A $25 Computer to Make Every Kid a Coder

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The tech industry's holy grail has been realized: Raspberry Pi is a low-cost computer designed to inspire a kid coding renaissance. Read more »

Can Reddit Crowdsource A Better SOPA?

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Can 1000 Reddit users crowdsource a bill to curb piracy that preserves online freedom? Read more »

The Walking Dead: SOPA and ACTA Will Rise Again

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SOPA and ACTA are nothing new. They're only the latest in an ongoing campaign to limit online freedom. The full story to date, and what can be done to fight future threats. Read more »

Greencitizen Confronts the Global Electronic Waste Crisis

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Much of our hazardous electronic waste is exported to developing countries. Greencitizen tackles this problem by repairing old tech for reuse and sustainably disposing of toxic parts. Read more »

Governance of Open Source: George Dafermos Interview

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George Dafermos is one of the few researchers specializing in the governance of free software communities and has set clear criteria for genuine peer production. Read more »

Don't Believe the Hype: The Entertainment Industry is Growing, But...

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The entertainment industry is growing, not shrinking, despite the claims of large media conglomerates and politicians. But things remain hard for DIY creators of all stripes. Read more »

Aggregation, Not Algorithms, Is The Key To Establishing Trust Online

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Do current reputation systems like Klout or Trustcloud do an effective enough job of establishing trust to work for collaborative consumption services? Read more »

Think Like the Internet: How to Beat Facebook

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The dominance of Facebook is a democratic problem. Our only hope to beat it is to use the same tactic the social media giant used itself. Here's how. Read more »

The Top 11 Citizen Science Projects of 2011

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SciStarter's list of 2011's top recreational activities and science research projects that anyone can do. Read more »

Facebook Poses a Far Greater Threat to the Web than Apple

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For all the talk about Apple's walled garden, a far greater threat to Internet freedom is the invasive species Facebook. Read more »
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