July 2010
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Brilliant Engineering Applied to Parking
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This remarkable parking system is made by German company, Wöhr Parking Systems. Their site is at http://www.woehr.de — why don’t we have these in USA?
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Long Beach Rooftop View
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Embarrassment of filth. Soon to be corrected.
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'Virtual human' Milo comes out to play at TED in...
By Jonathan Fildes Technology reporter, BBC News, Oxford
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Milo made his world debut in 2009 at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles Microsoft has shown off its “virtual human” that reacts to a person’s emotions, body movements and voice. Milo, as he is known, is designed for use with the firm’s hands-free...
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Best Phishing Scam Email Ever...
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BOA.BANK OF AFRICA NEED YOU TO COME AND TAKE YOUR REMEN BARLANCE OF Us$500,000,00.DOLLARS, IT IS VERY AN URGENT FOR US TO INFORM YOU BECAUSE OF AFTER THIS YEAR YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WILL BE BLOCK AND ENTER INTO DURMANT ACCOUNT AND WE HAS TRY THE PHONE NUMBER WE SAW IN YOU FERILY DOCUMENT BUT THE NUMBER IS NO LONGER IN USE AS SOON AS I SEE YOUR REPLY I WILL TRANSFER YOUR...
Hey, Hold the Phone!! (Like this...) - AntennaSys...
Photo by Steve Golson I hit a nerve on Friday. The iPhone 4 antenna controversy was way bigger than I realized. The traffic to this site was incredible, and the extent of the blogs and news sites that picked up my comments was humbling. I also did four telephone interviews, including the Wall Street Journal - they asked for photos, so we had some fun. And yes, I did call it the...
Facebook is a Stupid Idiot (David Ippolito)
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I love Ippolito’s work and this one is great!
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Nokia's E71 Cannot Be Held at All and Get...
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Nokia muses on grip styles, says you can hold your phone ‘any way you like’ — Engadget (seems that Nokia is eating their own dog food).
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June 2010
8 posts
My low-budget iPad holder, as I've yet to find the...
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New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads...
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Another brilliant Onion news story, but this time with a tech industry twist. Pay close attention to the Yahoo phone intro date.
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WTF is this for? More stupid waste-of-time...
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Important Information About Your iPad 3G
June 13, 2010
Dear Valued AT&T Customer,
Recently there was an issue that affected some of our customers with AT&T 3G service for iPad resulting in the release of their customer email addresses. I am writing to let you know that no other information was exposed and the matter has been resolved. We apologize for the incident and any inconvenience it may...
McDonald's pulls 12 million cadmium-tainted Shrek...
Check out this article that I saw in USA TODAY McDonald’s pulls 12 million cadmium-tainted Shrek glasses http://usat.me?38770896 Posted via email from Woolgatherings | Comment »
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Steve Jobs Onstage in 2005 at All Things D
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Love the part where Steve demos podcasting and plays Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code. Hilarious. This is a very interesting video to watch today, as it was pre-iPhone and pre-health problems.
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May 2010
16 posts
Apple Passes Microsoft-Now #2 Market Cap!
Apple Passes Microsoft to Become Second-Largest U.S. Company by Market Capitalization Wednesday May 26, 2010 01:21 PM EST Written by Eric Slivka
In the less-than-three months since Apple first passed Wal-Mart to hold the third highest market capitalization among U.S. companies, Apple’s stock price has continued to increase while second-place Microsoft has seen its...
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Super Sexy CPR
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Facebook CEO Faces Accusations Of Securities Fraud
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook’s new privacy policies have sparked a user backlash, with over ten thousand users organizing a coordinated exodus from the site on Quit Facebook Day. But that’s not the only thing troubling the 26-year-old social media tycoon....
A thing of beauty widely available in Seattle,...
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So I just drove this Tesla. Now I know what @Jason...
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@NanoPunk I'd say yes. Already got this down.
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Bier!!! At Die Bierstube.
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Lego Robot Connected to Motorola Droid Solves...
This is simply remarkable to watch. I’m impressed with the Lego-based robot more than the Droid’s performance here, but it’s all impressive. A promotional video by the people who make the ARM processor. Wonder if an iPhone 3GS would do it faster?
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Sunset in Long Beach.
