An initiative that aims to use the wiki model to "nominate a presidential ticket that answers directly to voters" in the USA. An ambitious project, but not without critics: http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/07/26/the-problem-with-americans-elect-2012/ lists some reservations.

The 1971 article about phone hacking that inspired Steve Jobs.

Surprising, but very efficient, low-tech approach to providing broadband for all.

"like the "telephone" of your youth and the best MacGyver episode ever, all rolled up into one."

What does a sysadmin do? Well, let a sysadmin explain...

Collection of music "composed" by EMI (Experiments in Musical Intelligence) At http://www.radiolab.org/2007/sep/24/musical-dna/ there is also an Interview with David Cope, who's created a software that analyzes the works of famous composes and then composes new pieces in a very similar style. (ToK: is this art? Why (not)?)