texas
Robots
8:30AM Kyle VanHemert | Gadgets are overwhelmingly concerned with immediacy and functionality, but a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Texas A&M University reminds us that technology, when applied creatively, can be timeless and transcendent. More »
Fly Away
8:30AM Kyle VanHemert | Gadgets are overwhelmingly concerned with immediacy and functionality, but a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Texas A&M University reminds us that technology, when applied creatively, can be timeless and transcendent. More » 
Weapons
Guy Finds Missile Launcher In Backyard, Nobody Wants It
10:00AM Sean Fallon | A resident of Comal County, Texas named Jarrette Schule found a military issue missile launcher in his backyard. Figuring that the government would surely be looking for it, he made some calls. Amazingly enough, no one seemed to care. More »
Online
Ah, Texas: Get Arrested, Have Your Mugshot and Indiscretions Blasted All Over Twitter
12:40AM Matt Buchanan | If you get arrested in Denton, Texas, your surely precious mugshot will be splayed all over Twitter, along with your age and crime.
Software
Texas Just Now Bans Vista From Government Computers
12:45AM Matt Buchanan | Showing their propensity for tardiness, the state of Texas is just now getting around to banning Vista from government computers because one state senator has heard “of the many reports of problems with Vista.” More »
Science
Texas Decides Evolution Needs More Study, I Decide I Need Less Texas
8:30AM Dan Nosowitz | In Austin, creationists have managed to include several amendments aimed at casting doubt on the theory of evolution. The amendments may affect the content in science textbooks across the country. More »
Science
One-Petawatt Laser Opens For Business In Texas
11:01PM Addy Dugdale | In the basement of the physics building at the University of Texas in Austin is the world’s most powerful laser. Switched on for the first time last week, it has an output of a quadrillion watts—in terms of zeros, that’s 1,000,000,000,000,000. Wired has gotten its hands on some stunning pictures of the US$7-million installation, and has a detailed explanation of how the thing works. The laser will be used to recreate astronomical goings-on, such as supernovae and, as the manager of the laser project says, “You’d have to go out into space and hang out with an exploding star to observe what we plan to observe here in Texas.” [Wired] More »
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