A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that you want to repurpose ...

The GIF, short for "graphics interchange format," has become a staple in modern communication. The short, looping video clips can be easily shared, which has made GIFs popular with social media users.

Scientists have demonstrated that human brain cells grown on a microchip can learn to play id Software’s classic first-person shooter.

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Was the victim a misunderstood savant? Or connected to organized crime? There’s only one clue, and it can’t be solved.