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5 Products That Owe Google Wave A Beer

It’s the Velvet Underground of tech: just a few users, but a boatload of imitators.

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It Wasn’t Just Google That Took A Hit Today

After Google's panic-inducing earnings report, both Facebook and Amazon took a tumble too. Microsoft is having a pretty bad day too.

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How Often Should You Upgrade Your Gadgets?

nytimes.com

It all hinges on the Lam Quotient: the cost of a gadget, divided by the number of hours you'll use it over its lifetime. That's good news for smartphones and bad news for tablets — and in the case of a laptop, you're often better off upgrading components.

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13 Enduring Existential Questions, Answered By Quora

When a question is too hard for Google and Wikipedia, Quora has to pick up the slack. For instance, Why is Life So Great?

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Wombats Are Like Facebook

Remember that weird Facebook ad from a while ago? With this parody site, anything can be like Facebook! Our ideas so far: wombats, planets and dead people. Add yours in the comments.

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7 Satellite Photos That Look Like Math

Mathematician Paul Bourke collects satellite photos that look like fractals. It turns out, Earth looks kind of crazy.

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Photographing The Passage Of Time

This $85,000 camera takes pictures that show the passage of time, from left to right.

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The $50,000 NES Cartridge

boingboing.net

It's the only known English-Language copy of Final Fantasy 2. In honor of the craziness, Boing Boing takes a dive into the strange world of rare console games, from the prototype Zelda cartridge (which sold for $55,000) to the notorious "Swedish Erotica" Atari game, Custer's Revenge.

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