Trimming the Sails (6)
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I wanted to take a moment to share more than 140 characters about Twitter's continued reliability improvements and how we've made it here.I've always respected a good sense of pacing. It's easy to be fast and loose, but it takes a certain discipline, foresight, and patience to guide something through the right way. For most of Twitter's early days, pacing could be considered an unattainable luxury. Our effort started with a bang and quickly accelerated ...
There are just some weird things in Chromes EULA (7)
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Image via Wikipedia Many people are pointing out that the EULA that is for Google’s new Chrome browser has some very odd stipulations about what happens inside the browser. Specifically section 11.1 of the EULA, making it sound like anything you upload through the browser suddenly gives Google the right to use it for their own purposes. First, what are they doing in my browser watching what I upload, or if they are not in ...
Redefining The Operating System (5)
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Why does everything suck? (25)
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Several days ago, Michael Arrington at TechCrunch wrote an effusive article about the importance of The new Google Chrome browser. Specifically, Arrington made the claim that Chrome was the new Web operating system. Arrington was attacked by several people who not only disagreed with the notion, but attacked him for being an idiot because, in essence, an OS is something that has drivers and talks to hardware. The argument was that Arrington is not a ...
Google Chrome First Look [Screenshot Tour] (53)
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Google Chrome officially hit the streets just a few minutes ago, and we've rolled up our sleeves and taken a quick look at everything the newest browser on the block has to offer. Keep reading for a detailed screenshot tour of the exciting new Google Chrome browser. The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser. Similar to Speed Dial in Opera (or the copycat Firefox extension), Google Chrome offers shortcuts for ...
Amazon launches Soundunwound, wiki-like music data site (5)
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Amazon today launched a beta of SoundUnwound, a website that compiles music-related data from IMDB, Amazon, Musicbrainz and user contributions, Wikipedia-style. Oh, sure, dear reader -- it sounds good, but GREAT. Just what the world needed: flamewars between goth band editors over the hopeless existential futility of NPOV, and shoegazers nominating emo kids for deletion and vice versa ad infinitum. [ citation needed ]. More: And the Lights Go Up on SoundUnwound! (via pho list)
Next, Google Should Buy Wordpress (6)
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If Google’s decision to get into the browser business can be read as a bold/aggressive move to cement its online domination, then maybe it should acquire Wordpress. Here’s the thinking behind such an audacious statement: If you look at the GBrowser (aka Chrome), it has the potential to be yet another will-use/must-use Google service (a la search, GMail, Google Earth, Docs, Google Maps, YouTube, etc.). By launching Chrome, Google will not only have an ever-growing ...
Nigerian man to divorce 82 of 86 wives (3)
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A Nigerian man with 86 wives has been ordered under an Islamic decree to divorce 82 of them, or face death under Sharia law. Mohammadu Bello Abubakar, 84, agreed only after the Jamatu Nasril Islam, Nigeria’s leading Islamic body, sentenced him to death for having more than 4 wives, which is allowable under Sharia law. The sentence was lifted only on the condition that he divorces the remaining wives, although he still faces eviction from ...
Fingercams / brain scanners to make mice and multitouch displays seem archaic (3)
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Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets Oh sure, we've known that mice were going the way of the Dodo for eons now, but a nice compilation over at Wired details just how close we are to relying on brain scanners and fingercams (among other unorthodox input methods) to do everything from play games to flip through photo albums. For instance, at Drexel University's RePlay Lab, students are currently "trying to measure the level of neurotransmitters in ...
Nokia's Comes with Music service launches next month -- UK first (2)
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Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio Nokia's "free," all-you-can-eat, music subscription service is set to world premier in the UK next month before hitting continental Europe and Asia in 2009. Nokia already has Universal Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music on board and plans to have EMI signed before launch -- in total, Nokia expects to offer some 2.1 million tracks at launch. While touted as free, the service costs will be baked into the price ...
First Look At WordPress 2.7 (20)
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Although tentatively scheduled for November, WordPress 2.7 looks to be as big of a release since WordPress 2.5, perhaps even bigger. Before reading the rest of this post, please keep in mind that what you see in the following screenshots is by no means a representation of the final product. Also keep in mind that WordPress 2.7 should not be used on a live blog as 2.7 is no where near stable. What you see ...
Status Updating Service Ping.fm Now in Open Beta (74)
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Remember Ping.fm, the service that lets you update several social networking profiles - Twitter, Pownce, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster among many others - from one place? It’s now in open beta, which means that everyone can sign up and try it out. Ping.fm’s greatest strength is its support of many different platforms and applications. You can use it through AIM, GTalk, iGoogle, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, WAP, iPhone/iPod Touch, SMS or just plain e-mail ...
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Mikey said:
Woohoo! No more Twitter spam with invite codes!
