Author Archives
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The Chord That Changes Everything
While the act of inserting this mystery chord is simple, the impact is substantial, so prepare to enter a new sonic landscape with the minor-IV chord. This chord appears in many places throughout music history, including “Devil in Her Heart”… Read More ›
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From Analog to Digital
Did we lose anything when we transitioned from analog to digital? Learn about the Jedi skills old radio DJs had to have to spin vinyl on the radio, and meet a man who’s found himself trapped in a digital world… Read More ›
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Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
President Obama on Tuesday largely commuted the remaining prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the army intelligence analyst convicted of an enormous 2010 leak that revealed American military and diplomatic activities across the world, disrupted the administration, and made WikiLeaks, the… Read More ›
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Make Ordinary Subjects Extraordinary With Your Smartphone
One of the best arguments for using your phone as a camera is that you always have it with you. There are few cameras that are as accessible, easy to use, and ready to go at a moment’s notice. What’s… Read More ›
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The Fortress at the End of Time
The other major theme in The Fortress at the End of Time is the unexpected consequences of technology. Humanity has developed amazing tech: colonies far out in the depths of space, ansibles that teleport people across the stars, and starships… Read More ›
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What Apple still needs to do
Apple may have knocked me sideways with the quality of the AirPods, but there remain a few areas in which the company needs to improve its offerings. Some of these are quite small, but together they offer holes in the… Read More ›
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The incredible shrinking computer
The incredible shrinking computer. Tweeted by Luke Wroblewski. Makes you wonder where we will be in 20 years.
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How Designers Engineer Luck Into Video Games
Fairness is the unspoken promise of most video games. Controlled by an omniscient and omnipotent designer, a video game has the capacity to be ultimately just, and players expect that it will be so. (Designers also have an incentive to… Read More ›
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A One-Handed Shoelace Tying System
In addition to being convenient for the able-bodied, Knez’s QuickShoeLace should be a boon for single amputees or those born with only one hand. And if he could design an easier way to grasp the looping part, I’d think the… Read More ›
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Up Close
That is a stunning tribute.
McGST 