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App Engine Launcher for Mac OS X
via Official Google Mac Blog by Scott Knaster on May 15, 2008
By John Grabowski, Google Mac TeamAs you probably know, Googlers are offered 20% of our time to work on what we're really passionate about. On the Google Mac Team, one of our passions is keeping the Mac a first-class citizen for Google products and services.When I first saw Google App Engine, I was excited at the possibilities. It is still amazing to realize that Google will let external...
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Using Git as a versioned data store in Python
via del.icio.us|popular by harryf on May 15, 2008
bookmark this on del.icio.us - posted by harryf - more about this bookmark...
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Google opens geographic search interface
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
BURLINGAME, Calif.--Google added a new element to its search interface that will let others' Web sites use geographically linked information.
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Scientists Are Building Database of Bite Marks
via Digg by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Researchers at Marquette University say they have developed a first-of-its kind computer program that can measure bite characteristics. They say their work could lead to a database of bite characteristics that could narrow down suspects and lend more scientific weight to bite-mark testimony.
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Twitter Emerges as Key Communications Channel in China Quake
via Digg by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
In the wake of the 7.8 earthquake that hit China, Twitter has been called in to action as one of the main channels of communication for many people. Mainly due to the regular stream of updates, coordinated with a simple tag so that anyone could search for them, Twitter can provide people with quick and vital information.
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Jury Clears Photographer Who Refused to Stop Photographing
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Nick Evans, a former intern at The Galveston County Daily News, was cleared of his misdemeanor from refusing to stop photographing an arrest during Mardi Gras 2007. His acquittal extends further than Galveston, Texas, however, as it makes strides for photographers' First Amendment rights everywhere.
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Notice of Product Availability: Mount St. Helens Action Footage Available
via USGS Newsroom by OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) on May 10, 2008
B-roll footage documenting the continuous eruption of Mount St. Helens from September 2006 through February 2008 is now available from the U.S. Geological Survey. The 29-minutes of footage shows recent Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) thermal imaging, animated time-lapse photography of Mount St. Helens dome growth, and USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS CVO) scientists at work inside the...
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UC Berkeley is going to court over Evolution website by PZ Myers, Pharyngula
via RichardDawkins.net : The Latest Updates by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
UC Berkeley is going to court this week over their Understanding Evolution web site (that's an excellent resource, by the way, especially if you're just trying to get up to speed on the science). At issue is the fact that the site dares to point out that some religions contradict the evidence, and other religions try to avoid conflict with science; that is interpreted to be a sectarian...
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Douglas Adams
via Quotes of the Day by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."
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twistori twitter message filter
via information aesthetics by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
a "first person" visualization of Twitter messages, inspired by We Feel Fine. Twitter messages are filtered by occurrences of the phrases "I love", "I hate", "I think", "I believe", "I feel" & "I wish", which are placed in a visual scrolling message ticker, similar to Digg Labs BigSpy.[link: twistori.com/|thnkx debuche]
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