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At the Times, a Hesitance to Hyperlink
Journalists at the New York Times and its own standards editor say that getting continually dragged by other journalists for not giving credit is embarrassing.
How to Fix the Internet After the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The fiasco over third party apps and the Facebook user data that got Trump elected is almost beside the point for researcher Hossein Derakhshan.
One Artist's Frenzied Take on the Traditions of Old Masters
London's Amar Gallery showcases the lyrical drawings of Howard Tangye.
Where Did Twitter's Extra Characters Come From?
Twitter is asserting its independence by moving links, media, and usernames from the content of a tweet into the metadata.
A Year in Space, 'the Keurig of Weed,' and Other Natural Disasters
Some our favorite stories from last week.
From FBiOS to Speidi, All the Made Up Words You Need to Know
A drunk’s primer on this week’s headlines.
Obama is Lucky to Golf With Steph Curry, Ray Allen, and Alonzo Mourning
What you gotta do to play with POTUS? Win an NBA championship or something?
Mord Fustang's Debut Album Pays Tribute To Video Game Classics
'9999 to 1' is an album rooted in arcade games and Atari weirdness.
Hot Links: Tweeting Obama's Whereabouts, Flaming Teapots, Octopus Vs. Bird
Catch up on the missed stories you still need to read.
Hot Links: Playboy's Space Club, Google's $1M Prize, Apple's Girth
Playboy is teaming with Virgin Galactic to set up a "strip club in space":http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2106467/Playboy-teams-Virgin-Galactic-plan-gentlemen-s-club-space.html. The future has arrived. Calculating the enormity of Apple's...
Hot Links: Olympus Exec Hanged, Radical Girl Scouts, Mob Rules Comedy
New privacy revelations at Google, Twitter, et al: "Are they really a surprise":http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/21/internet-privacy-idUSL2E8DI0FU20120221? The ongoing scandal/meltdown at Olympus gets dirty: a company exec has been found...
Hot Links: Iran's Satellite, the $100K Quantum Computer Bet, Prop. 8 Gets Ruled On
Iran has apparently launched "a small satellite":http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Iran-Reports-Launch-of-Small-Satellite-/story.xhtml?story_id=0120009JIS80. No word on whether or not it's to get better reception for _Two and a Half Men_. Much of...