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While discussing the art for last week's OKCupid post on the preferences of different races, guest artist, Chris "Powerpig" McVeigh dropped an astonishing fact: "Almost all non-white faces in Lego are scowling." Easy now: It's not Lego's fault.   
               

Hollywood's Racism Exposed ... by Lego [Lego]

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When planning this week's Shooting Challenge, I hadn't been so forward-thinking to realize that it coincided with New York's "Tribute in Light" 9/11 memorial. Having said that, these entries definitely added an unexpected depth to the results:
                         

51 Radiant Ray Wallpapers [Photography]

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America is divided! One faction is powerful and entrenched. The other is respected by the rest of the world, but can't seem to seize power here. I'm talking, obviously, about our cellphones.

Giz Explains: What's the Difference between GSM and CDMA? [Giz Explains]

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Whether it's true or not, Apple is denying that Steve Jobs ninja star story. But you might still wonder, what exactly is this forbidden implement, where did it come from and how do you throw it?
                     

What Is a Ninja Star? [What Is]

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It's hard for Nikon to fight Canon on video, so they're fighting with what they know: photography. Nikon's new D7000 packs a 16.3-megapixel sensor, 39-point autofocus, dual card slots and ISO up to 25,600 in a $1200 camera. Hot.
                            

Nikon D7000 Packs a Whole Lot of Pro Into a $1200 DSLR [Digital Cameras]

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Milled from a single piece of aluminum much like their Legend phone, the Desire Z is as far removed from HTC's previous slide-out Android, the G1, as you could possibly hope.
                       

HTC Desire Z Is a Gorgeous Slide-Out QWERTY Android With Brains [Android]

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It's not often you can trace so much creative and artistic awesomeness back to a single piece of gear—particularly in the music industry. Meet the Yamaha NS-10: A speaker you've probably never heard of, but have definitely heard.
               

Yamaha's NS-10: The Most Important Speaker You've Never Heard Of [Speakers]

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After spending seven days living with our new iPods, we're gonna let them stay. As far as media-slinging sidekicks go, they're pretty good. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows.   
           

A Week With the New iPods [IPod]

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With David Packard's birthday passing last week, and HP's recent leadership woes, we at Gizmodo feel it's time to remember early HP's innovative founding culture. We bring you an inspiring excerpt from Packard's book, with a foreword by his son.            

The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company [Book Excerpt]

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It's a revelation. It's the way the iPad always should've been. With iOS 4.2 there's multitasking, a unified inbox, folders and... Helvetica in Notes.                        
                   

iOS 4.2 on iPad: There's No Going Back [Ipad]