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MeetWays Finds a Meeting Place in the Middle [Maps] (11)
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MeetWays is a Google Maps mashup with one simple but useful goal in mind: to help you find the perfect meetup point. In use it's simple—just enter the your address and the address of the person you're meeting with, then specify what sort of meeting place you'd like to find (e.g., coffee, pizza, library). MeetWays finds and marks the halfway point, then drops pins in the nearest businesses matching your search. We've covered a very ...Shared by Brittney (27) CED (8) David (32) Derick Valadao (39) Jason David Pelker (52) Joe (6) Kwasi (70) Sam (41) Steve (52) vforrestal (20) ydant (54)Contribute comment -
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Final on a Server Near You [OpenOffice.org] (15)
onIf our first look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 has you salivating for the official download of this free Microsoft Office replacement, the final release has already been pushed to a mirror near you (like this one). Expect an official release announcement on Monday. [via]Shared by Aerial (32) Andrew Serff (10) b (27) Corris (15) Dave E. (22) Derick Valadao (39) gadgetboy (30) Greg (25) Hisham (37) John Ager (13) katmandu (14) Morton Fox (63) Netviber (39) Nihar (23) RJO (60)
- RJO said: I had some great ideas on converting OO to a web services suite... I'd love to have the time to expand on it
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iPhone app muscling into Kindle's eBook territory (9)
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Following the release of the Stanza eBook application for the iPhone, the software has been downloaded almost 400,000 times. By comparison, Amazon is only expected to sell 380,000 units of its Kindle eBook reader this year, suggesting that the iPhone may become a popular platform for those who occasionally want to do a bit of reading.Read More...Shared by Adam (56) Alberto (292) Chris K (60) Derick Valadao (39) Doug (67) J.D. Rucker (459) Jeff (159) mediter (39) Terrance D. Kennedy (70)Contribute comment -
Redmond strikes back: a review of the new 3G Zune (1)
permalinkThe third-generation Zune lineup is here, and it turns out to be more of a software revamp than a hardware refresh. With FM song tagging, wireless streaming and store access, games, and a clock(!), the Zune is quickly maturing into a compelling platform.Read More...Shared by Derick Valadao (39)
- Derick Valadao said: Wow... the Zune is actually good?!
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Palin links Obama with terrorists (4)
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US Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin accuses Barack Obama of associating with a "domestic terrorist".- Derick Valadao said: *shakes head*I'm am so tired of republicans trying to make an important election about fear mongering. It's quite worrying that our own election is starting to mirror that dynamic.
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Veep Debate Highlights (1)
permalinkIt was more joint press conference than debate, but if you were, say, watching the baseball playoffs and missed it, we bring you an abbreviated version of the veep debate, in all its glory, you betcha:Shared by Derick Valadao (39)
- Derick Valadao said: I should have just stuck to this and watched the REAL debate between the Canadian party leaders.
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Quiz - Which Fast Food Item is Worse? (1)
permalinkFast foods are cheap and ready to eat almost as soon as you finish placing your order. Unfortunately, fast foods are also high in fat, calories, sugar and sodium,...Shared by Derick Valadao (39)
- Derick Valadao said: Pretty informative quiz.
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Apple denies CNN iReport of Steve Jobs heart attack (27)
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Apple has categorically denied a citizen report published to the CNN iReport website early Friday claiming that chief executive Steve Jobs had been rushed to a local ER following a major heart attack.Shared by 8dee (97) Aayush Arya (3) Aleksander (5) Cody Carreras (32) Derick Valadao (39) Doug Funny (97) Franklin Bishop (27) Ian Enos (92) Jamie Diamond (11) Jamie Wallis (23) Jeff (36) Jonathan (81) Justin (14) Leena (1058) Michael (130) Monty (2) Paul (35) Paul Edwards (60) Paul Fischer (59) Philip Campbell (113) SD (31) Spudsstuff (63) Sumesh (91) Tamer Hamza (24) Toby (228) Tyson Williams (94) will (110)- Derick Valadao said: There have been more false death reports on Jobs than the pope...
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Leaked from Palin's Debate Prep? -- Political Wire (5)
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From Aden Nak:- Derick Valadao said: Brilliant.
