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Tumbrel remarks (15)
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Christopher Hitchens is an expert on the tumbrel remark. A tumbrel remark is an unguarded comment by an uncontrollably rich person, of such crass insensitivity that it makes the workers and peasants think of lampposts and guillotines. I can give you a few for flavor. The late queen mother, being driven in a Rolls-Royce through a stricken district of Manchester, England, said as she winced at the view, "I see no point at all in ...Shared by Alana (17) brokekid (134) Eric Mortensen (26) Erik S (3) Firethorn (11) Gib (8) Greg (17) Jeffrey (9) kleinmatic (20) mac (28) Macky (14) Meromo (12) Scribeoflight (20) Tauno Tõhk (2) vasta (17)- vasta said: Oh, that's just delicious. I need to find more tumbrels.
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How-To: Enable All Chrome's Best Features in Firefox (241)
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The internet is atwitter with Google Chrome's innovative new features, but there was no clear winner in our speed test comparing Firefox and Chrome—which means your choice of browser may depend solely on features. Apart from a few specific issues (namely process management), many of Chrome's best features are already available in Firefox 3, proving yet again the power of extensibility. From incognito browsing and the streamlined download manager to URL highlighting and improved search, ...Shared by Aaron (57) adam (972) Adam Dempsey (13) Adrian Bucher (4) AKs (251) Alek (11) Alex France (139) Alex Thomson (7) alison (5) Andrew (44) Andrew Chorney (10) Andrew the Organic Maven (20) andrewcsfan (14) Ashish Mohta (84) Avdi (4) baixinho (25) Ben van de Sande (9) blindsurf3r (8) Bobby (13) brennanrusnell (8) Breyten (15) Brian Landau (20) Bwana (73) CannonGod (218) cat_aidg (7) cesaracardoso (76) Chad (5) Chandoo (9) Charleno Pires (72) Charlotte Goldthwaite (3) checkpoint (18) Chris (10) Chris Miller (8) Christian Harrington (10) Christian Santos (72) christideli (32) Christoph Schmitz (3) Chung (111) Consiliera (5) Corvida (73) Craig (20) Cubby Brendle (15) d1g1t (301) Dan McCall (21) Dan Russell (12) Dani McDaniel (59) Darkick (16) David (1) David Hughes (5) David.R.Gilson (12) DavidS (23) Dean Burge (12) Deirdre (7) Dino (8) dobata (366) Doni (50) Doug Stewart (28) Dr. Ernie (58) Ed Kopp (28) Eddie Awad (1) Edney Souza (56) Edo (21) egon (6) Eldon (18) Elliott (4) Eric (52) Eric Alvarado (28) Eric Daams (292) Erik Jonasson (5) Evelien (10) Eyal Rofe (9) f.shamsi (5) Felix Wong (3) Firethorn (11) Floyd Vaughn (10) francois schnell (29) gautamg (11) Gemstar38 (99) Greg Loesch (37) Greg Rosen (12) Gupfee (8) Haripako (6) harry07 (30) hasamba (36) hoberion (14) Inetgate Writer (20) infonomada (32) Ispirato (52) J@n (3) Jacob (17) Jaffer (12) jahanna (5) Jake (10) Jamie Wallis (25) Jason (21) Javieerr (16) JBu92 (53) JDevL (15) Jeff Summers (1) Jeffrey Blais (46) JenM (19) Jeremy (100) Jerome (10) Jesse (5) jh2fct (11) João M (47) Joe (102) Joe (36) Joe Leuzzi (16) Joey Gibson (17) Johnny Software (67) jonpape (24) Jordan Griffith (4) Jorge Alvarez (3) JP Moore (3) Julianne (5) JulioHM (30) kaala (12) Katrina (12) Keaven Freeman (6) keith (68) Kevin Federline (235) kevin oshea (9) Kim (21) kiroro (1) Kluzter (19) Krazy (146) Kris Jaime (7) Krisalis78 (35) Kristen (218) Kyle (17) Lee G. (36) Leo (27) Leobardo (36) Leyla Bonilla (91) Library (16) lofan (2) Lucas (17) LUCCHINA (442) Mani Karthik (125) Manny (49) Marcelo Galvani (3) Mario A. Núñez (30) Mark Dorgan (39) Matias Sulzberger (24) mavrevMatt (26) max (11) MCM (1) miasarmento (110) Michael Liu (12) Mick (39) Mike (68) Mike Abundo (8) Mike Nayyar (178) mistaSteve (35) Mona N (72) MrGuff (81) Murali (10) n8dude (24) Nelson (23) Netviber (10) Nick (10) Nick (4) Nick (1) Nihar (19) nikhil (25) Nir Ben Yona (2) Olivier (48) Omer (8) OrchardKeeper (13) Oudi Antebi (25) Pål Joakim Olsen (2) Party Paladin (21) Pat (3) Paul Campbell (3) Paul Edwards (30) Paul Spoerry (68) pearl (82) Peety (139) pflix (6) Philip Spohn (24) potentato (25) ppalli (24) Priit^ (61) Program Witch (21) Rafael Teixeira (10) Randy Meeker (14) remi (7) Revar (2) Ricardo M. (25) Richard Rosenstein (5) Ritu (631) Rob (132) rOckY (154) Rudi (22) Ryan (21) ryan.capote (83) Sam (12) Sambli (4) Samuel (52) Scott (19) Sean (9) Sean Lavelle (8) Sham (107) Shane (4) Shankar Ganesh (59) sharonhurleyhall (15) shawnmor (33) shizhao (63) shrutes (8) Siddharth (2) Skyler Fuhrman (6) steve (2) Steve Williams (2) Stuart (35) subsky (24) Sumesh (101) Syam (26) Tanner Hobin (4) Tidus (12) Tim Bertram (3) Timothy (7) Timothy (417) TOM BOITO (9) Tony Manco (49) Tristan Leck (6) Vasileios Pasparas (37) vcamaral@gmail.com (22) Víctor (20) wcaw (74) Web Measurement and Analytics (8) webtime (476) whatevernevermind (8) yellowchilli (7) Yuri (12) Zakk Forchilli (6) 令狐葱 (10) 宋小明 (95) 抽屉 (39) 狮子真好吃啊 (23) 異塵行者 (29)Contribute comment -
America's 10 Most Confusing Traffic Signs (50)
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Hell freezes over, new DirecTV HD TiVo on the way (11)
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment We had to pinch ourselves and check to see if it was April 1st, because after three years of hearing TiVo fans complain that DirecTV killed off the HD DirecTV TiVo on its move to MPEG4, the satellite company has finally listened. TiVo and DirecTV announced today that sometime during the second half of 2009, a new HD DirecTV TiVo will be available and will include "the latest TiVo and ...Shared by Bwana (73) Firethorn (11) Jeff (48) Julian Rodriguez (6) jv (3) Mark MacLeod (19) Mike Doeff (4) noattention (20) Patrick (19) Sean (9) TroyBot (5)- Julian Rodriguez said: Not that the DirecTV DVR interface is horrible, but this makes me happy...
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RoboTask Automation App Free Today Only [Featured Windows Download] (13)
onWindows only: The Giveaway of the Day web site is offering the normally $120 RoboTask 3.1 software as a free download and registration for today only. If you're forced to perform perfunctory file operations or software actions regularly, like renaming and zipping up a folder of files or uploading a regularly-updated file to an FTP server, RoboTask might be perfect for you. The open-source scripting tool AutoHotkey is always free, but if you prefer a ...Shared by adam (25) Brent (43) Degauss (9) Derrik (36) Firethorn (11) Fred Schechter (75) John (21) K-IntheHouse (20) NiXC (10) Randy (40) rOckY (154) sascha (8) shawnmor (33)
- K-IntheHouse said: Get it today. Maybe give it as a gift to someone who would use it.
