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freshAIRapps Lists and Reviews Adobe AIR Apps [Web Applications]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 12, 2008
If you've been tinkering with (or just thinking about) Adobe's multi-system AIR platform and wondering if any apps are worth your time, James Whittaker has made the answer much easier to find with freshAIRapps. The directory offers ratings and reviews of many new and new-to-AIR apps, including:Twhirl, a desktop Twitter client.Doominow, a slick-looking to-do list.MuxMaster, a...
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Craftsman's $8600 everything toolkit
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on May 06, 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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Bug-bot video reveals swarming drones, extreme rocking
via Engadget by Joshua Topolsky on May 03, 2008
Filed under: RobotsWe know that you love swarming bug-bots as much as we do, so of course we were thrilled to tell you about BAE Systems' MAST project the other day. Luckily, the Army-contracted company didn't stop at mere photos to scare the living daylights out of humanity, they also created a really cheesy, yet deeply frightening video to go along with them. Enjoy a glimpse of the...
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Top 10 Software Easter Eggs [Lifehacker Top 10]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on March 22, 2008
Sure we like our chocolate bunny ears, but around these parts the best easter eggs aren't painted pink and stuffed with jelly beans—they're the undocumented and unexpected fun features hidden deep inside various software apps. While new software Easter eggs don't come around often, there's still a basket full of classics we love. After the jump, get roundup of our favorite...
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L Ron Hubbard plagiarized Scientology
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on February 26, 2008
Evidence that L. Rob Hubbard plagiarised Scientology from a 1934 German book called "Scientologie." The text seems to map to various hoo-haw from the cult's official doctrine, too.Link(Thanks, Marilyn!)
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Muxtape
via Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin on March 25, 2008
A bunch of chatter about muxtape today from various pals on different social networks I belong to. It's a pretty neat little service. Hand-roll your own MP3 mixtapes, and folks can listen to them with an intermaweb browser.
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Bell Canada caught throttling ISPs' net connections
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on March 25, 2008
... on the unlimited lines they sell, and if we want real unlimited service, then we should go out and buy commercial-grade connections. Well, that's exactly what these lines are: enormous pipes sold to ferchrissakes ISPs for subsequent public use.Bell Canada's position is that the Canadian Internet belongs to it, and that it has the right and duty to simply toss out packets based on which ...
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How CBC torrented a TV show
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on March 25, 2008
Here's a great, insider account of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's internal process leading up to their decision to put a high-quality torrent of the show Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister online:Tessa later said that the approval process was like playing a game of whack-a-mole. As soon as one approval had been given the nod, the next obstacle would pop up. Still, there was...
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Comparing food products with their package photos
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on March 24, 2008
A German website, Pundo300, took photos of food products and compared them with the depictions on their packages. Link(Via Museum of Hoaxes)
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Spiritually uplifting courthouse installation of Flying Spaghetti Monster
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on March 20, 2008
People of all religious denominations will be overjoyed to learn that a statue of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was installed on the Cumberland County Courthouse Lawn in Crossville, Tennessee today.All Pastafarians, Rejoice!Statement at Installation CeremonyMarch 21, 2008We are lucky enough to live in a country that allows us, its citizens, the freedom of speech. I have chosen to put up a statue...
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