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Ian Bogost: the sarcastic game dev and academic who gave us Cow Clicker
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In Wired, Jason Tanz tells the bizarre, incredible tale of how Ian Bogost’s satirical Facebook game “Cow Clicker” became an … Read More >>
Follow-Up: MasterCard Is Killing U.S. Credit Card Magnetic Strips, While Pushing NFC Tech
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MasterCard has revealed it’s finally pushing the EMV system (aka chip-and-PIN) across its U.S. credit card infrastructure. … Read More >>
Apple Is Totally Serious About That Stuff They Put At The End Of Their Emails
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Welcome, kids, to TIL – Today I Learned. Today’s TIL is “Don’t post your correspondence with AppleCare representatives or Apple … Read More >>
Self-Guided Bullet Could Strike Laser-Designated Targets From A Mile Away
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You might remember the scene in The Hurt Locker where some soldiers are ambushed by a sniper and must do a little return … Read More >>
Congratulations Crunchies Winners! Dropbox Is The Best Overall Startup
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This year’s fifth annual Crunchies Awards have just finished up at the classy Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and it was … Read More >>
Indiana Assemblyman withdraws urine-testing for welfare bill when colleague adds urine-testing for Assemblyman amendment
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Rep. Jud McMillin, a Republican in the Illinois Indiana General Assembly, has withdrawn a bill requiring mandatory drug-testing … Read More >>
Shit programmers say
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“Shit Programmers Say” — a worthy addition to the series and a trenchant comment on the inherent interiority of programming. … Read More >>
Twitter’s early-bird special on censorship
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Photo: Sabeth Last week, Twitter announced plans to censor tweets in specific countries, but only to local readers. At the same … Read More >>
EcoSpeed App Saves 30% On Gas With Clever Routing
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Still insist on using that gas-guzzling holdover from the 20th century, the automobile? Well, I have a little something for … Read More >>