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iPhone-Backgrounder Lets You Run Multiple iPhone Apps [Featured IPhone Application] (28)
onJailbroken iPhones/iPod touch only: iPhone-Backgrounder, a free app utility available through the (jailbreak-only) Cydia store, makes running apps in the background seriously simple. After installing the utility, you simply hold down the Home button to "minimize" an application. Call it back up again using its app icon, and then hold the home button again to kill it off for real. Backgrounding worked with at least four apps I tested, and kept the audio playing from ...Shared by adang001 (37) Black_Skorpio (20) Brian Landau (21) BriskLad (37) Christoph Thelen (21) Derick Valadao (39) Donnie Berkholz (19) Doug Belshaw (33) Eric (69) Eric Mortensen (21) Erik S (12) Jason David Pelker (52) joel (20) Justin Ribeiro (21) Keef (37) kev (107) m021478 (19) Mike Lepore (5) mrreynolds (21) Ortelius (52) Randy (34) Role (12) Sara (6) Tom Horton (24) Trey (22) wwdj (30) Yinka (21) zheng le (11)Explore read four notes
- Derick Valadao said: Man... I'm really considering jailbreaking my phone now.
- Ortelius said: Sweet! Lets see if this works
- Erik S said: multifinder for the iPhone
- Sara said: More reason for me to jailbreak my Jesus Phone.
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Barack Obama Campaign Launches iPhone App [Politics] (21)
onThe tech-savvy Barack Obama campaign offers a free iPhone application that prioritizes your contacts list by "key battleground states" (so you can call your pals and do some persuasion), and offers local campaign event information, and news about Obama/Biden.Shared by AdamB (22) Arun (18) Ashish Mohta (71) Brady (82) Chad (136) Dan Russell (33) Derick Valadao (39) Eric (69) Holger (9) Jim (22) Lynne d Johnson (28) m021478 (19) Matt Dickman (22) nAODI (20) Noah (59) Rantan (121) Riptide Furse or Krossbow (39) Scott Reston (24) Tankboy (22) Umit Namli (138) yooper1019 (30)
- Umit Namli said: Just shows that the Obama camp is 1 step (or 2) ahead of the McCain team.
- Scott Reston said: This is great. Goes to show how savvy Obama is. McCain doesn't know how to use email!
- AdamB said: are you serious ??
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PHD Comics: Enrollment vs. Unemployment Rate (57)
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Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com title: "Enrollment vs. Unemployment Rate" - originally published 10/1/2008 For the latest news in PHD Comics, CLICK HERE!Shared by | Balu | (28) a77ila (53) ab_aditya (30) AlexT (20) Andrew Gwozdziewycz (24) Andrew Walkingshaw (26) ash (20) Borzo (17) cassio (20) Chung (140) Dan (93) Daniel Doro Ferrante (22) Derick Valadao (39) djspark (66) Don (10) Donnie Berkholz (19) Erik (51) focoma (22) Gandhi (46) Greg (26) hober (27) Igor (20) J. James B (33) Jaron (15) Jason (20) JBu92 (50) jmvidal (15) Joey Doll (18) John Halton (24) Jonathan (17) jritch (20) Justin (20) Karin (32) Kris (42) lebinh (14) Li, Ao (21) mcphee (8) Mehraz (21) Neil (20) nikewong (13) Nishith Prabhakar (37) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (50) Panayiotis (11) Pezz (15) Piaw (24) ritesh (19) Roger (110) Roshni (21) Roy (15) Saket (31) Satyajit Grover (19) Solon (21) Stolee (18) Travis (18) V (22) Varun Nair (9) Yerameyahu (93)Explore read seven notes- Satyajit Grover said: Grad school enrollment and unemployment rate are strongly correlated. Fascinating!
- Derick Valadao said: Ouch :S
- jmvidal said: Looks like we can expect graduate enrolments to go keep going up. This is especially true for CSE as many of the finance people love computers and numbers (and the money you can make programming).
- John Halton said: I'm sure a similar correlation exists between graduate unemployment rates and people doing post-grad teacher training.
- ash said: Brilliant correlation!
- Stolee said: Who needs real jobs?
- ritesh said: Science Rocks!!
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Pandora Lives!! Congress Saves Pandora: Economy Still In Question (1)
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We just received an email from Pandora letting us know that the Senate passed the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008. H.R. 7084, as it is called, made it through both houses of Congress. The bill allows Pandora and internet broadcasters like it to continue to negotiate fair royalties fees. This means Pandora and other internet radio stations will likely come to a fee structure that works and remain on the "air". The note read- Read ...Shared by Derick Valadao (39)Contribute comment -
10 Ways to Rethink Your Commute [Driving] (11)
onDoes turning the key in your ignition get more than just your motor angry? BBC magazine suggests 10 ways to rethink driving that might help with the stress. Key examples: Don't change lanes in...Shared by Andrew Whitehouse (16) Brandon Moore (23) Dave (19) Derick Valadao (39) Elia (17) fyc (92) Peter (20) pilgrimjohn (20) straylight (18) TinTin (76) ydant (54)Explore read four notes
- Derick Valadao said: This is a great article that may or may not help with long and stressful drives.
