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MT @mattocko Fascinating @arstechnica piece on analog computers, cams, patent violations, and giant naval gun battles http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/before-silicon-valley-got-nasty-the-pirates-of-analog-alley-fought-it-out/ …

After successful landing, SpaceX to sue Air Force to compete for launch contracts http://ars.to/1mMde0r  by @josephbsilver

MT @roobina WOW. Lab gets funding to put 3D goggles on praying mantises: http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/04/lab-gets-funding-to-put-3d-goggles-on-praying-mantises/ …… from @arstechnica @j_timmer

We'll be in New Mexico tomorrow for Xbox's Atari landfill dig MT @StevePortigal the Al Capone vault of our time http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/atari-landfill-in-new-mexico-to-be-dug-up-on-saturday-ars-will-be-on-scene/ …

Apple launches replacement program for defective iPhone 5 power buttons http://ars.to/1mMhrBt  by @AndrewWrites

Lucasfilm makes it official: New Star Wars films ignore Expanded Universe http://ars.to/1nO2DQ8  by @Lee_Ars

Netflix researching “large-scale peer-to-peer technology” for streaming http://ars.to/1nNY2NI  by @JBrodkin

Stanford’s password policy shuns one-size-fits all security http://ars.to/1nNPlDi  by @dangoodin001

Microsoft is now a phone company, as Nokia deal closes http://ars.to/1nNKe5O  by @drpizza

Unfixable Verizon Galaxy S5 camera failures require device replacement http://ars.to/1nNKlhL  by @AndrewWrites

Capitalism fells communism in Marx-Engels copyright flap http://ars.to/1nNMs5m 

Man uses Raspberry Pi to build actual working cellphone for $158 http://ars.to/1jMpBDd  by @JBrodkin

Dallas Buyers Club producer goes trademark trolling in Oregon http://ars.to/QFzFad  by @joemullin

SpaceX names Texas as site of its commercial space launch facility http://ars.to/1nNGpxJ  by @Lee_Ars

Google getting slapped big for dodging French tax collector http://ars.to/1ilcMhR  by @josephbsilver

Reminder: Third-party Google Voice apps shut down in 20 days http://ars.to/1lbR19T  by @RonAmadeo

FTC sides with Tesla, says it should be allowed to sell directly to consumers http://ars.to/QFxvXW  by @Lee_Ars

Danish government releases geographic data by way of 1:1 Minecraft map http://ars.to/1nJLvec  by @samred

GameStop looks beyond gaming with major push for mobile, Apple retail stores http://ars.to/1ilaMGy  by @KyleOrl

MT @stoomonster Will #Windows9 be subscription OS—like Office is now, Adobe suite, etc? I reckon Ars is right http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/the-inevitable-arrival-of-subscription-based-windows/ …