Culture Archive

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  The Listening Machine turns Tweets into music, literally

  By Laura June on May 18, 2012 04:03 pm + 4 comments

  The Listening Machine is an experimental art / music project by Daniel Jones, Peter Gregson, and the Continue reading…

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  Offline: Peeking

  By Paul Miller on May 18, 2012 10:59 am + 159 comments

  I can honestly say that since May 1st I haven't loaded a single webpage, synced a single client, Continue reading…

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  UK man receives one year sentence for hacking Facebook account

  By Andrew Webster on May 18, 2012 10:21 am + 19 comments

  A UK man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for hacking a Facebook account. 21-year-old Continue reading…

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  A look behind some of the greatest Lego art from PBS 'Off Book'

  By Adi Robertson on May 18, 2012 07:47 am + 4 comments

  As part of its ongoing Off Book series, PBS has examined some of the many creative uses for Lego Continue reading…

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  Woz hired by Sony as technical 'tutor' for Steve Jobs film

  By Bryan Bishop on May 17, 2012 09:52 pm + 68 comments

  Earlier this week Sony announced that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin would be adapting Walter Isaacson's Continue reading…

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  Ridley Scott and Hampton Fancher in 'Blade Runner' sequel talks

  By Sam Byford on May 17, 2012 08:57 pm + 52 comments

  The director and screenwriter of sci-fi noir classic Blade Runner are in talks to collaborate on a Continue reading…

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  White House's top cybersecurity chief retires

  By Evan Rodgers on May 17, 2012 06:35 pm + 18 comments

  With the US government's mounting concern over cybersecurity issues, White House cybersecurity Continue reading…

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  Learn to code, but don't quit your day job

  By Joshua Kopstein on May 17, 2012 01:01 pm + 181 comments

  Given the ever-expanding role of software in our lives, it shouldn't be too difficult to ascertain Continue reading…

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  Amazon book reviewers as reliable as professional critics, says Harvard research

  By Adi Robertson on May 17, 2012 09:35 am + 16 comments

  Literary pursuits are beset on all sides, it seems. Not only do computers rank student essays about Continue reading…

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  'Community' cast get digitized for video game finale

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 17, 2012 08:22 am + 38 comments

  Not content with being re-imagined as anime characters earlier this season, the cast of NBC's C Continue reading…