New leader tops Forbes' richest people (1)
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Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.
Twice-Monthly Half Mortgage Payments Might Save You Money [Personal Finance] (2)
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Some financial planners advise making two half payments on your mortgage each month instead of one full sum. The idea is that homeowners will save thousands of dollars over the years in interest payments. Does this idea hold water? More »
Sources: Longtime Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to announce retirement (2)
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So Why Can't Skyscrapers Be Made Underwater? [Concepts] (29)
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Water-scraper is a concept piece entered into the eVoIo Skyscraper Competition which shows a future where people live and work underwater. Harnessing wave, wind and solar power to generate electricity, it's a future world I'd be thrilled to live in. We'd also be able to grow food using aquaculture and hydroponic ways—though if it just tastes like algae I might stick with city-living for a while longer. [Water-scraper via Inhabitat]
Use Dropbox to Sync Custom Dictionaries [Dropbox] (16)
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From the files of the What Can't Dropbox Handle Dept.: the web-based file syncing service makes it easy to keep custom dictionaries in Word, or most any other app, available and synchronized between computers, as commenter caryo points out.Image via eHow. From the "Spelling and Grammar" tab in Microsoft Word's options, you can choose where your custom dictionary—with all your custom words for the spell checker not to catch—should reside, and export it somewhere else. ...
Whatever Happened To Programming? (26)
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Mirk writes "In a recent interview, Don Knuth wrote: 'The way a lot of programming goes today isn't any fun because it's just plugging in magic incantations — combine somebody else's software and start it up.' The Reinvigorated Programmer laments how much of our 'programming' time is spent pasting not-quite-compatible libraries together and patching around the edges." This 3-day-old article has sparked lively discussions at Reddit and at Hacker News, and the author has responded ...
Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love (40)
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Did you know that blocking ads truly hurts the websites you visit? We recently learned that many of our readers did not know this, so I'm going to explain why. There is an oft-stated misconception that if a user never clicks on ads, then blocking them won't hurt a site financially. This is wrong. Most sites, at least sites the size of ours, are paid on a per view basis. If you have an ad ...
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Paul said:
sounds like your your business model isn't working out quite the way you planned.
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danieljomphe said:
Didn't know about this! What shall I do!?
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Linh said:
So, the question is, do we block ads because it's a lame way to get revenue? Or stop visiting sites that do poor in-your-face-lets-trick-them advertising?google ads have trained me to do the latter, but how much is content worth to the viewers? They've gotta survive somehow...
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ronbailey said:
Did you know that whining about your viewers is an excellent way to get your ass unfollowed?
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larry said:
My rule of thumb is that I don't mind ads if they are static on load and don't cover content. I will stay away from your site if you have ads that autoplay with audio and video when I want to read an article.
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Noah said:
This is part of why I don't specifically block ads. I let NoScript take care of the really annoying flash and javascript stuff, and it usually keeps most pop-ups at bay, too. If you run pop-ups, I will usually refuse to visit your site.
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miguerum said:
Este artículo está tan bueno que hasta la gente de reddit y Digg, quienes ODIAN los ads, lo tienen en su front page.
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Zer0Her0 said:
Alot of people don't believe me when I argue AGAINST adblock apps, the only one I use is flashblock on my laptop cause I don't want my battery drained by stupid flash ads running in the background.
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Pat said:
well written and solid points
Days Get Shorter Because of Chilean Earthquake [Science] (88)
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Apart from a colossal tsunami, here's another effect of the 66.6 exajoules liberated by this weekend's earthquake in Chile: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says that days will now be shorter because the quake shifted Earth's axis by three inches. The change—which can only be measured thanks to computer models—will result in days that are 1.26 microseconds shorter than before. There may have been more visible changes, like islands changing its position. One of them, Santa ...
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Anthony said:
note the 66.6! the apocalypse is here!The westboro baptist church was right!!!
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Kyle said:
Melanie just brought up a good point: Does this mean we should get out of work earlier or something? I mean, this earthquake sure as hell isn't allowed to take any of my free time, so it has to come out of work time.
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balintd said:
azta
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Steve Beaudry said:
JUST WHAT I NEEDED! .00000126 fewer seconds to surf the web!
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Joe said:
Dammit...I'm going to have to reschedule some meetings now.
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Cassie said:
YIKES!
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bopm said:
life is over!
