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Google quickly removed a lot of materials today around Chrome as news leaked about tomorrow’s release. But a few readers were able to grab a a screen shot they were removed. We’ll upload more materials as they become available. Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.Shared by aaron (99) adam (715) Adam Fuhrer (53) Adam Maldonado (109) Aelle (24) Akhmad Fathonih (8) Alan Plante (2) Aleksander (5) Alex (13) Amer (9) Andre (5) Andrew (27) Andrew (3) Andrew Hughes (25) Arne (8) arshad (17) Arslan Zahid (72) assbach (15) b r a n d o n m c c a l l (12) Babychen Mathew (251) Ben (74) Ben Jacob (16) Ben S (33) Benedict Lee Zhi En (100) Benjamin (788) Brandon (39) Brandon Ball (21) Brandon Quintana (6) Brian (4) Brian Cuban (1041) Brian Tiede (1) Brooke Adcox (9) Bruce (2) Buzzworkers (15) Bwood42 (8) Cai Chen (769) Caleb (5) Caleb Brown (3) CaptainGrapes (3) cbsmith (37) Ceyhun AKSAN (9) Chad Smith (23) chris (4) Clay (3) Cody Carreras (9) Cvent (6) Damien (10) Dan (25) daniel (10) Daniel Monzelowsky (3) Dave (35) Dave (11) Dave (15) Dave Koss (30) David (5) david miron (129) Dennis (7) Derek (27) Digg Boss (641) Dimitar D (35) dobata (324) Dobi (6) docbaily (28) DOCBook Howto (98) Doug Funny (42) Drew Olanoff (117) Dylan Thomas (28) Enzo (4) Erwin Tang Yew Hon (33) FVT or FVTer (21) GaB (4) gavoweb (8) GilesVG (14) Goktug (16) guy (479) Harold (20) Hervey (18) hikikomori (48) Hoder Jensen (5) Huichul Yang (1) hunikal (20) Inthenameofmine (361) Isaac (27) Ispirato (39) izensun (3) Jade (8) James Fuller (13) Jamie McGibbon (59) Jay (5) Jay Bandoy (26) Jeff Rasmussen (7) João Lima (5) Joe (8) Joffrey (13) John Roling (10) jonn (5) Josh (6) Josh (6) Jun Labao (11) Justin Copeland (2) Justin Reid (4) Kabren Levinson (21) Keith (8) Kevin (2) Kevin (27) kiran (68) kmohr25 (16) Kurt Vermeersch (4) Lane Montgomery (6) Leena (806) leo (15) Marcel (21) Mario Hemsley (9) Matt Hines (9) Matthew Turnbull (17) Michael Religioso (24) Mike F (355) Mike Nayyar (140) mock (6) Mr. BabyMan (249) Mr. Seaver (13) mrshl (9) Nigel Eccles (147) Nihar (19) Niko (3) Nikollas Ordway (55) njhuar (47) noel (16) Omar Abid (84) Otháner Kasiyas (29) Paul (19) Paul Jacobson (14) Paul Spoerry (48) PoliticalNetNews (101) Prashanth (12) Primoz (10) Ram (50) Rami Taibah (298) Rey Ramos (8) Ricardo.Borelli (4) Rich (37) rkalajian (37) Role (54) Ron (8) Rose (101) Sai Gudigundla (9) Sam Lesher (9) sarahintampa (79) Sean Victory (23) Sebastian Werner (15) Shankar Ganesh (37) Sharjeel (34) Shawn (18) Sigalon (25) small (11) Stefano Salvatori (1) Stuart (29) ta2 (4) Tal Siach (373) teh roflmaoer (11) Terrence (2) tharik (29) Thinh (142) Thomas Kjær Nielsen (4) Timothy (284) timothyt (38) Trindade (28) Tsuyoshi Hanakata (7) Tyson Williams (28) Vipul (34) Wesley Donehue (224) Wyctim (18) xxdesmus (48) yoshy (312) Zahra HB (60) Zak M. (349) zapnap (18) zer0ck (78) zuzur (6)Contribute comment -
