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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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Charter to Sell Your Browsing History for Targeted Ads [Internet]
via Gizmodo by matt buchanan on May 14, 2008
It's one thing when Google uses your search for boobs to deliver targeted ads for plastic surgeons in your area. It's another when your ISP uses deep-packet inspection to snoop on which sites you visit and for how long, and then essentially sells that data to advertisers for super-targeted. That's exactly what Charter is about to do, calling it an "enhanced online experience."...
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Web Inspired Terrestrial Radio
via mashable.com by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Shared by Dave Terrestrial FM analog radio with a serial port and an open SDK, courtesy of the Beeb....I'm justifying this gadget profile with the fact that it's got a bit of social networking built in (or at ...
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J. Curtis posted an entry on Things Best Said
via FriendFeed by (author unknown) on May 10, 2008
Shared by Dave J., what a harrowing story, and a damn good read!of crying women and cinco de mayo3 hours ago - Comment
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Music Bits: Grand Theft Auto's Easy Button; WMG's Dynamic-Pricing Test; Sony BMG-EMI-Amazon
via paidContent.org by Staci D. Kramer on May 06, 2008
Music and games have proven a potent combo, particularly when it comes to download sales. Last week, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) announced 1Q earnings considerably boosted by the holiday '07 release of Rock Band-- the gift that keeps on giving as players add to their playlists through new music packs. Antony Bruno contends in Billboard today that the "phenomenal success" of Rock Band and predecessor...
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Tech Start-ups Aren't Just for Wunderkinds
via Slashdot by timothy on May 01, 2008
jonniee writes "The results of a new report from the Kauffman Foundation are contrary to what we usually hear about U.S. tech start-ups. Who are these entrepreneurs? Is the report in sync with what you're seeing?" According to the linked article, "Challenging the perception of American technology entrepreneurs as 20-something wunderkinds launching businesses from college dorm rooms," the new...
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The New Yahoo would be one big social network-driven site
via Smart Mobs by Judy Breck on May 01, 2008
TechCrunch tells us that the New Yahoo will be sticky, viral, and most of all, friendly. TechCrunch chews on several factors of Yahoo’s new concept, beginning by giving this background:Yahoo wants to turn itself into one big social network-driven site, and simultaneously open many of its core services to get users and developers thinking of Yahoo as their Internet hub. They’ve been talking...
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Shoes are bad for your feet? Vindicating the barefoot set
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on April 24, 2008
Adam Sternbergh's long investigative New York Magazine piece, "You Walk Wrong," makes a compelling case for shoes as inherently damaging to your feet and spine. I have very flat feet, which has always meant problems with my hips, knees and back, and I've work custom orthotic inserts since I was a teenage. Last year, I picked up a pair of Vibram Fivefingers "barefoot shoes" that do a...
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Polysexual freaks, European aristocrats prepare to land on Planet Life Ball. By Glenn Belverio
via Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion by Glenn Belverio on April 30, 2008
Dear Shaded Viewers,Very excited, just found out I've been invited again to the Life Ball in Vienna. The theme this year is outer space chic: gays/freaks/people living with HIV as "aliens" on Earth. I'm thinking of working some kind of Dr. Smith on "Lost in Space" meets Warhol silver Factory look. I hope the chartered plane to Vienna is decorated with a retro spaceship theme! Agent...
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Brando 3-Way USB Hub Doesn't Need Power Brick [USB]
via Gizmodo by Kit Eaton on April 24, 2008
See those two USB plugs on this hub gizmo from Brando? They're what makes this thing a little bit neat, even if its looks aren't anything special. Most USB hubs need to draw energy from a power brick if you're going to load them up with much more than a memory stick and charge up a gadget. But this one plugs into two USB ports on your PC for more juice, so you can connect up to three...
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