McCain models tech policy on our oh-so-successful energy policy (9)
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THE MCCAIN NEGATIVE WORDCLOUDWords Not in McCain’s Tech Policy | blog |social network | collaboration | hyperlink | democracy | google | wikipedia | open access | open source | standards | gnu | linux | | BitTorrent | anonymity | facebook | wiki | free speech | games | comcast | media concentration | media | lolcats | McCain has delivered his tech policy. And it’s clear: This election will determine whether America willfully ...
How to Tell When Leftovers Go Bad (2)
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From Serious Eats Perfect for settling household disputes (and preventing foodborne illness, of course), ABC's guide to spoiled food goes in-depth on proper food temperature, changing your doggie bag habits, and just how seriously to take mold.
The Dialed Life: Green Your Bike (1)
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Yes, if you're riding a bike to do things most people accomplish behind the wheel of a car, you're not spewing those fumes, which is nice and good for you and me et cetera, but the bike industry is not necessarily a sustainable, environmentally minded one. There's manufacturing and shipping logistics, to start. Can't be much different from most production protocols. But if you're into supporting companies engaged in producing quality biodegradable and sustainable cycling ...
Entrepreneur Interview: Irina Patterson, Balloon Art Entertainer (1)
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It’s not every day that you get to interview someone who: started out as an Emergency Medicine doctor in her native country of Russia, went on to be a body double for Cindy Crawford, is a former public relations executive, has been reading my blog for nearly a year , … and now spends her time twisting latex balloons. Irina Patterson is a balloon artist, usually working at upscale events like cocktail hours, galas, art ...
Olympic Cycling on TV (1)
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Some readers asked about the Olympic MTB coverage after yesterday’s post and EZ-E was nice enough to put together this list of cycling event times and television network information. Set your TiVo now for the mountain bike events! All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time. Wed. Aug 13 2:00am Men’s road time trial, MSNBC 8:00pm Women’s Time Trial, NBC Thu. Aug 14 11:00:00pm Track, USA Network Fri. Aug. 15 11 pm Cycling, USA Network ...
Photos of Souvenirs Superimposed on Tourist Attractions (7)
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Michael Hughes has a great “Souvenirs” photoset on Flickr where he takes photos of souvenirs superimposed on the tourist attractions that they represent. via Photojojo photo by Michael Hughes Related PostsRoyal de Luxe Presents Le Calmar G????ant ???? R????tropropulsionHollywood SignTraveler’s Phrase Book T-Shirt, Point To What You WantGraffiti Archaeology, Documenting The Evolution of GraffitiField of Corn in Dublin, OhioThis is a blog post from Laughing Squid For more content like this, subscribe to the RSS ...
Bandsintown Shows Local Concerts of Your Last.fm, iTunes Favorites [Music] (13)
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Free concert-finding site Bandsintown offers a convenient tag-cloud-style list of upcoming live concerts in your area. That's helpful enough, but the site can also filter and highlight shows based on your favorite or recommended artists in iTunes or Last.fm, offers an RSS or iCal feed of upcoming shows, offers an embeddable widget of upcoming shows, and lets you scale or filter shows by ticket price or distance. What's your preferred means for finding your next ...
TWITTER LIMITS FOLLOWING TO 2,000 (Brent Csutoras) (5)
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Brent Csutoras: TWITTER LIMITS FOLLOWING TO 2,000 — Twitter has always been looking for better ways to combat spammers and it appears they have recently added a new measure to combat one aspect of gaming. — User can now only add up to 2,000 followers before being limited and receiving this error message.
Foam Monster In Emotional Reunion With Severed Limb (8)
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“Foam Monster In Emotional Reunion With Severed Limb” is a wonderful t-shirt design by Aled Lewis now available from Threadless. illustration by Aled Lewis Related PostsSony Covers Downtown Miami in Foam for Latest CommercialCookie Monster No Want To Delete Cookies?!Flying Spaghetti Monster Google LogoMonsterHoodies, Turn Yourself Into A Cute MonsterMonster by Mail and The Coloring Book of DeathThis is a blog post from Laughing Squid For more content like this, subscribe to the RSS feed, ...
HP to Acquire Colubris of Waltham (1)
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deals, wireless, Colubris Networks Ryan McBride wrote: Colubris Networks, a privately held provider of wireless networks for large businesses in Waltham, MA, has agreed to be sold to IT powerhouse Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), based in Palo Alto, CA. The deal, the terms of which weren’t revealed, is slated to close by October 31, 2008. Permalink | Share | E-mail
Anatomy of a Subway Hack (3)
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A trio of MIT students found security weaknesses in the MBTA, the Boston public transporation system, colloquially known as "the T". The students were going to present their findings at Defcon, that is, until a judge ordered them not to. Of course, the injunction did far more to spread the news than the talk alone would have, including making public the students' whitepaper about the vulnerabilites. Their slides, Anatomy of a Subway Hack are also ...
See the error of your ways (3)
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25 Awesome Foods You Never Knew Could Be Deep-Fried (1)
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From Required Eating Well, I suppose this is a bit of a counterpoint to Ed's diet post below. This list gives a rundown of some unusual but awesome deep-fried foods. Cheesecake, eggs, cookie dough, Coca-Cola, and more. Related: Serious Eats pizza blog Slice investigates deep-fried pizza.
When Google disowns you - SaaS providers are still learning ... (Phil Wainewright/Software as Services) (2)
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Phil Wainewright / Software as Services: When Google disowns you — SaaS providers are still learning the hard way that If you trade in dependency, you have to earn trust: “[Clients of] on-demand application providers ... depend on them for everyday functions and operations, and therefore trust is paramount.”
"No, but..." instead of "No" (11)
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We asked our new payroll service if they could mail paystubs to employees. The company rep’s response: No, but each stub is stuffed in an envelope and sealed. If you put a stamp on it, it could be mailed easily. That is what most of my clients do, when they payroll reports and envelopes arrive, they just stick a stamp on them and drop em in the mail, pretty easy. Great tone to that reply. ...
