January 2012
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December 2011
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Don't Be A Free User (Pinboard Blog) →
minimalmac:
What if a little site you love doesn’t have a business model? Yell at the developers! Explain that you are tired of good projects folding and are willing to pay cash American dollar to prevent that from happening. It doesn’t take prohibitive per-user revenue to put a project in the black. It just requires a number greater than zero.
So, today I recorded a future episode of the...
November 2011
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October 2011
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Quicksilver Roars →
lovequicksilver:
It’s on the prowl
A new Lion-friendly version of QS boasting more than 40 additions, fixes and changes. It’s been a relatively long time coming (4 months – a catching of breath compared to the semi-conscious release cycle of QS pre–ß59), but it’s here – an officially Lion–compatible version of Quicksilver.
Lots of good stuff in the latest build.
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Tubalr →
Tubalr is a beautifully-designed, minimal website by Cody Stewart that lets you search for and listen to music on YouTube without all the clutter.
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How to add someone else's iPhone to your AT&T...
I cannot believe how hard it was to find this information online. I searched for all kinds of phrases and keywords on Google and AT&T’s forums, but couldn’t find the answer to my specific question. If you’re in the same boat, hopefully this post will save you much frustration.
Joanna and I both had our own iPhone 4S’s in separate AT&T accounts. I wanted to add her...
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WatchAnimoog is a new iPad synth from Moog Music. The craziest part? It’s only 99 cents! Get it now before the price jumps up to $29.99.
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Dan Moren Reviews iOS 5 →
iOS 5 introduces many new features and improvements. Besides Reminders, Notification Center, and iMessage, here are two of my favorites:
While your phone is locked, you can double click the Home button to get a new Camera button next to the unlock slider. Tap that and you’ll jump right into the Camera interface.
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In a much-requested addition, you can also now click the iPhone’s volume up...
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Kickstarter - Lauren Ipsum: Computer Science for... →
I just backed this project and thought I’d share it with you.
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Reading →
onethingwell:
What you’re reading. Not what you like. Not what you find interesting. Just what you’re reading.
Whack a bookmark to record what you’re reading right now, follow your friends’ reading habits, or find articles of interest on the front page.
Via @patrickrhone
Looking good. I’ve already discovered a couple of interesting articles. My only complaint so far is that you can...
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be...”
– Steve Jobs, from his commencement speech at Stanford in 2005.
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September 2011
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Mashable calls Fridgemania a "brilliant blog"! →
Thanks, Amy-Mae Elliott!
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“I mean, has anybody been watching the debates lately? You’ve got a governor...”
– Barack Obama, Sunday at a Democratic fundraiser. (h/t Joe.My.God.)
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Kepler Discovers a Planet with Two Suns →
NASA Science:
The existence of a world with a double sunset, as portrayed in the film Star Wars more than 30 years ago, is now scientific fact. NASA’s Kepler mission has made the first unambiguous detection of a circumbinary planet — a planet orbiting two stars — 200 light-years from Earth.
Views Differ on Shape of Earth, Climate Edition →
So sad.
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August 2011
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Lil’ Louis & The Party “Clap Your...
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Freedom Taxes
Warren Buffett is not the only one who wants to stop coddling the super-rich. Quelques Français aussi:
16 of France’s mega-rich signed a petition urging the goverment to raise their taxes. Despite relatively high taxes and a wealth tax signatories such as the L’Oreal heir and the head of a major oil company, Total, are asking the government to raise their taxes to help solve the...
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“I’ve been looking at the Google logo on the iPhone and I’m not happy...”
– Steve Jobs to Vic Gundotra during a Sunday morning phone call.
[via Daring Fireball]
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Why Arabic is Terrific →
Maciej Cegłowski just finished studying Arabic at the Monterey Institute for International Studies. His recount is both informative and entertaining. Here’s an excerpt from the Phonetics section:
Several enjoyable consonants wait to greet the foreign learner. Most of these are emphatic consonants, which are just like the familiar consonants /k/, /t/, /th/, /s/ and /d/ except that as you...
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5.9 Earthquake felt from Virginia to Toronto
I just experienced my first earthquake!
About an hour ago, I was working at my desk (on the top floor of one of the AOL buildings in Dulles, VA) and all of a sudden, it felt like someone was vigorously shaking the cubicle on the other side of me. I turned around and saw my co-worker looking at me too. Then, we realized it was more than that. It lasted for a good 15 seconds, but nothing broke or...
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Vinyl Is Back →
The Economist:
People used to buy bootleg CDs and Japanese imports containing music that none of their friends could get hold of. Now that almost every track is available free on music-streaming services like Spotify or on a pirate website, music fans need something else to boast about. That limited-edition 12-inch in translucent blue vinyl will do nicely.
I will always cherish my vinyl...
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A Dark Day for Independent Music and Film →
A fire set as part of the ongoing London riots has destroyed the Sony-owned PIAS distribution warehouse, decimating the physical stock of most of the UK’s independent music and film labels.
So sad. Please support your favorite artists and record labels by buying their releases, whether digital or physical. Some of my favorite labels were affected (full list on the PIAS site):
Brownswood...
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July 2011
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Weekend Reading List
Here are a few articles from my Instapaper list that I thought I’d share with you, in no particular order or category, except for the debt crisis links at the bottom:
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant - NYTimes.com
How Digital Detectives Deciphered Stuxnet, the Most Menacing Malware in History | Threat Level | Wired.com
Story of the Tokelau Teenagers Lost in the Ocean for 51 Days:...
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7 Free Downloads from Compost Records →
A little bit of everything in this package.