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99% of Alaska's Glaciers Are Melting (21)
permalinkMost of Alaska's glaciers are retreating or thinning or both, a new book by the U.S. Geological Survey reports.About 5 percent of Alaska's area is covered by more than 100,000 glaciers — that's about 29,000 square miles (75,000 square kilometers), or more than the entire state of West Virginia.338 diggs | 111 comments | Science / Environment | submitted by greenguy2323 | mirrorShared by Adam (50) adam (1173) aerobroken (671) Antti Lindström (26) bittin (339) Dave Keffler (68) hikbi (195) Ira White Jr. (90) Jeff F. (413) LauraLee (129) LUCCHINA (279) mridul (63) nicerobot (42) NikkiRMZ (25) Patrick (45) Patty (95) Saul (31) scott (223) Sima Dahl (5) Travis Wright (53) Z-lot (16)
- nicerobot said: Hurray! More fresh water!
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Track Free and Price-Dropped iPhone Apps [IPhone] (12)
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For the iPhone app addicts out there: 148Apps not only reviews and offers up lists of the (top 148) free apps, free games, and other categories, but offers an feed-friendly list of apps that have dropped in price, sometimes all the way to free. Got a better source for app news and deals? Tell us in the comments. [via]Shared by AdamB (22) Cameron Hatfield (19) Chris (20) Fredrik Carlsson (22) Greg Lowe (63) jasontromm (41) JeDa (19) John (44) Rob (24) Ryan (31) Saul (31) utility73 (26)Contribute comment - The 26 Hottest Star Trek Babes (PICS) (19)
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Michael Moore on Slacker Uprising’s Piracy ‘Problem’ (25)
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Michael Moore decided to give away his latest film ‘Slacker Uprising’ for free, but only to people in the US and Canada. However, since he chose to use BitTorrent, and open trackers such as The Pirate Bay, it was fairly easy for the rest of the world to download it as well. Was this done on purpose? Moore responds. Like many other filmmakers, Moore wants his film to be seen by as many people as ...Shared by Alpha (16) AmyVernon (802) Angus (32) Antti Lindström (26) bittin (339) Calvin Robinson (44) Courtney (36) Datch (31) Greg (20) John Pernock (9) Logan Lindquist (53) Matthew (34) McBilly Wilford Sy (38) Michael (137) Miguel Lopez (197) Mike Abundo (32) neal (419) peggy (33) Philip Campbell (146) Ritu (806) Saul (31) Simon Thomas (6) Tal Siach (577) Tibi Puiu (80) Tyson Williams (110)Contribute comment -
Mecca: A new social browser (18)
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Mecca is a new browser by the prolific Todd Ditchendorf of Fluid fame. It is currently in the works, and features: Open Plug-in Architecture Built-in Userscripting Userstyles ÜberView for Plug-in Split Views Global Keyboard Shortcut Single-Window Browsing Mode BrowsaBrowsa Plug-in for Sidebars Session Restore Full-Screen Mode Customizable Shortcuts Integrated Gears-loading (InputManager) Hidden “Closed” Windows Thumbnail Plug-in for CoverFlow TinyURL creation/expansion Automatic Software Updates Custom User-Agent Strings Full WebInspector Custom Window Opacity/Level/Style It looks very interesting, ...Shared by Adnan (43) AJ (299) Alex (136) andrin (40) Brian Landau (23) brokekid (310) Carlos (23) Dan (36) dd (17) Elroy (56) gutsy (6) Jeroen (22) Joe (99) junal (17) Pedro Bachiega (2) redbaks (26) Saul (31) Vipul (193)- dd said: viewing friendfeed in the sidebar using BrowsaBrowsa Plug-in for Sidebars for mecca.
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Tour organizer says Armstrong has embarrassed race (14)
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Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has embarrassed cycling's premier race, the Tour organizer's new president said in an interview Saturday.262 Diggs and 69 Comments in Other Sports - Submitted by AmyVernon - MirrorShared by Andrew (32) Arslan Zahid (173) Benjamin (649) Doug Funny (100) Jamie McGibbon (53) Joey Foxenberger (78) Kris (108) Leena (1215) MeghnaK (918) Mr. BabyMan (561) Saul (31) Steven (90) York (119) Zak M. (824)Contribute comment -
Exclusive: Clip from Bill Maher's 'Religulous' (35)
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Legal Crackdown Jams Michael Moore's Slacker Uprising (17)
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Takedown letters go out after the documentary, distributed online as a free gift to the filmmaker's fans, shows up on torrent sites. Wired.comShared by 8dee (114) Arijit Das (584) arjo (115) Arslan Zahid (173) Badger Gravling (211) Daniel Marcus (12) Deborah Petersen (1111) Devindra (31) Dragos Pirvu (722) hoosteen (71) Kathy (131) Lev Cantoral (7) MeghnaK (918) Saul (31) Steven (90) Toby (252) York (119)Contribute comment -
Palin On Fox News: Couric Annoyed Me (55)
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ReSharper Guidelines -- First Time Users (6)
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Harry L. wrote in review of ReSharper on Visual Studio Gallery:... I have found that I used the features of Resharper almost without knowing it. What amazed me was how many features I use without going up a long learning curve... Indeed, most important ReSharper features can be instantly learned right from the code editor without reading any documentation. However, I thought that having some guidelines about where to look and how to improve own ...Contribute comment -
How to Photograph the Stars (43)
