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NASA broke its Mars losing streak. A 2001 Tech Talk column on how Mars Odyssey nailed orbit insertion within a kilometer, its aerobraking, and its goals.

Would you still live in America if language were no barrier? A Tech Talk column on jurisdiction, the DMCA, and the arrest of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov.

Want an easy way to get rich? Start young. A Tech Talk column working through compound interest, taxes, and inflation, and the future of Social Security.

Alabama’s proration fight threatened football and band to sell tax hikes. This column covers booster clubs, raided trust funds, and a state lottery.

Want to stick it to The Man and earn ten grand for the pleasure? A Tech Talk column on trivial software patents, prior art, and BountyQuest’s bounties.