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Share anything. Anytime. Anywhere.
via Official Google Reader Blog by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
... there's all sorts of information "out there" just waiting to be streamed, shared and otherwise consumed by you and your friends. Now you can finally show all of your Reader friends that awesome talking cat video you found, your favorite grilled trout recipe, or reviews of the best brunch place in your neighborhood -- all without a subscription.Here are a few new ways you can add and share ...
Shared by: Mihai, Guillermo L, camson, livibetter, Tommy, EricaJoy, greenergrad, R, Linda, Eater, William Spaetzel, Wyctim, Jase, Rick Klau, Laughing Squid, Roger, WindPower, hikikomori, lizunlong, Robert Scoble, Ben, charlie anzman, louisgray, LuisManson, peteresch, Snowmit, Russ, Jack, deiubuaa, WilliamLong, mario r, Alan Dean, Joe, Aziz, kskobac, Paul, npike, Jared, cephyn, Karie, Pascal, KRZ, Graham, Degas, Eric, Andy C, Program Witch, Aranyx, Mike Reynolds, Piku, Jrod, jar, diffus, kdorafshan, Franklin P, Alex, SugarSmax, Miguel A. Ar, lejoe, nokx, TaopaiC, Evaristo, Charlie, czyk, Dondado, Dave E., yasha.sozo,
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MIT prof's notorious talk on How to Talk
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on February 19, 2008
MIT prof Patrick Winston gives an infamous annual talk called "How to Talk," a lecture on how to give good lectures. It's open to students and, apparently the public. This 1999 version of the talk (pre-Powerpoint!) is filled with damned good advice on persuasive public speaking, delivered in the form of "heuristics" that you can use to guide your own presentations.Link
Shared by: Superbunker, Zef, Jeff, arkiver, Bruno, elmarco, Alex, jtokash, Gerard, Slicer, Jamin, Dan, AlexT, Sean T.-S., Jared, Ruman, Alan Dean, mitja_i, Arnaud,
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Determine If Your ISP is Throttling Your BitTorrent Traffic [BitTorrent]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 07, 2008
Web application Glasnost simulates BitTorrent downloads on your computer to determine whether or not your internet service provider (ISP) is throttling your BitTorrent transfers. It does so by measuring the difference between your regular download speed and your BitTorrent download speed, testing against different ports and other variables to get a better idea of what exactly is being throttled....
Shared by: Terren, Jason David Pelker, Keenan, Phonkmeister, Art, BrendoMan, Jamin, step21, Jared, prattmic, REngber,
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Mistranslations
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on April 23, 2008
Shared by: Gautam, Zebelkhan, Fernando, PvUtrix, Jeffrey, Dan Russell, Chandoo, Gisele, Jared,
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Techno
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on April 16, 2008
Shared by: SharonG, rchk, Fernando, Daniel, Alex, Parastoo, Jambamkin, Jared, Mark Whiting,
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Day With No News -- brilliant BBC news-footage remix
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on May 14, 2008
... has remixed a bunch of BBC news-footage in which the anchors, having signed off, just look at one another with relief and sit silently waiting for the fade-out, calling the result, "The Day There Was No News." The effect is nothing short of wonderful.Mr Jalopy adds, "Somehow, this silent newscast is more eerie than normal boombastic version of the days events."Link (Thanks, Mr Jalopy!)
Shared by: Jason, Mark Whiting, HejGustav, Jeremy M, Bruno, Jared, Nick, Adam,
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Find Your Lost Cell Phone with PhoneMyPhone [Cell Phones]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 07, 2008
Misplaced your cell phone around the house and don't have another phone on hand to call it up to locate it? Give your number to web site PhoneMyPhone and they'll instantly ring you up. Aside from instant calling to locate your phone, PhoneMyPhone will also schedule phone calls at specific times, similar to previously mentioned Popularity Dialer, to get you out of that boring meeting or...
Shared by: Jared, Rick Klau, Bwana, Peter, Hasan, Saskia, Selena,
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Band "shoots" video by sending Freedom of Information requests to CCTVs that
via Boing Boing by (author unknown) on May 09, 2008
Shared by SharonG crappy song, but cool concept!
Shared by: SharonG, Buzzworkers, Dan, Scott, Jared, William Gordon, Myatu,
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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...
Shared by: arkiver, npike, Keenan, K, vanlandw, Wyctim, Jared,
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WildRename Does the Grunt Work of File Name Fixing [File Management]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 01, 2008
Windows only: Rename large sets of files without batch scripting or endless clicking with WildRename, a free Windows utility. If you've been putting off organizing and renaming a vast collection of MP3s, pictures, or videos, you can stop procrastinating, as WildRename makes it easy to strip characters off the end of files, add or remove dashes, spaces, and other naming quirks, and correct...
Shared by: arkiver, Jared, Josean, Todd, Yerameyahu, Antonio,
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