Credit-card companies killed Mythbusters segment on RFID vulnerabilities (118)
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Check out the first two minutes of this clip of Mythbusters' Adam Savage telling the folks at the HOPE hackercon about how the Discovery Channel was bullied by big credit-card companies out of airing a program about how crappy the security in RFID tags is. Arphid Watch: Mythbusters and RFIDShared by Adam (3) Alan Cheslow (44) Alec Resnick (102) Alex Plank (3) Allen (10) Andrew (3) Andrew Ferguson (9) ArtLung (4) Avi (444) Benjamin (788) Benno (5) BilliamJ (0) bkim (2) Cai Chen (769) cgsheldon (114) chrishawn (3) CKL (5) Colin (13) Corey Porter (0) Crutcher D (27) David (4) David T. Cole (2) Dean Clark (62) Derek (5) digits12 (614) djspark (53) Dominik (27) Donnie Berkholz (5) dopegroove (1) dwfrank (9) Eater (20) Erica (1) Freddy (1) g b (28) Gary M (0) GeniusBoyWonder (25) Geoff Gresh (15) Guy (547) Haltse (17) Harper (75) humanrocketjlb (3) InformationHigh (4) Ingotheranchhand (6) J. James B (28) Jack (66) Jason (3) Jason Gooljar (14) jborneman (0) Jeff (19) Jeff Daly (42) Jeff Kubina (12) Jeremy Jarratt (29) Jim (4) jim (0) Joe Breen (0) John (12) Jon Lorenzini (2) Jon Lowder (5) Jouni Seppänen (5) Kevin (14) kiOwA (5) Kris (9) Kristen (6) Lance (4) Leena (806) Liz (1) Logical Extremes (7) looprock (0) mabisa (34) macshaggy (1) marcusmeisel (21) mario r (13) Matt (15) Matthew (0) maxyRO (390) mejaredme (233) Melkir (2) meta (1) Mich D (157) Michael (13) Michael Lockyear (0) Mike (3) Mike Todd (1) Mr. BabyMan (249) neal (352) Nick Sanders (0) Olivier (32) Pedro (5) pericles (583) Phillip (2) Rami Taibah (298) Richard (18) Ricky (0) Ritu (398) rveguilla (5) Sarah (6) Scott (16) Sebastiaan (1) Shirizaan (1) snoopdave (7) Steven (84) StevieB (37) Strange Kid (20) Stuart (11) Tanath (34) Thomas (3) Thomas (3) TO-Double-D (6) Tobey (1) Toby (119) Tom (8) Veritas Noctis (38) War-N (5) Wayne (35) webtime (355) Will (8) Yuwen Memon (1) Zak M. (349)Explore read eight notes- Corey Porter said: The great thing is that, rather than fix the problem, the credit card companies just try to keep it quiet. That's... great?
- Gary M said: The first 2 mins of this are great.
- Shirizaan said: Very interesting piece. Also interesting to see all the people boo Smash Lab which I've hated since it debuted.
- macshaggy said: This was great. I really love this show and Adam Savage is just the best.
- Haltse said: oh noes busted:O
- Jason said: @Daniel Thought you'd be interested in this.
- Sebastiaan said: Oh I really love mythbuster Adam Savage!
- Jeff Kubina said: holy crap!
