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First replicating creature spawned in life simulator (Jacob Aron/New Scientist)

Jacob Aron / New Scientist:
First replicating creature spawned in life simulator  —  IF YOU found a self-replicating organism living inside your computer, your first instinct might be to reach for the antivirus software.  If, however, you are Andrew Wade, an avid player in the two-dimensional, mathematical universe known …

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Google, Apple, Jacob, And The Man In Black (MG Siegler/TechCrunch)

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google, Apple, Jacob, And The Man In Black  —  ABC’s popular television show Lost comes to an end this weekend.  This season has been largely about the backstory for why things are the way they are on the island.  It’s a minor spoiler to say it, but I’m going to anyway — basically …

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