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5 Great Science Books to Expand Your Mind (178)
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From the dynamics of social networks to market bubbles, science has a lot to say about the world of technology. One of the great discoveries of modern science was the realization of how interconnected the world is. The deterministic, Newtonian view of a clockwork Universe was replaced by the much more dynamic, uncertain and entangled world of Quantum Mechanics. The new world is the one where Godel forever cut hopes for completeness in mathematics and ...Shared by A Librarian (25) adam (996) Adamo (38) Ahsan Navid Hussain (450) Alberto (278) Alex (21) Alex (119) alios (3) Amit Chowdhry (114) Amy (161) ANDRE DANEAU (1) andré.friedrichs (38) Andréia Bohner (47) Andrew (2) ani625 (87) Antonio (4) Apostlion (15) arjo (90) b-rad (41) Benjamin (459) Benjamin (7) Berkay (12) Bill (1) bittin (286) Blake Matheny (8) bnutzinger (15) Brooke Pennington (3) burkinaboy (95) c202 (20) Cadmus (4) Carlesm (16) cheeming (18) Chris (25) Chris Gurney (26) Chris Hitchcock (73) Chris Ryall (21) cmulder (8) Collin Voigt (5) Coop (22) corvin (16) Dan Ketterick (8) Dan Reiner (3) Daniel Dočekal (17) Dave (5) Dave (104) David (20) Dean Burge (23) dedlam (19) Dmitry Naumenko (20) Dmitry Ulanov (21) dobata (307) Dragos Pirvu (652) drewenut (15) Edwin (3) EggHe/\D (15) Elliot (20) Erik (21) Fenng (68) Filip Salindrija (48) Gadiel Rivera (9) Gary Homewood (10) Gene Locklin (47) George The Writer (19) Green Flash (11) Gregg Hartling (9) Hagen (4) Haidong (17) Harish (20) Hasan Saleem (171) heping (6) iAlja (69) Igor (2) Ira White Jr. (76) Ivy (50) J.D. Rucker (439) Jackson (3) James Caruso (5) James Springle (4) jamesjbigler (20) Jamin (65) Jason (19) jayce (128) Jeff F. (372) Jeff Poetker (16) jeremiah (61) Joe Rosenblum (1) Jonathan Sterling (31) jussi haverinen (5) kan65535 (24) Keith (19) Ken Burbary (23) Keven Dones (1) kevin (20) Kirk Won (6) Krazy (430) Kris (4) lak (22) Larry (20) Lauro (25) Leena (1058) ManiacD (28) markoa (22) Martijn van Exel (9) Matt Mueller (24) Matt Williams (2) Matthew Eber (11) mdc (20) MeghnaK (865) miasarmento (88) Michael Burkett (8) Miguel Benevides (43) ming (8) mmhan (27) Monkey King (17) MoRiza (7) Mr. Matt (43) mr94 (22) nathan (23) Nice Fish Films (51) nicolas.boullosa (61) nikoleto (37) Nilay (18) Paolo (5) Patrick (32) pennylqy (16) perspikace (21) Pierre (3) pilgrimjohn (20) plasmaegg (21) pollen8 (8) Radenko Kosic (6) Radu (20) rezar (20) Ricardo Giesta (30) Ritu (626) Rob (158) Roby (14) Roby (15) Rodrigo Leme (17) Roman (29) Ryan (16) Ryan (27) ryan (13) Ryan (30) Ryan Adams (2) Ryan Lewis (165) Sachendra (7) Sagar Satapathy (167) Sandra (24) sarahintampa (53) shanusmagnus (10) Sid (9) spiritofboz (61) Stéfano (34) stefan (14) Stephanie Hicks (169) Stephen (1) Steven (74) Sun Tzu (657) tietoukka (103) TinTin (76) tobsterius (21) Todd Gruben (5) Travis (1) Trevor Wermund (278) tsangal (14) V.Ravimohan (16) Vassily Leushin (1) Vinuth (6) w0lfh0und (451) Will (20) willdeluca (43) wizardElite (21) xxdesmus (120) youdots (3) Zak M. (735) Zaki (60) Zee M (129)Contribute comment -
