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

Posted on 20110618

Radio and Records: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

via TechCrunch

The Internet, wireless technology, evolving consumer trends and other factors have merged into a perfect storm putting … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

Firefox 5 slips out ahead of schedule, gets official June 21st

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Mozilla promised a faster refresh cycle for its wily web browser, following the release of Firefox 4, and it’s made good on … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

Only You Can Help Combat America’s Sexting Epidemic [Video]

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Posted on 20110618

Excessive Gaming Might Actually Rewire Your Brain [Gaming]

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Air Conditioning the Military Costs More Than NASA’s Entire Budget [Military]

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5 Tips for Transitioning From College to Startup Life

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Four years and three internships later, I’m a graduate of USC. Like a lot of people my age, I’ve become pretty comfortable … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

Biometric daemons: adaptive authentication via electronic pets

via Boing Boing

The biometric daemon was proposed in a 2008 paper (PDF) by Pam Briggs and Patrick Oliver, and it’s a very clever … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

[Richard Dawkins]: Sex selection and the shortage of women: is science to blame?

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A couple watch their baby inside a waiting hall at the Nanjing railway station, capital of Jiangsu province. [Reuters/2006] In … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

Surveillant Society

via CrunchGear

One aspect of the Egyptian uprising (among the others, most ongoing) that was overpowered by the wild acclamation of social … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110618

Netflix’s day: Sony pulls movies, new bandwidth options, no more DVD API access and a lawsuit

via Engadget

In an apparent ode to Rebecca Black, Ice Cube and any number of body switch movies, Netflix has had an incredibly active … Read More >>

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