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While some folks consider physical photographs a step backwards in the evolution of photography (fair enough @BradMcCarty), the shutter-sound luddite inside me still enjoys holding a beautiful photograph, pinning it to my wall or pasting it in a diary. WhileInstagram, PicPlz and every other of the millions of filter forming iPhone apps out there give users the washed out vibes that remind us of old times, we’re still stuck with digital photo libraries on the web and on our mobile phones....

Swedish Philosopher Nick Bostrom’ssimulation argumentsays we might be living in a computer-generated reality. Maybe he’s right. There currently exists no known method by which we could investigate the parameters of our “programming,” so it’s up to each of us to decide whether to believe inThe Matrixor not. Perhaps it’s a bit more nuanced than that though. Maybe he’s only half-wrong – or half-right, depending on your philosophical view. What if weareliving in a simulation, but there’s no computer (in the traditional sense) running it?...

When I ask people why they love Foursquare so much, they increasingly point to the service4squareand7yearsago, which sends a daily email with the subject line: “Where you were a year ago on October 07, 2010. ” The email tells you what day it was, where you went and even what the weather was like:October 07, 2010 was a Thursday. You went to 3 places. The weather was: 73°F 53°F. It then lists your check-ins, venue descriptions, along with comments and who you checked in with....

Yesterday we brought you the news that the HTC HD7S would becoming to AT&Tin just a matter of weeks, something that might annoy owners of the regular HD7 on T-Mobile. Why is that? Because the HD7S is supposed to have a much, much better screen than its brother, the HD7. In fact, in a fit of pure non-creativity, the improved screen is called a ‘Super LCD.’ Happily for the world, ourfriends over at Pocket Lintmanaged to line up both the HD7 and the HD7S side by side to show off just how much better the new screen is....

What is an ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’? And why you need one to raise a startup Everything is connected Every year the University of Glasgow runs a program to support four startup teams with a grant of £2,500 and 12 weeks of one-to-one mentorship from the student enterprise manager. This includes an introduction to ESOs in the wider ecosystem, training, and space in the university’s “incubator” to help teams develop their embryonic startup....