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

Posted on 20110814

BBSettings Is The Ultimate Notification Center Jailbreak Tweak For iOS 5

via Redmond Pie

One of the main new features in iOS 5 is the introduction of a few widgets as part of Notification Center. Yet, in this … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110814

Coloft Hackfest Hits Santa Monica This Sunday

via lalawag

Want to make up to $4,000 this Sunday? No, that’s not the intro to a late night infomercial. It’s the… Read More >>

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Posted on 20110814

Try Helvetica: Improving Handmade Signs in Brazil with the Font

via TAXI Daily News

A blog TRY HELVETICA, by Brazilian design firm NOONO, alters signage from the streets of Brazil.

Handmade signs are given a … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110814

Americans Elect Shoots The Moon (And Misses)

via TechCrunch

I want to talk about American politics. No, wait, don’t go! Don’t worry; it’s OK; I’m Canadian. Your nation’s psychotic death … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110813

AOL hacked

via Boing Boing

Postmaster.aol.com, at time of writing, is hacked. For several hours! Perhaps a DNS thing that can’t be fixed by turning off … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110813

Stephan Guyenet’s critical examination of Gary Taubes’ anti-carb book, Good Calories, Bad Calories

via Boing Boing

Stephan Guyenet, a neurobiologist who studies the neurobiology of body fat regulation, wrote a long, detailed critique of Gary … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110812

Federal Judge: Students’ Raunchy Facebook Photos Are Protected by First Amendment

via Mashable!

A federal judge in Indiana has ruled that students who posted photos of themselves with penis-shaped lollipops on social … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110812

HTML5 or Flash? With Yokto’s New Video Player, You Don’t Have To Choose

via TechCrunch

Yokto is a newly launched video platform which offers an embeddable player that intelligently switches between a Flash-based … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110812

Friday Time-Waster: Play DOS Games In Your Chrome Browser

via TechCrunch

NaClBox (get it?) is a port of DOSBox that allows DOS games to be played right in your browser. Right now you can play titles … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110812

Cowboy on a string: a look at Twisted Pixel’s The Gunstringer for Kinect

via Ars Technica

In the next game from Twisted Pixel—the developer behind Xbox Live Arcade … Read More >>

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