1-1.jpg

You think you know Philip K. Dick because you've seen Total Recall, Blade Runner, and Minority Report, right? I submit that you don't really know Philip K. Dick until you read Clans of the Alphane Moon. from https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/the-most-underrated-science-fiction-books/ https://tr1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/2018/08/31/f6dbe147-2589-47a9-b556-030acb6ae41f/08ac11743a33154c996a66df7dc900c0/01-alphane-moon.jpg

A new kind of thin film solar cell developed by researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering just broke a record for efficiently harvesting energy from sunlight. from https://www.inverse.com/article/48562-dual-layer-solar-cells-break-record https://fsmedia.imgix.net/bc/c9/b5/60/e4d1/4a90/a432/70d90f364136/new-dual-layer-solar-cells-are-much-better-at-harvesting-energy-from-sunlight.jpeg?rect=0%2C22%2C720%2C360&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=650

Destiny 2 is getting a big expansion next week, and some lapsed players are thinking about coming back to the game. A lot’s happened over the past year, so you could be forgiven for not following all the story developments closely. That’s what I’m here for. from https://kotaku.com/everything-you-need-to-know-going-into-destiny-2-forsa-1828746767 https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--XQSrdSk_--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/dfplpyar5eikibzgscpd.png

Under Trump’s policy, roughly 1.8 million people wouldn’t get an automatic pay boost next year, including Border Patrol and ICE agents. That stance puts vulnerable GOP lawmakers representing northern Virginia — home to tens of thousands of federal workers — in the political crosshairs. from https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/30/trump-cancels-pay-raises-federal-workers-804574 https://static.politico.com/dims4/default/57dc76e/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F14%2F7b%2F36d6c7944401bfcb59ab54878e43%2F180830-donald-trump-ap-773.jpg