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How To Demolish A Skyscraper One Floor At A Time

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:04:54 +0300

How To Demolish A Skyscraper One Floor At A Time:

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Batman...Uh, I Mean John Connor is About to Waste This Terminator [Terminator]

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:04:54 +0300

Batman...Uh, I Mean John Connor is About to Waste This Terminator [Terminator]:

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We showed you the teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation…

Twitter is Not a Micro-Blogging Tool

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:04:54 +0300

Twitter is Not a Micro-Blogging Tool: Shared 49 times Tagged Blogging (2487) Chat (336) messenger (110) microblogging (711) Opinion (2326) Search (2651) Social software (930) twitter (5916) Web (3981) Web 2.0…

Ubuntu hits new high in Linux boredom

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:04:54 +0300

Ubuntu hits new high in Linux boredom:

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Last weekend a friend was moaning about endless problems with Windows XP on his desktop PC. We installed Ubuntu 7.04 on it. The problems went away. That started me thinking…

"It’s Sir Michael Caine’s opinion that Heath Ledger beat the odds and topped Jack..."

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:15:32 +0300

“It’s Sir Michael Caine’s opinion that Heath Ledger beat the odds and topped Jack Nicholson’s Joker from Batman (1989): “Jack was like a clown figure, benign but wicked, maybe a killer old uncle. He could be funny and make you laugh. Heath’s gone in a completely different direction to Jack, he’s like a really scary psychopath. He’s a lovely guy and his Joker is going to be a hell of a revelation in this picture.” Caine bases this belief on a scene where the Joker pays a visit to Wayne Manor. He’d never met Ledger before, so when Ledger arrived and performed he gave Caine such a fright he forgot his lines.”

- The Dark Knight (2008) - Trivia

Outlook vs. Gmail—The Definitive Comparison

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:56:59 +0300

Outlook vs. Gmail—The Definitive Comparison :
Editor: Being digital vagabonds without an Exchange server, we Lifehacker writers use online apps like Gmail and Google Calendar to get things done. But can an Outlook user make the…

It looks like Google is taking a cue from Digg and Mahalo. Is...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:43:48 +0300

It looks like Google is taking a cue from Digg and Mahalo.

Is This The Future Of Search?

Big Kindle part of an Amazon textbook push?

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:45:53 +0300

Big Kindle part of an Amazon textbook push?:

Michael at TechCrunch posits that the “big Kindle” we heard about is actually aimed at the college textbook market. It definitely makes sense. He writes:

Earlier this week Crunchgear…

Needle inspired by mosquito

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:45:53 +0300

Needle inspired by mosquito: Researchers have developed a microneedle inspired by the the blood-sucking action of a female mosquito. Described as “painless,” the microneedle has applications for blood drawing, injections, and…

We’re looking at a car seat for our little one who is...

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:39:22 +0300

We’re looking at a car seat for our little one who is going to be too big for his current car seat soon so this video is pretty interesting.

Steven Levitt on child carseats | Video on TED.com

CSI Miami - Endless Caruso One Liners (via stewmurray47) Love...

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:48:45 +0300

CSI Miami - Endless Caruso One Liners (via stewmurray47)

Love it!

Seesmic update for Wed the 16th

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:50:59 +0300

Seesmic update for Wed the 16th:

[by Jeremy Vaught, Community Blogger - Seesmic]

Options, options, options! You have asked for it, and we are delivering. Creative Commons has arrived. Now when you record a…

Apple extends MobileMe subscriptions by 30 days

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:33:47 +0300

Apple extends MobileMe subscriptions by 30 days:

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Apple has extended every MobileMe subscription by a month, due to the exceptionally ornery transition this past week.

“The .Mac to MobileMe transition was a lot…

Gallery: Nuclear Blasts Show Terrifying Power

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:33:47 +0300

Gallery: Nuclear Blasts Show Terrifying Power: : Courtesy National Nuclear Security Administration/Nevada Site Office

It was 63 years ago today that the United States detonated the very first atomic bomb. Three weeks later, the only two A-bombs…

Viacom, Google agree to mask 12TB of YouTube user data

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:33:47 +0300

Viacom, Google agree to mask 12TB of YouTube user data:

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As part of a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit, YouTube has to turn over a 12TB database of every video ever watched on the site, complete with user IDs and IP…

Google's Android platform: not so open after all

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:33:47 +0300

Google's Android platform: not so open after all:

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Google vowed that its Linux-based Android mobile platform would empower enthusiasts and amateur developers, but today we have seen compelling evidence that this is an empty…

MobileMe and Gmail: Pick one or expect frustration

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:43:57 +0300

MobileMe and Gmail: Pick one or expect frustration: There are certain fantasies that I try to forget: cheap solar batteries in every device; a wireless, Model M clone keyboard with a Macintosh key layout but real buckling springs; that one…

Knowledge, Perspective and Institutionalism

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:15:20 +0300

Knowledge, Perspective and Institutionalism: One of the most inspirational characters I’ve ever met is a guy by the name of Rich Mulholland. Rich runs two companies, Missing Link and Thunk!, the former being a ‘presentation strategy…

TUAW Review: MobileMe

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:15:20 +0300

TUAW Review: MobileMe:

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MobileMe, the successor to Apple’s lackluster .Mac service, is poised to bring subscribers into the realm of “cloud computing,” one of those nauseating…

iPhone: The New Personal Computer

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:15:20 +0300

iPhone: The New Personal Computer:

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When Apple first announced the launch of its iPhone platform, we wrote here that it is a game changer . Even the core of iPhone is a major…