Installing Every Version of Windows, 8-Bit Classic Camera Collection

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.

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50 Years of Making Fuzz, The Sound that Defined Rock 'n Roll

Fifty years ago, a faulty connection in a mixing board gave birth to fuzz, which is a term of art. Although it came to define the sound of rock guitar, fuzz appeared first in neither guitar nor rock, but in the bass solo of country singer Marty Robbins on "Don't Worry."

How Charlie Sheen Got His Twitter Account Verified So Fast

But how did the all-over-the-news actor get his handle from whoever was squatting on @CharlieSheen before? And how did he get it verified so quickly? Enter internet startup Ad.ly, which says it brokered his account with Twitter.

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• MIT Scientist Captures Son's First 90,000 Hours and First Words on Video, Graphs It
• A Look at Tcho, the iPhone-Controlled Chocolate Factory
• Doing your astronomy homework with Minecraft models
• Man upgrades Windows 1.0 to Windows 7

Know:

• This afternoon, the official Twitter app for iPhone and iPad got an update with local trends, link shortening, a redesigned tweet box and a 'Quick Bar' that overlays the latest trending topics at the top of your timeline. [From: Twitter]
• Artist Billy Brown's 'The Camera Collection' gives the 8-bit treatment to classic lenses, flash storage, DSLRs and point-and-shoots. [From: The Camera Collection]

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