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WiiPlayer optimizes iPlayer for Wii
via Nintendo Wii Fanboy by Chris Greenhough on June 06, 2008
Filed under: NewsIt still puzzles us that the BBC was so keen to make its (admittedly excellent and very popular) iPlayer catch-up service compatible with the Wii. Are there really that many Wii owners out there with internet-ready PCs who would opt to use the service on the Wii's slightly clunky Opera browser? Why not just use your PC to watch the latest editions of Gavin & Stacey and The...
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Clever direct marketing leaflet for pizza delivery
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on June 04, 2008
I like this prankish pizza leaflet. Link
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So I was down the shore at my parents' house for Memorial Day
via Brain Vomit by DeesNuts on June 05, 2008
So I was down the shore at my parents' house for Memorial Day weekend when our neighbor, Bernadette came over with an apple pie. I thought she was bringing us a delicious treat but in actuality, it turned out to be a treat of another kind. The spider vagina kind.My mom and I were hanging out in the kitchen when Bernie came in and handed the pie to my mother. She said, Tell me what's wrong...
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Robots No Follow tee
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on June 03, 2008
For the search-geek in your life, this handsome "ROBOTS NO FOLLOW" tee.Link(Thanks, Dana!)
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Red Wine Slows Aging, Study Shows [In Brief]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on June 03, 2008
The New York Times reports that red wine may slow the aging process, giving you one more excuse to pop the cork at dinner tonight.
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Flock 1.2 Bakes Social Networking into Everyday Browsing [Screenshot Tour]
via Lifehacker by Jason Fitzpatrick on June 04, 2008
All platforms: Based on the open source Firefox code base, social web browser Flock adds heavy integration into popular social and media web sites to your regular web surfing. We haven't mentioned Flock in ages, but the recent 1.2 release is worth another look. Much like Digsby bakes social networking into your instant messenger, Flock offers easy access to your favorite social services built...
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Early NYT Article on U.S. Public Distance Learning Colleges
via Digg RSS News Search for "distance learning" by (author unknown) on June 04, 2008
Thomas Edison College in Princeton, N.J., Charter Oak State College in Connecticut, Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., Metro State College in St. Paul, Minn., and the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay are among the dozen or so colleges that offer ''learning-at-adistance,'' and both their number and their student bodies are growing.
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International Universities Release Content on iTunes U
via The Chronicle: Wired Campus Blog by Catherine Rampell on June 04, 2008
This week ten universities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia began sharing educational content on iTunes U.iTunes U, Apple’s free online portal for educational video and audio downloads, now has content from over 60 higher-education institutions around the world, with the vast majority of participating institutions located in North America. A number of media, museum,...
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Jerry Crawford went nine days without a workplace injury
via Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on June 04, 2008
I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say that umpire Jerry Crawford has probably seen better 10-day stretches during his long career. On May 25, he was hit in the head by Carlos Lee's backswing on a foul ball and bled profusely (left) before being taken to the hospital for a CAT scan. Then, after Wednesday night's Orioles-Twins game, Crawford was struck in the head (right) by...
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The Rays-Red Sox rivalry receives another shot of bad blood
via Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on June 04, 2008
... case, now that the Rays-Red Sox are creating a rivalry atop the AL East that's quickly turning into one of the best in baseball. The dislike between the two franchises escalated even further on Wednesday night, when Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon (The Bespectacled One) got into a shouting match with Boston's Coco Crisp (The Man Named Coco) over Crisp's eighth-inning slide into the ...
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