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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 20110801

Married lesbian couple rescued 40 teenagers from drowning during Utøya shooting

via Boing Boing

Irene says, “Among the tourists who were near Utøya on July 22, during the terrorist attack, were Hege Dalen and Toril … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110801

Age of Fable, a painterly old-school adventure

via Boing Boing

Illustrated with classic and contemporary artwork, Age of Fable is an absorbing gamebook played in the browser. Want to make … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110801

Trees “shaped” into sculptures

via Boing Boing

Peter Cook and Becky Northe of Queensland, Australia use wire frameworks to “guide” trees into interesting live … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110801

What Murdoch’s media empire did: the big picture

via Boing Boing

Alternet’s Russ Baker goes beyond the individual sins of the Murdoch media empire — the phone hacking and such … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110801

Bedphones put tunes in your ears, won’t come between you and your pillow

via Engadget

There are two types of people in this world — those who need absolute silence to sleep, and those who need background noise … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110729

Zombie 5K obstacle course has you racing from the undead [Video]

via io9

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Posted on 20110729

Dirty Little Secret: Orange Juice Is Artificially Flavored to Taste Like Oranges [Food]

via Gizmodo

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Posted on 20110729

Kammok. A Lightweight, Fast-Hanging Camping Hammock

via Gadget Lab

What if, when you went camping, you could leave the tent behind, as well as the sleeping bag, sleeping mat and everything else. … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110729

Apple Roundup: Skinny MacBooks, iPhone 5 Cases Leak, iPad 3 In The Fall, iPhone Lite Leaks?

via Fast Company

You may not be shocked to learn that a lot of rumored Apple news is bubbling up around on the Web–here’s our roundup of the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110729

Mapnificent Visualizes The Boundaries Of Public Transportation

via Fast Company

No more blaming being late on the subway. An online mapping tool lets you see exactly how far you can get on public … Read More >>

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