By Mark Goetz. (Thanks, PeaceLove)
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11:34 pm Sat
Mar 20, 2010
Militant arm of the infoviz movement gets serious about PowerPoint
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30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future
In the heady years of cyberpunk, Japan epitomized the future: gritty and neon-lit, urbanized and electrified, computerized and high-tech, dominated by massive corporations.
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Rice University eliminates tuition for all but wealthiest students, makes housing free for poorest
From its founding in 1912 until 1965, Houston's Rice University was free to attend; but today, Rice has joined other US universities in saddling its students with ghastly, inescapable mountains of debt, with annual attendance costing $61,350, $40,000 of which is tuition.
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A 45-year-old man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot an 11-year-old boy who beat him in Fortnite
A 45-year-old man from New York had been playing Fortnight with an 11-year-old boy for months. He then allegedly threatened to shoot the boy, possibly at school, via texts and voice mail through his Xbox, when he lost the game. According to USA Today: Michael Aliperti of Huntington, N.Y., is accused of threatening to shoot […]
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Gear up for your holiday vacation with these travel hacks
It might still be September, but the holiday season will be here before you know it, which means now is the time to think about where you want to vacation to—and what to do once you get there. To this end, we’ve scoured the Web and tracked down a number of travel hacking ebooks, gadgets, […]
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This portable microscope camera magnifies objects up to 1,000x
The human eye is a beautiful, incredible thing, but it’s far from perfect, especially when it comes to examining objects up close. Capable of magnifying objects up to 1,000 times, this portable microscope camera lets you see wonders hidden to your regular vision, and it’s on sale today for $38.99. Don’t let its compact size fool […]
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Pay what you want for 10 top Mac apps
There’s no shortage of apps available for your Mac, and, while it’s great to have options, this overabundance makes it difficult to find the apps worth installing on your computer. Thankfully, there’s the Pay What You Want: The Ultimate Mac Bundle ft. 2Do to simplify the process, which boasts 10 of the best Mac apps out […]