✚ iPhone’s Missing Feed Reader (30)
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I spend a prodigious amount of time reading on my iPhone. Half the apps on my iPhone’s Home screen alone involve reading as a predominant, if not exclusive, feature. Mail, Messages, Safari, Tweetie, Instapaper Pro, Simplenote, and Reeder: these are my most-used apps, and each one is used for reading in some way or another. And yet the app which serves no other purpose than to read, seems to be the most frustrating to use ...
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yjsoon said:
Tweetie, Instapaper Pro, Simplenote and Reeder are the apps that will tether me to the iPhone for as long as Apple makes it. Ha, tethering. (Sorry, Americans.)
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vasta said:
To be honest, I always thought Reeder (http://reederapp.com/) was absolutely perfect until I read this. But yes, saving states would make Reeder all the more better.
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Ben said:
I love Byline, but Version 3.0 has been coming "soon" since last summer. I'm on the affiliated Google Group and the dissension is great fun. A large number of people seem to subscribe to the group solely to complain.
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stringbot said:
I haven't found an RSS app on the iPhone yet that beats Google's webkit client.
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Andrew said:
I have used most of them myself and this is absolutely true. There is no reason to use anything other than google reader, IMHO. Unless you are need offline caching.
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Bob said:
I've been using Byline with mostly good results. The arbitrary storgae requirements wil maybe kill it.
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SFSlim said:
Ditto what Reed said regarding MobileRSS: "Good overview and great comments, but I must say I am extremely happy with MobileRSS. If you read feeds on the iPhone and haven't tried it, try it. Only thing I'm left wanting is identification of who shared things. It seriously does everything else I want. Yeah, I'm amazed too."Funny though: I still frequently use Google Reader in Mobile Safari. As good as MobileRSS is (at least, relative to all the other iPhone RSS apps) I value the modest but perceivable reduction in cognitive load that comes from retaining homogeneous RSS UI's across all my devices.
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Matthew said:
I still cant bring myself to not use Fever, but I might try
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Tyler said:
I agree that there is a lack of quality in the iPhone feed reading apps...I've been using Google Reader via safari on the mac...any other recommendations that integrate well with Reader?
Five Best Music Streaming Services [Hive Five] (63)
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The internet has revolutionized nearly every form of media, and music is no exception. This week we look at the five most popular music streaming services to see how people are getting their music fix.Photo by CarbonNYC. Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite music streaming services, and now we're back with the top five contenders. Read on to learn about the services and then cast your vote in our poll at ...
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kevin said:
I only used lala & pandora
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Dustin said:
This is why I love Lala, my friends are the best recommendation engine."Lala doesn't sport a hefty music recommendation engine like some of the other contenders in the Hive Five—although we didn't find the one they have lacking—but instead focuses more strongly on connections between people to drive music suggestion."
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Peter said:
I signed up for GrooveShark, and it is far better than the current music streaming service that I've been mostly using lately (mixtape.me) in a number of ways.
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Fobtastic said:
Can these types of services work/survive in China? Why isn't there already one?
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Marcec said:
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UPS: Getting Your Packages Into the Garbage On Time or Your Money Back [Shipping] (11)
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I'm pretty sure BSMT GARBAGECAN is not where this package was intended to be delivered. But hey, UPS delivered it, and that's all that counts, I guess. Martin says: On Monday I couriered an envelop containing paper objects and a DVD from Toronto to New York, to be included in an exhibition that will open this afternoon. The envelop never arrived, and today I saw UPS's "proof of delivery" – which I attached for you ...
How Can I Ditch Cable and Watch My TV Shows and Movies Online? [Ask Lifehacker] (82)
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Dear Lifehacker, I'd love to get rid of cable and stream all my favorite TV shows right from the internet. What do I need to know before I take the plunge? Signed, Ready to Cut the CoaxialPhoto by sociotard. Join the club! Some of us at Lifehacker HQ have already left or are ready to leave the cable company for 24/7 live TV streaming, too. We get this question all the time, and we've examined ...
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Laura said:
Lara, this one's for you...
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Infotrix said:
been without cable for a year. still watch everything i want.
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DarylG said:
#fb
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Kestrel said:
While I'm not about to abandon cable, you can bet this list will find a permanent place in my Evernote file!
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Chip said:
Good summary for those who want to live life like us.
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RunawayJim said:
Dumping cable is looking better and better.
