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  The telephone network that ran on barbed wire

  By Ben Kersey on January 2, 2013 06:13 am + 12 comments

  We live in an age filled with reliable wireless phone service, but once upon a time people had to Continue reading…

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  How the controversial 'Innocence of Muslims' film was made

  By Laura June on January 1, 2013 03:25 pm + 32 comments

  Back in July a controversial film appeared on YouTube. The low budget, poorly made film appeared to Continue reading…

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  Physicist Richard Feynman's 'Ode to the Flower' accompanied with brilliant animated video

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 1, 2013 03:14 pm + 7 comments

  American scientist Richard Feynman, who The New York Times called "arguably the most brilliant, Continue reading…

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  A look back at the gadgets Wired thought we'd have by the year 2013

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 1, 2013 11:53 am + 23 comments

  Ten years ago — that's 2003, for those of you just getting over your hangover — Wired offered up Continue reading…

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  Artist Fred Eerdekens writes with shadows

  By Adi Robertson on December 29, 2012 03:38 pm + 2 comments

  Fred Eerdekens' shadow art goes far beyond putting some shapes on the wall. Relying on both Continue reading…

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  The long, weird lead-up to John McAfee's arrest

  By Adi Robertson on December 29, 2012 02:39 pm + 16 comments

  John McAfee's flight through Belize, into Guatemala, and eventually to the US after being sought for Continue reading…

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  Listen to Alvin Lucier's chilling aural decay

  By Amar Toor on December 29, 2012 09:27 am + 41 comments

  In 1969, American composer Alvin Lucier recorded "I am sitting in a room" — a haunting, 15-minute Continue reading…

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  Celebrating comic legend Stan Lee's 90th birthday

  By Kimber Streams on December 28, 2012 02:19 pm + 12 comments

  Comic legend Stan Lee turned 90 today, and in celebration, The Washington Post's Comic Riffs blog Continue reading…

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  Kindle Paperwhite diagramed in full detail

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 27, 2012 06:11 pm + 15 comments

  We're fans of front-lit E Ink readers like the Kindle Paperwhite and the Nook Simple Touch with Continue reading…

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  Why author and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier rejected the modern web

  By Adi Robertson on December 27, 2012 05:33 pm + 34 comments

  Computer scientist Jaron Lanier was an early futurist and virtual reality proponent in the 1980s, Continue reading…