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Giant Nyan Cat On French TV

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:25:04 -0400

Giant Nyan Cat On French TV:

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THIS CAT IS MISSING THE POP TART

This is wonderful.

Tom Coates on Google+’s Prospects

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:57:26 -0400

Tom Coates on Google+’s Prospects:

Tom Coates:

Fundamentally, Google is a utility. No one wants to hang out at their power company.

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The Army Had Their Own AT-AT Years Before George Lucas Invented His [Video]

Sat, 28 May 2011 10:04:21 -0400

The Army Had Their Own AT-AT Years Before George Lucas Invented His [Video]:

Years before Lucasfilm created the AT-AT and Boston Dynamic’s Big Dog terrified the world, the US Army was working with General Electric on the “Walking Truck” project, basically a large…

The lost Indiana Jones-Star Wars crossover was really depressing [Comics]

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:10:40 -0400

The lost Indiana Jones-Star Wars crossover was really depressing [Comics]:

Here’s some weird trivia to bandy about. In 2004, Dark Horse Comics published “Into The Great Unknown,” a 10-page story that marked the first Lucas-approved (if non-canonical) meeting of Han…

Android Leaking Authentication Tokens in Clear Text

Wed, 18 May 2011 19:09:37 -0400

Android Leaking Authentication Tokens in Clear Text:

Bastian Könings, Jens Nickels, and Florian Schaub, security researchers at the University of Ulm:

We tested this attack with Android versions 2.1 (Nexus One), 2.2 (HTC Desire, Nexus One), 2.2.1…

Fox News Attacks Rapper Common Over White House Invite

Wed, 11 May 2011 03:36:29 -0400

Fox News Attacks Rapper Common Over White House Invite:

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wait, I thought white people loved Common?

Common has never been seen as a particularly controversial hip-hop artist but his recent invitation to the White House has caused the…

Airpush — Push Notification Ads for Android

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:33:18 -0400

Airpush — Push Notification Ads for Android:

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This sounds awesome!

Sounds like hell on earth.

Update: Dan Wineman:

Airpush sounds like a really good way to turn “inactive users” into active uninstallers.

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Engagement Ring Disappears From Force-Checked Bag On United Flight

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:52:55 -0400

Engagement Ring Disappears From Force-Checked Bag On United Flight:

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good god

Brad flew halfway across the country to propose to his girlfriend, but the engagement ring that he picked out didn’t make the trip. He was forced to check his…

USPS accidentally issues Vegas Statue of Liberty stamp

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:58:30 -0400

USPS accidentally issues Vegas Statue of Liberty stamp:

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LOL awesome!

How fantastically hyperreal: Turns out the United States Postal Service’s brand new Statue of Liberty stamp, seen below, accidentally features an…

Kobe Bryant Fined $100,000 By NBA For Gay Slur

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:43:30 -0400

Kobe Bryant Fined $100,000 By NBA For Gay Slur:

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LOL RAPIST

Link: http://gothamist.com/2011/04/14/kobe_…

A very expensive bar of soap to wash out his mouth.

Microsoft Files EU Competition Complaint Against Google

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:42:22 -0400

Microsoft Files EU Competition Complaint Against Google:

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LOLWUT

bLanark writes “In an amazing about-turn, the bully has turned into the bullied. Microsoft, having been on the receiving end of many anti-competition lawsuits, has filed a…

How Did the New York Times Manage to Spend $40 Million on Its Pay Wall?

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:32:16 -0400

How Did the New York Times Manage to Spend $40 Million on Its Pay Wall?:

Philip Greenspun:

Aside from wondering who will pay more than the cost of a Wall Street Journal subscription in order to subscribe to the New York Times, my biggest question right now is how the…

Why the Internet Freaked Out About the Attractive Lady Nerd on This Month's Wired Cover [Journalismism]

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:29:39 -0400

Why the Internet Freaked Out About the Attractive Lady Nerd on This Month's Wired Cover [Journalismism]:

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“What’s implicit in Good’s outrage is the assumption that Fried, badass engineer and genius, couldn’t have possibly been as attractive as she appears on Wired’s cover.”

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WTFacebook

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:20:07 -0400

WTFacebook:

Facebook’s “verify your login” friend recognition test needs some work.

Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi Edition Due on March 27 for $599

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:34:07 -0400

Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi Edition Due on March 27 for $599:

That’s a much more competitive starting price.

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eReaderJoy Interview With Adam Engst on iPad and E-Readers

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:20:19 -0500

eReaderJoy Interview With Adam Engst on iPad and E-Readers:

Adam Engst:

Seriously, I can’t say that working with Amazon has ever been easy for publishers (and we haven’t done much with it), but working with the iBookstore has been the most amazingly…

NPR letters: The tedious, annoying complaints of public radio listeners.

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:34:20 -0500

NPR letters: The tedious, annoying complaints of public radio listeners.:

On Valentine’s Day, NPR’s All Things Considered ran a two-and-a-half-minute segment about Justin Bieber fans gone wild. When the teen star lost at the Grammys to Esperanza Spalding, a few of Bieber’s…

China Is Copying the Web Too [Internet]

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:59:07 -0500

China Is Copying the Web Too [Internet]:

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Dammit China

China is not only copying consoles, iPhones and Rolexes. They are also in the business of copying web sites. Why come up with an original idea when you just…

Developer: BlackBerry PlayBook apps too costly, too obtuse

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:01:46 -0500

Developer: BlackBerry PlayBook apps too costly, too obtuse:

An open letter to RIM has given a look into potentially serious problems with the development process for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Jamie Murai noted that the costs of getting involved were far…

MPAA: record-breaking box-office year is proof that piracy is killing movies

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:21:58 -0500

MPAA: record-breaking box-office year is proof that piracy is killing movies:

Once again, the motion picture industry has smashed all annual box-office records. According to the MPAA, this proves that we need more laws allowing them to censor and spy on the Internet to…