onGetting into astrophotography -- also called digiscoping -- is easier and less complicated than you may think. There are several different methods you can try when capturing images of the night sky. Here are some tips. Got extra advice? Share your knowledge by contributing to Wired.com's How-to Wiki. Wired.comShared by adam (1173) Albert Chan (5) Amy (47) anjelina robinson (201) Ari (26) ben (24) Ben Barclay (46) Billie (1) burkinaboy (104) cgsheldon (333) Chris (27) David Lenton (1) David Machiavello (35) diego (50) Doug Funny (100) Ed Cline (49) Fanny (3) Graeme (228) haswez (2) henrich mezanotte (6) hikbi (195) Ira White Jr. (90) isocketnet (14) Jackson (3) Jamie Wallis (28) Jeremy Przasnyski (7) Jim (19) kamandal (786) Kol Tregaskes (30) lovemorgul (812) mandy wiltse (86) MeghnaK (918) Mithrill (11) nervioso (72) Patty (36) Patty (95) Phillip (14) Pramod (109) Robert (6) Saul (31) Stephanie Hicks (250) Sutrannu (12) zukibusa (14)Contribute comment
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Crappy Batman & Robin 'Changed My Career,' Clooney Says (20)
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Believe it or not, there was a time when George Clooney was a struggling actor. Everything changed when he took on the starring role in what may perhaps be the worst film of the Batman franchise, 1997's stone-cold horrible Batman & Robin. But, as Clooney told Showbiz Spy, he wouldn't change history even if he had a time machine. "I don't regret anything," he said. "With hindsight it's easy to look back at Batman and ...Shared by Ahsan Navid Hussain (574) Alex France (194) Andrew Schott (71) Ben (60) bittin (339) Deborah Petersen (1111) Erwin Tang Yew Hon (122) hollywoodhoe (181) Jason (41) Jojo (106) Joshua Peek (6) kamandal (786) Long (18) lovemorgul (812) Michael Johnson (21) neal (419) Neil (60) Saul (31) will (155) York (119)Contribute comment -
Ron Paul on Bloomberg TV 10/02/08 (29)
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Mac 101: Stop drives from showing on desktop (2)
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Filed under: Mac 101 Some people hate having any icons showing on their desktop. If you are one of those people, then you might not want icons showing for attached disks, hard drives, or iPods. Here's how to get rid of these annoying icons. Open Finder preferences by clicking "Finder" in the menu bar and selecting preferences (or by pressing command + , while in a Finder window or first clicking on the desktop). Once ...Shared by Colin Charles (21) Saul (31)Contribute comment -
Bill Maher vs. The Talking Snake (21)
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Buddy can you spare a dime? 1929 vs today. (71)
on2735 Diggs and 175 Comments in Comics & Animation - Submitted by muxaulo - MirrorShared by Adam Maldonado (253) Adam Snider (34) Ahsan Navid Hussain (574) Alex (122) aref (10) Arijit Das (584) Ash Laws (9) bittin (339) charles (297) d1g1t (120) Dan (56) Dave Keffler (68) Dennis Gonzales (43) diego (50) eD! Thomas (6) Erik Sebellin-Ross (12) George Brickner (204) Gio (16) gms8994 (61) Hakicoma (197) Hasan Saleem (176) J128 (36) Jack (49) Jack (50) Jackye Stephens (85) James Luna (21) James McQuillan (50) Jamie Wallis (28) Jason (53) Jeff Gentry (27) Jojo (106) Jonathan (109) JunChen (47) Justin (42) Justin LL. (21) kamandal (786) Katie Fellows (36) Kaybee (5) Kobi (10) Leo Freitas (20) Lisa (110) Lisa Hosey (81) lovemorgul (812) Luciano (16) Luciano Passuello (62) Martin Strickfaden (24) Matt Mueller (33) Matt Taylor (4) Mauro Borione (13) My Cute Pet Pictures! (151) Narayan (42) Natitude (122) nparker13 (189) ProfVegas (250) raddevon (30) Ricardo Giesta (49) Richmond Rice (37) Rowley (21) Russell K Bulmer (32) Saul (31) Shailendra Paliwal (47) Shane Coffey (307) ssravp (5) Steven Correy (92) Tape (5) Tim Hurd (32) TOMHTML (25) Tommy Inglis (58) Troy (35) will (155) Zak Nicola (43)Contribute comment
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Ron Paul: Buying bad debt is the wrong solution (45)
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Apple drops NDA for released iPhone software (25)
onFiled under: Developer, iPhone, App Store, SDKApple has dropped the non-disclosure agreement ([effin'] NDA) for released iPhone software. In a statement to developers on its website, Apple said they put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes proprietary Apple software they wanted to protect. "However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone's success, so we are dropping it for released ...Shared by ahumblejedi (44) bittin (339) Brian (209) brianwyrick (25) DamienG (19) David (17) gnusic (98) happy_soil (18) Henry (19) justin (19) Mathias (18) Matt (24) Matt Heerema (4) mrreynolds (23) rmg7344 (6) Ryan (19) ryan (13) Ryan Joseph (42) ryan.capote (86) Saul (31) Stelian Iancu (6) Steve (60) utility73 (26) Victor Agreda Jr (6) Zog (30)
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Boxee / XBMC now available on Apple TV (17)
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment If you were curious as to why Boxee suddenly became available for OS X 10.4 users, here's your sign. The underpinnings of the Apple TV are indeed based on Tiger, thus paving the way for Scott Davilla, a developer for the aTV-bootloader project, to announce that Boxee and XMBC can now be installed on Apple's set-top-box. In order to take advantage, you'll need the aTV Flash bootloader on a bootable ...Shared by azlon (30) Charles (44) Dru Kelly (88) Garrett (20) Georg Holzer (20) James (19) Jimmy (20) Laura (20) Mike (5) MrGuff (77) nathos (19) Pete (24) Saul (31) tomit (21) Travis Roy (25) utility73 (26) vraicovi (37)Contribute comment -
Gas Signs Truth in Advertising. (34)
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