Annalee Newitz
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Ashley Madison Code Shows More Women And More Bots
After searching through the Ashley Madison database and private email last week, I reported that there might be roughly 12,000 real women active on Ashley Madison. Now, after looking at the company’s source code, it’s clear that I arrived at that low number based in part on a misunderstanding of the evidence. Equally clear is…
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Amazing Video Tour Of A 1985 Home Automation System
YouTuber Avboden has a home automation system from 1985, and he recently created this video to show people how it worked. It actually has a pretty great UI, with touchscreen — and it even allows you to give commands from your 1980s ultra-modern, push-button phone.
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When Is Flash Finally Going To Die?
Apparently the answer is pretty much never, despite the efforts of Apple, Google… and now Amazon.
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The Best-Ever Bitcoin Cannabis Drone Entrepreneurs In San Francisco
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in San Francisco’s Dolores Park and kids on gyroscopic single-wheeled skateboards seemed to float uphill. I was sitting next to the “Fuck the techies” graffiti, waiting to score some weed. But my eyes weren’t on the park — they were on the skies. Because I was about to get…