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Today is SOPA Blackout Day to oppose the bills currently being proposed in Congress, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect-IP Act (PIPA). You may have...

The Tea Party movement was intended for Americans to harken to the revolutions of the past when tyranny and taxation reigned over the colonies. The...

There are several questions that programmers must answer when deciding on their language of choice. Depending on who you ask, the passions towards one...

The terrible summer and fall that Netflix had in 2011 seemed to have turned as poor decisions were reversed, new deals were made, and the fallout over...

Every year, IBM takes a stab at telling the future by examining what they're working on in their 5in5 series. This year's list was surprisingly bland...

We normally don't look at cooking as a way to generate tech discussions or exemplify geek awesomeness, but this sort of cooking does the trick. Fans of...

"Quite frankly, I feel like I'm in Minority Report and that's really awesome," said Ashley Esqueda from Mobile Nations. If there was any doubt that...

For much of the 70, 80s, and even 90s, "nerds" and "geeks" were synonymous for most who used the terms. The words could be interchanged and nobody would...

If you ask older people today, many would use phrases of disappointment akin to "weeping for the future" or "I don't want to live on this planet anymore."...

Those of us at CES know have seen a million gadgets and gizmos in the last few hours. We've seen cool booths, inventive advertisements, and enough...

Ah, young love. It warms the heart to see young gaming characters finding each other after a long quest and heading into the world of everlasting...

There's a fine line between technology that enables a better world and technology that makes us head in the wrong direction. Movies like The Matrix,...

The debate over whether internet access is a human right or privilege has evolved into a crucial issue of the 21st century. With 2.6 billion people...

The new global economy isn’t defined by the battle for the newest machines or precious ore, but a battle of ideas. Not ideas like concepts, fantastic...

Most people fall in the "maybe" category. There are others who are absolutely certain there are no extra-terrestrial UFOs, that they're just government...

With Iowa deciding on their choice for GOP candidate tomorrow, Google's timing is much better this election season to roll out their political news and...

The concept of "Factory Outlets" was a brilliant one. For better or for worse, they are dying a rapid death thanks to the internet and the rise of "Flash...

It's one thing to distance your company from a list that had proven in the last couple of weeks to be detrimental to those on it. It's another thing...

One of the most important ongoing stories in tech for 2011 was the incessant legal maneuvering between Apple and Samsung. The patent wars have crossed the...

Blogging can be rough (from a #firstworldproblems perspective, at least). You're constantly being attacked for your opinions, bashed for your mistakes,...

Those of us who grew up in the 80s are well aware that the culture, attitude, and utter cheesiness of the era was impossible to avoid. "Cool" had a much...

Just when many (including us) were writing off Windows Phone 7 and waiting for their more-anticipated next generation of phones and software, Microsoft...

I was struck by something when I began reading Digg's list of its "Ten stories you'll be sorry you missed this year." None of the stories had anything to...

I'll never forget when my boss at the time showed me his shiny new Windows Phone. I liked the interface, the feel of the hardware itself, and the...