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Social network popularity just like high school [Quotable]
via Valleywag by Jackson West on May 09, 2008
"Like the popular kids, Facebook will end up living in a trailer — just down the gravel road from Friendster." [Details] (Photo by AP/Jack Plunkett)
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PandoraBoy Brings Streaming Radio to Your Desktop [Featured Mac Download]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 08, 2008
Mac OS X only: Free, open source application PandoraBoy pulls the popular streaming internet radio site Pandora out of your browser and integrates it with your Mac desktop. With features like global hotkeys, support for your Apple Remote, and even integration with Growl, PandoraBoy looks to be the ultimate Pandora companion for OS X. PandoraBoy is free, Mac OS X only. Windows users looking for a...
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MARTA statement regarding videotaped lunacy
via Fresh Loaf by (author unknown) on May 09, 2008
Shared by dknowles Bitch be crazy!According to MARTA, the passionate young lady who displayed a variety of talents in a video we posted yesterday has a warrant issued for her arrest.“MARTA police were notified about this video last Friday and launched an immediate and aggressive investigation into the incident. After canvassing the East Lake Station where [...]
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HOWTO detect hidden video cameras
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on May 09, 2008
... let you spot hidden "pinhole" video cameras:With one hand, hold up the toilet paper tube to your eye. With your other hand, hold up the flashlight at about eye level and point it away from you. With one eye, look through the tube and scan the room. If there are any small points of light bouncing back, inspect it further. It might be a camera.Link, Link to feed of Little Brother Instructables
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Jealousy
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
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Mechanical white board
via Hack a Day by Eliot Phillips on May 08, 2008
Filed under: misc hacks[Romado12187] just posted a walkthrough of his mechanical dry erase board project on Instructables. It was on display in the Microsoft booth last weekend at Maker Faire. Unlike [sprite_tm]'s version we covered earlier, this one is built more like a traditional pin plotter. The construction was done entirely in [Romado12187]'s dorm room and uses plywood and PVC pipes...
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Craftsman's $8600 everything toolkit
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on May 07, 2008
This $8600, 1470 piece Craftsman toolset contains more pieces of precision metal than I could possibly use -- but it sure looks purdy all laid out there, doesn't it?Link(via Dvice)
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Good Product: Plastic Bag Dryer
via Unplugged by janel on May 05, 2008
At The Kitchn, we're all about reusing and reducing waste. This plastic bag dryer helps us be more efficient about reusing our plastic storage bags as it makes drying them a snap.Having a countertop bag dryer helps washed bags dry faster, and keeps them from taking up space in the dishrack. Plus, the dryer is compact in size, so it's easy to store when not in use.Get it at Gaiam for...
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News: Allen and Burnham Leave Gang of Four
via Pitchfork: Today by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
Shared by dknowles Good thing I saw them when they toured the US!Rhythm-heavy post-punk legends Gang of Four have lost their original rhythm section. Again. Bassist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham are choosing to focus their energies on pursuits other than the quartet, which reunited in its classic form in 2005. A post on Allen's blog, Pampelmoose (via an email from Allen), reveals the...
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DIY R2-D2 Is Even Better than the Real Thing [Star Wars]
via Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz on May 07, 2008
Chris James' R2-D2 won four Make Magazine editors' choice ribbons at Maker Faire and it's easy to see why: not only does it have every detail from the original—except having a little person inside—but this one is even more charming, capable of singing the Star Wars theme, and Indiana Jones sound bites. It only needs to have a built-in projector to be absolutely perfect. We asked...
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