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'Bang with Friends' Won't Revolutionize the Way We Get Laid
Everyone has someone in their Facebook feed who they might want to get down with. And it's likely you've got a few Facebook friends who are little more than acquintances who you want to get to know better. My problem with the app is that what it boasts as being an upfront way to cut through the awkwardness of broaching sex is actually a furtive and exploitative kind of gawking. Full story
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The Creators Project
Shapeways and the 3D Printing Revolution
Though it’s been used by industrial designers to create prototypes for decades, the process of rapid prototyping has only recently begun to benefit the masses, and Shapeways has been leading the way since 2007. Full story
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Should the Internet Be Taxed?
The upside of establishing a new tax on data mining isn't immediately apparent, but it's there. Full story
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Good Morning, Sinners... with Warren Ellis
Delete Everything Now
We give up our privacy, as they say, for candy bars. The problem is that the thing we give our information to today is not necessarily the thing that will have it tomorrow. Full story
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Serious Syrian Memes
Like the rest of the internet, the Syrian memeverse is messy, argumentative, and prone to stupidity and hyperbole. Full story
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Killer App
If Diaspora has shown us anything, it’s that people can care enough to have a say about privacy, when the time is right. Full story
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The Horrors of Staying in Touch on Facebook
Instead of enjoying this new way to stay “connected,” we feel worse. More lonely, more disconnected, less sure of ourselves and who we are and if we’re doing OK with our lives. Just look at that job my eighth-grade lab partner got today, or the guy my dental hygienist married las… Full story
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Thank God for Unbaby.me
Thank god for Unbaby.me. It takes all those pesky pictures of America's future and covers them up with images of what you really want to see. Clip art, inspirational photos of hot air balloons, and kittens. I'd prefer pics of Ol’ Dirty Bastard or Lindsay Lohan but the service is… Full story
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Dislike
Everyone's quitting Facebook. Full story
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Popping: The Social Media Bubble
Facebook is the final piece of the "Triangle of IPO Terror." Full story
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