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The Details of That 'Corbyn Was a Commie Spy' Story the Papers Didn't Want You to See
This weekend, the Tory press accused Corbyn of meeting with a Czechoslovakian spy in the 1980s, but forgot to include some important information about the agent's credibility.
Telegram Is Kicking the Islamic State Off of Its App
The Russian-made messaging app blocked 78 channels used by the Islamic State to spread its word online.
This Russian-Made-App Is The Islamic State's Newest Propaganda Machine
In Telegram, the Islamic State has found an easy and accessible platform to spread its statements and videos.
You Only Have Three Hours to Eat Oakland's Most Famous Fried Chicken Sandwich
In the Bay Area, where it has become easier to find venture capital than a sense of authentic community, Bakesale Betty—and its fried chicken sandwich—is a sanctuary.
Immaculate Telegraphy: Building a Stone Age Electronic Network
Today's the ninth anniversary of the Northeast blackout "that left around 55 million people in the dark":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003. I was comfortably nestled in Northern California back then, and honestly blackouts weren't...
How It Was Accidentally Discovered the Titanic Was Sinking
Imagine any and all communication to the outside world just shutting down for the night like the corner liquor store, the internet's switchboard operator pouring themselves a glass of bourbon and shutting the whole thing off. You can submit your e-mail...
"What Hath God Wrought": Not Quite the First Telegraph
167 years ago, about a mile from where I'm sitting in Baltimore, an inventor named Alfred Vail (Samuel Morse's number-two) is hanging around a train station waiting beside one of the first telegraph devices. It's not the tappy tap key kind we think of...