Together in electric dreams

Source: Shanghai Daily

Technology enthusiasts, digital artists and self-proclaimed geeks are gathering at a city "hackerspace" where they hold informal labs, share ideas and help each other create everything from robot vehicles to electronic trees and "useless machine ...
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Craft beers brew up booming business across USA

Source: ABC News

Oscar Wong has been a beer man since the day he and a buddy caught the lusty aroma of a homemade brew from a janitor's Pepsi bottle back at his alma mater, Notre Dame University. "We said, 'That ain't Pepsi,' " says Wo ...
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Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express changes anger developers

Source: Neowin

A few days ago, Microsoft used its Visual Studio blog to reveal all of the versions that it will offer developers for the upcoming launch of its "Visual Studio 11" software development tools (that name will likely be changed to Visual ...
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Sotheby’s to auction 1 of 6 working Apple I’s and rare Steve Jobs memo

Source: 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence

As the first ready-made personal computer, the Apple I signaled a new age in which computing became accessible to the masses. The interface of circuitry and software that Woz created enabled users to type letters with “a h ...
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Drew Edwards: Dad’s homemade smoothies are great, so why do the kids want them at the mall

Source: The Record

We were in the mall recently and my kids were petitioning for a “healthy snack” — namely, one of those fancy smoothies that have become all the rage these days. After we stood in the interminably long line, I watched a pimply tee ...
Full article at: The Record  More like this  1 day ago, 3:30pm CDT

The top things to do: Memorial Day edition

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

It's the unofficial start of summer, which of course means prime June Gloom season. Even though clouds are in store this weekend, there are still plenty of things to do that have nothing to do with the beach. Here are your rec ...
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The tasting room is where it’s happening

Source: The Washington Post

Today’s start-up breweries don’t want to be mere beer factories; they aspire to be beer destinations. Central to that plan is a tasting room. It’s not just a place where guests sip samples out of plastic cups. It also ...
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Homebrew DC: Classic American Pilsner

Source: We Love DC

My homebrewing club at Kena Shriners was asked to make a batch of beer for another club, and was given little direction on what type of homebrew recipe I should use. We did a little reconnaissance work and learned that this other club loves light la ...
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Aperture Science gas mask is one item that geeks would love

Source: Ubergizmo

The Portal series from Valve has been the benchmark for numerous achievements outside the rank of pizzle gaming, and someone even came up with a proposal to his girlfriend (now wife, of course) in the form of a Portal level. Well, Two Ho ...
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