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language Awesome! "Epic" is declining in use (except at CNN) Andrea James

cyberpunk Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace? Thom Dunn

web Bookmarket reveals marketing jargon and other BS on the current page Rob Beschizza

media Shingy talks about the real job behind the "Digital Prophet" bullshit Rob Beschizza

Business Incoherence, multiplied: Sony announces nebulous "blockchain for DRM" Cory Doctorow

gender Google Manufacturing Robot isn't sure humans belong in tech Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Everyone could use some basic web development skills Boing Boing's Shop

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Copyfight Desperate Comcast commits copyfraud in bid to silence its critics Cory Doctorow

videos Alabama Rep Mo Brooks [R] says sick people don't deserve health care Cory Doctorow

cyberporn Report from CES in 1997: Among the Sex Machines Mark Frauenfelder

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

health How to de-jargonify health info online Thomas Goetz

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