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flight Building an R/C version of a Soviet-era ground-effect plane Gareth Branwyn

Business Why I won't buy an Ipad: ten years later Cory Doctorow

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code Adobe Flash was good, actually Rob Beschizza

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acting Breaking a leg's for amateurs: actor cut off his own arm to land more roles Seamus Bellamy

elections The Rich and the Normal Jasmina Tesanovic

authoritarianism How to ban porn Mark Frauenfelder

DRONES Chris Anderson: Drone mogul and former bass player for REM (no, not *that* REM). Rob Reid

fake news Republican Senator caught making up fake news about fake news doubles down Cory Doctorow

Games Gamer culture is so toxic that "being candid in public is dangerous" for developers Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Famous Monsters of Filmland's 1965 guide to home monster makeup Cory Doctorow

History Colorized film and photos of a deadly Antarctic Expedition in 1912 Andrea James

makers Sensors – The final volume in an impressive series of electronics guides for 21st-century makers Gareth Branwyn

Business Company says facial features reveal terrorists and pedophiles 80% of the time Cory Doctorow

books The Sartorialist – NYC stylish strangers happily caught by a candid camera Kevin Kelly

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