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XKCD on the New York Times Site

FOR a certain subset of Internet users, “Sudo make me a sandwich” may as well be “Take my wife … please.” Perhaps some explanation is in order. Before giving up the goods, however, we should heed the warning of Randall … Continue reading

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I would love to have seen this- Dateline mole outed at DefCon….

I’m especially interested in the taunting. Because if there’s one thing (other than typing in the magical patterns that make computers go*) I would imagine a Defcon organizer being good at, it would be taunting. Hackers can be really fucking … Continue reading

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George Clooney to produce Diamond Age

Hopefully the next announcement will be for an 18 hour miniseries of the Baroque Cycle. “Diamond Age, based on Neal Stephenson’s best-selling novel The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer, is a six-hour miniseries from Clooney and fellow … Continue reading

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