Steve Jobs introduces the Death Star
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Filed under: Steve Jobs, iPad This is an idea so beautiful in its execution that you wonder why it hasn't been done before -- take Steve Jobs' rapturous introduction of the iPad, and put it over the footage from Star Wars of the Death Star briefing. It's a perfect geeky...
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Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures; White House now required to respond
thenextweb.com
A White House petition to make unlocking cell phones legal again has passed the 100,000 signature mark. Passing the milestone means the US government has to issue an official response. There were also at least two pushes that made this possible. On Tuesday, the most popular Anonymous account on Twitter,...
Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures; White House now required to respond
VentureBeat needs some new roommates
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We’ve got a bigger space than we need, and we’re looking for a few good folks to share it with. Benefits include gorgeous views, private offices, floor-to-ceiling whiteboards and glass walls for writing down your big ideas, and a Death Star-caliber conference room for impressive investors, press, and potential...
Obama gets funky: White House releases dubstep video ahead of State of the Union address
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Much like its response to the public petition to build a Death Star, the latest video uploaded to the official White House YouTube channel once again proves that presidential administration is at least somewhat in tune (or perhaps in step?) with today’s popular culture. Rather than release a string...
Boot up: Windows 8 after 90 days, Google v feds on self-driving, open source Death Star and more
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Plus Aussie parliament hoiks in Microsoft, Apple and Adobe, Tesla hits back at NYT, BlackBerry makes you wait for cheap BB10, and moreA quick burst of 11 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamWho's manipulating Apple stock with this iWatch story? >> ReadWriteDan Lyons: who's...
$11 million sought to build X-wing, counter Kickstarter Death Star
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A campaign vows to fight the Empire by building an X-wing squad. Also promised: a Millennium Falcon for 13 million Galactic Standard Credits. [Read more]...
X-Wing Squadron Seeks $11M On Kickstarter For Measured Response To Funding Of Intergalactic Weapon
techcrunch.com
The Death Star may be well on its way to Kickstarter success, with £224,596 pledged out of total £20,000,000 goal, but its construction won’t go unopposed. Rebel forces have rallied to crowdfund a means to oppose Imperial tyranny, in the form of an X-Wing fighter and a pilot trained to...
Open-source Death Star project launched on Kickstarter
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Now that the U.S. government has wimped out on building a Death Star, a Kickstarter project has emerged to raise funds to construct the deadly spaceship using open-source hardware and software. [Read more]...
White House hosting a hackathon for We The People 2.0
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The White House is hosting a hackathon around its We The People petition platform, which has attracted more than 2 million users, roughly 6 million log-ins and more than 10 million signatures. The platform, perhaps best known for a popular petition calling on the federal government to build a...
White House holding hackathon to enhance We the People petition platform
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The Obama White House today continued its streak of technology firsts by announcing an administration-backed hackathon to coincide with Open Data Day. Developers are being tasked with testing and building something unique with Petitions 2.0, the next major phase of the White House's We The People initiative. When Petitions...
White House Petition Platform is Making it Easier to Mine Data on Trekkies, Gun Nuts and Assorted Wackos
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If we’re talking about engagement, the White House online petition platform We the People has already been a resounding success: In the last two months of 2012 alone, users appended 4.9 digital signatures to more than 73,000 petitions on such matters as gun laws, the war in Afghanistan and the...
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