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3 Aug

Under One Roof: What New Tech Means in the Workplace

In July 1978, the New York Times transitioned from a hot-type to a cold-type system — from cast metal typesetting with red hot metal to the quiet, cool computer-based systems still employed in principle today. The video exploring the...
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13 Jun

The Future: A Short Anti-Complaint

It’s a common complaint that “the future isn’t what it used to be”, and I don’t disagree: I demand cheap flying cars, a personal robot staff, convenient interplanetary travel, an end to world hunger, and total immunity to disease. But...
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7 Oct

An Open Letter to Online Services

Dear [Generic Online Service], I value your existence. Without Dropbox, I wouldn’t have been able to print out that resume last-minute before my interview. Without Grooveshark, my hours spent coding would be much more tedious. Without...
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