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The personal website of Alex Weber

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Mostly links from around the web, presented with quotes and commentary. Sometimes I write long-form pieces too.

Posted on 20110826

Fujitsu LOOX F-07C review

via Engadget

For those who’ve been dwelling on this planet long enough, you might just remember a category of mobile computers by the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110826

MIT research team improves wireless security, is starting with the man in the middle

via Engadget

Now that they’ve finished building a robot capable of making cakes, MIT’s researchers can get on with the serious business … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110825

Leadership Lessons From Burning Man

via Fast Company

Think the annual arts fest in the Nevada desert is nothing more than a week-long bacchanal? Think again. It’s a a master class … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110825

How to make a spike-knuckled butyl rubber glove wired to discharge a disposable camera flash cap across the spikes

via Boing Boing

[Video Link] Sean Michael Ragan says: Responding to criticisms that their new no-trolling-allowed policy lacks teeth, Hack a … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110825

RIM is in trouble: who will buy the BlackBerry pie?

via Ars Technica

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is in deep, deep trouble. Shareholders are … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110825

Sleeping around gave early humans immune boost from Neanderthals, Denisovans

via Ars Technica

The ancestry of modern humans has gotten much more interesting in recent years. … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110824

Google Working On Bringing Chromium To Android, Chrome For Android May Be Next

via Redmond Pie

It is quite a popular question: “Why is the stock browser on Android called “Internet” instead of Chrome?”. While there is a … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110824

Brewing A Designer Beer

via Fast Company

The discovery of lager yeast’s parentage has implications for brewers, and Diego Libkind, the primary researcher on a new … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110824

How Happy Are Your Photos? New Web Tool Sees Emotions in Pictures

via Mashable!

A new app graphs the emotions on websites based on the expressions in photographs. Read More >>

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Posted on 20110824

China Never Received An Application For Approval Of Googorola Deal

via TechCrunch

The era of Googorola is nearly upon us, and the implications of such a deal are still greatly unknown to most of us. We could … Read More >>

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