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[Video Link] Much controversy of late over editing out the n-word from a forthcoming NewSouth Books edition of Mark Twain’s … Read More >>
Good Morning. Here’s A Floppy Drive Playing Toccata And Fugue In D Minor
via CrunchGear
No miscommunication: This project is amazing. From the Youtube page: Features two 3 1/2″ drives and two 5 1/4″ … Read More >>
Guitar Hero Didn’t Die A Natural Death, But Was Killed By Myopic Greed
via TechCrunch
Kudos to Activision for doing exactly what so many people had been predicting for years now. The world’s biggest video game … Read More >>
Meet the Facebook App That Predicts College Admissions
via GOOD
Could a new Facebook application replace the high school guidance counselor when it comes to giving seniors advice on where … Read More >>
Obama announces plan to free up 500MHz of spectrum, invest in 4G for rural areas, and build out nationwide public safety network
via Engadget
We knew the White House was on board with the FCC’s desire to free up an additional 500MHz worth of spectrum over the next … Read More >>
iPhone Attack Reveals Passwords in 6 Minutes [VIDEO]
via Redmond Pie
A group of German researchers have been able to reveal stored passwords from a locked iPhone in under 1/10th of a minute, that … Read More >>
A $53 Billion Plan to Bring High-Speed Rail to the U.S.
via Fast Company
It’s no secret that the U.S. lags behind countries throughout Europe and Asia in the high-speed rail department. In 2009, the … Read More >>
FareBot: an Android transit-card sniffer
via Boing Boing
Eric Butler’s Android app FareBot uses the RFID reader built into the Nexus S Android phone to sniff RFID-enabled transit … Read More >>
Facebook and Privacy: Fired for Beer Photos?
via GOOD
Your Facebook profile is probably full of things that can get you fired. Just ask 24-year-old Ashley Payne, a former English … Read More >>
Electrified kids’ toys of 1950
via Boing Boing
From the July, 1950 issue of Mechanix Illustrated, a glorious collection of kids’ toys — some you might find today, but others … Read More >>