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6 Questions to Ask Yourself to Get the Most Out of Life (51)
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“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln I love reading lists of things to do before you die, but after reading several of these lists, I’ve realized that each list is a very personal thing. It can only apply to the writer of the list, and not to all human beings in general. No such list can do that. And ...Shared by Adam Fuhrer (84) Anand L (6) andrefaria (20) Andrei (18) Andrew Terry (30) Brian Cuban (1084) Captain Heart Nibbler (10) Carol (148) cheryl capozzoli (4) Chris Wills (7) Coop (25) Danny Rain (7) David (14) Digg Boss (641) Dimitar D (37) Dominic Foster (297) Don (15) Firethorn (11) Gauravonomics (39) Ginger (20) hasamba (36) Ian (4) Isaac (11) jason lange (4) Jon (19) Jonas (17) Joseph Rodgers (24) Lames42 (11) liamvictor (132) Manasseh Lee (14) Manny (49) Mark (29) MDWeezer (7) Michael Greene (1) Michelle (15) Miguel Lopez (70) Mrs. FireMom (24) Nigel Eccles (147) paul (2) Paul (5) R (35) Ritu (631) Rk (13) sarunas (4) shawnmor (33) Sheen Yap (2) Shevonne Polastre (10) susanna (63) Thomas Hochmann (1) Todd Lohenry (11) Yakaledo (6)- MDWeezer said: Good read.
- Mrs. FireMom said: Need some motivation?
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Quarkbase Tells You Everything About a Web Site [Webapps] (43)
onWeb site Quarkbase offers an organized and detailed overview of any web site, complete with summary, popularity, ownership, traffic information, and even recent blog posts and tweets about the site. In a nutshell, it's sort of like Whois.net on steroids. Quarkbase's accuracy and wealth of information varies based on the popularity of a site, but if you want to know more about a web site, it's a great place to start your search. QuarkbaseShared by afahy (2) Alec Resnick (135) Andrew Phillips (4) Chris Schrier (12) Compuwizard123 (34) Dave C. (17) Degauss (9) Derek (3) Eric Atkins (23) Erik J. Heels (51) Firethorn (11) ghosttie (38) Haggis (12) Heather (38) Ippy (1) ja | castillo (6) jimmysessions (12) Joe (64) John Evans (43) Joseph Miller (3) ke9v (4) KingBee (4) Laurent Courtines (0) marcusmeisel (21) Mario Hemsley (9) mh (7) Mitch Wagner (13) mjzitek (14) narkomanC (20) Nick Campbell (5) nlnnet (5) nossenigma (9) Peli (28) ricardo (20) riwilo (6) Rocco (24) schmiddi (21) Sean McBride (67) Shanthi (3) TechTalk (12) Thomas.Paine (35) Voyagerfan5761 (18) Wayne (52)
- Voyagerfan5761 said: It's pretty awesome, though for some reason it thinks swrobotics.com is run by a company named "by VoyAG"...
