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You Can Now Read the Whole Earth Catalog Online
Remember the Whole Earth Catalog? If you’re a fan of the anarcho-libertarian magazine that helped usher in a popular interest in all things tech and internet culture, there’s good news: a nearly complete collection of the publication’s archive has been digitized and uploaded to the web for easy browsing. Whole Earth was first published in…
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The Most Cringeworthy Liquid Nitrogen Destruction Video You’ll Ever See
We’ve seen everything from jelly to raw eggs get completely destroyed after being frozen with liquid nitrogen. But nothing comes close to being as cringeworthy to watch as baseball bat to a 38cm silicone dildo turned into a frozen rock. Despite some interesting science at work here, some of you might want to look away.
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5 Domain Name Battles Of The Early Web
At the dawn of the world wide web, early adopters were scooping up domain names like crazy. This led to quite a few battles over everything from MTV.com to McDonalds.com.
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Inside The Push To Wipe Out Polio From The Furthest Corners Of Earth
In Australia, North America and Europe, we don’t worry much about polio. Vaccination has eradicated this terrible, paralysing disease in the developed world. But, far away, the poliomyelitis virus still thrives. Wired accompanied the teams that hope to wipe out polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The story is compelling.