Series of Tubes Archive
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[Series of Tubes] CISPA: the Zombie Bill
Posted April 23, 2013Seriously, y’all, this damn bill just won’t die. CISPA, which zipped through the House last week while most of us were busy being appalled and horrified over the Boston bombings,... -
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Series of Tubes: April Fools!
Posted April 1, 2013One of my favorite parts of April Fool’s Day is the way hundreds of websites across the Internet join in the fun and offer up some amusing hijinks on their... -
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[Series of Tubes] Doonesbury: What happens to comics if newspapers go away?
Posted February 11, 2013On February 2nd, one of my favorite old school comics, Doonesbury, asked, “What happens to comics if newspapers go away?” The answer kicked off a bit of controversy and several... -
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[Series of Tubes] Jonathan Coulton vs. Glee
Posted January 29, 2013On January 24th, popular Fox show Glee aired its eleventh episode of season four, called "Sadie Hawkins." The episode contained a folksy cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back." Even before the episode aired, the Internet was crying foul. Glee's cover of "Baby Got Back" had been leaked, and bore a stunning resemblance to the version produced by Jonathan Coulton. -
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[Series of Tubes] 4 Ways to Deal with Facebook Overload
Posted January 15, 2013Just lately I've heard more than a few people talking about pruning their Facebook friends lists, being tired of Facebook, feeling overwhelmed by Facebook, or wanting to quit Facebook. When I ask why (usually on Facebook), I hear that there's just too much drama, too much to keep up with, too many pages, too many updates, too much garbage... In short, there's just too much Facebook. -
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[Series of Tubes] Build Your Own Newspaper: A How-To.
Posted January 8, 2013Print is dead, or so everyone says. I don't think it's quite dead yet, but its family members are probably collecting brochures for hospice care. If newspapers aren't going to be a thing anymore, how's a conscientious news junky supposed to get their fix? -
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Series of Tubes – Reddit.com: Free Speech vs. Too Creepy for Words
Posted October 17, 2012Reddit.com is back in the news again, this time for harboring a series of subreddits dedicated to “creepshots,” or surreptitiously-taken photos of young women’s breasts or butts, as well as non-consensual upskirt or down-blouse shots. -
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Series of Tubes: Browser Extensions
Posted May 15, 2012Browser extensions are additional bits of code that you can add to your browser to make them do more and/or better things. They're super-easy to install - generally it's a one-click process. Depending on your browser or the extension you picked, you may have to close and reopen your browser, too. Something that simple can add a wealth of new features and solve a ton of Internet annoyances - for free! -
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Series of Tubes: Sarah Phillips & Citizen Journalism
Posted May 2, 2012Corvallis resident and recently-graduated OSU student Ray McGuinness kept Twitter updated as he took to the streets of Corvallis to find and talk to Sarah Phillips.