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The Ink and Paper That Took Humans to the Moon Back in 1969

The Ink and Paper That Took Humans to the Moon Back in 1969

Over at the National Archives' Tumblr, they've unearthed the original flight plan for the mission that first took humans to the moon More »

Why Google+ Is Different From Facebook, According to Google

Why Google+ Is Different From Facebook, According to Google

The search giant designed its latest launch with other social networks in mind, and looked at what those other companies did wrong More »

Your Personality Appears to Be Making You Fat

Your Personality Appears to Be Making You Fat

An American Psychological Association report finds that impulsivity and other traits help determine our weight More »

Comic-Con Freebie Watch: Bags, Snacks, and Gary Oldman's Glasses

Comic-Con Freebie Watch: Bags, Snacks, and Gary Oldman's Glasses

What the fanboys should try to grab at this weekend's event More »

Reddit Co-Founder Aaron Swartz Charged With Data Theft

Reddit Co-Founder Aaron Swartz Charged With Data Theft

The 24-year-old was indicted on Tuesday in Boston on charges that he broke into a restricted computer wiring closet at MIT More »

Apple Could Buy Goldman Sachs With Its $76 Billion in Cash

... and still have change left over to buy LinkedIn and Twitter. Seriously. More »

The Associated Press on 'Unfriending,' Other Tech Terms

The Associated Press on 'Unfriending,' Other Tech Terms

You may defriend somebody when you should be unfriending them. And if you're still writing "E-mail," well, you're behind the times. More »

Chart: This Is the Relationship Between Penile Length and Economic Growth

Chart: This Is the Relationship Between Penile Length and Economic Growth

"A surprising strong correlation" More »

It Might Be Time to Cool It With the Shaky iPhone 5 Rumors

It Might Be Time to Cool It With the Shaky iPhone 5 Rumors

BGR reported that Apple will release a new iPhone 5, continue to sell the iPhone 4, and also offer a prepaid model priced for $350 More »

Rejected Names for Twitter Included Jitter and Twitch

Rejected Names for Twitter Included Jitter and Twitch

"Those were the early names, Jitter and Twitch. And neither one of them really inspired the best sort of imagery." More »

Tom Anderson on 3 Things Google+ Can Learn From Myspace

Tom Anderson on 3 Things Google+ Can Learn From Myspace

There are only so many social networks we can handle. When a new one, like Google+, emerges, it has two options: kill or be killed. More »

Japan Wins Women's World Cup, Thanks to Extra-Time Penalty Kicks

Japan Wins Women's World Cup, Thanks to Extra-Time Penalty Kicks

Will the victory bring some much-needed joy to the earthquake-ravaged country? More »

Is Microsoft Working on a New Social Search Project?

Is Microsoft Working on a New Social Search Project?

A bunch of tech writers have some guesses about Tulalip, the leaked Internet social tool you might be forced to join in the near future More »

Fans Wonder if Apple Leaked a New Product on Its Own Website

Fans Wonder if Apple Leaked a New Product on Its Own Website

Apple fanboys must have cheered when for some reason, Apple posted stray photos of a new display that uses the Thunderbolt technology More »

Google Is Making Us Stupid and Smart at the Same Time?

Google Is Making Us Stupid and Smart at the Same Time?

A just-published study offers new findings, and a quick read suggests that yes, Google is hampering our ability to recall information More »

What Everyone Can Learn From the BBC's New Social Media Guide

What Everyone Can Learn From the BBC's New Social Media Guide

The BBC's official social media guide codifies the "don't do anything stupid" rule media organizations hope their employees will follow More »

#DearNetflix: Documenting Twitter's Hatred of the Price Hikes

#DearNetflix: Documenting Twitter's Hatred of the Price Hikes

Earlier this week, Netflix announced price hikes for its users. Existing subscribers, unsurprisingly, really don't like these changes. More »

'Mad Men' Leads the Pack in Emmy Nominations

'Mad Men' Leads the Pack in Emmy Nominations

The AMC drama pulled in 19 nominations, followed closely by HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' More »

Mark Zuckerberg Disappears From Google+ Due to Privacy Settings

Mark Zuckerberg Disappears From Google+ Due to Privacy Settings

That he disappeared because of privacy settings is certainly ironic. Is he hypocritical for hiding from the public eye? Depends how you see it. More »

Republican Repeal Fails: Americans Stuck With High-Tech Lightbulbs

Republican Repeal Fails: Americans Stuck With High-Tech Lightbulbs

At issue yesterday was the repeal of a law already on the books that requires light bulbs to meet certain efficiency standards More »

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