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‘Glee’ uses Jonathan Coulton’s cover of ‘Baby Got Back’ without permission
And unfortunately there’s not much he can do about it
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After Aaron: how an antiquated law enables the government’s war on hackers, activists, and you
At the center of Aaron Swartz’s controversial case is a 1986 anti-hacking law gone horribly wrong
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For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American arcade
Laura June on the nearly century-long rise and fall of arcades in the US.
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‘SimCity’ beta happening next weekend, lets players try the game for one hour
Ahead of the highly-anticipated SimCity launch on March 5th, EA and Maxis have announced that users can beta test the game from Friday, January 25th through Monday, January 28th.
Sadly, PC only.
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With free voice calling, Facebook is just covering its bases
Facebook wants to be the way you communicate with your friends, period
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A modern gaming ecosystem emerges, with Microsoft gone and Sony silent
At CES, gaming’s biggest players missed the boat
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No more secrets! Cypherpunks, Wikileaks, and the new era of total surveillance
Andy Greenberg talks Bradley Manning, cryptographic anonymity, and Icelandic information activists