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star wars LEGO Art announces new posters: Warhol, Beatles, Iron Man, and Star Wars sets Andrea James

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

makers My top ten maker tips for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

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makers Video tutorial on how to play retro video games with a Raspberry Pi Mark Frauenfelder

security It's dismayingly easy to make an app that turns a smart-speaker into a password-stealing listening device and sneak it past the manufacturer's security checks Cory Doctorow

lego My daughter loves LEGO, maybe their creative toolbox will encourage her to code Jason Weisberger

News Calls of 'active shooter' lead to evacuation of Century City Mall, Los Angeles police respond to reports of 'Man with a Gun' Xeni Jardin

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