July 2008
23 posts
Yahoo gives Delicious more speed, fewer... →
Yahoo has revamped Delicious, saying the site for storing, describing, and sharing Web site bookmarks is faster, easier to use, and has better search abilities.
The updated look to…
Google Gets Radically Transparent with Search... →
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Do they have to or need to share this information? No. It says something about the integrity of the organization, though, that they do share it…
Google today announced…
Amazon unveils new online-payment services →
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Amazon is a quite giant. Someday they may decide to be louder.
Amazon.com quietly unveiled on Tuesday new online-payment services it will offer to other online…
Escalating Deterioration →
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I do not want to spend my time producing lifeless, perishing fruit. Shawn McDonald’s song, Pride, comes to mind. Andrew says, “…Because when I become dependent on myself…
1,000,000,000,000 →
I just had to publish a post that I could title “1,000,000,000,000” (1 trillion) and Google gives me the perfect opportunity with news that it’s spiders have discovered that many web pages.
The…
Open Door →
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I love this logo! I have no idea what the show is, or even if it’s real, but the concept of this logo is very cool. Well done.
How long before a new building represents a net... →
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“I should buy a Hybrid!” …perhaps you should just keep driving your current vehicle.
a kottke.org post, 23 July 2008 Constructing new LEED-certified green buildings…
GM Researching Windshields For Old Drivers →
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very cool concept; lots of potential; the idea of doubling the number of 65yr+ drivers is frightening.
beuges writes “General Motors researchers are working on a high-tech…
Amazon To Launch New Streaming Video Service →
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I am intrigued by the way Amazon releases products and services with little concern about their profitability. They truly are a “forward thinking” organization.
The New…
Pecha Kucha →
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A conference like this makes me wish I was a developer and not a designer.
We’ve already got a great lineup of speakers for the Business of Software conference…
Only 39% Growth? Wall Street Demands World Peace... →
How many times do we have to read about this kind of “report”? What is wrong with a 39% rise in net income for a quarter? How can that number “disappoint” investors and cause a 10% drop in stock…
Brain magic: Keith Barry on TED.com →
First, magician Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies — in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous)…
Save and share stories with friends using YokWay →
In an era of aggregators, YokWay is a very pretty sharing service. Much like Delicious or FriendFeed, the idea is to discover new content based on what other people are sharing….
You, Too, Could Be Batman In 10 To 12 Years →
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I plan to be Batman in 10 to 12 years.
jmcbain tips a fascinating interview in Scientific American with a professor of kinesiology and neuroscience (and a 26-year…
With Lively, Google tries its own 'Second... →
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I read this until I go to the “Windows only… OS X…is a high priority.”
Google’s Lively is a Web-based project similar to Second Life. This shows a re-creation…
Google Maps takes steps toward walking directions →
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Walking directions, ey. That’s pretty cool for urban areas. It will be really useful if they can integrate all the options (driving, walking, public transit) into a…
Saul's cut hand... →
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Emily took the time to write out all that happened when Saul cut his hand
Saul’s ok…pretty bad though! I had broken a vase and put the pieces in a cereal box to take…
Pioneer Promises 400GB Optical Discs →
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I’ll have to buy the White album again
schliz writes “Pioneer has developed a 16-layer read-only optical disc which it claims can store 400GB of data. The per-layer…
Find Who Has Access to Your Gmail Account →
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This is an excellent feature! Log out of all sessions of gmail remotely. Brilliant, yet… duh.
After years of testing, Gmail has finally added a very useful security…
The Future of Mind Control of Physical Objects →
mattnyc99 writes A month ago we discussed the accomplishment when researchers got monkeys to feed themselves with a robotic arm controlled by their brains. But after all the recent successful…
TinyURL finally adds vanity URLs →
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Now when you use TinyURL to shorten your long URLs you have the option to manually enter what appears after the forward slash. eg. i picked up …
The Story of Stuff →
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us...