MacBook and MacBook Pro Repair Document Leaked, Confirms "Late 2008" Update [Leaked Documents] (4)
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In case you needed more, here's a proof that seems to completely confirm that—as expected—both the MacBook and MacBook Pro will be updated this Tuesday at the Apple MacBook 2008 event in Cupertino, where heads may be rolling after a PDF document referring to the "MacBook/MacBook Pro (Late 2008)" line was accidentally posted today in their support site. The document—now gone from Apple servers—details the full procedure for replacing the display in the new notebooks. ...
Apple's iPhone Top-Selling U.S. Consumer Smartphone This Summer, Verizon The Big Loser (1)
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Not surprising: Apple's (AAPL) new, cheaper iPhone 3G was the top-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. this summer, beating out two RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry gadgets and Palm's (PALM) $99 Centro, according to research firm NPD Group. Making this more impressive: NPD is counting sales from June through August, but the iPhone didn't go on sale until July 11 -- almost halfway through that period. NPD says the new iPhone accounted for 24% of phones sold ...
eBay buys Bill Me Later, lays off 1,000-plus employees [Layoffs] (1)
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News reports confirm the rumors we heard over the weekend about eBay's layoffs. Details are scant, but our sources say some departments are losing as much as 22 percent of their staffing. Development managers have been told to expect to lose 1,700 "train seats" next year. That's programmer lingo for weeks of developers' time; one train seat is three weeks. Do the math: That means at least 100 programmers are losing their jobs in the ...
Dispelling Myths About Geomagnetic Reversal (2)
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UniverseToday has an interesting look at geomagnetic reversal, the process in which the Earth's magnetic poles trade places. The article cites known trends and recent studies to debunk doomsday myths and unsubstantiated claims about the process. One such study is attempting to model the earth's core with a 26-ton ball of molten metal. Another recently found evidence that the Earth has a second, weaker magnetic field. "We do know that this magnetic pole flip-flop has ...
MESSENGER flies by Mercury tonight! (1)
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Mercury, shot by MESSENGER on Oct. 5. The NASA probe MESSENGER will pass by Mercury for the second time at 08:40 UT Monday (which is the middle of the night for the US). I’ll get up first thing and write about what it saw, but it’ll probably be a few hours before we get the really cool stuff. The last flyby was in January, and the pictures were incredible. As it happens, we’ll be seeing ...
A Look at Steve Fossett's Super Secret Flying, Diving, Space Bound (17)
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Unbeknownst to most of the world, the late super rich adventurer Steve Fossett had started work on an amazing flying submersible that would one day theoretically touch the stars. More importantly, however, was that the design would have allowed adventurers and scientists alike (and most importantly Fossett himself, of course) to venture into the deadly depths of the Mariana Trench, some 36,000 feet below the ocean's surface. Sadly, the design was put on hold immediately ...
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Jrod said:
sick
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Allen Thompson said:
And that, my friends, was just his Batmobile. I but there's a secret lair under a volcano somewhere.
Baghdad By the Bay: 1954 (2)
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"Baghdad By the Bay" was San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen's nickname for The City, and the title of his collection of affectionate essays published in 1949. My sister took this nicely-detailed 120 Ektachrome transparency just 5 years later, before the neighborhood Victorians became gentrified and the downtown skyline Manhattanized. The intersection at the lower left is Hayes and Shrader. View full size.
How to Get Rich (81)
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Thats what so many want. Right ? I’m certainly not going to lie and say it is not a whole lot better having lots of money. I had a whole lot of fun and loved my life when I was eating mustard and ketchup sandwiches and sleeping on the floor of a 3 bedroom apartment that housed me and 5 buddies. I have a whole lot more fun now. It doesn’t suck to be rich. ...
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Robert Scoble said:
Mark lives a life most of us would love to have. Of course he didn't explain how HE got rich. He sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for billions. That requires something far beyond discipline: luck. Some people DO win the lottery! But, I find that following people who always chase money is pretty damn boring. I've been on private jets. I've been in expensive cars that cost more than nearly everything I own. Yawn. What is rich? My friend Teresa Williamson inviting me to an awesome concert. My wife hanging out with me on the couch. A conversation with someone who is changing the world. Money ain't everything. I watched my mom die with a bunch of gold in her basement. She couldn't take it with her. On the other hand, money does open doors easier and gets you into wild experiences, but it's not the only way to have wild experiences. That said, I'm following much of Mark's advice because, well, it's good advice for our times.
