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The Iconfactory’s David Lanham on what it takes to build home screen-worthy iconsThe Iconfactory’s David Lanham on what it takes to build home screen-worthy icons
The Glitch Mob’s Justin Boreta on Mirrogram and merging music and appsThe Glitch Mob’s Justin Boreta on Mirrogram and merging music and apps
Microsoft’s chief patent counsel Bart Eppenauer: ‘We believe our patent laws have served the country very well.’Microsoft’s chief patent counsel Bart Eppenauer: ‘We believe our patent laws have served the country very well.’
Warren Ellis on futurism, the New Aesthetic, and why social media isn’t killing our childrenWarren Ellis on futurism, the New Aesthetic, and why social media isn’t killing our children
Day One journal creator Paul Mayne: ‘expressing things without filters is liberating’Day One journal creator Paul Mayne: ‘expressing things without filters is liberating’
Path co-founder Dustin Mierau: ‘an app without design is like a good story printed on a dot matrix printer’Path co-founder Dustin Mierau: ‘an app without design is like a good story printed on a dot matrix printer’
Frog’s Mark Rolston: the ‘Minority Report’ interface is a ‘terrible idea’Frog’s Mark Rolston: the ‘Minority Report’ interface is a ‘terrible idea’
Box CEO Aaron Levie: ‘I thought Google Wave was the future of the Internet, but I was wrong’Box CEO Aaron Levie: ‘I thought Google Wave was the future of the Internet, but I was wrong’
‘Attackers will follow the users’: an interview with F-Secure’s Mikko Hyppönen‘Attackers will follow the users’: an interview with F-Secure’s Mikko Hyppönen
The Awl Music’s Eric Spiegelman on streaming music: ‘Algorithms don’t take risks’The Awl Music’s Eric Spiegelman on streaming music: ‘Algorithms don’t take risks’
Cosmonaut stylus creator Dan Provost on how two guys make a living building hardwareCosmonaut stylus creator Dan Provost on how two guys make a living building hardware
NextDraft’s Dave Pell on why email is still the killer appNextDraft’s Dave Pell on why email is still the killer app
EveryBlock’s hype ‘definitely faded,’ says founder Adrian Holovaty, but it’s more popular than everEveryBlock’s hype ‘definitely faded,’ says founder Adrian Holovaty, but it’s more popular than ever
IBM’s VP of Emerging Technologies Rod Smith talks pre-crime divisionsIBM’s VP of Emerging Technologies Rod Smith talks pre-crime divisions
5 Minutes on The Verge with Fantastical creator Michael Simmons5 Minutes on The Verge with Fantastical creator Michael Simmons
5 Minutes on The Verge: Matt Novak5 Minutes on The Verge: Matt Novak
Rhapsody’s Rob Reid: ‘Copyright law is like doing archaeology in the Mediterranean’Rhapsody’s Rob Reid: ‘Copyright law is like doing archaeology in the Mediterranean’
‘Sword & Sworcery’ composer Jim Guthrie: ‘If you can think it, you can make it work in a game’‘Sword & Sworcery’ composer Jim Guthrie: ‘If you can think it, you can make it work in a game’
Tumblr lead designer Peter Vidani: ‘Are we the things we share?’Tumblr lead designer Peter Vidani: ‘Are we the things we share?’
Yasha Levine: using the web to fight ‘journalistic malpractice’

Yasha Levine of The Exiled talks about getting shut down in Russia, plagiarized in the US, and arrested at Occupy LA

Joseph L. Flatley
Inside Anonymous: an interview with Parmy OlsonInside Anonymous: an interview with Parmy Olson
Color’s Bill Nguyen: ‘We’re headed toward the singularity, right? Brains in a jar. Teleportation.’Color’s Bill Nguyen: ‘We’re headed toward the singularity, right? Brains in a jar. Teleportation.’
Gavin Purcell: ‘people always say I’m gonna be the first cyborg’Gavin Purcell: ‘people always say I’m gonna be the first cyborg’
Nicholas Thompson, newyorker.com editor: ‘our capacity to absorb information is growing’Nicholas Thompson, newyorker.com editor: ‘our capacity to absorb information is growing’
5 Minutes on The Verge: Edgar Wright5 Minutes on The Verge: Edgar Wright
5 Minutes on The Verge: Facebook’s Joey Flynn5 Minutes on The Verge: Facebook’s Joey Flynn
5 Minutes on The Verge: Robin Sloan5 Minutes on The Verge: Robin Sloan
Thomas Houston
5 Minutes on The Verge: Emily Gould5 Minutes on The Verge: Emily Gould
5 Minutes on The Verge: Evernote’s Phil Libin5 Minutes on The Verge: Evernote’s Phil Libin
5 Minutes on The Verge: Loren Brichter5 Minutes on The Verge: Loren Brichter
Ellis Hamburger
5 Minutes on The Verge: Irin Carmon5 Minutes on The Verge: Irin Carmon
Joseph L. Flatley
5 Minutes on The Verge: Techmeme’s Gabe Rivera5 Minutes on The Verge: Techmeme’s Gabe Rivera
5 Minutes on The Verge: Nicholas Felton5 Minutes on The Verge: Nicholas Felton
5 Minutes on The Verge: Khoi Vinh5 Minutes on The Verge: Khoi Vinh
Thomas Houston
5 Minutes on The Verge: Growl’s Christopher Forsythe5 Minutes on The Verge: Growl’s Christopher Forsythe
5 Minutes on The Verge: Yiying Lu5 Minutes on The Verge: Yiying Lu
5 Minutes on The Verge: Jason Kottke5 Minutes on The Verge: Jason Kottke
Thomas Houston
5 Minutes on The Verge: Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music5 Minutes on The Verge: Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music
5 Minutes on The Verge: Sparrow’s Dom Leca5 Minutes on The Verge: Sparrow’s Dom Leca
5 Minutes on The Verge: R. U. Sirius5 Minutes on The Verge: R. U. Sirius
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