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by Thomas Houston on February 15, 2011 at 07:20 PM

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.

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Old, Weird Tech: Computer Dating of the 1960s
But in the 1960s, what was known as "computer dating" involved no Internet and often few to no visuals. People submitted their vital stats along with questionnaires by mail. Not e-mail, of course, but old-fashioned, stamp-licking mail. No instant gratification followed. People waited patiently for days, weeks, and months as companies processed their answers on intelligence, attractiveness, quirks, and preferences, and would perhaps find them matches ... the hope for true love.
Would the Bard Have Survived the Web?
Certainly there's a place for free creative work online, but that cannot be the end of it. A rich culture demands contributions from authors and artists who devote thousands of hours to a work and a lifetime to their craft. Since the Enlightenment, Western societies have been lulled into a belief that progress is inevitable. It never has been. It's the result of abiding by rules that were carefully constructed and practices that were begun by people living in the long shadow of the Dark Ages. We tamper with those rules at our peril.

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  • Ars Technica channels Michael Pollan to explain the best way to charge your laptop, phone and other Li-ion battery-powered devices: "Use your battery. Not too much. Mostly for small apps." [From: Ars Technica]

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