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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:07 -0800

The real-life "Men Who Stare at Goats" were even weirder
How many of the kooky military research projects featured in The Men Who Stare at Goats really happened? Reality is more...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:13:18 -0800

Plastic surgery parody video
Even though the title of this hilarious short mockumentary video is "Cockhead," it's probably safe for work, since the...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:21 -0800

Zoomable cell size application helps you understand size of tiny things
The University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center created this zoomable window that compares the size of a coffee bean...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0800

Apple Releases Snow Leopard 10.6.2, Fixes 40+ Bugs [Updates]
Apple today rolled out the 10.6.2 update to OS X Snow Leopard. This update fixes that nasty guest account bug we saw last month...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:35:05 -0800

Progressive activists tussle over Islam and homophobia
Earlier today, Xeni spotted an item by gay rights activist Peter Tatchell, encouraging black people to embrace the LGBT status...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0800

Apple TV Update Stops Your Media from Disappearing [Updates]
If you've got an Apple TV and you updated to Apple TV 3.0 a couple weeks back, it's time to update yet again to...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:00 -0800

Life Lessons from the Vogelkop Bowerbird
Lesson 1: When choosing gifts for your date, remember that girls prefer flowers to piles of fungus-ridden dung. You know how...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0800

FreshBooks Takes the Hassle Out of Invoicing [Invoices]
As long as goods and services are being exchanged, invoices will always exist. They're not fun, but web application FreshBooks...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:25:01 -0800

BBC's outrageous plan to put DRM on TV broadcasts shot down in flames -- thanks to you!
Remember the BBC's daft plan to put DRM on high-definition broadcasts even though it's illegal for the BBC to put DRM on its...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0800

Libraries Icons Customizes Windows 7 Library Icons [Downloads]
Windows 7's new Libraries are one of the best underhyped features because they make it easy to manage files across multiple...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:07:12 -0800

Is Sony legally required to make its games accessible to disabled people?
On his Big Questions blog, Steven Landsburg (author of a new book called The Big Questions) discusses a partially blind...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

Assess Your Hobbies to Free Up Space [Hobbies]
Not all the hobbies we take up become life-long passions. Make a cold assessment of your hobbies to free up space, and maybe...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:47:48 -0800

Howl's Moving Castle made out of Lego
Somebody has made the dreamy floating wonderworld from the Oscar-nominated Hayao Miyazaki film Howl's Moving Castle out of...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:47:41 -0800

The Matrix as a Charlie Chaplin short
A Russian actor's group called "Big Difference" (Bolshaya Raznitsa / Большая Разница) remade The Matrix as a...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0800

Paint.NET Releases Big Update, Still a Killer Photoshop Alternative [Downloads]
Windows only: Paint.NET is a free, fast, and powerful image editor for Windows. It's a giant leap above Microsoft Paint, and a...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0800

Put on a Duvet Cover Without Losing Your Mind [Household]
Duvet covers offer versatility to your down comforter, and although they're easily removed for washing, putting them back on...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:30:00 -0800

Grooveshark Updates Interface, Boasts Speedier Loading Time [Music]
Grooveshark, the music-streaming service we shared with you to last year, has an updated user interface and some new tricks...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:21:54 -0800

3D printer jargon in action
This Shapeways tutorial on "Prepping Blender Files for 3D Printing" is not only useful for 3D printers, it is a...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:19:10 -0800

Color film of 1927 London
This early (1927) color film shows 10 minutes of remarkable vintage London -- especially the Petticoat Lane market scenes...
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StuckInCustoms posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:11:43 -0800

Join Team Stuck In Customs on Kiva!
Kiva and Stuck In Customs Today, I am announcing that a percentage of all book profits for “A World in HDR” will go...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:11:21 -0800

Replacing $100K diagnostic chip fab with Shrinky-Dinks and a laser-printer
CCrawford sez, "Michelle Khine couldn't afford the $100,000 fabrication gear to make micro-fluidic chips needed for...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:52:57 -0800

How the ambient sound at Walt Disney World works
Noah sez, "An interview with the man who designed the ambient sound at Disney World, ensuring a constant experience rather...
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Chris Brogan posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:36:30 -0800

Marketing and How Social Software Aligns
Sometimes, we overcomplicate things by being worried about the technology part of it. Twitter and Facebook and blogs and mobile...
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John Chow posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:44:13 -0800

Unfollow All – Sometimes, You Just Want To Start Over
Are you getting tired of receiving a thousand DM spam on Twitter everyday? Are you following so many people that your iPhone...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:24:40 -0800

Sleep: more important than you think (Psychology Today)
"Getting enough sleep, on a regular cycle, may make us a better version of ourselves. And even though my greatest wish is...
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