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Another dimension, a matter of perception or just an illusion?
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Are sites like Wikipedia and Digg truly democratic, or is it all some kind of hoax? Last night I appeared on G4TV’s Attack of the Show with host Kevin Pereira and Chris Wilson from Slate to discuss the social news…
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Why should we worry about exposing our senior citizens to electronic pets? Because robots are everywhere, and they eat old people’s medicine for fuel. Old Glory Insurance. For when the metal ones decide to come for you – and they…
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First, they will come for our old people. clipped from news.zdnet.com A friendly dog can make older people feel less isolated–and it appears to make little difference if that wagging tail belongs to a robot doggie or the real thing….
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Some American craft brewers love to play games with their beer. Unencumbered by the ancient (and sometimes constricting) traditions present in Europe, they will add absurd amounts of hops, all kinds of fruits, and whatever weird chemical flavorings they can…
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Comedy pranksters Improv Everywhere recently crashed a Manhattan Starbucks to get a little work done — and they brought their giant desktop computers and CRT monitors.
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• Duty calls • How to speak • The writer’s house • An underwater lake • Firefox hits 500 million • 2008 Pioneer Award winners • Feynman on disaster and engineering • Collective intelligence in alternate reality games
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This is such a cool, classic hack — and illustrates in the best way possible how clever people can always find a way to bypass encryption. The solution may be as simple as social engineering or as strange as freezing…
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What’s the best way to craft a message to an extraterrestrial intelligence?
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A few words for our galactic neighbors, in 55 languages.
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