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In an egregiously belated fashion, I'm checking in with a quick update to say that we are delaying the podcast by one week and will...

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If you follow our intrepid Editor in Chief on Twitter, you might have read his tweets about a little misattribution mishap a couple of months...

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I thought I lost my smartphone the other week. Somewhere between walking my dog in the morning and heading out for lunch, my trusty Palm...

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The old adage says there are only two certainties in this world: death and taxes. Steve Jobs proved that not even the Reality Distortion...

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As I mentioned on the podcast this week, I have been working to re-fit Damage Labs with new hardware all around....

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I've never been a big fan of the holiday party circuit. There's always a certain awkwardness attached to hanging out with people you only...

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You'll have to forgive me for the tardy timing of this blog post. What with Christmas vacation, followed by a crazy work week, topped with...

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