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Is It Just Me, Or Are Things Getting Much Worse For Photographers in the UK? (8)
on Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection (289) permalinkFather-of-three branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in public park | Mail Online Came across this post earlier today on FriendFeed about a father in the UK who was asked not to take photographs of his own children at a public park."Father-of-three Mr Crutchley, a consultant for a rubber manufacturer from Walsall, West Midlands, was with his wife Tracey and their sons when the pleasant Sunday afternoon out turned sour.He said: ‘The ...Shared by Ben (89) blindsurf3r (14) btvillarin (149) giginger (87) Jason Bryant (56) Jeff (227) reechard (48) shivanand (35)Contribute comment
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Build your own Bluetooth handgun handset, or don't (1)
permalinkFiled under: Peripherals, Misc Want to attract attention (and the police) every time you answer your cellphone in public? Then perhaps this build-at-your-own-risk Bluetooth handgun handset project is for you. As far as DIY mods go, this one looks to be simple enough (if somewhat time-consuming), with it involving nothing more than stuffing a disassembled Jabra Bluetooth headset into a suitably realistic-looking airsoft gun, which apparently fits just right so that the trigger operates the ...Shared by blindsurf3r (14)Contribute comment
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Floor-by-Floor Demolition Blows Minds, Saves Environment [Demolition] (56)
on Gizmodo (11146) permalinkKajima's floor-by-floor slow demolition is one of those rare things in life that leaves you truly speechless, mouth wide-open, and pinching yourself to be sure this is real while you mutter "what the frak." After all, seeing the video of a 20-floor building submerging into the asphalt as if it was liquid is something that belongs to a sci-fi movie. The stunning process—called daruma-otoshi—is not only almost surrealistic but it helps to reduce the environmental ...Shared by Aaron (37) aconbere (50) AJ (1214) Augmented Web (118) Bill (32) blindsurf3r (14) BobTheCorkDwarf (40) Chad (388) chiao (53) Connor (81) Daily Contempt (204) Damon (114) David (45) Dicky S (118) dknowles (57) Doug (124) Éric (52) G Code (200) Gaurav (46) Glen Murphy (23) INCyr (70) Jeffrey Blais (171) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (613) Justin Pocta (54) Kaveh Dorafshan (289) Kerem Ozkan (5) Kreg (92) Leo K (67) lmjabreu (120) lostalpinist (27) Marissa (43) Mark (524) MH (208) Miguel Lopez (353) momo (17) Nathan Reale (182) Patty (1017) psi (40) Raj (42) Robert Accettura (173) robertogreco (244) rOckY (701) Rusty Mitchell (109) rveguilla (56) Setu (40) Simon (149) stormin (22) Tim (22) Tony Buser (43) trinkers (51) Vorak (31) Wayne (268) Whiz (73) yolly (23) Zach (298) Zack (17)
- yolly said: Amazing!
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Yahoo Smart To Reject Latest Microsoft-Icahn Offer, Which Was Just a Proxy Ploy (6)
on Silicon Alley Insider (1520) permalinkMicrosoft (MSFT) and Carl Icahn made another formal, non-negotiable offer on Friday night to buy Yahoo's search assets (without releasing details) and gave the company 24 hours to accept or reject it. Yahoo (YHOO) rejected it. Yahoo also blasted Microsoft for its erratic behavior and "suggested" that Microsoft just buy the whole company for $33 or more. Based on Yahoo's description of the deal, this was the appropriate response. Details of the proposal and Yahoo's ...Contribute comment
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Is FriendFeed going to hire everyone at Google? (65)
on Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger (757) permalinkFriendFeed has been hiring Google’s superstars. This has got to be worrying for Google. Who is the latest to get hired? Gary Burd (that’s him wearing the FriendFeed shirt in the photo above). What did he do before joining FriendFeed? Oh, just some little things. He was the guy who opened Google’s Kirkland Office. He ran the Google Talk team. Before Google he worked on several key things at Microsoft, including developing the Trident HTML ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (314) AJ (1214) Alex (109) Andrew Ruess (628) Andy C (110) Angus (98) Antony (74) Anu (20) Arindam (28) atul (513) blindsurf3r (14) BryanSays (16) Carl Mendoza (95) Chris. F. Masse (274) Christian (263) Chung (337) CJ (241) Cris (16) Devlin D (45) Dieter Schwarz (61) dobata (1581) Drew Olanoff (568) Dustin (29) Ed Dale (131) Filippo (10) Francois (6) graywolf (165) Ian Betteridge (65) J. Phil (668) Jake (219) Jennifer (64) Joe (230) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (613) Joseph Rodgers (94) Kenneth (54) lizunlong (115) louisgray (702) marcel weiß (94) Marcus Beagley (219) Mike F (2195) Molly M (16) morgan180 (102) Nate (216) nybble (70) Paul Helmick (192) Raanan Avidor (37) Rahcyne (8) Razzu (65) Rex (839) rexy (133) Richard (37) Rob (378) Robert Accettura (173) Ryan (185) ryan.capote (142) Sarath (14) steve (113) Steve M. (88) Steve Olson (18) tig (159) TJ (22) Will Brown (69) Yuvi (261) zuzur (84) 小影 (35)
- Ed Dale said: this is what I mean when people have serious chops at google !
