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Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies by Douglas Hofstadter was the very first book ever sold by Amazon in 1995 to a customer who was completely unaware they…
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If you ever doubted the terrifying, monopolistic ambitions of Jeff Bezos from day one, look at his original domain choices. Before settling on the largest…
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Jeff Bezos originally intended to name his online bookstore 'Cadabra' as a reference to the magical incantation abracadabra, hoping to imply that the shopping…
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When the mouse scroll wheel was first invented, major tech executives fiercely opposed it. Why did they hate this feature?
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Charles Babbage is the patron saint of vaporware. In 1822, he conceptualized the Difference Engine, a massive, steam-powered mechanical calculator with…
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Long before big blue aliens took over the box office, a legendary game designer borrowed a sacred Hindu concept to describe your digital character. He wanted…
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