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Sony Isn't Just Going Digital. It's Going Monolithic

Sony strikes a major blow in the war against ownership. But are they keeping up with the times or engineering the times to keep up with them?
Sony Isn't Just Going Digital. It's Going Monolithic

Sony recently announced that they will cease publication of physical game discs for all future PlayStation titles starting in January 2028. Many are heralding this as the death of the physical era for the video game Industry. Sony may be the first but they definitely wont' be the last. 80% of Sony's PlayStation game sales last year were digital. Making the move seem like a logical evolution of the market.That's not what's going on here.On first blush it appears that Sony only makes 20% more …

Politics
Redistricting: An Electoral Arms Race

Redistricting: An Electoral Arms Race

Maps got redrawn. Lawsuits got filed. Courts got involved. You can’t tell the players without a program
Technology
The Ghost Gun Dilemma

The Ghost Gun Dilemma

3D printers are making untraceable guns. Lawmakers are making untested laws.
Technology
NewBird AI and the Art of the Buzzword Pivot

NewBird AI and the Art of the Buzzword Pivot

When a sustainable sneaker brand becomes an AI company, maybe it's time to take a step back.
Civics

The Right to Repair: Turning the Proprietary Screws

The fight over who gets to fix what you already own. It's not as hopeless as originally thought

Technology

Not A Dream. Not A Hoax. Not An Imaginary Story. The Return Of A Medium Everyone Counted Out!

An exploration of how print comics survived repeated predictions of death and outlasted the digital comics revolution.

Opinion

A $60 Brave Browser? Yes please.

How web browsers actually make their money, and why a $60 Brave browser got me a little excited.

Ideology

Everything you wanted to know about Ideologies but were afraid to ask.

Fascism, Socialism, Marxism, Communism. These labels are being thrown around quite a bit but not always correctly.Here's a straightforward breakdown

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