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Travis Andrews

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Travis M. Andrews is a Washington, D.C.-based writer who has written for Salon, The Washingtonian, OffBeat Magazine and reported for several newspapers throughout his native Louisiana. Though he's pretended otherwise since before time, his favorite food is the French Fry. It's time the truth came out. For more about Travis M. Andrews, go to www.travismandrews.com.

You can also follow the Metairie native on Twitter @MetairiesFinest.

Forget viruses, look out for ants in your motherboard!

Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 2:56pm

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A species of ant known as "crazy ants" enjoys nesting in electronics, which, confusingly, isn't good for the ants or the electronics.

Mine-seeking dolphins make historic discovery

Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 2:34pm

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Two Naval dolphins discover a torpedo from the 19th century. Only one other Howell torpedo is known to exist.

What we know about the new Xbox: it'll have porn

Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 4:19pm

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There haven't been many details released about the upcoming Xbox, but SugarDVD, the Netflix of porn, has announced that it'll be available for it.

Teenager takes Google's self-driving car and makes it $71,000 cheaper

Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 3:12pm

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A 19-year-old created a way to get rid of Google's high resolution 3-D radar system.

Sleep mask promises lucid dreams

Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 4:34pm

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A Kickstarter project that earned more than half a million over its asking price uses LED lights to give you lucid dreams.

3D printers now available for everyday consumers

Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 3:33pm

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Staples will now begin carrying The Cube, a 3D printer.

Microsoft advertises with free Wi-Fi hotspots

Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 5:47pm

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Select issues of this month's Forbes magazine will include free hotspots.

The future of the breathalyzer

Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 3:11pm

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Soon we could have a working breathalyzer that can detect drugs.

The best new way to pee!

Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 12:58pm

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These new urinals use your urine to create fertilizer.

Smartphones become most popular cell phone

Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 12:50pm

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For the first time, smartphones surpassed traditional cellphones in sales.

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