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Street Fights and Block Wars - How EA vs Zynga Works, And What It Might Mean
Software Runs the World: How Scared Should We Be That So Much of It Is So Bad?
On Mars: It's Curiosity's moment to shine, but MAVEN is in the works
Mat Honan Hack Pokes Holes in Apple iCloud
Art: Delaware Art Museum and how it grew

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:51 AM PDT

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Street Fights and Block Wars - How EA vs Zynga Works, And What It Might Mean

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:33 AM PDT

In amidst the heat and smoke around EA's decision to prosecute Zynga for copyright infringement, there has emerged a degree of confusion around what actually is and is not lawful when it comes to homage, imitation and, arguably, swiping.

Software Runs the World: How Scared Should We Be That So Much of It Is So Bad?

Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:49 AM PDT

When software works, you can buy an airline ticket and sell a stock. When it fails, you can miss a flight and a bank can lose a billion dollars. Do we respect the power of software as much as we should? ...

On Mars: It's Curiosity's moment to shine, but MAVEN is in the works

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 10:06 AM PDT

In 2014, Curiosity and MAVEN are slated to team up to help scientists unravel the mystery behind Mars' vanishing atmosphere: How did a wet, warm planet lose that thin layer that can preserve the building blocks of life?

Mat Honan Hack Pokes Holes in Apple iCloud

Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:03 AM PDT

iCloud is awesome because it "just works", but the Mat Honan hack illustrates how that can quickly be turned against you as well.

Art: Delaware Art Museum and how it grew

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:48 AM PDT

One of the worst habits that a museumgoer can acquire is spending more time reading labels than looking at the works of art they describe.