- Francois said: Will Friendfeed do to Twitter or facebook what Google did Yahoo when they came from behind to become the top dog?
- Razzu said: Oh, just some little things. He was the guy who opened Google’s Kirkland Office. He ran the Google Talk team. Before Google he worked on several key things at Microsoft, including developing the Trident HTML rendering engine, the core rendering component of Internet Explorer 4.
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iPhone 2.0 Firmware (5A347) Available Early (110)
on MacRumors iPhone Blog (256) permalinkOnce again, digging through Apple's XML files has revealed the url to the iPhone 2.0 Firmware that is presently available on Apple's servers. One of our readers found this new firmware image: iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw (download...Shared by adam (4328) Adam Maldonado (579) Adam McDonald (60) Adrian (33) Alex (102) Alex France (1271) Alex Jarvis (29) andy (61) artifishall (19) AshTR (122) Ben Jacob (173) Blake Patterson (5) blindsurf3r (14) Brad Davis Seal (165) Brent Ozar (36) Brian (35) Bryan Webster (146) Bryce (63) Cameron (46) Chris Greenough (32) Clay Alvord (75) CoreyC (55) craig (43) Dasutin (13) Dave Tremel (26) David Huang (6) David Mantelli (84) Derek (65) Dillon Amburgey (34) Dion Rodrigues (163) DOCBook Howto (403) DrFu (82) Edward Platero (23) Eric (4) expertseries (38) Fox Tucker (21) Garrett (80) George Perham (13) Graham English (76) handir (196) Haripako (5) Hervé (114) Ian Kaumeyer (25) Ian Kaumeyer (24) Ivan Campos (10) James Cole (52) James McQuillan (180) Jamie Wallis (127) Jarod (15) Jason Day (7) Jason Kelly (84) Jason Percival (32) Jeffrey Blais (171) jeremyjacks (2) Jim Lawrence (47) Jiradett Kerdsri (6) Joe Mukai (19) Joey Foxenberger (116) John (33) John Swords (40) Jojo (119) Jonathan (95) Jonathan (111) Jonathan Sullivan (9) Jordan (1425) Joseph (71) Joshua Peek (16) Justin (136) Kevin Federline (1741) Leo Zhadanovsky (3) Mark (45) Mark Lewandowski (27) Marston A, SugarStats (96) Matt (50) Matt Allen (24) Matt Donders (9) Matt Lopez (54) Matt Van Horn (84) Matthew (105) Matthew B (15) Michael (466) Mike Mayer (97) Mr. BabyMan (1809) Nik Pawlak (7) Nikollas Ordway (331) npike (103) OcellNuri (59) Ollie (8) Phil (87) PMinze (182) R (216) Robert Occhialini (27) Scott (12) Scott (23) Seth (82) Shahrum (75) Shanon Clemmons (77) Shawn Hill (259) Sig Gislason (108) Spencer (34) Steve (878) Steven Haddox (5) Steven Murphy (4) Thomas Acreon (218) Todd Bremner (14) Tucker W. (49) Tyler Howarth (73) Walt Disney Bio (62) William Hammock (27)Contribute comment
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If Everyone on eBay Was Forced to be Honest (71)
