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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 20110618

Kindle e-book store slammed by spam "authors"

via Ars Technica

Amazon’s Kindle e-books store has been hit hard by spam in the last few months, … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

America According to Twitter: U.S. City Names Remixed [INFOGRAPHIC]

via Mashable!

If Twitter users named U.S. cities, what would Americans be calling their hometowns right now? Inbox Q has the answer, after it … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Official Facebook App For iPad Reportedly Confirmed, Release Imminent

via Redmond Pie

The leaks, they continue! Just hours ago, we reported on Facebook’s App Store alternative Project Sparta and only yesterday, we … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Hoverbike Is a Beautiful, Sit-On Helicopter

via Gadget Lab

This is the Hoverbike, a flying machine that is terrifying and awesome in equal measure. Unlike a flying car, which puts the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Vegas Earth-moving theme-park lets patrons operate heavy machinery

via Boing Boing

“Dig This” is a new Las Vegas heavy construction theme-park that gives you the chance to run enormous earth-moving machines. … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Larry Flynt offers Weiner a job

via Boing Boing

Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler, has offered Rep Anthony Weiner a job in his Internet group: “Again, I cannot emphasize … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Wikipedia is giving away its old servers

via Boing Boing

Wikimedia, the foundation that oversees Wikipedia and related projects, is upgrading a lot of its servers, and cycling out some … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

Qi-Hardware debuts free, open source wireless solution, not a threat to WiFi

via Engadget

Qi-Hardware has a bit of an obsession with free, open source, and underpowered. The latest project from this descendent of … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110617

LulzSec manifesto: "We screw each other over for a jolt of satisfaction"

via Ars Technica

Why did the hackers at Lulz Security (“LulzSec”) invade Sony Pictures websites, … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110616

Fukushima: It’s much worse than you think

via Hacker News

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