Behind Silicon Valley’s Self-Critical Tone on Diversity, a Lack of Progress
When Facebook released its workplace diversity numbers on Thursday, the company included a somewhat heartening message. “It’s clear to all of us that we still aren’t where we want to be,” Maxine Williams, Facebook’s global head of diversity, wrote. “There’s more work to do.” But it was almost exactly the same thing Ms. Williams said year ago.
June 29, 2015 at 10:05AM
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Gay vampires and bisexual cowboys: why erotica has e-readers to thank
Few benefits of the e-reader are as attractive as the privacy it affords, and so after the launch of the Kindle, that’s when erotic romance really took off.
June 29, 2015 at 07:34AM
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Remembering Nuon, the gaming chip that nearly changed the world-but didn’t
How DVD players and game consoles nearly combined to rock consumer electronics in the 90s.
June 28, 2015 at 10:09PM
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This Camera Lens Is Basically A Telescope — That Takes Pictures
The Nikon Coolpix P900 lens has an 83x optical zoom, which means when you point it at the moon, it’s basically a pretty good telescope. But a pretty good telescope can’t capture photo and video.
June 28, 2015 at 06:43PM
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Inside the $499 aluminum NES that’s crafted like a Leica
There are countless knock-off consoles out there that play original cartridge games from systems of yesteryear, but few have focused on anything but functionality. Analogue’s Nt is designed to be an object of desire in its own right — a console that goes above and beyond its source material.
June 28, 2015 at 04:05PM
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Guitar String Vibrations Visualized At Full-Speed Are Stunning
You’ve probably seen a video or two of guitar strings in slow-motion. A new experiment by the Naemura Lab at the University of Tokyo produces a similar effect, but in real-time. Things start to get pretty cool around 1:30.
June 28, 2015 at 03:20PM
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Abortion pills will be delivered by drone this weekend
Activists aim to raise awareness around Poland’s strict approach to reproductive rights.
June 28, 2015 at 03:00PM
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Sean Parker: Philanthropy For Hackers
As hackers come to own a large portion of wealth in our developing economy, let’s hope they bring the same hacker ethos to philanthropy that they’ve brought to business.
June 28, 2015 at 02:09PM
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The virtual reality gaming revolution that wasn’t
Twenty years ago, a company named Virtuality rose, flamed out, and fell. Now its dream of the future is waiting just over the horizon.
June 28, 2015 at 02:09PM
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Should Takata Airbags Be Using Ammonium Nitrate as Propellant?
A volatile chemical compound is being used as propellant in airbags made by Takata, the company behind the massive auto recall in the United States. Should it be?
June 28, 2015 at 10:15AM
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