We are all Glassholes now
What does it mean to live “in the moment” if we’re taking photos 24/7?

August 1, 2014 at 1:56PM
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Let’s Calculate How Much Money Facebook Just Lost During Today’s Outage
Today around noon, Facebook went down. The Earth kept spinning, shockingly, but Facebook was unavailable. For some users, it would not load at all. For others, it showed the ominous message, “Sorry, something went wrong.”

August 1, 2014 at 12:52PM
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Is ‘Minecraft’ The Most Important Game Right Now?
There’s a whole generation of kids obsessed with “Minecraft” right now. In many ways it’s compensating for the hours of of imagination and exploration that today’s hyper-parented kids are missing out on.

August 1, 2014 at 12:13PM
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This Is How They Make Tiny Watch Screws
This is the SwissNano. Watch it effortlessly produce a watch screw. Next, it’ll become sentient and take over the world.

August 1, 2014 at 12:13PM
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Big Data Firm Says It Can Link Snowden Data To Changed Terrorist Behavior
For months, U.S. officials have said secret data from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was affecting the way terrorists communicate. A Massachusetts company says it has found proof.

August 1, 2014 at 11:52AM
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Cyborg conversion incomplete: my life with finger implants
This is my next tiny posthuman superpower.

August 1, 2014 at 10:50AM
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Scrap the mystery: High-tech vision for Google barge crumbles in a heap
The so-called Google barge, once envisioned as a floating showroom for Google Glass and other high-tech gadgets, is heading for a less glamorous future now that the structure on top of it is destined for the scrap yard.

August 1, 2014 at 10:03AM
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Reed Ghazala, The Father Of Circuit-Bending
Like many great discoveries, circuit bending began as a happy accident in one of Reed’s desk drawers. He spent the rest of his life repeating those accidents in new and creative ways.

August 1, 2014 at 9:58AM
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A Fresh Start: Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Ctrl + Alt + Delete started as a trade secret. Then it became an icon.

August 1, 2014 at 9:49AM
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Hackers Can Control Your Phone Using a Tool That’s Already Built Into It
A lot of concern about the NSA’s seemingly omnipresent surveillance over the last year has focused on the agency’s efforts to install back doors in software and hardware. Those efforts are greatly aided, however, if the agency can piggyback on embedded software already on a system that can be exploited.

August 1, 2014 at 8:45AM
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