MJ Carlson calls this photo from a 1980s computer science textbook "the most glorious stock photo of all time." She is correct.
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Sep 16, 2018
Snapshot from the heroic era of mobile computing
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Why For-Profit Academic Publishers Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank
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Free ebook! Charlie Jane Anders' award winning debut novel "All the Birds in the Sky"
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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 […]
