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Gravitational time dilation in layman’s terms
Understanding the physical natural of time has been something that physicists have struggled with and debated over since before Einstein...
3 strong reasons why video games are good for mind sharpness
Most people think video games as a bad habit and wastage of valuable time, but in fact, it can turn...
A tale of two gigabytes
On the left, you have a 1GB hard drive. It weighed about 75 lbs, and 31 years ago companies could...
80 million users for Instagram in less time than Facebook or Twitter
The next Social Media giant is right before our eyes, known as the photo filtering and sharing social mobile app,...
Why has email lasted so long?
Many of us grew up writing letters long-hand and sending them via the Post Office. It wasn’t until 1965, that...
Online empires fall. Will Facebook?
It's hard to imagine the world without Facebook right now. Even people who aren't users are affected by it even...
2011 through the eyes of Google (and therefore, the world)
Every year, Google composes a Zeitgeist report that attempts to capture the essence of the year and give a glimpse...
“The Internet in 1969” was eerily correct
Predictions of the future are often foolish and do not accurately represent reality. In this case, they got it nailed...
Dial-Up modem sound is creepy when slowed down 700%
It's a sound that few of us have heard since the last time we saw a modem that looked like...
The hard disk you’ve been waiting for!
We all know that new tech gadgets are more expensive in the beginning when demand and expenses could bring a...
America’s Educational Failures All Summed Up In One History Class
"You are only allowed to use your OWN knowledge, your OWN class notes, class handouts, your OWN class homework, or...
Apple Donates MacPaint Code To Computer History Museum
In a striking move of almost unparalleled generosity, Apple has donated the source code for its MacPaint application to the...
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