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I was wrong. One year ago I left the internet. I thought it was making me unproductive. I thought it lacked meaning. I thought it was "corrupting my soul." It's a been a year now since I "surfed the…
SOURCE:The Verge
PUBLISHED: May 1, 2013
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2873 words)

How to Build a JRPG

This article is a high-level overview for creating a JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) such as the early Final Fantasy games. We’ll look at the architecture and systems that make up the…
LENGTH: 19 minutes (4956 words)
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The secrets of body language: why you should never cross your arms again

Body language is older and more innate for us as humans than even language or facial expressions. That’s why people born blind can perform the same body language expressions as people who can…
PUBLISHED: April 18, 2013
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1449 words)

The Bitcoin Bubble and the Future of Currency — Money & Banking

A few days ago, the value of all the bitcoins in the world blew past $1 billion for the first time ever. That’s an impressive achievement, for a purely virtual currency backed by no central…
SOURCE:medium.com
LENGTH: 20 minutes (5013 words)

How Samsung Became the World's No. 1 Smartphone Maker

Illustration by Thomas TraumI’m in a black Mercedes-Benz (DAI) van with three Samsung Electronics PR people heading toward Yongin, a city about 45 minutes south of Seoul. Yongin is South Korea’s…
PUBLISHED: March 28, 2013
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4020 words)

Inside 'Apple Anonymous': The Secret Society of Apple’s Retail Army

Photo by Camillo Miller Walk into any one of Apple’s more than 400 retail stores across the globe and you will receive customer service that is typically unmatched in the consumer electronics…
PUBLISHED: March 21, 2013
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3030 words)
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What did we learn from EA's LGBT-friendly event?

Last week, amid peak fervor for its SimCity launch woes, Electronic Arts held a small, even austere summit on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in the game industry at the Ford Foundation…
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1672 words)
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When Brain Damage Unlocks The Genius Within

Brain damage has unleashed extraordinary talents in a small group of otherwise ordinary individuals. Will science find a way for everyone to tap their inner virtuoso? By Adam Piore Posted 02.19.2013…
AUTHOR:Adam Piore
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4101 words)

Apple’s Town Hall meeting: Tim Cook talks Android, China, earnings, retail, more

Last year, 2012, was Tim Cook’s first full year at the helm, and the first full year without Steve Jobs. It was a year filled with new products and advancements, but it was also a year of…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 26, 2013
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1577 words)
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