Celebrating Big Bird’s (41st) Sixth Birthday (4)
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March 20th is Big Bird’s sixth birthday. You may be wondering how he could be only six years old when he was the first Muppet on a show that has been on for over forty years, but the thing is that Big Bird (or just “Bird” as his friends like to call him) is always six years old. So although the Sesame Street favorite has been around for a whopping 41 years (meaning most of ...
Less Detergent Washes as Well, Saves You a Lot of Money [Cleaning] (20)
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Modern dishwashers and washing machines are designed to use much less water and detergent than their predecessors, but most people haven't adjusted their detergent-filling technique to match. The New York Times says you're wasting a lot of money.Photo by Clean Wal-Mart. The financial section of the New York Times highlights a small but frequent way you can save money. Go easy on the detergent you're pouring into your washing machine and dishwasher. A little gets ...
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Whee! I'm having fun doing more of these long form comics. My drawing hand is having less fun, but so far is holding up fairly well. However, if this trend keeps up, I'll be doing 40 panel comics every day in a few years. But don't worry - I'll just decrease the drawing quality accordingly.
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Jake said:
much more epic than their usual ones
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Mike said:
I'm actually a big fan of books about coming of age as a woman in Victorian England.
Use Foam Packing Peanuts to Hold a Nail, Secure a Screw [Clever Uses] (24)
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Order a lot of stuff online? You know what an infection foam packing peanuts can feel like in your house. Keep a few handfuls of the little buggers handy, though, for home projects that involve nails and screws. More »
Brizzly for iPhone Streamlines and Improves Twitter [Downloads] (10)
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iPhone/iPod touch: Web-based Twitter client Brizzly is just like Twitter's web site, except better in every way. Brizzly's free iPhone app is a similar experience upgrade, with web-synced lists and muting, news and search tracking, easy photo uploads, and more. More »
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Chad said:
You'd think "best iPhone Twitter client available right now" would have better than a two star rating in the app store. It's one of the few who upload pictures to Flickr though, so I'll be checking it out.
Mr. Burns from The Simpsons Untooned (14)
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deviantART user Martin Beyer imagined what Mr. Burns from The Simpsons would look like if he was depicted more literally. It looks like a sculpture, but Beyer actually used Zbrush to create a digital 3D image. Link via GearFuse
Burglar fail (78)
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Suite Arrival Ships Toiletries Ahead to Your Destination [Travel] (18)
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If you like to travel light but have a well stocked toiletries bag upon arriving at your destination, Suite Arrival makes it easy to ship your bathroom favorites ahead.Suite Arrival's business model is based on the idea that you'd rather pay low and reasonable prices for toiletries and have them shipped to your hotel than have to check a bag at the airport and lug around the said toiletries. Definitely geared towards business travelers who ...
Score Free AudioBooks at BooksShouldBeFree [Audio Books] (70)
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You can find quite a few free audiobooks online but they're frequently scattered all over. Save yourself the run around by checking out the thousands of free audiobooks cataloged at BookShouldBeFree.BooksShouldBeFree houses thousands of books in the public domain, available as both MP3s and as iTunes format audiobooks. Each entry for a book includes links to the full text, supplemental text, and reviews. The reviews are particularly helpful because they are specific to the actual ...
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Richie said:
yea free audiobooks
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Bijou said:
For lazy readers like me i guess..:)
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JVChuy said:
Now there is no excuse for missing the classics!
Use Newspaper for Sparkling Windows on the Cheap [Cleaning] (19)
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If you've heard of people using newspaper to clean windows but you've never tried it—possibly for lack of faith in the cleaning ability of smudge-prone news print—check out this before and after photo and guide.Over at the home-centered blog Re-Nest they demonstrate the viability of newspaper as a paper towel/rag replacement when it comes to shining up your windows—as seen in the photo above. You'll need some newspaper, some window cleaning spray—see the full article ...
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Chris said:
i've been using newspaper to clean windows for years, i thought it was common knowledge :P Works great for cleaning the inside of your vehicles windshield because you don't even need to spray anything on it first.
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foxmachia said:
靠,2010年3月5日,洋人才发现报纸可以用来擦玻璃。我们小学就每天要用报纸擦玻璃了。。。
Remains of the Day: Why DRM Doesn't Work Edition [For What It's Worth] (54)
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Designer Brad Colbow details how to download an audio book from the Cleveland Public Library (or why DRM doesn't work), YouTube adds closed captioning to all videos, and a Google employee predicts that "in three years time desktops will be irrelevant."(Click the image above for a closer look.) Why DRM Doesn't Work? Another side of the same coin as why piracy works. [The Brads] Platform shifts Mainframe to Mini to PC to Mobile. Why leaders ...
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Karin said:
Fact: Librarians hate overdrive yet give them tones of $$$ because it's the only thing out there.
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Mookyjooky said:
I love these DRM comics.
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IThink said:
Entitities are entitled to make money from us for services they provide to us. But oh the pain we have to endure so that those entities can secure their financial interest.
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paradisetossed said:
Sad, but true.
Sonar Power Manager Controls Your Computer with Actual Sonar [Downloads] (26)
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Windows/Linux: Sleeping your computer is a useful way to save energy, but free utility SonarPM takes power management an awesome step further: It puts your computer to sleep automatically when you walk away from your desk—using sonar.Almost any computer with speakers and a microphone can take advantage of this software, so most laptops are good to go. It works by emitting an inaudible frequency from your speakers, and detecting echoes with your microphone, determining whether ...
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Xedecimal said:
I tried to get this working but due to speaker popping constantly and a headache brewing, I think this is gonna need more work.
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bc said:
oh this is so cool, somebody has to try this. having it shut your screen off (or put screensaver on) when you walk away and turn it back on when you come back? so sweet
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Ben said:
Pretty clever use of tech
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Erich said:
damn, this is awesome.
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Ross said:
ooooh, now if it just locked the PC ....
The Zendo Workspace [Featured Workspace] (19)
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Many people often remark that they wish their workspace was more relaxing or meditative, very few people actually construct their workspace to be a Zen meditation chamber.Lifehacker reader Scott Zagarino wanted a workspace that brought the reflection and creativity of his experiences as a Zen practitioner into his present work. He writes: As a former zen buddhist monk, I spent a great deal of time on a cushion in silence. Often times my best "work" ...
Gesture Search Finds Everything on Android with Scribbles [Downloads] (17)
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Android 2.0: Do you desperately miss the handwriting recognition of Palms and Newtons gone by? Google's created a Gesture Search app that pulls up apps, contacts, bookmarks, and other phone data using your finger-point chicken scratch.Draw in a letter, and Gesture Search instantly narrows down the field of choices, letter by letter. A nice feature, though, is that in the case of letters that are somewhat ambiguous—like my terrible cursive "a" that might be a ...
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Kyle said:
Got the app this morning and it works fine. This should probably be integrated into existing apps instead of acting as a standalone app - simply gesture a certain way while and app is up and turn gestures on/off. Seems easy enough to integrate at least into Google apps.