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Earth 'not at risk' from collider
via BBC News | Technology | UK Edition by (author unknown) on June 24, 2008
Shared by James Don't believe a word!Earth will not be sucked into a black hole in a new physics experiment, a report says.
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Cloning Stormtroopers at LEGO Factory
via The Official Star Wars Blog by bonniegrrl on June 19, 2008
There’s more than one way to build a clone army! The lucky kids at Gizmodo blog take a tour of the LEGO factory in Denmark.Check out this video about how the iconic mini-figure gets its characteristic evil look after getting out of the mold machine. The printing of these mini-figs is one of the most expensive and delicate processes at the Lego factory. The rubber stamping has to be done in a...
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Paul Gilbert Announces UK Tour
via GuitarLead.net by (author unknown) on June 18, 2008
Shared by James I fancy going to JB's for old times sakePaul Gilbert has announced a tour of the UK and Ireland for November as follows: Fri 14 ? Astoria2, London Sat 15 ? JB's, Dudley, . Sun 16 ? Academy4, Manchester. Tue 18 ? Rios, Leeds. Wed 19 ? Carling Academy, Newcastle. Thu 20 ? Stereo,...Read More
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Quikmaps Draws Directly onto Google Maps [Google Maps]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on June 18, 2008
Go beyond simple place markers and draw directly onto a Google Map with Quikmaps, a free mashup service. The site offers tons of distinct icons you can drag and drop onto road or satellite maps, along with scribbling, line tracing (great for giving custom directions when Google's aren't convenient), text labels, and other tools. Drawing and saving a map to your desktop or web site is...
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Full Feeds For BBC Blogs
via BBC Internet blog by (author unknown) on June 16, 2008
Shared by James Hurrah!Small steps. Small steps.Simon Dickson made this plea back in April when we upgraded the blog platform. Nick Reynolds then pointed me to Tony Kennick's blog post yesterday. An open letter no less, asking us very kindly to do the same. I find full content feeds much more useful especially when catching up with feeds on other devices on the move. Mobile browsing has...
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Patience as a design principle
via Signal vs. Noise by Ryan on June 14, 2008
One of my intellectual heroes, Ronald Langacker, recently released a new book which summarizes his 30-year-old program of Cognitive Grammar, a radical and insightful approach to understanding language. In the very beginning of the book, Langacker outlines three principles which guide his work.Integration means his explanations about language shouldn’t stand alone from our understanding of how...
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For Those Who Tried To Rock project
via Boing Boing by David Pescovitz on May 20, 2008
For Those Who Tried To Rock is a brilliant new project to tell the "sonic history of the American pop band." The site's founders are seeking the stories and photos of every teen band who rocked their parents' garage fueled by big dreams and cheap beer. For now, the material they collect will end up on the Web site, preserved for posterity. Eventually, they hope to compile it into a book....
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Exclusive: First Details Of Ron Moore's New Show Virtuality [Virtuality]
via io9 by Charlie Jane Anders on May 20, 2008
When we first heard Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore was doing a show about a deep-space long-haul crew who lose themselves in virtual reality entertainments, our first thought was, "Oh great, a whole show of Star Trek holodeck episodes." But Moore's new Fox pilot, Virtuality, is a lot more multi-layered and twisted than that, judging from the tons of script pages that have turned up. The...
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Threadless makes the cover of Inc.
via Signal vs. Noise by Jason on May 19, 2008
Yes! Our buds at Threadless made the cover of Inc. Magazine as “The Most Innovative Small Company in America.” We’re so happy for them!Read the full article by Max Chafkin online.Note: Jake and Jeffrey (the cover boys above) will be speaking at the Seed Conference on June 6th here in Chicago. There aren’t many seats left so pick up one up while you can.
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Google Inline MP3 Player User Script Streams Linked MP3s [Exclusive Lifehacker Download]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 18, 2008
Firefox with Greasemonkey: The Google Inline MP3 Player Greasemonkey script inserts Google Reader's MP3 Flash player next to any linked MP3 file you stumble onto while browsing. Simply click the [Play] link the script inserts next to the linked MP3 to toggle the player and start streaming the file. For example, once you install the script and reload this page, the Google Inline MP3 Player...
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