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IT World "has the wonderful¥† story":http://www.itworld.com/networking/254668/time-machine-why-didnt-internet-tv-take of the Internet being piped into TVs in 1983. There's a video above, but here's a spoiler: It failed miserably. Why? As usual, the...

IT World has the wonderful story of the Internet being piped into TVs in 1983. There’s a video above, but here’s a spoiler: It failed miserably. Why?

As usual, the NY Times tells what we all figured, just much more in depth: slow-loading websites are losing users like crazy. The definition of ‘slow’ isn’t what you think.

People still use Bitcoin? Apparently they’re still popular, as a recent heist netted 3,000 Bitcoin, equivalent to $15,000.

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How’s this for frightening: A robotic cheetah can run 18 mph on a treadmill.

Foreign, exotic seeds are threatening to destroy Antarctica’s ecosystems.

Ridiculous headline of the week: “We Be CELL PHONE JAMMING, Mon!”

New reports state that science and engineering employment has “stalled” in the United States. Does that mean we’re stuck with our current tech forever?

Never have to change out of sweats again: Here’s a great argument for the benefits of telecommuting.

Facebook shelled out $1.4 BILLION to game developers in 2011.