Monthly Archives: May 2012

May 31

HyperCard is 25 years old(!)

If you had a Mac in the late 80s/early 90s you probably remember HyperCard, the interactive hypertext application that spawned a seemingly infinite number of stacks on just about everything. What you may not realized is that HyperCard also inspired … Read More

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May 31

Wired on 3-D Printing’s Legal Morass

You have to admit that 3-D printing is pretty cool. Just build a model in software and see it made real before your eyes. It’s like half of a Star Trek transporter. But of course, it’s just like everything: fun … Read More

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May 30

New Orleans, newspapers and the beginning of the end

Last week the New Orleans Times-Picayune announced it would no longer printing a daily paper, instead printing three times a week and putting its efforts into its website. It’s going to be the first major US city without a daily … Read More

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May 30

Pop Chart Lab’s Breweries of the United States

Pop Chart Labs announced they were taking orders for a new poster of the Breweries of the United States. It was supposed to be complete as of date of publication but folks immediately found dozens of omissions. To their credit … Read More

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May 29

The Open Goldberg Variations, by Kimiko Ishizaka

Kimiko Ishizaka has recorded Bach’s Goldberg Variations and made them available under a Creative Commons Zero license as The Open Goldberg Variations. You can download them as VBR MP3 or in the FLAC format for free along with the score. … Read More

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May 29

Four signs America’s broadband policy is failing

A libertarian looks at broadband in the US and decides our broadband policy is failing. The so-called “third option” to the cable and telecom monopolies just hasn’t appeared and US broadband speeds are barely in the top 10 world-wide.

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