Japan's badass new prime minister (7)
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This fan-made video of Japan's new prime minister should have Chuck Norris shaking in his boots. The guy's a bad ass. And, as evidenced by this photo taken when he was on the Japanese shooting team in the 1976 Olympics, he would have been a more handsome action hero than Norris, too. (Via Japan Probe)Contribute comment -
World. Shattered. [I'm A PC] (112)
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Whaaat? John Hodgman, that PC guy from those Apple commercials, was spotted on the train with an iPhone. A voice of dissension from the Apple party for years, it's a blow to PC users everywhere to see him caving to the casual cool hoodies of Justin Long. That's good, Hodgman. Keep your daughter turned away. Don't let her watch as a grown man abandons everything he believes in. [ISO50]Shared by Aaron (0) AaronTN (47) Adam (61) Adrian (9) Alexander (5) Allen Thompson (25) André Elias (34) Andrew [j.Mac] (24) Andrew Nesbitt (6) Andrew Ogden (4) Arturo (50) beanj007 (20) Ben (12) Ben (20) besighyawn (22) Bill (1) Bill (19) Billy Fairchild (23) Bonstio (23) Bozric (16) Brad (32) Brad (16) Brendan (17) Brian G (0) brianwyrick (25) BritCrit (15) Bryan (0) Cadu (21) Caleb (28) Cameron (7) charris1980 (25) Chris (8) Dan (15) Dave (104) DeadRinga (90) deusdiabolus (96) Doug (0) dvdmon (20) dwfrank (20) eman (20) Eric (3) Frode Lundgren (5) FVT or FVTer (20) Gabriel (22) Gaurav (17) Glenn (12) Gmadz (1) Gruver (0) Hadyn (19) Henry (19) hoppzor (17) Howie (6) Hurrican (21) Ian Benedict (9) JC (12) jeddings (19) Jeremy Johnson (4) Jilted (19) John (9) John T. (14) Jon Lorenzini (20) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (94) Jorge Herrero (9) JRS (19) Kagnar (9) Keith (20) Kevin (20) Khoa (16) Kim (12) Laura (18) Lyle (20) M1ke (2) Mark Torromeo (19) Matthew (22) Michael Savoni (9) Mike Cannon-Brookes (9) Nigel (21) Pat (19) Paul Winch (32) Peter (9) Punkin (4) pureandapplied (6) Remi (0) richtannehill (29) rOckY (106) rszaloki (67) s (25) Sam (6) Scott Varcoe (10) Serginho (5) Shane (51) Shane Conder (24) slice in (3) southernsara (0) sTrAiN (15) T.C. (0) takobell (0) tarman (48) Tim (3) Tomy (0) Vanguard (44) vic (16) Victor M.J. (23) vkoser (24) vpraveen (21) Wayne (62) Wei (55) Will (18) Will Stranathan (4) Will WM (21) WindPower (67) yooper1019 (30)Explore read 12 notes- Peter said: classic..
- John T. said: I knew Hodgman was smarter than the commercials would lead you to believe.
- Frode Lundgren said: LOL. What?!? The free, independent and skeptic press of the world has been fooled by Apple hype?!? Who would have thought...?
- Allen Thompson said: Still no flying car but this is a good start. It's almost the Future now!
- Kagnar said: This is really cool
- Bill said: Very cool. I love Lego.
- besighyawn said: Powershot A610, my camera. After 3 yrs it still takes better pics than new point and shoots today.
- richtannehill said: Awesome Pics!
- Brian G said: dude, that's messed up.
- Cameron said: Awesome!
