Merriam-Webster's 2008 Word of the Year (3)
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Merriam-Webster has announced its 2008 "Word of the Year." The winner? "Disemvowel" "Bailout," which "received the highest intensity of lookups on Merriam-Webster Online over...
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Ben said:
Looking at those words, it makes me think people should be using an encyclopedia. Unless it's all just high school students looking for the worst way to begin an essay "the mirriam-Webster dictionary defines a bailout as..."
Woman has perfect "episodic memory" (4)
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Der Spiegel profiles a 42-year-old woman who has perfect "episodic memory" "People say to me: Oh, how fascinating, it must be a treat to have a perfect memory," she says. Her lips twist into a thin smile. "But it's also agonizing." In addition to good memories, every angry word, every mistake, every disappointment, every shock and every moment of pain goes unforgotten. Time heals no wounds for Price. "I don't look back at the past ...
Free GPS tracking unit to protect Nativity scenes during the holidays (1)
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The miraculously named marketing director of Lightning GPS, Jason Lazarus, let us know about a new program the company is rolling out this holiday season to protect outdoor na...
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Ben said:
Umm. Are kids gonna take the baby Jesus home, or is he going to toss it in the river? The only kids getting caught will be those who are egged on by their friends to steal it, but are then overcome by guilt and don't know what to do to apologize and fix the situation, so they hide it under their bed.
Change.gov goes Creative Commons (14)
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Obama's Change.gov site has dropped its "All Rights Reserved" notice and switched to the Creative Commons Attribution license, the most liberal of the CC licenses. change.gov set free (Thanks, Simon!)
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Ben said:
Cool. Tho Public Domain is the most liberal CC license (you don't need to use their service to release into the PD, but CC makes it very easy to... Thanks sonny bono, rest in peace)
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ubernerd83 said:
Is this maybe a sign of cool things to come from the Obama administration?
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Anna Lynn said:
wow! Creative Commons! So cool! now you can use their stuff just need to attribute it to the site! neat-o!
Managing by Maxim (1)
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I'm a big fan of maxims, adages, anything that sums up an important, and possibly complex point in a sentence that can convey, if not the whole point, at least a conversation starter. The main challenge for a technology manager is communication, particularly with those who are uninterested and/or threatened by technological terms. I live and breathe this stuff, but I understand that I'm in the ten percent, the ten percent of people who like ...
Globe Still On Internet, Now Making Links (1)
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The Globe has brought us extremely timely reports on message-boarded and blogged-about crime, as well as incisive commentary on Facebook. Now, the paper has realized that there are a lot of local websites out there, and decided to publish a piece listing 64 scintillating selections. Though the feature was obviously meant to recognize local sites, the tone sometimes felt a bit flippant, as though the Globe (perhaps fearful that India will take over its operations) ...
Concept: the iPod shuffle bracelet (9)
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Audio, Odds and ends, Apple, ipod shuffle This seems pointless and yet brilliant at the same time, somehow -- iPhone Savior has concept pictures of the iPod shuffle extended out into a bracelet. You can already find lots of straps and wristbands for the shuffle, and with that clip on it, it's designed to be jewelry anyway, so why not carry the premise out to its conclusion, right?It's almost perfect, ...
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Jenn dlv said:
If it was a watch, I'd consider it.
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Ben said:
Umm. How obnoxious would it be to have your earbuds connected to your wrist? Lots.
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Rick Dillon said:
Cool idea, but it needs bluetooth earbuds to really make sense.
reflections on Lori Drew, bullying, and solutions to helping kids (15)
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The involvement of Lori Drew (an adult) in the suicide of Megan Meier has been an unavoidable topic. Last week, Drew was tried on three counts of accessing computers without authorization, a legal statute meant to stop hackers. She was acquitted of all felonies but convicted of three misdemeanors. The lawsuit itself was hugely problematic and clearly the result of prosecutors wanting to get her on anything. But in focusing on the technology, prosecutors reinforced ...
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Ben said:
"bullying is best curbed in childhood when children learn that saying mean things about others gives them power". Damn straight. Great article.
Foof Shop Holiday Gift Ideas (1)
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We came across some very groovy Mac and iGear sleeves and covers from a shop in Australia that could have just the thing for the Apple nut on your holiday gift list. Foofshop...
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Ben said:
Spiky things are stupid, but I do like the soft natural fiber covers. Though I would probably never buy one for myself considering the level of wear and tear I create (I luv my booq hardcover)
Intel slams netbooks (3)
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Intel's Atom chip is at the heart of the netbook revolution, but the company sought to dampen interest in the platform at a recent conference. Stu Pann, vice president of sales and marketing at Intel, said at the Raymond James IT Supple Chain Conference that they were intended for "emerging markets and younger kids" and indicated that Intel was surprised at their success in the west. "We view the Netbook as mostly incremental to our ...
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Ben said:
It's almost as if I wrote this myself. Especially regarding how Intel uses consumer's purchasing power to drive innovation when consumers really don't need to buy newer/faster hardware
Buttons for Black Friday (1)
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I tried on my friend's new coat (above and purchased at a crazy awesome discount)this evening and it looked kinda all right on me, though much better on him. And then I notice...
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Ben said:
My friend in highschool had a trenchcoat (this was post columbine, and no, it wasn't black) with womens buttons. We were pretty sure it was a women's trenchcoat. No, it didn't matter.
Large Candy Cane Used To Beat Threatening Neighbor (14)
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In what may be the only appropriate use for a Christmas lawn decoration, a Sacramento man grabbed a large candy-cane on his lawn and used it to beat a drunken knife-wielding neighbor who was threatening his Thanksgiving guests. He and his red-and-white weapon were able to hold the man until police arrived. Good thing he put those decorations out early. While it sounds like it came from the Onion, the story is in today's Sacramento ...
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Alex said:
Can he please teach a martial arts class?
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Promethean said:
Sometimes you don't need a gun. Awesome.
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Ben said:
It annoys me that "truth is stranger than fiction"-stories are *nearly* attributed to the Onion, since it misses out on what really makes the Onion funny: the mundane, placed in journalistic context, is funny. Maybe it's just me, but the Onion is a satire on journalism, not any particular piece of contemporary information (like "weird" happenings)
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Allan said:
Sacramento Bee strikes again. Wow.
National: Victory Gardens For Fun And Profit (1)
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It's a scant 48 hours (give or take) until we all sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, and we for one are kind of tired of reading about it. Instead, we're thinking of spring. No...
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Ben said:
I think the idea of victory container gardening, if you have a yard to be a little weird. The idea of a victory garden is that you are using all available space as efficiently as possible (and aesthetically, if you subscribe to the post-war, pre-PBS-"let's fire everyone over sixty and bring in a bunch of know nothing at architects" ideal, which I so, with the understanding that organic efficiency is also beautiful). If you have a lawn and are putting the container on your patio, shame on you. Though I still salute you for beginning!
Report: PSP game sales robust, DS sales amazing (1)
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The sales numbers for games on both the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable have been broken down, and Nintendo's portable proves to be quite the juggernaut, while the PS...
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Ben said:
Umm yeah. The games are cheaper. The system is cheaper. And considering it's about time most kids are upgrading their GBAs, it's the natural path.
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