Obama’s new ConnectHome project could provide Internet connections to the Choctaw Nation.
Internet
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Chicken-Fried News: Oh my!
A recent tornado hit Tiger Safari in Tuttle, some wild animals escaped and social media sites were abuzz with jokes and worry.
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Businesses, leaders wrangle over net neutrality, access issues
Oklahoma City, which has also seen a boost in start ups over the past several years, has some of the slowest Internet speeds in the nation
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Chicken-Fried News: What can’t Google do?
Siri, do a Google search for “burglars 2011.” You really can find anything on the Internet. Just ask the Oklahoma City woman who recently found the two robbers who broke into her house and threatened her three years ago. A neighbor was scrolling a Google Street View map of her street when she saw what […]
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LIFE
The University of Central Oklahoma’s American Democracy Project will educate the public about privacy and internet security with film screenings of the 2013 documentary Terms and Conditions May Apply, directed by Cullen Hoback. With appearances by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and singer-songwriter Moby, the film explains to viewers that by accepting the terms and conditions […]
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Bone density
Bone marrow is a soft and spongy substance, yet it’s the innermost element of the human construct, vital to our existence as a sustainable and adaptable species. Without it, our bodies would succumb to even the most innocuous threat. Likewise, Tallows’ music is so constructed: robust with instrumental depth and conceptual assertion. There’s also a […]
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Disconnect
The fiction-film directorial debut for Henry Alex Rubin (Murderball, one of the greatest documentaries of this millennium), the movie doesn’t feel like a preachy lesson à la David Schwimmer’s Trust; it’s more of a is-what-it-is look, however voyeuristic, at the way everyday people get tangled in the web. Disconnect opens today exclusively at AMC Quail […]
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Over the Rainbow
Scott Booker, circa 1988 Photo: Scott Booker Today’s world is a virtual playground for music lovers. There’s no shortage of avenues to learn about breaking bands, download new songs or unearth a rare track. And there is little to no effort needed to find what you want or stumble upon the unexpected. All you need […]
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Puttin’ on the Switz
Illustration: Brad Gregg But as it turns out, Switzer is quite fond of his outerwear, which he’s had for more than 40 years. And not only was it stylish, but tremendously practical … well, for the human wearing it, at least. “When the weather’s cold and it’s 20 degrees and the wind chill’s 17, I […]
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Boldly going …
A dedicated band of die-hard Star Trek fans has crafted an exact replica of the bridge of the Starship Enterprise (from the original TV series, in case you were wondering) for a work-in-progress web series inspired by the sci-fi classic. The impressive circular set is resplendent with its blinking read-outs; its dazzling array of switches, […]