Original Gamer
“The Game Boy is an old, slow, clunky, goofy looking piece of hardware that is basically capable of nothing, but thats where its beauty lies.”

June 29, 2015 at 08:03PM
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Why Movie Special Effects Peaked In The ’90s
A lot of people have said that special effects in movies feel hollow compared to the movies from 10 or 20 years ago. Obviously, CGI plays a part, but there’s a very specific reason that things aren’t working as well.

June 29, 2015 at 04:39PM
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Chinese AI beat humans in an IQ test
Scoring well on the verbal section of the intelligence test has traditionally been a tall order for computers, since words have multiple meanings and complex relationships to one another. But in a new study, the program did better than its human counterparts who took the test.

June 29, 2015 at 03:46PM
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Is it time to finally get rid of the password?
Passwords have existed as a means of security for millennia. And for most of their history, they’ve worked as advertised. But now that society has transitioned to digital, a massive market for stolen data has sent security experts scrambling to put out fires, all the while pleading with their clients to make their passwords more secure.

June 29, 2015 at 02:45PM
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When a Company Is Put Up for Sale, in Many Cases, Your Personal Data Is, Too
The privacy policy for Hulu opens with a declaration that the company “respects your privacy.”

That respect could lapse, however, if the company is ever sold or goes bankrupt.

June 29, 2015 at 01:26PM
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Two Chatbots Talking To Each Other Is Absolutely Horrifying
Ultra Hal is an artificially intelligent chat bot that learns from past conversations, according to its creators at Zabaware. Having two of them talk may result in: mild sexism, communism, and random interjections of trivia.

June 29, 2015 at 01:27PM
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This Program Taught Itself To Play ‘Mario Kart’
SethBling wrote a piece of software called MarI/O which teaches itself to play video games through narrow evolution. Previously it took a shot at playing “Super Mario Bros.,” and now its tackling the first game in the “Mario Kart” franchise. Several generations in, it figured out how to drive properly, and even learned a few shortcuts.

June 29, 2015 at 12:25PM
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Bitcoin Is Unsustainable
The energy cost of a single Bitcoin transaction could power 1.5 American homes for a day.

June 29, 2015 at 12:10PM
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How To Clear Out A Ton Of Space On Your iPhone Super Fast
If you’re running out of space on your iPhone, here’s a guide that shows you how to clear out as much storage as possible.

June 29, 2015 at 11:24AM
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Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company
Uber France CEO Thibaud Simphal and Uber Europe GM Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty were both taken into custody today in Paris. The police started investigating on Uber in November 2014 and raided Uber’s office in Paris in March 2015.

June 29, 2015 at 10:23AM
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