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6:21 am Wed
Jan 16, 2002
Sci American rounds up the
Sci American rounds up the dumbest patents ever -- 3D pie-charts, training manuals, focus groups. LinkDiscuss (via /.)
Tim Cook confirms: tech met with Trump to ask for billions in tax breaks
A leaked memo from Apple CEO Tim Cook to his staff explaining why he met with Donald Trump — a guy who called Apple traitors for refusing to defeat their own security — explains the rationale: “tax reform.”
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Silicon Valley's CEOs are just like CEOs everywhere: banal financial engineers, not superheroes and supervillains
The financialization of everything is just as real in the boardrooms of technology as it is everywhere else; though the deferential press likes to paint the tech-sector leaders as geniuses, superheroes (Elon Musk as Iron Man), and super-villains (Peter Thiel as Lex Luthor), the reality is that they’re basically run-of-the-mill financial engineers, whose major creation […]
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Asshole stick: DIY USB destroyer the size of a thumbdrive
This gadget does exactly as promised: it looks like a thumbdrive (sort of) and fries the circuitry of any computer it’s plugged into. It’s made from camera flash parts, is charged with a standard AA battery, and delivers a 300V zap of DC destruction to the port for all your USB-murdering needs. Note that this […]
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Download online videos to your Mac with this powerful convertor
With over a 100 million videos uploaded daily, YouTube has an endless stream of content. But consuming even the tiniest fraction of this content heap is impossible without steady internet access. With this Youtube Converter you can download and keep your favorite videos, regardless of your network connection.Aside from YouTube’s massive library, this app downloads […]
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This tiny camera drone is literally palm-size
At first glance you’re probably wondering: what is this, a drone made for ants? In fact, this tiny drone operates just like a full-size drone, but with the benefit of being extremely nimble. The quick-moving quadcopter is the smallest drone I’ve seen that also carry its own camera—capturing crystal clear video and photography from the sky. It comes […]
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Save $114 on this washable pet furniture protector
While generally good for maintaining household cleanliness, banishing my pets from my furniture isn’t realistic. With hopes of keeping my couch free from dirty paws, hair, and slobber, I picked up one of these Reversible Pet Furniture Protectors.This 21” x 34” water- and soil-resistant pad protects your upholstery while giving your pet a comfortable place to […]
