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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:55:18 -0800

At Foursquare Venues, The Mayor Eats For Free
Foursquare, the geo-location based check-in game, just announced its first venue that is combining badges and promotions. On...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:13:05 -0800

John Mayer Wants You To Defragment Your Brain With A Digital Cleanse
Anyone who follows John Mayer on Twitter knows that he's a smart guy. A bit kooky at times, sure. But he's definitely not...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:35:55 -0800

Argentina: judge orders DNA test to determine if media heirs are orphans of "disappeared"
BBC News: "An Argentine judge has ordered the heirs to a powerful media empire to take DNA tests to establish if they are...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:54:08 -0800

TenYears: Console Games Of The Decade
It's almost January 1st, 2010 and we've been mulling over our favorites of 2009 - and the previous decade. Here we present...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:38:50 -0800

How Are We Going To Say “2010″? A Website Comes Just In The Nick Of Time.
Newsflash: Tomorrow is the last day of 2009. That means we're moving into the first new decade of the 2000s. And we have a...
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John Chow posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:49 -0800

Got a Magic Mouse for Christmas? Then You Need MagicPrefs
I received an Apple Magic Mouse during the Halloween Edition of Dot Com Pho. We all thought it look great but after using it...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:41:33 -0800

Surrealistic cartoon by illustrator Jean-Philippe Masson
Muzorama from Muzorama Team on Vimeo. This fun video by illustrator Jean-Philippe Masson (aka Muzo) was produced in just 6...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:34:38 -0800

Snail with vanishing spots
The flamingo tongue snail Cyphoma gibbosum appears to have a shell decorated with bright spots (top of image). Amazingly...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:30:13 -0800

Did You Get A Magic Mouse This Holiday? Download MagicPrefs Immediately.
Back in November, I wrote up a review of the new Magic Mouse, noting that it was "Apple's best mouse ever, but..."...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:09:27 -0800

Hulu Gives A Status Report On Its Alien Plot
It's been a big year for Hulu, the video streaming site that lets you watch a large variety of premium content free of charge....
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:37:52 -0800

AbeBooks' Weird Book Room
AbeBooks has a fantastic virtual Weird Book Room. I was thrilled to discover that I only have three of the books on the page:...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:11:22 -0800

Collin Cunningham explains Ohm's Law
Here's MAKE's Collin Cunningham explaining Ohm's Law: Voltage = Current X Resistance. Previously:Collin Cunningham of MAKE...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:03:32 -0800

Baby in overhanging cage, London, 1934
1934 photo of a baby in a wooden and wire cage hanging out of a window a few stories up. It looks secure....
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:38:08 -0800

Man throws his bike at purse snatchers riding a scooter
According to the YouTube description for this video, a guy threw his bicycle at a pair of purse-snatching thieves who were...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:34:11 -0800

Odds of being a terrorism victim on a flight
Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com collected the data for this handsome infographic designed Jesus Diaz of Gizmodo. It shows...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:07:11 -0800

Graph compares price of inkjet ink to other liquids
ReflectionOf.Me posted a graph that shows how much HP printer ink costs compared to human blood, vodka, crude oil and other...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:23:30 -0800

Nuance Finally Picks Up SpinVox For $102.5 Million
SpinVox, a London-based technology startup that transcribes voicemails to text so that they can be more easily digitized,...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:55:00 -0800

Top Ten Mobile Voice Searches Of 2009 Are Action-Oriented
Mobile search and general Web search are two different beasts, especially when it comes to voice search, which is becoming...
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oziii posted a blog entry

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:04:36 -0800

8 Blogging Tips for Beginners: Best of ProBlogger
Todays post in the Best of ProBlogger 2009 series is all about the newer blogger and is a collection of some of our more...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:02:00 -0800

Flixster Users Name Top 2009 Movies: Avatar, Star Trek And The Blind Side
Forget the Academy Awards and the professional movie critics. Flixster users reviewed movies 55 million times in 2009, says...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:18:57 -0800

Outside Puts The iPhone Weather App To Shame
I typically use the Weather iPhone app once a week, at most. The only reason I would ever use the application is if a friend...
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John Chow posted a blog entry

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:04:49 -0800

Why Making Money Online Is The Best Way To Make Money
The holiday season always reminds me why making money online is the best way to make money. Before getting into Internet...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:08:30 -0800

Groovle Beats Google In Domain Battle With Groovy Defense
Back in 2007, we wrote about Groovle, a site that lets you skin Google with your favorite image, and serves results through...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:57:35 -0800

HOWTO make an Instructables restaurant
How to make an entire restaurant (or dinner party) with Instructables.
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:30:09 -0800

TenYears: Unexpected Success Stories
It's almost January 1st, 2010 and we've been mulling over our favorites of 2009 - and the previous decade. Here we present...
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