- Hadyn said: For Alan if he hasn't seen them already
- Matthew said: wow ... giz this is almost as bad as life hacker last week
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Kids' Dalek video (4)
onSteve sez, This is really lovely... just bumped into it while looking for Dr Who clips on youtube with my recently-Dr-Who-obsessed-6-yr-old son who is filling in the essential history/backstory of the doctor! Homebrew movie (6:43) a family made while on holiday. - Gets the tone just right. - Re-uses themes/scenes from the recent end of series 2-parter with Davros/Daleks/many-companions. - Wonderful low-fi special-FX (flying daleks, sound FX, EXPLOSIONS!) - watch for the credits at the ...Contribute comment
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Dropbox for Linux Adds Online Backup to Desktop [Featured Linux Download] (17)
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Dropbox, the free, web-based backup service previously available only for Windows and Mac computers, has added a free, open-source client for Linux to its offerings. Installing Dropbox puts a folder named "Dropbox" in your Home directory (which can be moved or renamed), and anything dropped in that folder gets backed up to your Dropbox account. The service also adds a control widget to your system panel, letting you see what's in your 2GB of free ...Shared by Abhinav Modi (13) Bicho Pro (72) Bill (1) Christian Santos (98) cpqdon (14) genieyclo (16) Hagdahl (44) Huang (6) jasontromm (40) JohnC (15) Marc (4) marxwang (56) MDRoz (15) Punksolid (53) Shannon Prickett (59) Stephen (20) Trindade (42)Contribute comment -
5 Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley (31)
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All tech startups need just a few ingredients to germinate: sophisticated money; first-rate technology universities; and a few template successes (a Google or a Facebook, and so on) to encourage founders to get off their duffs. Contrary to current wisdom, these ingredients exist in many communities outside of Silicon Valley –- in fact, they always have. When you add a large and economically accessible employee base to our first three criteria, you have the recipe ...Shared by amartin (6) anand (24) Benedict Lee Zhi En (139) Bill (1) Cade (30) Carter (14) david miron (0) dobata (307) Eric (7) Esther Schindler (41) Ibetolis (49) Jawad Shuaib (25) Jeremy (12) John Magnus (14) Joy O'Hare (22) Justin Thorp (0) Marston A, SugarStats (8) maxyRO (112) Migs (19) Mihalcea Razvan (206) Mike F (647) Mike Troiano (12) Mudiam (18) Rob (158) Robert (18) shefaly (1) Simon (20) Stephanie Hicks (169) Talk (13) Tito (13) willpate (1)- Tito said: My entrepreneurship professor, this guy is a character
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How to create a super shiny pencil icon in Photoshop (12)
onEren Göksel wrote a tutorial that anyone can follow to create a drawing of a pencil in Photoshop. The Pencil is one of the visual metaphors most used to express creativity. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to draw a pencil icon. We'll have a look at gradients, selection tools, and basic transform operations. Let's have some fun with this. I'd love to see Boing Boing readers' variations on this. If you create one, ...Shared by Andrew (20) Bill (1) Brodie (2) Chris (20) cpqdon (14) Dave (24) drew (5) Erik C. Thauvin (67) Jose (17) Library (20) Niki (27) Peter (9)Contribute comment
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RideTheCity.com: A Google Maps App for Safe Biking (62)
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RideTheCity is a cool mash-up application that allows you to plan bike routes based on safety and speed. By typing - or selecting - a start and end location in New York City, the application will find the safest and quickest routes by factoring in bike routes for “safest” trips and the shortest travel distance for the quickest trips. The project is run by three bikers, Jordan Anderson, Vaidila Kungys, and Josh Steinbauer (Full disclosure: ...Shared by ack (12) AJ (229) AJ (10) Alan (1) Alfonso Martinez (2) Ali (28) AnthonyB415 (18) b-rad (41) Ben (21) Bill (1) Brent the Closet Geek (38) broepke (0) brokekid (194) Brooke Adcox (22) Chad (20) Charles (6) Chris (27) Chris Nixon (24) Chris Schrier (26) Christian (62) Chuck LeDuc (19) Convoluted (7) Costantino (23) Craig (5) Dan (15) Dorn (21) Dr Jones (12) Edward K (5) Eric (55) exists (22) Fernando (4) Gregory (19) hallie (11) hoosteen (70) hyderabadblues (24) IanZ (19) Jack Wilson, K4SAC (0) Jason (4) Jason Nielubowicz (20) Jeff (27) Joe (20) joekwon (20) Kemeny (20) Lech Ambrzykowski (3) Lizy (2) Matthew (21) Michael Bekiaris (23) norcalbarney (23) Noyda (2) Peppermint (1) Rex (150) Ricardo.Borelli (3) roedward (46) Roger Williams (21) Roseanne (1) Sean (25) SugarSmax (20) TechDad1246 (20) TNLNYC (20) weinberg81 (0) zeb (37) 이장 (20)Explore read five notesContribute comment -
