Feeds shared today: May 15, 2008
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Dear Yahoo: You’re Fired
via TechCrunch by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by Amish Mark Cuban on the board at Yahoo?!As expected, Carl Icahn presented an alternate slate of directors for the upcoming Yahoo shareholder meeting. The letter to Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock says it all: Carl C. Icahn ICAHN CAPITAL LP 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor New York,...
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Ok, Wired, Let’s Do This.
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on May 14, 2008
A week ago Wired Magazine voiced its displeasure over our syndication partnership with the Washington Post. Wired’s Betsy Schiffman wrote “We’ve got nothing against TechCrunch, but it seems crazy-crazy to us that the Washington Post, a paper known for the sort of reporting that can take down U.S. presidents, is publishing content written by a dude who invests in the companies he writes...
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Google.org announces investment in BrightSource Energy
via Official Google Blog by A Googler on May 14, 2008
... the research and development of enabling technologies to help the solar thermal industry achieve larger scale and lower costs. We believe that by supporting researchers and entrepreneurs taking different, ambitious approaches and risks to generate clean energy, we can help to accelerate progress and increase the collective economic value of these new clean energy industries.We are also loo...
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Sleep Deprivation Isn't a Badge of Honor [Sleep]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 14, 2008
Developer David Heinemeier Hansson says that sleep deprivation isn't a badge of honor that shows how hard you work—it just makes you dumb and miserable. Forgoing sleep is like borrowing from a loan shark. Sure you get that extra hours right now to cover for your overly-optimistic estimation, but at what price? The shark will be back and if you can't pay, he'll break your creativity,...
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How to Cram All Your Travel Gear in One Bag [Travel]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 14, 2008
Now that most of the major airlines have begun charging an extra fee for checking a second bag, National Public Radio's All Things Considered tackles the art of one-bag packing, interviewing Doug Dyment, owner of previously mentioned OneBag.com. In the piece, Dyment suggests that the key to a one-bag trip is making a list of your must-haves and sticking to it. In all the story offers some...
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Opt Out of Facebook Application Invites [Facebook]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 15, 2008
You never have to decline 17 zombie bites again: Facebook finally offers long-overdue opt-out capabilities for applications and by sender. When you receive an application request, you can now click the "Block This Application" link to never see that application again, or if you have a friend who's particularly aggressive with the invites, you can also hit the "Ignore All Invites From This...
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Houston being overrun by electronics-killing ants
via Engadget by Nilay Patel on May 15, 2008
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe'll let you read the hed again -- nope, it's not a joke. Apparently millions of tiny swarming ants called "crazy raspberry ants" are causing quite a ruckus down in Houston after they accidentally arrived on board a cargo ship and started busily invading homes and offices, where they are attracted to electrical equipment. So far they've messed up sewage...
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Dude, William Shatner Totally Loves TechCrunch
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on May 15, 2008
Autograph sports and celebrity memorabilia is a $1 billion/year business in the U.S. alone. The problem is, up to 90% of it is counterfeit.Enter Los Angeles based LiveAutographs, a site that sells celebrity autographs that are guaranteed to be authentic - because they take a video of the celebrity writing the autograph and message and post it on their website. I am a huge William Shatner fan (who...
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The Social Network Wars Begin In Earnest: Facebook Bans Google Friend
via TechCrunch by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by SharonG ahahahaha!!! this stuff is hilarious!Facebook is all about openness and data portability, as long as that doesn’t involve openness or portability of data, it seems. Today they wrote a long 7 paragraph blog post to get a single point across: Facebook has banned Google’s Friend Connect access to the Facebook API:Now that Google has launched Friend Connect, we’ve had a...
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