The offending statue.
Facebook’s naughty bits police have been active for some years.
They ensure, for example, that human eyes don’t have to witness a doll’s nipples or even works of art .
It seems, though, the company continues to struggle with the difference between real body parts and those that have been created by human hands.
As the Telegraph reports , Italian writer Elisa Barbari decided to use a picture of a local Bologna icon — the statue of Neptune — on her Facebook page.
Facebook, however, seems to have found it a touch too risqué.
Barbari said she received a message from Facebook’s censors that said, in part, her image contained «content that is explicitly sexual and which shows to an excessive degree the body, concentrating unnecessarily on body parts. »
Tell that to Giambologna , who created the statue in the 1560s. Since then, it doesn’t appear to have offended too many people, although Barbari told the Telegraph it was occasionally covered up in the 1950s for school graduation parades.
The statue merely depicts Neptune holding a trident and looking, well, muscular.
Barbari said Facebook was very explicit about what constitutes explicit. The company’s message to her also read: «The use of images or video of nude bodies or plunging necklines is not allowed, even if the use is for artistic or educational reasons. »
On Monday, Barbari said the photo had not been reinstated. Facebook said its looking into it.
This is merely the latest brouhaha involving Facebook’s censors. In September, the company removed an iconic image of a naked child during the Vietnam War that had appeared on a Norwegian newspaper’s Facebook page.
It took the intervention of the paper’s editor-in-chief and the country’s prime minister to get the company to back down.
Currently, Barbari’s Facebook page enjoys a picture of the Neptune statue from behind, his muscular buttocks perhaps making a symbolic gesture toward Facebook’s censors. Her page does, however, also enjoy a link to an article about Facebook’s alleged actions, with a full-frontal image of Neptune.
Facebook has been struggling with its own identity for some time. It once insisted it was merely a technology company. Then it admitted it was some sort of media company.
Surely by now, it should be able to distinguish — as many a media would — between art and smut.

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Finally, 2017 is here. For «Twin Peaks» fans that means the long-awaited return of the beloved mystery series on Showtime.
We don’t know the exact launch date, but thanks to actress Sherilyn Fenn , who played Audrey Horne in the original ’90s show, we know it’s coming soon.
«It’s happening again…..this year….sooner than you think… » Fenn tweeted on Monday. The tweet includes a mysterious image of Agent Cooper, played by Kyle MacLachlan, standing inside the Black Lodge , a parallel universe that Cooper finds while dreaming about Laura Palmer’s murder. Here’s hoping the new Showtime series gives fans more insight into this extra-dimensional place.
Not only are Audrey Horne and Agent Cooper returning to the new «Twin Peaks» series, but characters Shelly Johnson (Madchen Amick), Michael Horse (Deputy Hawk), Bobby Briggs (Dana Ashbrook), Deputy Andy Brennan (Harry Goaz), James Hurley (James Marshall), David Duchovny (Denise/Dennis Bryson) and Doctor Jacoby (Russ Tamblyn) are all part of the revival cast .
Plus, some characters who died in the original series — Ray Wise (Leland Palmer) and Walter Olkewicz (Jacques Renault) — are also set to return.
The «Twin Peaks» revival series debuts on Showtime in 2017.

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Just ahead of CES 2017 , Dell has unveiled a new 27” Ultrathin Monitor (S2718D) claiming to have the “world’s overall thinnest profile”. Despite this somewhat vague claim and a lack of actual dimensions so far, this beauty sure is slim.
With a flat-backed design, minimal bevel and a simple yet articulated swivelling hinge, the screen housing itself looks to be a sleek and attractive complement to the 27” panel. The base of the unit seems to contain most of the Ultrathin Monitor’s guts, with controls at the front and ports at the rear for some OCD-soothing desktop neatness.
Dell’s yet to reveal the full specs of the S2718D, but the Quad-HD (2560 x 1440) display supports a higher contrast ratio and color range than most consumer-oriented monitors, and it’s stated 178-degree viewing angle indicates that this is probably an IPS panel. It’s also packing Dell’s version of HDR (High Dynamic Range) which “has been designed with the PC user in mind” but won’t quite compete with the HDR offered in 4K TV’s.
The S2718D will be available in the US for $700 from March 23 2017, with worldwide availability and pricing to follow.
We’ll update this story with the unit’s full specs once they’ve been officially released.

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If you can’t find your funnel, you can make pouring oil, gas, and other liquids easier with this screwdriver trick.
In this video, youtuber CrazyRussianHacker shows off some clever ways to use a tool everyone should have around : the screwdriver. For example, if you need to pour some oil, but don’t have a funnel, just pour the oil along the shaft of a screwdriver into the container or reservoir. This trick works better the more viscous the liquid is, but it also works for thinner liquids like water. Give it a try the next time you’re in your workshop.
5 Simple Screwdriver Life Hacks | YouTube

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It’s easy enough to build your own Amazon Echo with a Raspberry Pi , but if you really want to step things up, Tinkernut shows you how to hook one of those devices up to a Teddy Ruxpin.
The project here uses a Raspberry Pi to power the Alexa service, then uses an Arduino to control the bear’s servos. All things considered, it’s actually pretty straightforward to hack this thing together, though you will need to do some dismantling of the Ruxpin itself. It’s a project that’s as creepy as it is awesome, so proceed at the risk of alienating a few of your friends or family members. You’ll find the full guide over on Tinkernut.
Alexa Ruxpin — Raspberry Pi & Alexa Powered Teddy Bear | Tinkernut

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