Work More Ergonomically on the Road [Ergonomics] (15)
onSetting up an ergonomic workspace at home or at your office where you have the most control over your environment is a lot easier than when you're traveling with your laptop and don't know where you'll wind up hunkering down for a work marathon. You already know how to set up a healthy work station with an ergonomic calculator, arrange your workspace for computing that's easy on your body, and even replace your office chair ...Shared by Apollo L (17) Bill (1) Bwana (55) Chris (27) David (32) Dom Barnes (0) Duane (42) Fred Schechter (33) HejGustav (24) J. James B (30) jonezy (10) lomodeedee (21) Sid (9) Tim (86) Tino (17)Contribute comment
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Beijing update: New protests and detentions, 6 protesters still missing. (18)
onA quick update on previous BB posts (one, two, three) about American tech-artists and activists detained for pro-Tibet protests in Beijing. A Students for a Free Tibet spokesperson tells Boing Boing: Everyone listed here is still missing. - James Powderly - Brian Conley - Jeffrey Rae - Jeff Goldin - Michael Liss - Tom Grant They were all working in Beijing in different ways, as citizen journalists and activists. My opinion at this point is ...Shared by Alan Cheslow (81) Andrew (32) Bill (1) Clint Ecker (122) Daniel Bachhuber (36) deusdiabolus (96) Heather (27) Hokai (26) INCyr (30) Jordan T-H (16) Kelly O (27) Lynne d Johnson (28) N.L. Vivar (20) Nicolás (15) Oneiros (43) Stephen (39) WH (71) Yetimon (10)Contribute comment
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21 Must-Read Tips To Write Better Web Content (46)
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Written on 8/20/2008 by Abhijeet Mukherjee. You can catch him at Jeet Blog where he blogs about different Web 2.0 apps and online tools and how they can help you become more productive.Photo Credit: Gunnar WrobelAs a full time blogger and freelance writer, writing web content is part of my daily routine. Since it earns me a living too, it's mandatory for me to consistently polish my skills as a writer and write better content.I ...Shared by Alex Rosenkranz (0) Alexander13 (76) Anand L (19) Angela Maiers (8) Anna (20) Ben Shoemate (64) Bill (1) Brandon J. Mendelson (157) BrendoMan (348) Chandoo (38) Charles Roper (6) Dan Ketterick (8) Dan Taylor (2) Dave Woodard (19) Fansari (58) Hakicoma (197) jetienne (21) Jon Phillips (65) Joyce (23) K-IntheHouse (36) keith (85) Keshav (19) lizunlong (41) Martin (4) mattnz (13) mike young (2) MikeonTV (46) Moe N. Jaques (24) Paulo (3) pearl (67) philgerb (25) ProBlogger (4) Prof (26) Ravinder (0) Rishi Talreja (2) Sakib (21) Shane (15) shaun mclane (3) shrutes (19) Sids (15) silverlunace (16) Summer (14) Tibi Puiu (65) warrior007 (0) webb (31) Will Richardson (24)Contribute comment -
Video: Android SDK v0.9 hits the internet looking almost ready for primetime (43)
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Filed under: Cellphones It's an interesting day for the folks at Google. Not only do we see the supposed GPhone (AKA, the HTC Dream) get trotted out to the FCC, and hear new rumors about the device's release date, but now there's a brand-spanking-new release of the Android SDK available. The version? 0.9 -- a number which puts this dangerously close to a number that most would consider non-beta. Meanwhile, the new version of the ...Shared by Adam (20) adantas (20) Amihai (24) Andrew Ryan (1) Antonio (43) Bill (1) Brad (10) Bramanga (15) Chad (136) chbm (20) Convoluted (7) Coop (22) danutz (0) David (21) Derek (66) Emmett (35) Frank (20) graywolf (15) hank (35) Iman (6) Jackyshadow (19) Javed (155) jayman16 (53) Jeremiah (11) jsmanrique (7) Juan Diego (63) Kevin (3) Larsen (0) Litrik (15) Michael (22) Neo2049 (10) phil.gs (15) Rob (20) Scott (18) Sebastian Werner (22) shark (29) StevieB (51) the Baron of Bore (7) Tim Bertram (14) utility73 (20) yonmacklein (21) zaniele (18) zsafwan (96)- Jackyshadow said: 两年等待，终于要出了！准备入手....iPhone给我像iMac一样去服务小众罢！
- David said: Certainly looks cleaner than Windows Mobile based phones.
- Coop said: meh...
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Where Are We In The Hype Cycle? (154)
onNew technologies tend to follow different trajectories of hype, hope, and despair as they are discovered by different groups of people and finally adopted (or ignored) by consumers. Gartner actually goes ahead and charts this hype cycle for different technologies. Its latest hype cycle for 2008, shown above, is making the rounds. (It was released in July, but is just now reaching the upward trajectory in its own cycle). According to Gartner’s view of the ...
