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  Time-lapse video of the 2012 annular eclipse assembled from 700 frames

  By Adi Robertson on May 22, 2012 08:46 am + 23 comments

  The 2012 annular eclipse was only visible from China to the midwestern US, but this time-lapse video Continue reading…

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  Radiohead's 'OK Computer' and 'Kid A' get an 8-bit reimagining

  By Sam Byford on May 21, 2012 10:53 pm + 33 comments

  YouTube user QuintonSung has seemingly one goal in life — to reinvent Radiohead's Continue reading…

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  Carl Zeiss creates online vision test to ring in 100 years of 'Precision Lenses'

  By Evan Rodgers on May 21, 2012 09:54 pm + 8 comments

  To mark its 100th anniversary, Zeiss has created an online eye exam that lets you gauge the accuracy Continue reading…

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  Mark Zuckerberg IMs give a glimpse into the origins of Facebook

  By Andrew Webster on May 21, 2012 09:12 am + 39 comments

  It's a busy time for Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg — not only did his company finally file for its Continue reading…

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  How to watch today's annular eclipse, the first since 1994

  By T.C. Sottek on May 20, 2012 01:59 pm + 31 comments

  If you'd like to see today's annular eclipse, a rare event that makes the sun look like a ring of 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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  Watch this: Iron Man sketched out on a 1984 Macintosh

  By Andrew Webster on May 17, 2012 10:06 am + 38 comments

  Matt Pearce likes two things — Apple and making videos. And so his YouTube channel is filled with Continue reading…

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  How Facebook learned to take its time with Timeline

  By Bryan Bishop on May 16, 2012 07:50 pm + 22 comments

  Facebook's never been a company known for its reliance on focus groups or user feedback. On the Continue reading…

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  Crushed by a giant: how Flickr's flame was snuffed by Yahoo

  By Jamie Keene on May 16, 2012 10:46 am + 33 comments

  For many, photo album and sharing service Flickr represents a missed opportunity. Having been one of Continue reading…

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  Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome and Soyuz rocket launch in pictures

  By Andrew Webster on May 16, 2012 09:47 am + 14 comments

  With the demise of NASA's space shuttle program, Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome has now become a main Continue reading…