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Taylor Hatmaker writes about gadgets, games, social media and sometimes other stuff for Autostraddle. She draws cartoons on occasion too, if you ask real nice. Twitter: @ouroboring // Email: taylor [at] autostraddle dot com

March 07, 2011

Pure Poetry #17: Adrienne Rich Came to Explore the Wreck

I came to explore the wreck. The words are purposes. The words are maps.

February 15, 2011

Jeopardy Proves the End Is Nigh, Watson Will Enslave Us Soon

Watch Watson the supercomputer face off against puny humans on Jeopardy!

January 28, 2011

Some Gayish Comic Books

Ten comic books that are uppercase Gay, lowercase gay or gay by the power of their proximity to me.

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January 14, 2011

Taylor's Team Pick: Gabriela Herman's Blogger Portraits

Gaze into the 15″ MacBook void.

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January 11, 2011

Verizon iPhone on Sale in February, Thank Everything Holy

The Verizon iPhone manifests! The rumors are true, not unlike this unicorn spotted in the wild.

December 21, 2010

Google Introduces Ngram Viewer, Time Travel for Bookworms and Word Nerds

Boy does Google have a treat in store for you word nerds, bookworms and history buffs! Meet the Google Ngram Viewer, a way to search hundreds of years of the written word, or at least 4% of published books from 1500-2008. Not only that, but you can chart words and trends against each other instantly. Be right back, I’ve gotta play with this for 100+ hours.

December 03, 2010

It's Cataclysm WoW Guild Go Time: Let's Do This Thing, Autostraddle

Let’s figure out our World of Warcraft guild for Cataclysm so we’ll be ready to roll come Tuesday! Remember how you wanted to do that? Discuss within!

November 30, 2010

Minecraft Review: Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again, Kind Of

Minecraft is all of your favorite things rolled into one affordable, compact package that gets hardlined right into your dopamine receptors and it stays there forever, I’m not joking.

November 16, 2010

State of the Gamer Union

Come discuss the one million gaming releases that will certainly lead to our collective system failures.

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November 04, 2010

Help Find Nat Garcia’s Missing Dogs! (UPDATE: One puppy is home!)

Autostraddle’s very own Nat got in a horrible wreck in LA and now her two amazing dogs are missing. Help her find them!

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October 27, 2010

Super Meat Boy Cures 99% of NES Mario Nostalgia

Okay, maybe not 99%, but this game could probably cure cancer.

October 13, 2010

6 Reasons I Can't Play Medal Of Honor (CARTOON)

A cartoon about Medal of Honor that I’m sure you will relate to.

October 11, 2010

Padmapper: Apartment Hunt Like A Pro #tipsandtricks

Meet Padmapper, an absolutely essential (free!) apartment hunting tool. Not apartment hunting right now? Bookmark this shit. It will change your life. You’ll never look at Craigslist (the same way) again.

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October 08, 2010

OPEN THREAD: Fall Video Games, Spike Your Cider and Ready Your Thumbs

Wherein you shout to the high heavens about the absolute smorgasbord of video games headed your way this fall!

October 05, 2010

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, 5 Reasons to Freak Out Until December 7th

The cat’s outta the bag: World of Warcraft’s long-awaited Cataclysm expansion will wreak havoc on your love life/hit stores on December 7th! Here are the top 5 reasons why I probably won’t shower until January 2011.

September 15, 2010

On the Road Trip Tips: Taylor and Kelsey’s Winged Migration to San Francisco, Part 2

Kelsey and Taylor fast forward their journey a little, because the first part was boring and full of learning. On the way to New Orleans they learn how to eat, pray, love and remain conscious. Here’s a collection of their pearls of road trip wisdom.

September 08, 2010

California Here We Come: Taylor and Kelsey’s Winged Migration to San Francisco, Part 1

Kelsey and Taylor move to San Francisco Part I. A southern road-warrior excursion with two little dykes in a Mazda and nothin’ but highway ahead of them.

August 31, 2010

Gmail Priority Inbox and 5 More Googly Things You've Gotta Try #tipsandtricks

Google debuts Priority Inbox for Gmail, making it easier to stave off your inbox demons. But that’s not the only trick up Google’s sleeve. Check out these Googly must-try tools you might have missed along the way.

August 23, 2010

Trailer Transcendence: BioShock Infinite and Metroid: Other M

BioShock is back! The series takes a left turn, away from diving suits and toward the floating city of Columbia. And Metroid: Other M is just around the corner; it’s probably so close you can taste it.

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August 20, 2010

Samsung Galaxy S Series: Four Phones to Captivate, Fascinate and So Forth

If you’re looking to mix up your mobile life, spend a little time sizing up Samsung’s impressive new line of Android devices. Meet the Samsung Galaxy S series stars, the Vibrant, Captivate, Fascinate and Epic. Shiny, eh? And available for each of the four main ‘merican carriers!

August 18, 2010

The Simplest, Best Writing Tool Ever

Are you in the habit of transforming your thoughts into the written word? Of course you are. So do this one thing I ask of you: download Notational Velocity, the best text editing client in town. Your productivity is soaring, is it not?

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August 14, 2010

Share Your Gamertag and Make Friends the Easy Way!

Got an Xbox 360 or a PS3? Share your gamertag here! It’s the purest form of friendship. And you don’t have to share your fries.

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August 13, 2010

The (Gender) Trouble With Video Game Avatars

If you think the realm of fantasy might defy our real world gender policing, think again! How Dragon Age: Origins, World of Warcraft and Xbox Live want me to be a size 2 scantily-clad elf and I just wanna be husky with an alt-lifestyle haircut.