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by Amy Bennett

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Amy Bennett is ITworld's managing editor.

Schrödinger's Cat wins! (As Fedora 19 release name)

Posted Nov 16, 2012 - 01:43 pm

If there's one thing to be learned here, it's that the Fedora folks don't go for all that Ubuntu alliteration.
Software, Fedora, Linux
Tech-induced adaptations

Posted Jul 29, 2011 - 04:02 pm

The Internet is changing our brains. Are physical modifications next?
Offbeat
Russian President drives into crowd

Posted Jul 07, 2011 - 12:48 pm

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was so eager to glad-hand the people of Kazan, a city 720 km (450 miles) east of Moscow, that he stepped out of the vehicle he was driving and watched as it continued on into the crowd.
Networking, YouTube
Texter tossed from Texas theater unwittingly stars in PSA

Posted Jun 13, 2011 - 05:15 pm

Don't think she didn't have it coming. She was warned. Twice.
Mobile & Wireless, texting
Palin's e-mailings

Posted Jun 10, 2011 - 04:18 pm

Got plans for the weekend? Ditch 'em. Instead, why not spend it scouring the thousands of emails Sarah Palin sent during her tenure as Alaska's governor. Sarah's pretty sure you're not going to find anything private.
Security, privacy, Sarah Palin
The typo that exposed Weiner

Posted Jun 09, 2011 - 12:34 pm

Don't feel bad, DM fail happens to everyone.
Internet, Twitter
What does your social networking profile pic reveal about you?

Posted Sep 23, 2010 - 07:33 am

Curious about why people choose the pics they do, she decided to survey Facebook users (via a specially created Facebook group, natch).
Offbeat, Facebook
Trekkies can now display their fandom pride even after death

Posted Sep 23, 2010 - 06:48 am

Are you worried that your final resting place won't adequately indicate your love of Star Trek? Fear not.
Offbeat, star trek
Facebook "likes" decides whether plant lives or dies

Posted Sep 21, 2010 - 07:26 am

"Meet Eater" is a plant with a Facebook account, and when people "like" it, it gets watered. But there can be such a thing as too much love (or like).
Offbeat, Facebook
Israel buys @israel Twitter handle from porn merchant

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 07:21 am

"My account was basically unused because I was getting dozens of replies every day from people who thought the account belonged to the state of Israel," Melendez told the New York Times.
Internet, Twitter

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