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Hanging out in LBC Harbor on the sailboat. BBQ...
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Favorite Apple Commercial Parody from SNL
Click here to download: powertocrush.mov (3079 KB)
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Apple Announces 1-Million iPads Sold!
From Apple’s Press Release:
CUPERTINO, California—May 3, 2010—Apple® today announced that it sold its one millionth iPad™ on Friday, just 28 days after its introduction on April 3. iPad users have already downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store and over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore. “One million iPads in 28 days—that’s less than half of the 74 days it took...
H.264 Already Won—Makes Up 66 Percent Of Web...
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by Erick Schonfeld on May 1, 2010
Earlier this week, Steve Jobs kicked the debate about the need for Flash into high gear, especially for Web video. As he explained, Apple products like the iPhone and iPad don’t support...
April 2010
10 posts
Microsoft's Position on Flash
HTML5 Video There’s been a lot of posting about video and video formats on the web recently. This is a good opportunity to talk about Microsoft’s point of view. The future of the web is HTML5. Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very important in advancing rich, interactive web applications and site design. The HTML5 specification describes video...
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iPad has 'changed' 99-year-old woman's life
Apple’s iPad has been enjoying some free advertising as of late. Reports broke last week that the prime minister of Norway was using the tablet to govern from an airport. And now, a story has surfaced claiming a 99-year-old Portland, Ore., area woman is using the iPad to overcome medical woes. According to a report in The Oregonian, Virginia Campbell, of Lake Oswego, Ore., suffers...
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Some right-wingers ignore facts as they intone...
Some right-wingers ignore facts as they intone U.S. history
The recent rejiggering of Texas textbooks put a focus to many recent conservative claims that Jamestown was a socialist flop and that Joe McCarthy was a hero.
By Steven Thomma
McClatchy Newspapers
SEATTLE TIMES / THE SEATTLE TIMES
President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the dedication of Grand Coulee Dam in 1934. U.S. Rep....
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Why 9:41 Is the Official Time of Apple Product...
Every iteration of the iPhone’s mockups showed the time as 9:42. The iPad showed it as 9:41. It’s slightly peculiar—the times are grouped tightly enough to be intentional, but why those numbers? Why not 9:00? Network World investigated.
Turns out Apple’s keynote organizers think about this stuff right down to the tiniest detail—and this is certainly one of the...
California Educational Budget Cuts
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Parody of reality.
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@janalee yep, coffee and natural energy drink from...
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First iPad Car Installation [VIDEO]
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I so want this in my car…
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Rep. Johnson Worries Guam will Capsize Due to...
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Is he drunk? Our tax dollars at work, literally.
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Hulu May Test Subscription Service on iPad
We may finally have an answer to the gajillion dollar question (rounding up for inflation) that’s revolved around Hulu since the first rumors began last year: The ad-supported online video site may test plans for a subscription service with an in-development iPad application, as stated in a New York Times article published today. According to the Times, “people briefed on Hulu’s plan” sad...
Unboxing the iPad - Ihnatko the Great!
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I think this may be the first ever iPad un-boxing video!
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March 2010
22 posts
iPad Sold Out
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If you’re looking to pre-order an iPad today, you’ll notice that shipping dates have been pushed back to April 12th. Read more here: http://mashable.com/2010/3/27/ipad-sold-out/
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iPad Sales Nightmare - MacTastik Weekly #60 |...
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In anticipation for iPad.
by http://ncwinters.com/
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Apple's Steve Jobs, Google's Eric Schmidt...
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Eric Schmidt and Steve Jobs were spotted drinking coffee Friday in Palo Alto. Read more at AppleInsider.
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George W. Bush Thinks Haitians Have Cooties
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Classic Dubya. I think we’ll have years more of his “moronics.”
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Sprint Extending 4G Across Country in 2010,...
Sprint extends its lead in making 4G technology a reality for millions of customers by announcing more planned coverage across the countryOVERLAND PARK, Kan., Mar 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — On a path to equip an expected 120 million Americans by end of the year with a mobile Internet experience that is turbo-charged, Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced plans to bring 4G technology to...
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Ben Folds Takes Chatroulette on Stage with "Ode to...
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This is quite brilliant. Ben Folds is the best.
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