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

Posted on 20110602

DARPA Video Shows The Evolution Of The Hummingbot Nano UAV

via CrunchGear

We’ve been following DARPA’s Nano UAV program since 2009, and it’s really remarkable how it’s gone from clumsy to cool to … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110602

Google: Chinese attackers monitoring Gmail of activists, journalists, officials

via Ars Technica

Scammers based out of China have been hijacking the personal Gmail accounts of … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110602

Microsoft gives the first official look of Windows 8 touch interface

via Ars Technica

At the D9 conference today, Steve Sinofsky, President of Windows and Windows Live … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110601

Enough Is Enough

via SAI: Silicon Alley Insider

I believe that software patents should not exist. They are a tax on innovation. And software is closer to media than it is to … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110531

Billed as Simplest Writing Tool Ever, iA Writer Boasts No Features

via TAXI Daily News

[Click here to view the video in this article]

Japanese design agency Information Architects (iA) just launched the iA … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110531

A Human-Sized Pin Toy, for Cheeky Interactions

via TAXI Daily News

Bag designer Lulu Guinness created this human-sized pin toy as part of Clerkenwell Design Week in the UK and placed the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110531

(Exclusive) YouTube’s New Strategy: Create a Network Of Networks

via TechCrunch

YouTube is now showing approximately 3 billion videos a day. A growing proportion of those are shown with ads—more than 2 … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110531

Google Graduates 3 Gmail Labs Features

via Mashable!

Google has announced that three Gmail Labs add-ons have graduated and become standard Gmail features. Starting today, users … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110531

A drug that could erase your memories of being afraid [Drugs]

via io9

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Posted on 20110531

Yelp review for Kansas Abortionplex (after the viral Onion article on same)

via Boing Boing

Remember the (fictitious, funny) Onion article “Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion Abortionplex”? Now the famed Abortionplex … Read More >>

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