on Cracked: All Posts (1231) permalinkIf everyone had to be honest ... even eBay.Shared by Adam Fuhrer (450) Adam R. (70) Adam Underwood (143) ani625 (557) Anil Bhagwat (68) Anne Haynes (29) Arraine (959) Benjamin (3438) Bikran Sandhu (12) blindsurf3r (14) Brandy (205) Cadu (41) charris1980 (148) Chetan Thaker (406) Chris (43) Dan Abdinoor (6) Daniel R (30) Dasutin (13) Digg Boss (2967) DrFu (82) Dustin (7) Dwayne (33) Eric (173) H. Duthel (68) Ibrahim Cesar (86) Indy (277) Jacob Share (315) James Osborn (12) Jason (115) Jason (10) Jason Kelly (84) Jason Queen (53) Jonathan (95) Jonathan (111) Jose Arvelo (79) Kevin Federline (1741) Martin Saulnier (10) Matt Van Horn (84) mavrevMatt (378) melmyfinger (89) Michael (466) michele (124) Muhammad Saleem (2374) Nathan Reale (182) Natitude (547) Nick Barber (46) P.J. Emery (69) Pedro Silva (154) prattmic (280) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (1872) richard (99) Richard Kannegieser (130) Rick Butterfield (216) Rick Foster (40) Ross Millar (18) Ross V (858) Ryan (39) Ryan Parker (243) Sam Law (83) Samantha (390) Sarah Snoddon (74) Sean Victory (43) Seth (82) Simon Rivada (3) Steve (878) Tamer Rashdan (23) Thomas Acreon (218) Toby (1382) Tyler McIntyre (14) will (171)Contribute comment
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Jobs: App Store launching with 500 iPhone apps, 25% free (78)
on Engadget (8194) permalinkFiled under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video Steve Jobs told USA Today that the Apple App Store will launch with "more than 500" applications Thursday night for the iPhone and iPod touch. Of these, 25% will be free and 90% (of those for sale) will cost $9.99 or less. "This is the biggest launch of my career," said Jobs, adding, "When IBM introduced the PC, it was good, but it didn't take off until people ...Shared by Adam (79) adam (4328) Adam Maldonado (579) Alden (44) Alejandro Inostroza P. (162) Alex (297) Andrew (89) Andrew (117) Andrew (143) arkiver (111) Arne (24) benhamin (33) blindsurf3r (14) Brandy (205) Brian (35) Bryan (73) Bryce (63) bussiere (492) C.K. (221) Chad (388) Chandan (724) Chris (42) Chris Bailey (122) Chris Leydon (72) Christopher (433) Clay Alvord (75) Cubby Brendle (48) Darren Isbrecht (217) Dave Tremel (26) David Buchanan (16) David T. Cole (61) DrFu (82) Dzu (193) Ed Dale (131) Edward Platero (23) EJ (69) erbianchi (47) Garrett Pierson (107) Gubatron (315) Håkan (129) hank (85) Henry Webb (272) ifabio (10) James Cole (52) Jamie Wallis (127) jayman16 (290) Joe (230) Joey Foxenberger (116) Jordan (1425) Kevin Federline (1741) Lachlan (59) louisgray (702) Marston A, SugarStats (96) Martin Angulo (29) Matt (91) Matt Lopez (54) Michael Liu (74) Michael Mior (283) Michael Religioso (283) Mike F (2195) Mike O'Connor (23) Mr. BabyMan (1809) naovouporai (111) Olivier G. (82) Rey Ramos (140) sadiq kassamali (320) Samuel (219) Scott (12) Seth (82) Shawn Hill (259) Sig Gislason (108) Steve (878) stillblue (25) symtym (72) Thomas Lanphier (11) Thomas Reimer S (187) TJ Lauerman (41) Tyler Howarth (73)Contribute comment
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Giant Helium Balloon in Paris Displays Air Pollution Levels (28)
on PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news (1057) permalinkPeople in Paris won't have to look far to see the city's air pollution levels. A giant tethered helium balloon will display real-time reports of atmospheric pollution using an innovative lighting system, which can be seen from more than 20 km (12.4 miles) away.Shared by Adam (496) adam (4328) Adi Gaskell (417) Ahoo Pirsoleimani (103) Alberto (1677) Alex France (1271) Andrew Boardman (158) Aubrey Sabala (46) blindsurf3r (14) chris (1998) Christopher Elliott (749) dagorret.digg@gmail.com (2018) Earth Economy (376) Georgios Biris (13) J.D. Rucker (2029) Jordan (1425) Josh Nelson (401) Maki (379) Matt Ellsworth (622) maxyRO (2170) neal (1199) ProfVegas (1256) Richard Akerman (83) Rtaylor32 (267) Steven (22) Sun Tzu (2971) Tidus (72) Zak Nicola (122)Contribute comment
