A Web OS? Are You Dense? (10)
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Ted Dziuba (84)
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People are calling Google Chrome a "Web Operating System" and a "Cloud Operating System". Some are even calling it a Windows killer.I think it's time to nip this horseshit in the bud, before it gets out of hand.How Does Arringtons Know What Operating Systems Is?He doesn't. It is TechCrunch's official position that Google Chrome will compete full on with Microsoft Windows, and computers will be sold with Chrome only, having the Windows layer "stripped out". ...
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Josh said:
Ted is the only person who hates the term "web operating system" more than I do.
Nobody Panic: Government Seizes Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae [Too Big Too Fail] (10)
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Oh dear, all that talk about Freddie and Fannie being "adequately capitalized" was utter bullshit and the government has now announced plans to place the failed government sponsored enterprises into conservatorship. That means the fate of the housing market and the global economy rest squarely on the shoulders of U.S. taxpayers. Here's how it went down: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd (whose name is good as...) and Freddie Mac CEO ...
Hating You (1)
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When government is of the people, by the people, and for the people those who profess to despise government are declaring their hatred of the people. Around such people it is usually a good idea to take care. They really are up to no good.
Prophecy (1)
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When a man seeking public office announces that all government is a matter of theft, violence, and corruption you can be sure that he is describing its attractions and offering up an anticipatory vision of his own administration.
Camouflage paintings by Liu Bolin (6)
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Beijing artist Liu Bolin's camouflage series is presented in the medium of photography, but his painting skills play the starring role. - More examples of his marvelous precision @ work - ‘camoflague’ by liu bolin Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!
Sony to make movie from "Christian the Lion" YouTube weeper [Clips] (6)
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It was sweet when Bree and Dan posted corresponding "Boy Problems" and "Girl Problems" videos during the first LonelyGirl15 run. Yeah, it's heart-rending when crows mother kittens. But YouTube's biggest tearjerker has to be the story of Christian the Lion — coming to a theater near you, courtesy of Sony. The story: Two British guys adopt a lion cub in 1969, raise it for a couple years and then release it into the wild. Later, ...
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Crutcher D said:
damnit. I shouldn't have watched this at work.
Help design a cipher for my crypto wedding-rings! (11)
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When my wife and I started to plan our wedding, we inevitably turned to the question of rings, and it was only a matter of time before we came to the idea of rings with little wheels on them that could be used as crypto devices, in the manner of super-duper Captain Midnight Decoder Badges. So we asked Bruce Schneier for some advice and he suggested that if each ring had one static band and ...
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Eebs said:
This is one of the most romantic things I've ever seen.
Slashdot | Every Satellite Tracked In Realtime Via Google Earth (19)
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Matt Amato writes "With the recent discussion of the ISS having to dodge some space junk, many people's attention has once again focused on the amount of stuff in orbit around our planet. What many people don't know is that USSTRATCOM tracks and publishes a list of over 13,000 objects that they currently monitor, including active/retired satellites and debris. This data is meaningless to most people, but thanks to Analytical Graphics, it has now been ...
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haggaret said:
This is insane! It's getting crowded up there...
Oh, SNAP (3)
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Spotted in various places on the Internet, in response to Governor Palin’s “community organizer” jab at Obama: “Jesus was a community organizer. Pontius Pilate was a governor.” And oddly enough, Palin’s GOP role is to try to do to Obama what Pontius Pilate did to Jesus. Mind you, look how that eventually turned out for Jesus. And also for Pontius Pilate.
The Daily Show: The Daily Show Calls Out Republicans Sudden Interest In Sexism (4)
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Have you noticed that ever since Sarah Palin was added to the Republican ticket, the GOP has been countering attacks on Palin's inexperience with a lot of "that's so sexist"? Remember just a few months ago when the GOP scoffed at the idea that Hillary was facing any sexism at all? Last night The Daily Show had an awesome segment where they showcased a Republican tendency for flip-flopping when they aired footage of right-leaning pundits ...
HOW TO - design a custom Arduino shield (3)
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From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Instead of relying on the usual project wiring, Kris designed a custom Arduino shield for controlling an LED light bar. He was also kind enough to document the ins and outs of his process - After many months of working on my Arduino based project, I decided to finalize my project by making my own custom PCB. At first I wanted to design a PCB that connected to the ...
Female orgasm ability related to walking style | Science Blog (2)
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The VPILF gets a red-meat YouTube remix [Sarah Palin] (3)
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I could watch Sarah Palin all day — if my editor didn't stop nagging me to get back to work. Just in time for lunch, here's the first counterspin remix of her speech from last night's Republican National Convention by the pseudonymous Nuclear Palm Comedy.
creepiest article ever! how to dispose of murdered bodies (21)
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Salim sez, "Ask Metafilter tackles the important question: 'How would you dispose of the body without getting caught?' - the asker insists that he is not a murderer, nor does he have any intent to murder... but I'm not sure about the responses. One for lovers of crime-fiction." From June, 2004 -- wonder how much of this is different today? " First, be smart from the very beginning. Pulverize all teeth, burn off fingerprints, and ...
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André said:
Fear.
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Jacob W said:
And on to the FBI watchlist go a dozen more IP addresses!
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MikeD said:
Metafilter is the pinnacle of internet conversation, sorry SA.
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Jeremy Jarratt said:
Been meaning to look this up. This will come in handy soon.
The Omnivore’s Hundred (3)
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I’ve never been a big fan of those book-memes where you are supposed to highlight the ones you’ve read, etc. But here’s a list that I can’t resist — food! Very Good Taste (via Postbourgie and Ezra Klein) has a list of food items, plus the following instructions: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would ...
Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake (1)
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Science Blog - Science news straight from the source (27)
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A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, are published in the most recent issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. read more
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