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"Glitch art" finds meaning in tech failure

These kinds of artifacts are there all around us. Our technology is failing here and there in spurts and blips, and instead of approaching it as an annoyance or nuisance, we’re starting to actually appreciate what is given back to us. It’s part of the greater implications of our algorithmic world. A

The board game about gentrification

From the Canadian artist Flavio Trevsian, a board game based on Monopoly and Life in which players redevelop a once-blighted Toronto neighborhood: Playing the game is fairly simple. Everyone assumes an identity, from mayor to developer to resident of the demolished development. There’s even an “acad

These Ms Pac-Man watches feature little bits of outer space

Want to carry around a bit of outer space with you? These RJ-Romain Jerome watches might be the closest you’ll get, aside from meteorite jewelry. Having inherited the highly distinctive case of the Moon Invader collection, a circle in a cambered 46 mm square, the […] watches also feature steel fused

New antipiracy program reminds criminals gently not to steal

Instead of directly confronting users about suspected Internet piracy, a new program from the Center for Copyright Information will give them a series of educational alerts. Ars Technica reports: Last year, the newly-formed Center for Copyright Information (CCI), along with major ISPs across the US

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