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Friends With Benefits: The Chart (106)
permalinkSo true. Image:Shared by adam flight (57) Adam Maldonado (579) alyssa (47) ani625 (557) blindsurf3r (14) brad (69) Brian (631) Brian Beatty (25) Brian Webster (19) Cesar (16) Charlotte Goldthwaite (21) Chetan Thaker (406) Chris Williams (2) claudio rivera (60) Cody Carreras (88) Connor (81) Daniel (915) Daniel Bell (14) Derrik (199) Dillon Amburgey (34) downbeat (228) durdon (35) Ed Shull (35) Erin (6) Evan Doyle (7) Felipe Cerda Barra (38) FelipeC (46) Foo Yong Hwee (60) Gerard (410) ghosttie (158) Greg Rosen (70) Greg Wilker (13) Harrison (44) hikbi (413) hominid todd (22) Igor (29) J Shamsul Bahri (2) Jason (18) Joe D'Andrea (47) Joeben B. Buena (27) Joel Saladino (40) Joey Foxenberger (116) John (60) John Sullivan (395) Johnny Software (64) Jonathan (630) Jordan Ross (208) Jorge (51) Jose Arvelo (79) Josh Kaplan (147) Julian Rodriguez (18) Justin (2) Kevin Federline (1741) Leena (3426) Lindsay (38) Lisa Fortuner (175) Loretta Kingston (1) Lucas Wales (61) Marrcus (56) Matt (38) Matt Hines (87) Matteo Giordano (11) Matthew (224) Matthew Daly (286) Mike (3) Miles (25) mjzitek (25) mokshjuneja (108) Mr. BabyMan (1809) Neil N (45) Niall Connellan (38) Norman Tasfi (58) Paul D. Spradling (83) Pedro Silva (154) Phil (2) Philippe Iujvidin (103) prattmic (280) ProfVegas (1256) Rami Taibah (657) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (1872) Ricky (7) Roanne (101) Robert Headley (27) Robert Sefer (27) Russell (63) Ryan Parker (243) Salva (76) Salva (116) Sarah Snoddon (74) sarmar (107) scott (632) Seth Keever (33) Silvo (24) stephan (18) Steve (878) Tanel (74) Ted Horton (1) Tom (25) Tom (38) Trent (24) Trevor Wermund (659) TroubledWine (142) xabbott (95) Yamil Gonzales (103) Zeus (135) Zhao (73)Contribute comment
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on Pixdaus: Popular Today Pics (1382) permalink"no description"Shared by Andrew Ferguson (19) Andy C (110) b (211) BIGODE (98) blindsurf3r (14) btvillarin (149) Bwood42 (20) Carl (59) Chandoo (87) Chris. F. Masse (274) Chung (337) Coop (85) David (69) Dustin DeKoekkoek (61) eEditor (23) Ernesto (127) Fleep (9) Gat (75) Gavin (111) geekgrrl (108) Harvey (108) House M.D. (175) J. Phil (668) Jeffrey Blais (171) Jesús Dugarte (68) John Magnus (118) joshed (73) julz (64) Krishna (21) Laughing Squid (292) ManiacD (91) Matt (30) Nkululeko Masondo (155) Paul Goggin (31) prattmic (280) Ranjith (28) ritesh (54) Rob (28) Robert Scoble (126) Ryan (128) Serginho (36) Shayna (72) Steve (16) thattalldude (85) thingol (25) Tim (14) Tim (68) tomit (148) xsolutions (22) zsafwan (260)
- Paul Goggin said: Gorgeous
- Carl said: Now that's some lightning
- xsolutions said: Wo-ha!
