An RPG built in a spreadsheet. Cool!


Don’t like Excel? This spreadsheet-based RPG might change your mind | TechHive
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A lot of us buy into the cliché that accountants are boring and uncreative, but Cary Walkin has shown us how assumptions make an ass out of 'u' and me.

Library of Congress has announced new free resource - an e-book called "Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving".


Announcing a Free “Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving” Publication | The Signal: Digital Pre
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Announcing a Free “Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving” Publication. A blog post at "The Signal: Digital Preservation" on 2013-03-22.

A tool from MIT that allows you to track memes across television news:


Tracking memes across television news: A tool for analyzing how stories move through broadcast | MIT
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Matt's a Research Assistant at the Center. He has spent his career at the intersection of technology and social change. He graduated with high honors from the University of Maryland College Park, where...

Is the Register of Copyright going to call for a REDUCTION in copyright term? #holybeandip


Surprise: Register Of Copyrights Expected To Call For Reduction In Copyright Term | Techdirt
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For a long time now, the idea of an overhaul of copyright law in the US has mostly been seen as a pipedream. However, it appears that the Register of Copyright, Maria Pallante, may actually be angling...

Three years ago, Ray Clark lost his wife of 67 years. Then he lost his daughter. At 98, he was looking for something to fill the empty hours, so he decided to hit the gym.

Today he's 102 and able to curl 40 pounds or pluck bouncing eight-pound kettle bells from the air.

It's never too late to change. This is his story. http://wapo.st/XMEyOZ

TechCrunch covers Mention, described as "Google Alerts on Steroids" --


With 50,000 Users & Double-Digit Monthly Revenue Growth, French...
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French real-time alerts startup mention, which describes its offering as 'Google alerts on steroids', has raised a "flash" seed round of $800,000 (€600,000) from Alven Capital and Point Nine Capital....