Stories by lisper

The 19th century moral panic over paper technology

Why capitalism can’t survive without socialism

Koch Brothers Bankroll Move to Rewrite the Constitution

The idiot's guide to special variables and lexical closures (2003) [pdf]

The world's cheapest air conditioner

Defecating in Space

Appeals court OKs secrecy of FBI national security data requests

Things I wish someone had told me before I started angel investing

Before CGI, they used mirrors

Ravens ignore a treat in favor of a useful tool for the future

Scientists synthesize smallpox cousin in ominous breakthrough

TIL there are upper and lower case numerals

Facebook beats privacy lawsuit in U.S. over user tracking

Off Grid Hacks: Making a Flip Flop Winch [video]

Serious privilege escalation bug in Unix OSes imperils servers everywhere

Adam West, the actor forever known as TV’s Batman, dies at 88

BALLU: Buoyancy Assisted Lightweight Legged Unit (2016) [video]

China Is Making Rice Out of Plastic

No, Your Phone Didn’t Ring. So Why Voice Mail from a Telemarketer?

How hacked computer code allegedly helped a biker gang steal 150 Jeeps

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