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Judge Orders Google to Turn Over YouTube Records (8)
on Daring Fireball (1858) permalinkMiguel Helft, reporting for the Times: A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database linking users of YouTube, the Web’s largest video site by far, with every clip they have watched there. The order raised concerns among users and privacy advocates that the online video viewing habits of hundreds of millions of people could be exposed. ★Shared by blindsurf3r (14) Dedalus (109) Eugene (196) Glenda (8) Linkletter (163) Mitch Wagner (65) pberry (93) Rick (45)Contribute comment
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Digital Photography: Get Better Fireworks Photos This Fourth of July (124)
on Lifehacker (11708) permalinkWhen you snap pictures at the fireworks display on Friday, you'll either wind up with immensely rewarding photos or frustration that makes you wish you'd left your camera at home and just enjoyed the show. The outcome has everything to do with the preparation and knowledge you take to the event. Before you go, arm yourself with a few tips and tricks that will prepare you to capture fireworks in all their brilliant glory. Photo ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (314) aaron (88) Aaron M. (64) Abhishek (67) Adam Selwood (104) Adrian L (42) Alex (242) Alex Lomas (16) Andrea (2) andrew (59) Angus (98) ani625 (557) Anil (12) Arindam (28) Barry (34) BB (8) Ben (2) besighyawn (154) Bhavesh (123) Bill (86) Bill (26) blindsurf3r (14) Brent (17) Camtron 9000 (394) Chandoo (87) Ching (108) Chris (29) Chris. F. Masse (274) ckaroli (279) Corie Allison (150) D. Lambert (25) DaveBinM (47) David (45) David (64) David (28) Doni (351) elsterama (213) Felix Bredoteau (1978) ferruiz (37) Francisco Solis (47) Fredrik Carlsson (78) Geoff (3) Gmadz (51) Graham (110) Grandje5ter (99) GrosaPrap (317) Guillermo Bravo (1026) Hasan (256) Herkemer (20) Howard (22) idham (11) IdoH (30) imabug (91) INCyr (70) Ivo (40) J. Phil (668) James and Tom (47) JayCrossler (73) Jeff Rivers (34) Jen (295) Jess (64) Jim Edwards (8) Joe (230) joel (47) Joey (25) John (92) Jonas (61) Josh (35) Justin (16) Katie Fellows (279) KenFan (396) Kevin C. (35) Kevin Donahue (39) kfc (111) Kichigai Mentat (65) Kin (37) Kiwi Nerd (107) Liam Byrnes (21) LunarFly, LLC (99) Manu (26) Manuel (58) Marc (37) Mayank (69) Mike F (2195) Mikey (164) Mithrill (13) MrMatt57 (23) Muhammad Saleem (2374) MV (117) Nathan (147) NeonDemon (391) Noah (111) OnkelSchark (150) outlanderbz (57) PBMax (26) Peter (19) Phidias (70) Polina (33) R Karthick (5) Rick Klau (346) ritesh (54) RJO (95) Robert Scoble (126) Rodrigo (44) Roshan (35) runawaymule/Chris (176) Ryan (134) rzklkng (986) Stephen Jones (20) Steve (148) Steven (16) Suchita (27) Sutrannu (5) the Baron of Bore (66) thingles (26) Thomas Smith (258) timmins (25) TO-Double-D (154) trukshelly (128) tybeck (27) Victor (30) vraicovi (83) Wes Brown (73) Xisco (95)
- Steven said: For Jason - he's always taking pictures.
- David said: Here you go Kellie.
- JayCrossler said: I'll be at the mall as well - 1/4 of the way between the monument and the reflecting pool.
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Guy Makes a Comic to Try to Justify Acting Like a Jackass at the Apple Store [Bad Customers] (10)
on Gizmodo (11146) permalinkJim Dougan wanted to install an Airport Card in his wife's MacBook. He realized that a normal screwdriver wouldn't open the case to allow him to do so. A Google search would have shown him that he required a Torx Wrench #8. He did not make a Google search. Instead, he made a fool out of himself in the Apple Store, yelling and screaming at the Genius Bar employees. He was clearly in the wrong, ...Shared by blindsurf3r (14) Corey Thomas (93) Grandje5ter (99) John (92) Jordan (98) Jules (193) mndoci (255) Ryan (185) Todd (408) Wayne (268)Contribute comment
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Sebastian and Christina, a Love Story (1)
