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Apple's MobileMe drops support for IE 6 - (37signals)
via www.37signals.com by (author unknown) on July 02, 2008
Shared by Jonny M I think I might do the same with clients too :-)
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Coast Salish and USGS Commit to Restoring Salish Sea Water Quality
via USGS Newsroom by OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) on July 02, 2008
Reporters: Want to interview a Tribal Skipper or scientist along the journey? Contact Jennifer or Charlie (contacts listed above). Follow the Tribal Journey's progress through press releases, maps, videos and photos by visiting www.usgs.gov/coastsalish.The Coast Salish Nation and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will embark on a Canoe Journey to study and improve water resources in the...
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My Respect for Christopher Hitchens Just Went Up Quite a Bit
via dmiessler.com | grep understanding knowledge by Daniel Miessler on July 02, 2008
One of my favorite writers is Christopher Hitchens. I came to know him through his latest book on religion, titled “God Is Not Great“. His writing in that book is purely spectacular; I’ve never seen anyone with such a firm mastery of English.Anyway, Hitchens is a character. He recently attained his American citizenship and is, and think this is fair to say, a hardcore anti-fundamentalist....
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Conserving Beats Drilling, and Is Faster, Too
via TreeHugger by (author unknown) on July 02, 2008
From the Exhibition Sorry, Out of GasWant to find twice as much gas as can be pumped out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge every day? Just get every driver to slow down, drive just 5% less, and keep their tires properly inflated. That is what the Alliance to Save Energy says, as reported in CNN Money.Steve Hargreaves writes a surprisingly sensible article, noting that it will take years to...
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DMCA takedown tiff not a battle the AP should be fighting
via Ars Technica by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson) on June 16, 2008
The Associated Press files DMCA takedown notices for brief quotes (with links) from its stories. The group doesn't want to "sue grandma," but it does look headed for some sort of high-noon blogosphere showdown.Read More...
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Six Uses For Old Dead Incandescent Bulbs
via TreeHugger by (author unknown) on June 16, 2008
For those TreeHugger readers who have not yet replaced all of your incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents (we know, it is just because you don't believe in wasting a working bulb, there is no other good reason unless you are from Minnesota, right?) we have a couple of suggestions for what to do when they finally blow. Instructables presents this clever conversion of a bulb into a cute...
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Google enables Location-aware Applications for 3rd Party Developers
via Official Google Mobile Blog by Lawrence Chang on June 06, 2008
Posted by Zhengrong Ji and Ravi Jain, Google mobile teamAt Google we're very excited about the promise of location technology to drive innovation in the mobile industry. We of course use this location technology already in Google Maps for mobile with the My Location feature. However, we wanted 3rd party developers to also have access to the same location technology across multiple platforms....
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Radiohead Gadget Remix: Old Printers, Scanners and Hard Drives Used to Perform Radiohead's 'Nude'
via del.icio.us|popular by garrettkey on June 06, 2008
bookmark this on del.icio.us - posted by garrettkey - more about this bookmark...
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Writing an Interface Style Guide
via A List Apart by nospam@example.com (Jina Bolton) on May 28, 2008
Ever designed or developed a beautiful interface only to find your hard work ruined months later by gaudy graphics or invalid markup? With proper documentation you'll have a better chance at seeing your interface stay beautiful. Jina Bolton guides us through the process of developing an interface style guide. Hide Your Shame: The A List Apart Store and T-Shirt Emporium is back. Hot new...
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Does your password pass the test?
via Official Google Blog by A Googler on June 03, 2008
Posted by HongHai Shen, EngineerThis post is the latest in an ongoing series about online safety. - Ed.One of the things I work on is password security. And because I'm someone who pays close attention to passwords and how people use them, I sometimes hear interesting stories. For example, a couple of my colleagues are so careful about the security of their passwords that they generate a...
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