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The Handwriting of Type Designers
via Slashdot by kdawson on July 09, 2008
jamie found this blog post wherein an Australian Web technologist, Cameron Adams, wondered whether the handwriting of his favorite type designers encoded some sort of influence on their designs. So he wrote to them and asked for a sample. The result will make you slow down and appreciate the beauty and the aesthetics of type. Or else it won't.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Mendiga indiana abre conta com 91 kg de moedas
via Folha Online - Mundo - Principal by (author unknown) on July 08, 2008
... candidatura a um cartão de crédito.Autoridades afirmam que Laxmi Das, de 60 anos, conseguiu juntar 30 mil rúpias (cerca de R$ 1,1 mil) em quatro baldes de moedas, algumas datadas até de 1961 e já sem validade."Mas vamos aceitar estas moedas também, pois ela é pobre e precisa de todo nosso apoio", disse o porta-voz do Banco Central da Índia, Shantanu Neogy.Leia mais (08/07/2008 - 16h21)
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Will cockroaches really be the last survivors on Earth?
via Slate Magazine by (author unknown) on July 08, 2008
Shared by SharonG the Jook shall inherit the earth!Pixar's post-apocalyptic love story Wall-E finished No. 2 at the box office over the Fourth of July weekend after hauling in $65 million the weekend before. The film depicts a future Earth abandoned by humans, blanketed in garbage, and nearly devoid of life. At the outset, Wall-E, a robot, has but one companion: a friendly cockroach. How did...
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Twitter, Friendfeed, laconi.ca, gnip: Die Evolution des Lifestreaming geht weiter
via netzwertig.com by Markus Spath on July 08, 2008
Einer der wichtigsten Trends der letzten 18 Monate im Web – zumindest im Web der Vielnutzer – ist wohl der Aufstieg vom Micro-Publishing und Lifestreaming zur allgemeinen Lebensform und zur den Diskurs über das Web bestimmenden Grösse. Mit laconi.ca und gnip sind zwei Tools an den Start gegangen, die die Früchte von Twitter und Friendfeed ernten wollen.Eine Leistung von Twitter war es, das...
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In Iran, Blogging May Be Punishable By Death
via Slashdot by timothy on July 05, 2008
An anonymous reader writes "In Iran, crimes such as apostasy (leaving a religion, in this case Islam) and armed robbery are already punishable by death, but a new bill in Iran aims to add to the list 'establishing weblogs and sites promoting corruption, prostitution and apostasy,' effectively giving the government a free hand in silencing bloggers. The internet is widely used in Iran,...
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Bármely weboldal módosítása
via kockablog by ;) on July 08, 2008
... bármely betöltött weboldalnál az Internet Explorerbe vagy Firefoxba az URL helyére, akkor szövegszerkesztő módjára módosíthatod bármely elemét a weboldalnak.javascript:document.body.contentEditable='true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0Nem marad így az böngésződ, nyugodtan lehet vele játszani, becsukod a tabot vagy a böngészőt és minden a régi.Blogstorm
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Iran to "hit Tel Aviv, U.S. ships" if attacked (Reuters)
via Yahoo! News: Top Stories by (author unknown) on July 08, 2008
Reuters - Iran will hit Tel Aviv, U.S. shipping in the Gulf and American interests around the world if it is attacked over its disputed nuclear activities, an aide to Iran's Supreme Leader was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Your Mashup Is Probably Legal
via Slashdot by timothy on July 08, 2008
TV Barn writes "We've been conditioned to think that if you pull something off the web and use it, you're committing some sort of copyright infringement. But increasingly, the law is moving in the opposite direction. Provided you are making a truly new use of the content, you are free to make money off those copyrighted images and video and sound. On Monday the Center for Social Media...
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Iranian president says no war with US, Israel
via NY Daily News by (author unknown) on July 08, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that he sees no possibility of a war between his country and the United States or Israel.
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Microsoft offering more Internet-based software
via NY Daily News by (author unknown) on July 08, 2008
Microsoft Corp. is strengthening its early-stage push to fend off competition by offering more Internet-based software, a change from its traditional method of selling programs that run on individual desktops or corporate servers.
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