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My wish for the upcoming Apple event

By thecodepounder | Published January 22, 2010

What, only one? Well, this will probably surprise any Machead reading this, but it has nothing to do with the “tablet-thingy”. My wish? Take the AppleTV to the next level.
Personally, as someone who’s been waiting a long time to see the AppleTV become something more than just my iTunes library on my TV, I’d like [...]

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Gee, if only…

By thecodepounder | Published January 22, 2010

…someone would post a comment telling me how I could obtain affordable insurance, or how I could get in to the exciting world of online gaming, or how to obtain real–or generic–Levitra® or Cialis® or Viagra®, or for that matter, Trazodone or OxyContin®…
Oh, if only…

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Darwin goes digital: Rare drafts go online

By thecodepounder | Published November 23, 2009

The Darwin Manuscripts Project has digitized not only drafts of the seminal “On the Origin of Species”, but also notebooks and scientific writings from the time Darwin spent on the HMS Beagle, among other writings.

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Will secret copyright treaty restrict your digital rights?

By thecodepounder | Published November 22, 2009

Most Americans expect that their laws are only passed after some period of public debate between Republicans and Democrats or their news-channel proxies. However, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) may be an exception to this rule, and if it is signed, many United States laws concerning the Internet and ownership of data may become substantively [...]

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