If step one was building the content machine, the Greatist founder believes step two lies in social networking, specifically the forums that launch Wednesday along with a site redesign.

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While the deal between Big Machine and Clear Channel suggests a step towards a larger resolution of the performance royalty war, it does not appear either side is ready to concede their positions any time soon.

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"This is the first step in the creation of a virtual time machine, which our children and grandchildren will use to study the history of Rome and many other great cities around the world, " he said.

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But among the tasks the machine can perform in a single step are edge detection, inversion, the identification of lines and shapes of different orientations, and the filling-in of concave shapes all things that are useful in image-processing, and not all of which can be managed by digital technology.

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The next step is episodic play, with a Star Trek machine launching this summer.

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Eliminating the interface would be a step back to the old computer industry, where each machine had a unique interface and was incompatible with other computers.

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"To step into something that was already a well-oiled machine, which is effectively the Broadway cast, it was very much on my mind to not be the weakest link, but once I got comfortable with everything, it was such a fun character and so over the top, " Ferrell says.

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"This is the biggest step forward in transportation since the Wright brothers, " the MP joked as he showed off the machine to the media.

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