Niraj Chokshi

Niraj Chokshi is a former staff editor at TheAtlantic.com, where he wrote about technology. He is currently freelancing and can be reached through his personal website, NirajC.com. More

Niraj previously reported on the business of the nation's largest law firms for The Recorder, a San Francisco legal newspaper. He has also been published in The Hartford Courant, The Seattle Times and The Age, in Melbourne, Australia. He's also a longtime programmer and sometimes website designer.

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The Bounty ZIP Codes Brought America

The Bounty ZIP Codes Brought America

A new report estimates the value of the ZIP code system exceeds $9 billion a year. More »

Video: Obama Momentarily Locked Out of the Oval Office

Video: Obama Momentarily Locked Out of the Oval Office

At least he didn't have to break in through the kitchen More »

Book Excerpt: Can Videogames Be Journalism?

Book Excerpt: Can Videogames Be Journalism?

A book due out next month details how videogames can and have served to explain current events More »

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A Curse As Copy Protection in the Middle Ages

Soundtrack to Google Earth

Soundtrack to Google Earth

A New Zealand company devises a way to add dynamic urban sounds to a Spanish port in Google Earth More »

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Predicting the Power Dynamics of Group Discussions

The Stagnant History of the Browser Interface: A Retrospective

Google Chrome turns two today, but despite all the changes under the hood, the latest release looks almost exactly like the first. The same goes for nearly every browser. More »

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Treating the Campus Tour Like a Theme Park 'Experience'

FCC's Net Neutrality Decision Could Be Delayed Until November

A new call for input and statements that "all options" are still on the table show the agency is taking its time to decide how to deal with the prospect of a tiered Web More »

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A Cheap, Open Source Cell Network for the Underprivileged and Unconnected

Arcade Fire's Latest Music Video Takes Place in Your Neighborhood

Arcade Fire's Latest Music Video Takes Place in Your Neighborhood

The band teamed up with Google to use satellite imagery and street-level snapshots in their new, interactive music video More »

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8 Steps to Pirating Vinyl Records

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Crowdsourcing the Pakistani Flood Relief

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Why Treaties Can't Stop Cyber Sabotage

Gaming Like It's 1999

Gaming Like It's 1999

A niche community of developers and gamers are embracing the styles of bygone gaming eras by remaking old favorites and "demaking" new ones More »

Building a Modern View-Master

Building a Modern View-Master

The decades-old toy gets a digital makeover More »

Should Book Publishers Be Embracing, Not Suing, Google?

Should Book Publishers Be Embracing, Not Suing, Google?

It turns out that sales for the publishers suing the company over its book search engine have accelerated since their titles were listed, according to some new academic research More »

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A Cancer Victim Blogs His Final Days

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How Weather Sites Prepare for Hurricane Season

Hear, Hear: And Now for Some Drinking Maps

Hear, Hear: And Now for Some Drinking Maps

It's been a good week for fans of alcohol consumption visualizations. Cheers! More »

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Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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