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music The Floppotron: reclaimed computer hardware as a musical instrument Andrea James

security Hiding malware in boobytrapped replacement screens would undetectably compromise your mobile device Cory Doctorow

hardware Five methods to remove a stripped screw David Pescovitz

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china Inside China's 'Silicon Valley of Hardware,' Shenzhen, with hardware hacker Bunnie Huang Xeni Jardin

picks MacBook customized to resemble 1980s Apple IIe David Pescovitz

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