Where Higher Education Went Wrong
A forum on the failures and future of the American university
Technology
The Conquest of the Future
The lost tomorrows of Gerald O'Neill and Eric Drexler's visions of infinite space and abundance.
Business as Usual at DOJ: Threatening Guy with Prison Over an Altered L.A. Times Headline
Why do people keep accusing them of overzealous prosecution?
Reuters Journalist Indicted for Conspiring With Anonymous
Charged with helping the hacking group get into the Tribune Company website
Washable, Wearable Electrodes Invented
Can make certain types of medical tests so much easier
Tech Firms and Private Prisons Both Trying to Influence Immigration Reform
Though not on the same page
Domestic Drones Are Coming Your Way
Unmanned aerial vehicles are capable of far more than just state-sanctioned killing and police surveillance.
Rand Paul Filibuster Prompts Twitter Discussions
Social media as (somewhat sarcastic) debate platform
E.U. Fines Microsoft $731 Million
The corporation failed to promote browsers other than its own Internet Explorer
Facebook Admits Teens Are Getting Increasingly Bored of the Social Networking Site
Losing out to apps like Instagram
FAA Gets Whiny About Airborne Dance Video; Bring on the Sequestration Already
Apparently "fun detectors" have been added to airplanes
Detroit Students Suspended over "Harlem Shake" Video
We're guessing the part where the kid pretends to sodomize a live duck might have played a role
Facebook to Take Down some Fake Newtown Pages
Allegedly fraudulent pages trying to pull in donations
Should You Go to Jail for Unlocking Your Phone?
Derek Khanna on copyright, the DMCA, and the terrible law against freeing your cellphone
3D Printing Creates Artificial Ear
Could be possible to implant on a person within three years
Airbus A350 Will Not Have Lithium-Ion Batteries
Want to avoid the sort of diaster visited upon Boeing 787
Twitter: Free Speech in 140 Characters
The virtues of pseudonymity in an age of full disclosure
Poland Spring Blows Social Media Marketing Opportunity
Could have capitalized on Marco Rubio reaching for a bottle of their water
Defense Firm Develops Software That Tracks People on Social Media
Would help predict future behavior
Ouya Game Console Founder Promising New Console Each Year
Maybe get the first one out the door first?
Crowdsourced "Aaron's Law" Taking Shape to Restrain Overprosecution in Computer Cases
Another round of review on Reddit
