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The Agonising Last Words Of Bill Zeller

6:00AM January 7, 2011 | Joel Johnson

Bill Zeller was a talented programmer whose work we’ve featured on Lifehacker. He took his own life on Sunday and left an explanation that I think it’s important you read. More »


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Fight The Filter: When The Punishment Doesn’t Fit The Crime

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1:44PM July 27, 2010 | Nick Broughall

If you believe everything the Labor government says about the internet filter, it will act as a gateway to stop people accessing child pornography online. But what actually happens when somebody is caught trafficking these offensive images? Not too much, it turns out. More »


Foxconn Guards Allegedly Beat Workers Up On Tape

12:00AM May 21, 2010 | Adam Frucci

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The stories coming out of Chinese gadget manufacturer Foxconn keep getting worse. Now, there’s a video clip floating around the Chinese internet that shows a group of guards getting physical with some workers. More »


Tsera Sues Apple, Microsoft… Everyone Else For Touchpad Tech

1:15PM July 20, 2009 | Jack Loftus

An obscure company has filed suit in a copyright infringement-friendly Texas district against Apple and several other companies it for what it contends is—wait for it—copyright infringement related to touchpad technology. More »


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Oregon Man Used an Electric Dog Collar to Shock His Kids ‘Because He Thought It Was Funny’

4:20PM May 8, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Salem, Oregon resident Todd Marcum, whose name we will use repeatedly because of the nature of his crime, has been arrested for maliciously abusing his four young children with an electric dog collar.

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Is Slapping Gadgets An Effective Fix?

7:40AM March 28, 2009 | Sean Fallon

When your gadgets aren’t working properly—do you abuse them in hopes that they will somehow miraculously come back to life? Is it effective?

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