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New York Is Trying to Build Something Good for Once
The Interborough Express, a proposed rail link sweeping across an underutilized freight rail line between Brooklyn and Queens, is—finally—a transportation project worth getting excited about.
Bring Back the Away Message
In an era where conversations never seem to end, we should be able to press pause on all of them.
Someone Recreated HyperCard, Apple's 80s Programming Tool Invented on Acid
ViperCard recreates Apple's classic software, which Bill Atkinson thought up while totally high.
An Etsy Engineer Made Earrings To Hold Your Two-Factor Security Keys
Finally, a useful infosec accessory for a femme audience.
‘VanitySec’ Is Where Hackers Get Fashion Tips
The new website that gets working in InfoSec doesn’t mean you can’t be stylish.
Why Didn’t the Dream of a Laptop Upgrade Slot Take Off?
With PCMCIA (also known as PC Card), it was easy to upgrade our old laptops. Now, though, the tech has been relegated to a depressing bureaucratic fate.
Better Ideas Than Diego Maradona as FIFA Vice President
Diego Maradona wants to be Vice President of FIFA. This is certainly an idea, but are there better ideas out there? You betcha.
Rugby Player Literally Runs Through Brick Wall (On Purpose)
Man constructs brick wall so that he can run through it to impress prospective rugby teams and earn a spot on a team.
Students from Each Final Four School Sing National Anthem
Four students, one each from Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin, and Michigan State, performed the national anthem before the start of the Final Four.
OutKast Should Buy the Atlanta Hawks
Nobody is better suited to repair the championship-bound Hawks' relationship with Atlanta than Big Boi and Andre 3000.