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Yep It's Coming... AdSense in RSS Feeds
via CenterNetworks - by Allen Stern on April 29, 2008
Late last week, Steve from FeedBurner (owned by Google) posted an entry explaining that you will soon be able to login to your FeedBurner account using your Google account. This isn't really that exciting but it does mean that Google can now tie even more together.The juicy part of the entry was Steve's comments regarding the FeedBurner integration with Google AdSense. Steve...
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BUILT's Laptop Backpack keeps your files close, peripherals closer
via Engadget by Darren Murph on May 09, 2008
Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals, WearablesNot one to just follow the crowd, BUILT has thrown an interesting twist on the oh-so-popular Neoprene laptop case. The Laptop Backpack enables users to tote their 12- to 17-inch machine right on their back along with textbooks, LAN party flyers and a copy of The Daily Bugle; you'll also find a couple of smaller compartments for storing peripherals...
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When Volcanoes Spew Lightning [Mega Vulcanicity]
via io9 by Annalee Newitz on May 07, 2008
Several days ago, a volcano that had been dormant for 9,000 near the coast of Chile erupted spectacularly, hurling liquified metals and lightning many miles into the sky. The results, which you see here, are called a "dirty thunderstorm," and are quite rare. Nobody is certain what causes them, but according to National Geographic it's believed to be "the result of rock fragments, ash, and...
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The MacBook. All USB Ports Are Not Equal
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Charlie Sorrel on May 09, 2008
This gadget tip comes to you by way of the resplendent Andy Ihnatko, tech hack for the Chicago Sun Times and lover of Internet Pants. It turns out that some MacBook USB ports are more equal than others. Only one of them offers a full powered, full speed bus.Many times I have hooked up a USB hub to my MacBook, only to plug in an iPod and have it rest in the a phantom world, neither charging nor...
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Gallery of "young me / now me" photos
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on April 17, 2008
Charliekkendo says: "You have to see some of these images. Users duplicate a picture of themselves from when they were younger - same pose, the current "me" by the child "me." The results are fascinating." Link
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Jealousy
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
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NBC Streaming Full Episodes of 30 Rock and the Office to iPhones (for Free, No Ads!) [IPhone]
via RSSmeme | Most Popular Stories From The Last 24 Hours by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
Shared 14 times Tagged'The Office' (56)30 Rock (28)Apple (3209)content (203)Downloads (805)Home Entertainment (303)iPhone (2479)ipod touch (335)iTunes (499)nbc (182)nbc direct (3)Portable Media (142)Video (4758)Even though there's no love lost between NBC and iTunes, that doesn't mean NBC doesn't love you! At least if you've got an iPhone or iPod touch. They're...
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U.S.S. Independence: A Triple Hulled, Weapon-Laden Monster That is
via RSSmeme | Most Popular Stories From The Last 24 Hours by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
Shared by npike this is one of the coolest looking things I have ever seen.Shared 13 times Taggedlcs (2)littoral combat ship (1)military (325)Navy (33)Ships (19)Trimaran (1)uss independence (1)weapons (57)Last month, the US Navy and General Dynamics took the lid off the new U.S.S Independence littoral combat ship (LCS). This beast will sail close to the shore and throw everything...
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The Rocker Movie Trailer
via |Film by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
Shared by npike Shrute! School of Rock with teens instead of squirts equals this new trailer for The Rocker. Example: “You don’t ask your parents for permission to rock!” And if you watch closely Rainn Wilson (yes, veddy good on The Office) even begins to resemble Jack Black in SoR near the end.There are some laffs here: fat guy hurricane’ing snot on a hot gal’s forehead (Superbad’s...
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Robert Downey Jr Not a Lock for Iron Man 2
via |Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) on May 08, 2008
Yesterday we ran a report about how director Jon Favreau is not yet signed on to Iron Man 2. We noted that most of the stars have contract stipulations which allow up to two-sequels, concluding that Robert Downey Jr. is signed on for the sequel. Well apparently while that is the case, Downey Jr. is not yet a lock.Marvel Studio chairman David Maisel refused to confirm Downey’s participation in...
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