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Patent Troll Stirred a Hornet’s Nest When It Sued Newegg

Image Source: Newegg When a patent-holding company sued a Newegg subsidiary, it was biting off more than it could chew. Though the suit ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2016

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I Did Ask For This: The Walking Dead Miniatures Game is Real and Frightening

Mantic Games’ The Walking Dead: All Out War Miniatures Game takes the gritty graphic novel and brings it to your table in all ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2016

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Cosmic Cloud Hurtling Towards Us, Creating Stars in its Wake

Image Source: Independant.co.uk A 9800-light-year-long gas cloud is coming our way, and could form up to two million new stars when it finally ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 30, 2016

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We Can Now Literally Pull Fuel Out of Thin Air

Image Source: Phys.org Scientists from the University of Southern California have managed to convert CO2 from the atmosphere into usable methanol fuel. A ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 30, 2016

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Popular Hat Simulator Team Fortress 2 Going Competitive

Image Source: Wikipedia Nearly nine years after its initial release, Valve’s Team Fortress 2 is getting a competitive matchmaking mode. Nine years on, ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 30, 2016

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Ancient Babylonians Understood Calculus, Used It to Plan Parties

Image Source: Science New studies show that ancient Babylonians developed a precursor to calculus, using it to chart the movements of Jupiter across ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2016

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Ad Exec on Blockers: “Little Piss Ants” Threaten Freedom of Speech

Image Source: Wikipedia The CEO of IAB, the US internet advertising trade body, is firing back at ad blockers. The war between advertisers ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 28, 2016

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Age-ing Well: Age of Mythology Gets Its First Expansion in 12 Years

Image Source: Forgotten Empires A new expansion for Age of Mythology is arriving on the 28th of January, updating a game more than ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2016

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The Cold Equations: Venus Flytraps Count to Five

Image Source: Wikipedia New research shows that Venus flytraps, usually considered a passive predator of small insects, can keep count in order to ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2016

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Toast! is the Inconceivable, Unofficial Princess Bride Party Game

Image Source: Kickstarter Toast! is a party game where you may be pouring poison, wine, or antitode in your friends’ cups, and trying ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2016

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Creators of Osmos Bring You Karmaka, the Transcendent Card Game

Image Source: Kickstarter In Hemisphere Games’ Karmaka, players draft and play cards to achieve transcendence (or ensure their rivals never do). The core ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2016

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If Zebras’ Stripes Aren’t For Camouflage, What Are They For?

Image Source: The Guardian A new study has revealed that zebra stripes actually provide no benefit in terms of camouflage – so what ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2016

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