- straylight said: This is just goddamn stupid!
- Elia said: Some good tips but what's missing is how to manage frustration levels when stuck behind a really, really, really slow driver on a single-lane road.
- pilgrimjohn said: For all my Los Angelites out there in cyberspace. ;-)
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Zero Punctuation: Mercenaries 2 (38)
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This week Zero Punctuation blows stuff up for money.Shared by Adam Maldonado (229) Adam R. (29) Andrew (16) Andrew Lim (2) charles (297) Chris Locke (13) Christian (6) Christopher Yee Mon (141) CyberSkull (20) Dave (106) Dave Gonzales (5) David Machiavello (29) Dennis Gonzales (30) Derick Valadao (39) Doctor Grondo (20) Doug Funny (97) Ed Drumheller (20) Elvis (25) Enrique Herrera (10) eqrunner (2) Jamie Wallis (23) Jason (31) Jason (46) Jesse (22) Jim Schmidt (11) Marko Sultsing (16) nervioso (72) Nikole (24) pcnerd37 (6) Rick Butterfield (49) Rowley (19) Ryan S. Kim (39) Ryan Simpson (2) sirmikester (52) Stacey B. (31) Than R (30) Thomas Sturge (7) Tyler (32)Contribute comment -
Batten Down Your Hatches for the Financiapocalypse [Economy] (36)
onThe economic meltdown on Wall Street during the past few weeks is going to trickle down to your street, whether or not you're a big investor in the stock market. Not to sound all doomsday—because goodness knows we're all stressed enough watching the news these days—but chances are things are gonna get ugly this coming winter and continue into an even worse-looking 2009. While foot rubs, yoga, and deep breathing will certainly help, getting your ...Shared by 10p (16) adamconner7 (75) Arvin (32) Brian Junyor (54) Cody (27) Daniel Reeves (14) Dave (39) David (32) Degauss (22) Derick Valadao (39) Erik (51) fiona (21) foxmachia (53) John (21) junior (37) Kenny (23) Kimberly (18) Krystal (33) lady of shallott (55) looprock (13) Matrixx333 (20) Matthew Tripp (204) metallicker (4) Pierce Hickey (18) pilgrimjohn (20) robwest (17) Sam (41) shrutes (19) smdahlen (21) smerrell (18) solsuknjerk (22) Steve (15) Stuart F (30) tarman (48) yasha.sozo (37) Zsolt T (2)Contribute comment
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xkcd - A Webcomic - Fiction Rule of Thumb (159)
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- jlapenna said: clockwork orange?
- L'oracolo said: Sacrosanto. Odio dover tenere un vocabolario personale per capire cosa diamine sta scrivendo l'autore...
- Satyajit Grover said: Ha ha! xkcd disses Anathem, which I'm currently reading.
- Chris Miller said: Anyone who has heard me rant about the suck factor of most fantasy novels can get behind this one.
- danweasel said: I assume Shakespeare gets an exception too.
- Rodrigo Amaya said: Ridiculamente cierto...
- df said: So true.
- Roosh said: I'm reading Anathem right now and my only thought is "Oh God, this is soooo true"
- Ryan said: @M: funny you should say that. if you hold your mouse over the image and read the tooltip he says the same thing.
- MiramarMike said: Yes!
- Tom said: Fuck yeah! SciFi / Fantasy wouldn't be half as bad if it wasn't for all those stupid new words. Are the authors 5?!?!
- Ian said: @Brandon: It (Anathem) is sitting on my shelf right now. I'll probably start it on the plane and let you know how it is.
- Tim Saylor said: I'm not sure how it works out, but this needs to be extended to extensive use of slang: "Yo' ole father doan' know, yit, what he's a-gwyne to do. Some- times he spec he'll go 'way, en den agin he spec he'll stay." - 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', unreadable novel
- sideb0ard said: heh, someone else reading Anathem too!
- pberry said: This does not bode well for Anathem.
- César C said: Primera vez que recuerde yo que no estoy de acuerdo con xkcd. Anathem no está nada mal (después de algo más de 150 páginas).
- Benjamin said: This is one of the reasons I never liked The Lord of the Rings.
- Dave said: Ummm, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Anthony Burgess anyone? That one novel breaks your thumb at the rule.
- Aaron Jamison said: What about Dr. Seuss though? =/
- Bill said: The mouse-over text deals with most of the obvious exceptions.
- Busybee said: Harry Potter would really suck according to this rule. LOTR would be unbearable.
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Excellent News for Facebook! (5)
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Facebook hires former Alberto Gonzales chief of staff to be its new General Counsel.
