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Historically, video-game-themed movies and adaptations are the second-class citizens of cinema, frowned upon by critics and audiences alike. But “Wreck-It Ralph” worked. Last weekend, it became the biggest opening for Walt Disney Animation ever, topping the box office with $49.1 million. Does the critical and box office success of “Wreck-It Ralph” spell the beginning of a new era for video game films?
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“I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it. - Alan Perlis” -
The best tech writing of the week, November 11
Your Sunday reading.
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Why Apple and HTC settled their patent litigation
Sometimes it’s easier to just pay the money
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Two suspected wildlife smugglers are pictured standing next to their car, along with two plastic crates containing four tiger cubs, and endangered pangolins, after they were arrested, at a police station in the central province of Ha Tinh, Vietnam. TheIUCN-SSC PangolinSG was re-established in February 2012 in recognition of widespread global threats to pangolins and to address the lack of understanding of the species and their conservation needs | image: STR/AFP/Getty Images