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Flour Mill Loft Penthouse, Estate of the Day (2)
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Filed under: EstatesIn honor of the Democratic National Convention I thought it might be fun to check out a little Denver real estate. Today's penthouse loft is a full floor unit in the Flour Mill lofts which has views of Coors field. This has to be one of the most interesting loft conversions I've ever seen. The space features a circular kitchen with a drop ceiling, oversized brass hood and a pizza oven. The loft ...Shared by Firethorn (11) Syng Shin (105)Contribute comment -
Flour Mill Loft Penthouse, Estate of the Day (1)
onFiled under: EstatesIn honor of the Democratic National Convention I thought it might be fun to check out a little Denver real estate. Today's penthouse loft is a full floor unit in the Flour Mill lofts which has views of Coors field. This has to be one of the most interesting loft conversions I've ever seen. The space features a circular kitchen with a drop ceiling, oversized brass hood and a pizza oven. The loft ...Shared by Firethorn (11)Contribute comment
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London From Above, at Night [PICS] (295)
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With the end of the Olympics in Beijing, all eyes turned for a moment to London, site of the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics. While looking for good photographs of London, I was contacted by London photographer Jason Hawkes, who had some wonderful images of London, seen from above at night (from a helicopter, to be exact) - some of which which he's agreed to let me share here. From Jason: "Shooting aerial photography during the ...Shared by 1only (78) Abdullah Cetin CAVDAR (52) adam (972) Adam Howes (0) Adam R. (17) Adam Ramshaw (22) Addam Hardy (1) Alan (1) Aleksey Maksimov (1) Alessio Bragadini (12) Alex Lomas (4) Alex Robar (17) Alexander13 (467) AlexandrosM (7) alireza (79) Alix (2) Amy Sample Ward (4) Ana Valdés (7) andre (19) Andrew Acomb (8) ani625 (85) Anibe (3) Anna (25) Anna Lynn (5) Arpine (4) Art (22) Ash Matadeen (4) azin (12) B.M. (9) Benjamin (19) berenike (26) Bernardo (11) bittin (194) Bjoern (3) Brad (2) Brad Brooks (10) Brendon Wadey (32) Brent (5) Brenton (5) Brian Sullivan (15) brownpau (47) bucks14 (1) Cai Chen (995) Carol (148) Carren (0) Chad (171) Charles (27) Charli Wag (31) charris1980 (47) Christopher (50) Chronistin (6) Class4 (3) ClinicalCases (47) craig (58) Craig Lee (1) Cristian Conti (4) Dan (1) dan (14) Daniel Hartmann (0) Daniele (2) Dave (2) Dave (36) Daver (45) David (5) David (5) David (15) Dean Clark (134) Demi Pietchell (88) deniman (19) Derek (5) Dmitry Sumin (0) dobata (366) Doug Stewart (28) DVD (1) Dylan Thomas (49) Eduo (52) Edward Platero (0) Eebs (23) egon (6) Elmer Thomas (141) Emrecan (16) epmiali (1) Eric (7) Eric Chen (114) Erik Stattin (34) eunice (9) Eyki (17) Felix Bredoteau (56) Fernando Johann (10) Firethorn (11) Florian (4) Fourbin (17) Frank Lynch (3) G. (27) Garret (5) Gaurav (11) Gautam (14) Geeee (1) GodFather (17) Graeme Shaw (1) Graham (20) Grant Mead (7) Greg Loesch (37) Guillaume Foutry (60) Hadi (14) Hamid11771 (14) Hannes Trapp (5) Harold (21) hasamba (36) Hayden Booth (5) hikikomori (55) Hristo Hristov (20) IBCmass (177) Iceman (7) Ihar Mahaniok (5) ionela (238) Jake (14) jamesjbigler (9) Jana (13) Jared Cherup (1) Jarques (3) Jarrod Taylor (14) Jason (14) Java Cola (3) Jay Liew (11) jborneman (20) Jean Ruaud (2) Jeff (48) Jeff (19) Jeff Crump (30) Jeffrey (9) Jeffrey (34) Jeremiah (19) Jeremy Cabantous (8) Jeroen (2) Jess (4) Jesse (7) Jesús Dugarte (3) jezarnold (12) Jodi Church-Wagner (21) joel (6) Joey Doyle (11) John (4) John Ager (6) John LeMasney (4) Jon (2) Jon (5) jose (14) jose87 (13) Josip Lisec (2) Juan Diego (38) Julien Tartarin (2) JulioHM (30) Julius (13) Justin Levy (10) Kalu (12) Kamran Hashmi (86) Karan (8) Kelicia (0) Kerry (0) Kévin (5) Kevin De Mulder (24) Kevin Fanning (4) Kevin Grandia (34) Kim (14) Konstantin Weiss (15) Krazy (146) Kristo (13) Kurt Vermeersch (12) Kyle Bamford (15) LadyBanana (1) Laura Lessa (2) Leena (1060) lizunlong (7) Luke (20) Mahdi Ebrahimi (28) Manuj Darshan (9) Marcelo (10) Marcus Beagley (19) Marisa (18) Martin Gommel (1) Matt (9) Matt (3) Matt Campbell (6) Matthew (12) max (11) Max Howell (0) merkurov (15) Meromo (12) mfh (18) MH (44) miasarmento (110) Michael Rose (17) Michiel Gardner (4) Mickaël (7) MidgetWombat (6) Mike Nayyar (178) Mike Towber (4) Mike Wilson (1) Missionary Broadcasting (1) Mo (0) moftasa (6) molgar (17) Nathan Gross (0) neal (487) Ned (23) nicholas gill (15) Nick Jordan (10) Nirav (28) Noah Carter (10) nyenyec (8) o d (6) odeb (49) Oliver (2) Omid (5) Oscar (12) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (20) Patrick O'Keefe (14) Paulino (4) pax (19) Pedro Silva (11) Philippe (17) Pranav Ashok (1) Preoccupations (43) Prieur du Plessis (2) ProfVegas (167) Rahim (6) Rainer Wasserfuhr (71) Raoul (29) rene (29) Reynaldo Fagundes (0) Riaz (21) Ricardo Cabral (12) Riccardo Cambiassi (9) rightantler (17) River Song (29) RJO (20) RLivsey (7) robie06 (5) roedward (67) Russell Heimlich (7) rveguilla (5) Saarthak (4) Sacha (20) Sean (5) sebastian (8) Sergio (17) Seth Holladay (20) SharonG (63) Shawn (7) shayanlinux (4) Simon (23) Simon (0) Simone (0) slip (14) SMC (204) Sonny Parlin (10) sophie yip (2) Sorin Vlaicu (44) spLeaner (15) Steve (9) Steve (30) Steve (19) Steve Dobkins (0) Stuart (4) Syng Shin (105) tabo (31) Tania (19) tharik (36) The Mechanic (0) thelastminute (20) Theo (18) Thomas.Paine (35) TiTi (109) Tom Q (7) Tony Crescibene (7) Tsudohnimh (18) turker (9) Tyler (2) ultraviolet (58) vanlandw (13) vega gravity (2) Venci (13) Victor Vasquez (5) Vincent (20) Vineet Bhatia (2) Virtual Bird's Eye (1) vkoser (13) Vox (43) Wiep (3) wolkanca (29) Wyatt (12) zaniele (7) zizzy (27) مــــهــدی وی.کی (4)Explore read 12 notes- Chad said: HDR?
- Philippe said: awesome photos, well worth clicking through
- Eduo said: Brutal la foto, cuando te aparece inesperadamente en el feed.
- Mo said: some of the most amazing london shots
- vanlandw said: Another great photo blog this is an amazing shot.
- Ihar Mahaniok said: Oh my god...I'd really like to see Minsk like that.ps: I'm subscribing to the Boston Globe photoblog, and I'd recommend it.
- Jake said: Wow.
- Kalu said: Amazing!
- tabo said: <3 TBP
- Eyki said: 叹为观止
- Kelicia said: Pretty!
- Hristo Hristov said: Това е част от страхотна поредица от снимки на boston.com : The Big Picture
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Comcast limits customers to 250 gigs a month (15)
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Starting October 1, roundly hated broadband provider Comcast will begin officially capping consumer use at 250 gigs a month, according to the company's recently-updated Frequently Asked Questions about Excessive Use. If a customer exceeds more than 250 GB and is one of the heaviest data users who consume the most data on our high-speed Internet service, he or she may receive a call from Comcast's Customer Security Assurance (CSA) group to notify them of excessive ...