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Hashim said:
i like this advice
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Phil said:
Amis!
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Allan said:
Yes.
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Rick Umali said:
How to get rich, written by a real rich person.
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Boris said:
I said it before. Chaos creates opportunity. "Booms are when the smart people sell. Busts are when rich people started on their path to wealth."
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Walter said:
Love this:"Save your money. Save as much money as you possibly can. Every penny you can. Instead of coffee, drink water. Instead of going to McDonalds, eat Mac and Cheese. Cut up your credit cards. If you use a credit card, you dont want to be rich. The first step to getting rich, requires discipline."
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Stormy Shippy said:
Simple.
Windows XP Gets Another Six Months to Live: Will Not Go Gently Into that Dark Night [Microsoft] (11)
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According to a leaked email from a PC OEM, Microsoft has officially extended the life of its now-beloved Windows XP, moving the date of planned obsolescence from January 31, 2009 all the way to July 31, 2009. In the wake of its very expensive ad campaign promoting (in a roundabout way) Vista, the move is a bit surprising. Essentially, Microsoft is trying to let users skip Vista completely, moving directly from XP to its forthcoming ...
The Cable Guy: 1942 (1)
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June 1942. "This husky member of a construction crew building a 33,000 volt power line into Fort Knox is performing an important war service. Thousands of soldiers are in training there, and the new line from a hydroelectric plant at Louisville is needed to supplement the existing power supply." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, Office of War Information. View full size.
Fealy's Corner: 1920 (1)
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Finally! Fring brings Skype to iPhone, no jailbreak required (29)
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<p><img src=”http://www.mobilecrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/picture-49-155×300.png” alt=”" title=”picture-49″ width=”155″ height=”300″ class=”right size-medium wp-image-4508″ /></p> <p>After 6 months of not-quite-official availability <a href=”http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/15/fring-comes-to-the-iphone/“>for those of us with jailbroken iPhones</a>,<a href=”http://www.fring.com/“> Fring</a>, a free mobile Voice-over-IP service (VoIP), has made its way to the App Store. With that, a day that some said would never come has arrived: Skype calls can now be made on the iPhone, no hacks required.</p> <p>Beyond the Skype functionality (which I imagine would be its most ...
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adam said:
Now the iPhone can be used overseas for free (if you've got wifi).
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Dom Derrien said:
VoIP when on Wifi only. That's a first step. Next step is to allow it even on 3G networks...It's nice to see that Fring supports Skype and also its competitors: MSN, GoogleTalk, AIM, Yahoo, etc.
CONFIRMED: Microsoft Freezes Hiring At Xbox And Zune Group (MSFT) (8)
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UPDATE: We've confirmed that Robbie Bach, who heads up Entertainment and Devices (Xbox, Zune, etc), sent out an email last night announcing a freeze at his group. Prior to receiving the news about the E&D group, we asked Microsoft for comment about the possibility of a companywide hiring freeze, which the company says is not happening. Statement from spokesman Lou Gellos: Microsoft will continue to grow and add thousands of new jobs this year, but ...
How To Kill an Open Source Project With New Funding (6)
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mir42 writes "The OpenSource multimedia authorware project Sophie, formerly hosted by USC Los Angeles, may just have been killed by new funding. The original funding organization, Mellon Foundation, approved a grant to redevelop the four year project from scratch in Java. The grant was awarded to a Bulgarian company based on their proposal, which is simply an exact description, including the UI and the artwork, of the current Sophie. Being an OpenSource project, this isn't ...
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Ryan said:
The phrase "it's not nice" appears in this blurb. Oh, I'm sorry. Did they hurt your feelings?
Hong Kong's unlocked iPhones explained [Apple Users Held Hostage] (3)
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"Hong Kong is now the one and only country in the world where you can buy an unlocked contract-free iPhone directly from the online Apple Store," writes John Gruber, aka Daring Fireball. He goes on to answer my plea for an explanation of Apple's motives. You can read his full-length post, or my 100-word edit: Keep in mind that there is a difference between unlocked and contract-free. Countries where you can buy iPhone 3Gs both ...
