Michael Gaynor
transparency
The Internet Is Crowdfunding the Release of 4,358 Secret CIA Mind Control Documents
Twelve years after receiving a cache of CIA documents related to the MKUltra program, John Greenewald of the Black Vault realized that thousands of pages had been omitted. Now, he's asking the internet for help.
Michael Gaynor
8.13.18
Broadband
Telecom Lobbyists Have Stalled 70 State-Level Bills That Would Protect Consumer Privacy
In 2018 alone, the telecom lobby has killed or stalled a whole host of legislation that would prevent ISPs from selling your data.
Michael Gaynor
8.6.18
programming
This Coder Fit a Bootable CD and Video Game Into a Tweet
How to write a video game in 277 characters.
Michael Gaynor
8.3.18
Shape
Researchers Have Discovered a New Shape, and It’s Inside Your Skin
The “scutoid” is a newly uncovered geometrical creation, and the secret to why our organs are shaped the way they are.
Michael Gaynor
7.27.18
laws of motion
Two Men Allegedly Stole $8 Million Worth of Rare Books, Including Newton’s ‘Principia’
An archivist and an antique bookseller allegedly conspired to steal hundreds of items from the Carnegie Library rare books room.
Michael Gaynor
7.23.18
State of Repair
The Bowling Mechanic Keeping America’s Favorite Pastime Alive
The latest episode of State of Repair shows the hard, dangerous, and sometimes beautiful work of repairing bowling machinery.
Michael Gaynor
7.23.18
modding
Bethesda Says Fears Around the 'Fallout: New California' Mod 'Is Little Ado About Nothing'
A Fallout modder thought his creation was in legal jeopardy, but publisher Bethesda says people can make mods about whatever they want.
Michael Gaynor
7.18.18
gold
The US Has 4.6 Million Foreign Gold Coins Stashed in a Vault in New York
The coins were supposed to be melted into gold bars, but were instead preserved in a vault.
Michael Gaynor
7.16.18
Board Games
These People Are Selling the CIA's Internal Board Game to the Public
The plans for an internal CIA training game were released to the public last month—now it's becoming real and getting Kickstarted.
Michael Gaynor
4.24.18
Board Games
We Asked Game Designers If the CIA's El Chapo Board Game Is Any Good
The newly declassified training board game "clearly was done by people who love games."
Michael Gaynor
3.30.18
Board Games
Virtual Reality Will Keep Your Board Game Crew Together
Board games allow us to disconnect and hang out with our friends, so strapping goggles to your face seems antithetical to the premise. But VR could be transformational for friends scattered around the world.
Michael Gaynor
3.28.18
whoa, dude!
Listen to Chiptune Music Made With an Orchestra of Apple II Computers
'Class Apples' is an album recorded using the 40-year-old Apple II's 1-bit sound system.
Michael Gaynor
7.27.17
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