Offline: Ignorance
In the classic animated series Arthur there are many references to reading. For instance, Arthur's full name is "Arthur Read," which is a little obvious. There is also the dynamic, show-stopping Continue reading…
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Summify going offline June 22nd; accounts tied to Twitter will receive daily summary emails
When Twitter bought social news aggregator Summify this past January, both parties acknowledged the service would eventually be shut down and now we have a date: June 22nd. According to an email sent Continue reading…
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Offline: Peeking
I can honestly say that since May 1st I haven't loaded a single webpage, synced a single client, downloaded a single file, or sent a single email. I also haven't explicitly asked anyone to do those Continue reading…
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Offline: Ghost limbs
About a month ago, before I had left the internet, I got an offer for my iPhone and I bit. Phoneless, and with my upcoming experiment in mind, I wandered over to the shady, "authorized" AT&T store Continue reading…
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Offline: Did you hear the news about Diet Coke?
An addendum to my first entry, regarding a mention of "Diet Coke": Last Tuesday when I visited the office, I made a trip to the fridge to grab a Diet Coke. I passed Ross Miller (no relation) in the Continue reading…
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Offline: day one of life without internet
Dear Diary, I just spent 24 hours entirely without the internet for the first time I can remember in my adult life. I think there are two kinds of people who live with technology constantly in their Continue reading…
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I'm leaving the internet for a year
At midnight tonight I will leave the internet. I'm abandoning one of my "top 5" technological innovations of all time for a little peace and quiet. If I can survive the separation, I'm going to do Continue reading…
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California nuclear plant taken offline after jellyfish-like creatures clog water intake
Operators at the Diablo Canyon nuclear facility in California have been forced to shut the plant down after numerous waves of sea salps — small creatures that bare some resemblance to jellyfish — Continue reading…
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Microsoft adds augmented reality to Windows Phone's Bing Translator
Microsoft has updated its Bing Translator app for Windows Phone with a number of impressive features. First up is an augmented reality translator, which uses the phone's camera and overlays text in Continue reading…
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PSA: PlayStation Network going offline for 13 hours of maintenance today at 9AM ET
Sony has announced that its PlayStation Network will be taken offline yet again for scheduled maintenance today beginning at 9AM ET. All the usual circumstances we've come to know so well are Continue reading…
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Second-generation Apple TV receives first untethered jailbreak, courtesy of FireCord
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Remaining Enyo team says it's 'redoubling' development efforts
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Facing delisting from NASDAQ, THQ is asking for a reverse stock split
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'Need for Speed: Most Wanted' leaked by E3 invitation
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Blip Festival 2012 starts tonight in NYC, featuring Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, and many more
