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literature Could a Nabokov novel have been the 'father of all hypertext demos'? Ellsworth Toohey

tech The E Ink device that keeps you on schedule without the rabbit hole Séamus Bellamy

Japan What happened to the 2.5 mile high building designed to be taller than Mount Fuji? Ellsworth Toohey

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Technology Is the AI apocalypse a religion in disguise? Ellsworth Toohey

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