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The Mechanics and Meaning of That Ol' Dial-Up Modem Sound Soundcloud

The Mechanics and Meaning of That Ol' Dial-Up Modem Sound

Pshhhkkkkkkrrrrkakingkakingkakingtshchchchchchchchcch*ding*ding*ding"

Wow! Apple Turns Over Its Inventory Once Every 5 *Days* Flickr/kennykunie

Wow! Apple Turns Over Its Inventory Once Every 5 *Days*

That's what the best supply chain in the world will do for you.

Pleasant Smells of 1948 'Frisco: Chocolate, Coffee, Crabs, Oil Prelinger Library

Pleasant Smells of 1948 'Frisco: Chocolate, Coffee, Crabs, Oil

These smells might not belong together after the environmental movement, but that's how they appeared in a 1948 textbook.

Oh Hey, Motorola and RIM Called: They Want to Go Back to 2004 and Try Again flickr/Jurvetson

Oh Hey, Motorola and RIM Called: They Want to Go Back to 2004 and Try Again

Neither of the makers of the two hottest mobile gadgets of 2004 may exist as independent companies in the very near future.

The Case for Facebook Reuters

The Case for Facebook

Let's not let 10 days of share price fluctuation blind us to Facebook's unprecedented accomplishments. Consider this a skeptic's guide to the bull case for the social network.

The Tweet That Begins the Zombie Apocalypse Twitter

The Tweet That Begins the Zombie Apocalypse

"Hazardous materials released at Institute for Genomic Biology. Escape area if safe to do so. Otherwise seek shelter."

A Guide to San Francisco in 1937, When the Golden Gate Bridge Opened Philip Bump

A Guide to San Francisco in 1937, When the Golden Gate Bridge Opened

Reconstructing the everyday details of life in The City during the year the bridge opened.

The Fake Magazines Used in Blade Runner Are Still Futuristic, Awesome Tom Southwell

The Fake Magazines Used in Blade Runner Are Still Futuristic, Awesome

Beautiful and cool magazines purportedly from the movie Blade Runner are circling the Internet. But are they real?

How Google Can Beat Facebook Without Google Plus Alexis Madrigal

How Google Can Beat Facebook Without Google Plus

Look, Google, we've got a plan to help you win on social. There's only one catch: You have to give up on the notion that animates Google Plus.

The Remote Control as Subversive Technology Library of Congress

The Remote Control as Subversive Technology

It is no accident that we surfed channels before we surfed the web.

If 10 Berkeley Cops Can't Get the Chief's Son's Phone Back, Your Vigilante Recovery Won't Work Either Jared Keller

9 Things Everyone Used to Love That Need a New Plan

From data visualization to bachelor's degrees by way of balsamic vinegar and Judd Apatow.

Why Didn't We Have These Mechanical, Cardboard Animals As Kids? Kinetic Creatures

Why Didn't We Have These Mechanical, Cardboard Animals As Kids?

Meet Rory, Geno, and Elly, creatures that lightly embody the potentials and contradictions of our time.

The Pinhole Camera of the Mind Alexis Madrigal

The Pinhole Camera of the Mind

We didn't need fancy glasses to view the eclipse, just the desire to see the right way.

All Eyes on Facebook's Stock Monday After a Fascinating IPO

After a weird IPO, no one knows exactly what's going to happen with the social media's shares on its first full day of trading.

Twitter Tech Elite Seriously Overstimated Facebook's Closing Price facebookipodayclosingprice.com

Twitter Tech Elite Seriously Overstimated Facebook's Closing Price

Many tech twitterers thought the company's first day on the market would go a lot better than it did.

8 Thoughts About Facebook's Post-IPO Future Reuters

8 Thoughts About Facebook's Post-IPO Future

What to make of the big news of the day in the tech world.

This 'Thank You, Facebook' Video Is the Best Thing to Come Out of the IPO Thank You Facebook

This 'Thank You, Facebook' Video Is the Best Thing to Come Out of the IPO

A thank-you video for Facebook created by people from around the world. Really.

The Average Person Alive During WWII and Now on Facebook Has 42 Friends Pew

The Average Person Alive During WWII and Now on Facebook Has 42 Friends

More than 16 percent of people older than 75 are on Facebook.

Google Gets Back to Its Roots With New Search Update Google

Google Gets Back to Its Roots With New Search Update

Your Google search experience is about to change.

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