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Phil Hill news - R.I.P. Phil Hill - 2008 (1)
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Amazon hides an ancient urban landscape (1)
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Huge swathes of the Western Amazon were cleared 600 years ago for an urban network of towns, villages and hamlets, remains revealShared by Andrew (3)Contribute comment -
SanDisk introduces Extreme III 30MB/s SD Card (3)
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SanDisk has introduced the Extreme III 30MB/s Edition line of SD High Capacity (SDHC) memory cards. Featuring a 50% speed boost from previous 20MB/s cards, the new card makes it possible to record 39 6MB images while shooting at 4.5 fps - complementing the new range of DSLRs. In addition, they are also capable of operating in temperatures ranging from -13 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit or -25 to 85 degrees Celsius.Contribute comment -
How to create a super shiny pencil icon in Photoshop (12)
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Eren 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 (3) Bill (2) Brodie (2) Chris (0) cpqdon (6) Dave (8) drew (1) Erik C. Thauvin (19) Jose (2) Library (0) Niki (6) Peter (2)Contribute comment -
Virus Infects the Space Station (9)
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Laptops aboard the International Space Station have been infected with the W32.Gammima.AG worm. And it's not the first time this sort of thing has happened.Shared by Andrew (3) arturo.servin (8) Helvick (1) Jason (0) Jason Wojciechowski (9) Matt (4) Renton (0) tim (27) Zhasper (43)Contribute comment -
Nikon D90 plus hands-on preview (23)
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Pre-Photokina: After a steady trickle of leaks and rumors Nikon has announced the successor to its popular D80 middleweight digital SLR in the shape of the D90. The D90 looks very similar, but underneath it's a completely new camera that's inherited advanced features from further up the line and user-friendly features from the D40/D60 range. Oh, and it's the world's first digital SLR with a movie mode. Oher features of note include a new 12.3 ...Shared by 7noOna (16) adrian (2) Alan (1) Alex Kapranoff (15) Andrew (3) Antonio (38) bala (2) Ben (2) bmenoza (1) Brenton (5) C.K. (116) Chris A. Heidelberg III (25) Doc Chris (22) Farshad Palideh (FarshadPLUS) (1) Geoff Thomsen (9) gfurry (12) id084895 (11) mecki M@c (0) Mr. Leslie Wong (7) Myles (0) Quinn (0) Seth Anderson (10) Thomas Stromberg (0)- Thomas Stromberg said: First SLR that records video (720p HDTV). =) I bet it's possible to add this to the D300 via firmware update, but they won't!
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A short walk from Grays Beach (1)
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Thurrock Phil posted a photo: A 2 minute walk up the steps from Grays Beach then down to the Thames and you in a near landfill site. A large percentage of the litter abandoned in the Thames seems to end up along here. Come on Thurrock Council, this could be a nice walk!!Shared by Andrew (3)Contribute comment -
Photo gallery of Israeli girls in the army (34)
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Photographer Rachel Papo's Serial No. 3817131 is a beautiful photo essay depicting the everyday lives of young women in the Israeli army. Papo herself was born in Ohio and raised in Israel. She served two years in the Israeli Air Force starting when she was eighteen before returning to the US. The project is named after her own ID number during service. Serial No. 3817131Shared by Adam (2) Alec Peden (6) Andrew (3) Ben Turner (35) bender (0) cerement (2) Chris (34) Dan Russell (12) eMich (5) focsa (9) Greg (14) Guan (6) hibiscusroto (0) HokieGeek (23) Jakob (26) Jon (0) Jonathan (28) Katie Fellows (24) Kim A (1) lance (0) Lee (6) Mark (8) Matthew (47) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (15) Powera (5) Robert (5) Roshan (2) Scott (5) searingblue (2) Shaw (12) StevieB (37) TheDudeAbides (2) Victor M.J. (10) Zaki (47)- Lee said: Awesome.
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American wins back World Air Guitar Championship (12)
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American Craig "Hot Lixx Hulahan" Billmeier beat out reigning champ Yosuke "Dainoji" Ochi with his passionate performance at the World Air Guitar Championship this past weekend in Oulu, Finland. I was secretly a big fan of Dainoji and his tiger sweater, but I guess it was time for him to hand over the belt.Shared by Andrew (3) bridgie (8) Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia (2) dan (0) Fireman17 (14) Gmadz (0) James (3) Maarek Stele (33) Matthew (47) mcescobar1 (0) Sam (28) sven (3)- Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia said: Well, thank god.
- mcescobar1 said: wow they actually have air guitar championships?
