The interweb, as I like to call it, can be a daunting, sometimes scary place. Around every virtual corner lurks some unsavoury site waiting to pounce, forcing you to see that which can never be unseen. In light of this, some good people have gathered virtually to make the online world a better place.

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Yes, you read that correctly, the “occucopter” is a drone that is being used by protestors to monitor the police. As the 99 per cent continue their protests around the world, they’ve acquired their own surveillance drone. Tim Pool, an Occupy Wall Street protester, has acquired a Parrot AR drone he amusingly calls the “occucopter”.

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I just can’t get enough of Rick Perry. After the monumental failure of his last campaign video, which condemned gays in the military, he’s taken the smart approach this time around, leaving the video to his wife. That is, right until the very end, where he literally appears out of nowhere…

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A Brazilian woman has given birth to a baby with two heads this week. The boy has two brains and two spines but shares one heart, lungs, liver and pelvis. In the spirit of Christmas, she has decided to call her son(s) Emanoel and Jesus respectively.

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Two female sailors yesterday became the first to share the traditional “first kiss” on the pier following the repeal of the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. And because people are clever about these things, they took a couple of photographs modeled after that post-WW2 first kiss photo. It’s very cool.

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While the polar ice cap melts away under Santa’s jolly black boots, let’s take a look at this cool infographic that illustrates the deep deep carbon footprint those hefty heels leave.

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Well, well. Cosatu has announced that it would like the ANC to remove the current system of provinces in South Africa, saying that it is an obstacle to job creation. The organisation has said that it will lobby this at the ANC’s policy conference next year. Really, Cosatu? That can’t be the only reason…

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It hasn’t been Woolworths’ finest month in retail relations. At the beginning of the month, the retailer abruptly announced it would be relieving Jupiter Drawing Room of its advertising business. Then, allegations of product counterfeiting and imitating began to emerge yesterday. Now, another small business owner has come forward and identified Woolworths as selling a knock-off of his product.

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Clifford Mohloana, a member of the ANC Youth League, will appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court for assaulting a journalist over the weekend. The journo, a freelancer named Chester Makana, suffered a blow to his head with a brick, allegedly brandished by Clifford. This is absolutely not ideal for anyone hoping to mend the ANCYL’s already shaky relations with the media.

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Die Antwoord will drop their second album on 7 February. Called “TEN$ION”, the LP will be released on their own label, ZEF REKORDZ. The cover has been revealed and features an angel-winged, demonic-faced Yolandi Vi$$er eating what appears to be a human heart. See this graphic image after the jump.

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Score one for creepy technology. Vocaloid, a voice-synthesis brand owned by Yamaha, has come up with a process by which to “resurrect” any singer’s voice for use in synthesized songs, without requiring the vocalist to build up a painstaking voice library first – so they could be doing that Kurt Cobain/Michael Jackson duet album pretty soon.

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Canadian researchers recently received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence testing an HIV vaccine on humans.

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In previous columns here I have gone on ad-nauseum about us needing to be more interested in wine. But I thought, maybe I can attack this from the reverse today. If I can get someone to consider the aesthetic of a wine, then maybe it will result in more of an interest. It’s a long shot. You may be thinking that I am being a pretentious wooly-hat-wearing hipster knob-end talking about the aesthetic of wine. I may have to give you the benefit of the doubt; although the wooly hat is very comfortable. Sod it, I’ll give it a go.

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Kim Jong-un, son and heir apparent to his father’s North Korean throne, may have to share rule of the isolated country with the North Korean military and his uncle, a source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing has said today.

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It’s been a really long time since the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and Peter Jackson and the rest of Middle Earth have all been back in New Zealand to film The Hobbit, the story before the Lord of the Rings. Full trailer after the jump.

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A recent national census in the Czech Republic turned up some interesting news that might be of interest to the Empire – there appears to be a small population of traitorous Jedi living in the country – approximately 15 000 of them.

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Jackie, a Dutch fashion magazine recently ran a feature on Rihanna – showing readers how to imitate the singer’s style. In an attempt at humour, they wrote the piece in what they thought was street lingo. But, as it turns out, Rihanna didn’t appreciate being called “the ultimate niggabitch” with “a ghetto ass”.

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Shane Warne recently stepped out of retirement to play for the Melbourne Stars, and hooked up to a microphone, his live commentary on his bowling revealed the genius of his cricketing brain. Part of Shane Warne’s agreement to play for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League was underpinned by a deal with television […]

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It’s that time when all the companies that collect your data start parceling it out to tell you what the year’s really been like – we’ve already had offerings from Facebook and Twitter. What makes Google’s version – Zeitgeist – a little different is that they offer pretty particular data about South African search trends.

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Aquila Game Reserve posted the following at 13h43 on their Facebook page: Saving Private Rhino – An Aquila Private Game Reserve Initiative have just received information about a “burning hair” smell and the sound of grinding coming from a garage at an apartment block in Tableview. Suspecting it could involve rhino horn, owner of Aquila […]

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Embattled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was elected to the ANC’s provincial executive committee (PEC) in Limpopo on Tuesday with 592 votes. But what happens if his current appeal is rejected? Read on..

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It’s no secret that Blackberry’s stock has been falling. The company that once dominated the world of business smartphones has been heavily hit by the likes of Apple and Android, causing it to market itself to the masses with cheaper handsets. This move has done little to help the company’s falling stock, with the entire company now valued at less than Apple’s App Store alone.

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Banks know they make too much money, and South African banks could learn a thing or two from this. Five of the UK’s biggest banks, including Lloyds, Barclays and RBS, as well as other credit card companies, have agreed to scrap the charges associated with buying currency with a card while abroad.

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North Korean television has flighted images of the body of Kim Jong-Il lying in a glass coffin. There was also a flower-bedecked bier supporting the casket. His son and successor, Kim Jong-Un and other senior officials could be seen paying their respects.

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IBM have released their annual predictions for the future of technology, via the IBM “5 in 5” project, which looks at five innovations which they figure will transform modern life within the next five years; these include mind-reading computers, human-generated electricity, and biometric scanning replacing passwords.

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One film garnering a lot of heat prior to its 2012 release is Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Batman three-quel, The Dark Knight Rises, which follows on from his massively successful Bat-reboots, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. We’ve got the hot new trailer after the jump.

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A few months ago, we wrote about a special website that we came across, JustPlay.co.za, and how you stood the chance to win a Citroen C3 valued at R211 000 when you signed up at their website. That’s right my friends. One of these things. And one of you did in fact win the Citroen […]

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This is the Wazuma Lazareth – the world’s most expensive quad bike. It combines the engine from a Ferrari with BMW handlebars and the gearbox from a BMW M3. For a mere £170 000, you can have one too!

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This is big. And it’s a row that has been on-going for quite some time too. Just as Android devices started making sales headway against other major brands, they might be in for a little setback. It’s not hardware, but software, luckily.

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A small city in southern Spain, Juzcar, was used as the film location for the The Smurfs film, and painted blue to fit the theme. Once shooting had wrapped up, Sony Pictures offered to repaint the place – except residents voted yesterday to keep the place Smurf-coloured.

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