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  Cormac McCarthy parody Twitter account fools novelists, Jack Dorsey

  By Bryan Bishop on January 31, 2012 11:11 am + 1 comments

  Twitter isn't the most likely place to find a notoriously private 78-year-old author — but that Continue reading…

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  Experience life as a cat online with 'Cat Life: ChatChat'

  By Sam Byford on January 30, 2012 07:43 pm + 9 comments

  Cat Life: ChatChat is a free browser-based MMO about cats. You can walk, meow, catch mice, purr, and Continue reading…

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  Rupert Murdoch's surprising Twitter success

  By Adi Robertson on January 30, 2012 01:43 pm + 17 comments

  Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch isn't particularly computer-savvy, but his forays into Twitter have so Continue reading…

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  'Deus Ex' title sequence exposed in behind-the-scenes look

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 30, 2012 11:21 am + 21 comments

  If you've got an eye for detail, the title sequences that run before movies, TV shows, and video Continue reading…

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  How the giants of the web store giant amounts of data

  By Jamie Keene on January 30, 2012 06:06 am + 9 comments

  Our increasing shift to cloud storage has required the giants of the web to rethink the file systems Continue reading…

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  'Doctor Who' montage recaps every story since 1963

  By Ross Miller on January 29, 2012 02:01 pm + 12 comments

  As Doctor Who has taught us, time isn't linear. And so it's quite appropriate that trying to Continue reading…

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  Passwords don't work, and they never really have

  By David Pierce on January 28, 2012 04:43 pm + 44 comments

  Passwords clearly don't work all that well — everywhere we turn we hear stories from Sony, Zappos, Continue reading…

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  New York Public Library lets you make '3D' GIFs from 100-year old stereoscopic photos

  By Joseph Parish on January 27, 2012 12:03 pm + 9 comments

  100 years ago, stereoscopic photos were a bit of a novelty, showing up in coin-operated viewers that Continue reading…

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  Remembering Dick Tufeld, voice of the 'Lost in Space' Robot

  By Adi Robertson on January 27, 2012 11:49 am + 2 comments

  The man responsible for voicing such iconic phrases as "Danger, Will Robinson!" and "That does not Continue reading…

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  Reaching out to Facebook spam subscribers

  By Adi Robertson on January 27, 2012 10:32 am + 4 comments

  Facebook says that the average journalist using its Subscribe feature has seen a "320 percent Continue reading…