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Claymation zombie film (38)
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Chainsaw Maid is a creepy, extremely gory, and well-made claymation zombie movie. If you enjoyed it, here's more. (Thanks, Johnny Ryan!)Shared by Alex (79) Andrew (3) Andy (8) Aranyx (5) Ayrkain (2) besighyawn (5) bsharpe (1) Chimpadink (1) Chris Ing (1) Chris Schrier (12) chrissr (3) Christian (1) CKL (5) Eebs (1) Emina (2) Erik (2) GeekThug (23) Gonzo (11) Greg (2) HarrySachz (4) Heather (29) Jacob (0) Jason David Pelker (8) Jeff Schmidt (11) Jon (14) Jon Lorenzini (2) Karen (3) Karl (10) kevinpshan (1) Mark (8) Matthew (0) mickrants (1) pikagwong (4) ryan (24) sideb0ard (3) Svitlana (3) Victor Bogado (1) Whiz (18)Contribute comment -
How con-men make their faces look trustworthy (27)
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Drake Bennett of the Boston Globe wrote an article on the various ways con men gain their marks' trust, including body language, verbal language, and facial expressions. When deciding who to trust, the research suggests, people use shortcuts. For example, they look at faces. According to recent work by Nikolaas Oosterhof and Alexander Todorov of Princeton's psychology department, we form our first opinions of someone's trustworthiness through a quick physiognomic snapshot. By studying people's reactions ...Shared by !&# (17) Andrew (3) Barry Wynn (3) Carl (5) Chris Metcalf (6) Chung (111) dasmart (6) Dedalus (16) deusdiabolus (58) Dorn (9) Dropkick (1) Erik C. Thauvin (19) fern (12) Fred Schechter (53) getuliosuarez (0) GLCarter (13) Greg (3) Griswold (19) Hokai (10) Jason Setzer (3) Jeff Daly (42) Jon Lorenzini (2) Macky (1) meta (1) sawyer (1) Sid (12) Thomas (10)- Dorn said: Noted...
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Truck as flower bed (7)
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MAKE: founder Dale Dougherty went to the California State Fair where he snapped the photo above. Dale writes: Here is one of my favorite sights, a "green" truck in the Farm area. It's an old truck covered in grass with vegetables and flowers growing in the flat bed. Talk about a raised bed! Think how the yards of rural America could be transformed once rusty wrecks become warm and fuzzy, like something out of a ...Contribute comment -
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Photoshop tutorial: drawing a glass of beer (5)
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Eren Göksel has an excellent tutorial showing you how to draw a glass of beer using Photoshop. In this tutorial, we're going to draw a beer glass with some beer in it. We'll create the shiny curly glass with reflection, put some beer in it, add some bubbles, and finally we'll make the shadow and the reflections. Meanwhile, I hope you'll have some fun and learn some cool techniques too. Illustrating a Cool Glass of ...Contribute comment -
Cops drive 4000+ miles to arrest wrong man (15)
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A Kentucky sheriff and deputy drove all the way to California to nab a man who had jumped bail after being charged with a misdemeanor of DWI and a minor felony of attempting to evade police. After returning from their 4100 roundtrip that included some sight-seeing and souvenir shopping, mugshot and fingerprint comparisons proved that they had picked up the wrong guy. Apparently, the man, Joel Oros III, had told them all along that he ...Shared by Adam (30) Alan Cheslow (44) Alan Simpson (0) Andrew (3) Crossbar (26) jbrownphoto (3) lnxcwby (4) Matt (15) Michaele (3) mikebee (17) Monsur (0) Nathan (19) pr1000 (12) Sam (28) Tim (12)Contribute comment -
Cat with four ears (20)
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Yoda is a Chicago cat with four ears. Valerie and Ted Rock found him in a local pub being "passed round by curious drinkers," hopefully not like that scene in Lynch's The Elephant Man. From the Daily Mail: Yoda's extra 'flaps' are separate to the base of his skull, with one placed slightly behind the other. 'The vet had never seen anything like it before,' explains Valerie. 'He immediately went to the internet and found ...Shared by Andrew (3) Dave (12) Derek (5) DXL (1) fern (12) Fireman17 (14) Gutshot (11) Helvick (1) Henry Webb (0) Jason Tucker (16) Jim (2) John (1) mwsmedia (2) Narayan (31) Nathan (19) norcalbarney (10) puthali (12) Robby R (4) Rui (9) vanlandw (13)- vanlandw said: I wish tepper had four ears :'(
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Star Wars fleet week in San Francisco (11)
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I dig this fun special effects video "documenting" San Francisco Fleet Week if the fleet were Imperial craft from Star Wars. Seen above, a Lambda-class shuttle soars past the Golden Gate Bridge. Death Star Over San Francisco (Current.com, thanks Vann Hall!) UPDATE: BB pal Bonnie Burton writes, "I actually interviewed the filmmaker last week on the Official Starwars.com Blog!"Shared by Aaron (7) Andrew (3) Carl (5) Dan (2) erbianchi (25) Jason Allen (1) Jay (0) Jen (27) lewis (5) Macky (1) Nathan (19)Contribute comment