Judge Suppresses Report On Voting Systems (9)
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Irvu writes "A New Jersey Superior Court Judge has prohibited the release of an analysis conducted on the Sequoia AVC Advantage voting system. This report arose out of a lawsuit challenging on constitutional grounds the use of these systems. The study was conducted by Andrew Appel on behalf of the plaintiffs, after the judge in the case ordered the company to permit it. That same judge has now withheld it indefinitely from the public record ...
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Glenn Batuyong said:
...The study was conducted by Andrew Appel on behalf of the plaintiffs, after the judge in the case ordered the company to permit it. That same judge has now withheld it indefinitely from the public record on a verbal order...
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OhCaptain said:
someday, people will miss democracy.
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Jimmy said:
wow. this doesn't SCREAM corrupt...
7 year old breaks into wildlife park, feeds animals to croc (7)
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Some readers may recall my post September 30 about a whale being euthanized with explosives in Western Australia. I said in that post that Western Australia was Australia’s wild west. The Northern Territory on the other hand is rougher again. A 7 year old boy has been caught breaking into a wildlife park in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia. While small children breaking and entering may not be completely unique, what he did ...
No Space Porn (For Now) (15)
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With the entry to sub-orbital flight, and even orbital flight, becoming ever so slightly easier, the obvious thought of space porn kicks in. Who wouldn't want to see two or more people going at it like rabbits in a weightless environment (or at least trying to go at it like rabbits in a weightless environment)? Sadly, Virgin Galactic has turned down a $1 million offer to do just that. The offer was made by an ...
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Megan said:
Damn, too bad.
Did this Coupon Work For You? (5)
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Funnier if it were true: Guy King, the founder of RetailMeNot, a site which lists online coupons for discounts on e-commerce sites, is mocking the effort to rescue Wall Street with a 25-percent-off offer when taxpayers spend $700 billion or more. Seriously, though: Getting 25 percent off the price at which the banks want to offload their mortgage-backed securities on the government sounds like a great deal — as long as it doesn't wreck their ...
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The next version of Ubuntu's free Linux operating system, dubbed "Intrepid Ibex," is due out Oct. 30, but the beta release is up for grabs. Although the desktop hasn't been reshaped, the features tweaked just a little bit, and most of the work focused on compatibility and usability (not that those are bad things, by any means), there are still some neat new tools and tweaks that are worth checking out. Read on for our ...Shared by Aaron (44) Adam (61) Adam Singer (32) Aelle (37) Ahac Sedušak (8) Ahsan Navid Hussain (499) aliencam (27) Amit T (11) Andre Siregar (19) andrewcsfan (44) Bicho Pro (72) bittin (314) Bryan Pearson (1) Chad (136) Charles (42) Chetan Thaker (101) Chris Hitchcock (73) Chris Menning (40) Christian Calzadillas (2) Christian Santos (98) Christopher Yee Mon (141) clementi (33) Compuwizard123 (41) d1g1t (119) Dedalus (30) DeleteOne (19) Doug Funny (97) Duane (94) Eduardo (18) elmarco (37) Engin Yazılan (22) Frederic (26) Gary Gifford Jr (51) Gluek (20) guy (477) Harish (20) Hasan (21) Hisham (37) hoberion (28) Hooeyspewer (20) Io Medesimo (19) J128 (35) Jared Hatfield (2) John (16) John Rundag (10) John Staton (5) Jon (10) Jon Ramvi (19) Josh Robinson (9) Justin Laramée (18) Karol F (45) Keef (38) Kevin (38) kimme (35) Marc (18) Matt (32) MeghnaK (891) MERc (11) Michael (20) Michael (17) Michael Mior (79) Miguel Lopez (176) Mike (22) Mike Lepore (6) Mone (14) mubbashir (18) NasirJumani (362) neal (403) Nihar (23) Niko Itajarvi (4) patrick (20) Paul Westbrook (10) Pieter (1) Punksolid (53) ReducedHackers (23) Rex (150) richhand (38) Rick Butterfield (49) Rob (22) Robert Accettura (25) Roger (117) Ron (25) Rosha (54) Sai Gudigundla (20) snachodog (67) sol (52) Spencer (39) spsneo (24) Steve (17) Sumesh (101) Sweyn Venderbush (9) Tal Siach (550) Tanel (4) tharik (127) Thomas Sturge (8) Todd Mundt (40) Tomi (28) Tor Erling (24) WindPower (69) y2kc (5) Zach (55)