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Riley said:
Sure, there a bunch of ways to watch TV online, but mostly you should hit up abc.com so I can get P-A-I-D (that's why my mom hates me).
15 Plant Replacements for Your Fancy Air Purifier [Air Purifiers] (23)
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Based upon plant research by entities like NASA, Air Purifier Review has assembled the 15 houseplants that are best at cleaning your air (without electricity). The overall best? The Areca palm, also known as Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. [AirPurifierReview via Unplggd]
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Diana said:
if only i could keep the plants alive...
5 Buzz tips (166)
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Posted by John Costigan, Software EngineerNow that people have been playing with Google Buzz in Gmail for a week and we've rolled out the improvements we announced here over the weekend, we wanted to let you know about some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Buzz. Here are five tips to get you started: 1. Format your posts. When posting in Buzz, you can format text just as you can ...
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Jordi said:
Para los que usen Buzz y no lo dominen del todo.
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Any said:
#buzz #howto
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Paul said:
Getting more and more useful as the product matures!
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serdar said:
buzz gibi tips and tricks ;)
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yaninagt said:
...aún no me termina de convencer...
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taknom said:
Buzz を使うのに役に立ちそうですね
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decaturcomp said:
Nothing earth shaking but good tiplets about Buzz.
86% of Windows 7 PCs Maxing Out Memory (20)
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CWmike writes "Citing data from Devil Mountain Software's community-based Exo.performance.network (XPnet), Craig Barth, the company's chief technology officer, said that new metrics reveal an unsettling trend. On average, 86% of Windows 7 machines in the XPnet pool are regularly consuming 90%-95% of their available RAM, resulting in slow-downs as the systems were forced to increasingly turn to disk-based virtual memory to handle tasks. The 86% mark for Windows 7 is more than twice the average ...
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nefarious said:
this is a scary statistic!!! most machines i've worked on recently have < 2gb of RAM and minimal specs, would be unusable with windows 7. my machine looks pretty damn hot with 8 gig's of RAM and that quadcore processor. YUMMY
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DeadRinga said:
I usually use less than 3 GB of my 12GB if I'm just surfing the web / IRC'ng
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jackv said:
This will have a real impact on my NPO clients who often run older or lower end computers and may not be able to afford to upgrade their hardware to run a new OS. WinXP Pro may be required for awhile.
Upside down celebrities (31)
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I would very very much like to unsee this image. From a collection of upside down celebrities...the Adam Sandler one might be even freakier. Tags: Evangeline Lily remix
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Barry said:
Odd.
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Udi said:
ahhhhhh
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Daniel said:
Wow!
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Austin said:
// Disturbingly creepy. Very unsettling.
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Ronald said:
This is freaky!
FlipSync Charges and Syncs Your USB Device, Fits on Your Keychain [Stuff We Like] (68)
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Charged and synced portable devices keep us connected and get us through the day, so it's extremely annoying when you need to connect but don't have the right cord nearby. FlipSync puts one on your keychain for iPhones and generic USB devices.There's not much else to know about these keychain-friendly gadgets. They're about the size of a key fob, and they come in two versions—one with micro and mini-USB connectors that'll work with most USB ...
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Kyle said:
If I had $20 lying around I would get this.
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sloanb said:
This is a great idea for those of use our phones(or other gadget) daily and are always running out of juice. I carry a backpack with me that always has all of my charging cables with me. Having this would allow me to drop carrying around all those cables all the time. Its a bit on the pricey side but with convenience comes a price.
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Jim said:
Great idea! $20 seems pretty reasonable to be able to quickly connect a ton of devices
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mwilliams said:
Ohhh i like it.
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Leo said:
Muito legal, mas US$20 é meio caro para um cabinho, não ?
Insulate Outlets and Switches to Cut Down on Heat Loss [Winterize] (24)
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Power outlets and light switches can be a point of cold-air entry in your home but you can inexpensively and easily plug the leak. Check out this guide to see how.It might seem like a trivial thing, those tiny drafts you feel—especially in older homes—around outlets and light switches. Multiple those tiny drafts by every single outlet and switch in the houe however and you've got a prety substantial leak. Over at the home-centric blog ...
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ydant said:
Just do like the previous owner of this house apparently did - spray that super-expanding foam into the outlets and then push the covers back on while it's still drying.Let me tell you, prying those suckers off afterward is a blast.