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Self-control may not be a limited resource after all

100 Things You Didn't Know About Lord of the Rings

The world’s shiniest living thing is an African fruit that looks like a pointillist bauble

Magic: the Gathering is Turing Complete

The 18 coolest remakes of the World Map you’ll find on the web

Fascinating discussion of narrative in game with one of the people behind Portal and Portal 2.

Heterogeneous parallel programming - an explanation for laypeople

A fascinating discussion on Wikipedia on how to deal with Philip Roth's claims about the book he wrote.

Declassified footage shows 1st ever nuclear explosion ... in space!

Emma Stone pays tribute to Blade Runner with stunning photoshoot - io9

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A hauntingly pretty series of photographs of jellyfish and other underwater creatures.