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  The Intel engineer behind Stephen Hawking's computer

  By David Pierce on January 11, 2012 11:09 pm + 10 comments

  Stephen Hawking has fairly specific computer requirements. He writes books, travels the world to Continue reading…

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  Project Gemini photo archive provides a high-resolution look at NASA's past

  By Bryan Bishop on January 10, 2012 11:40 am + 8 comments

  NASA, in conjunction with Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration, recently Continue reading…

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  The piece of cloth that nearly sank an Air Force satellite

  By Adi Robertson on January 10, 2012 03:30 am + 6 comments

  Over a year after the initial malfunction and near loss of a $2 billion US Air Force satellite, two Continue reading…

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  The wild and wonderful tale of @Horse_ebooks

  By Joseph L. Flatley on January 9, 2012 05:30 pm + 10 comments

  Sometimes it doesn't pay to peer behind the curtain of the artist's public image; removing the Continue reading…

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  This American Life goes inside an Apple factory

  By Jesse Hicks on January 9, 2012 04:34 pm + 34 comments

  Monologuist Mike Daisey has won wide acclaim for his show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," Continue reading…

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  Year of the Glitch creates art from electronics gone wrong

  By Adi Robertson on January 9, 2012 03:56 am + 3 comments

  Where there are electronics, there are mistakes — usually unwanted, but sometimes beautiful. "Year Continue reading…

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  Iconic brands' logos reimagined with non-custom fonts

  By Laura June on January 8, 2012 02:01 pm + 16 comments

  Pixelonomics has spent a bit of time reworking iconic brandings with custom font work. The final Continue reading…

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  The Restart Page is a walk down OS memory lane

  By Paul Miller on January 7, 2012 11:16 pm + 34 comments

  There are lots of computer experiences that come and go. The apps, the bugs, the features... and Continue reading…

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  Sonic hits rock bottom, doing car insurance commercials

  By Paul Miller on January 7, 2012 10:35 pm + 49 comments

  Look, we knew Sonic was down on his luck. Those Mario & Sonic at the Olympics titles don't pay the Continue reading…

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  NYT examines authors who tweet

  By Thomas Houston on January 7, 2012 09:01 pm + 6 comments

  Is following a tweeting writer like "looking behind the curtain," an act bound to spoil our precious Continue reading…