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

Posted on 20110506

Editorial: A less tactile future, and how to avoid it

via Engadget

For the past few weeks, I’ve been doing most of my typing on a Matias Tactile Pro 3 — a mechanical keyboard that’s much like … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110506

Hidden cognitive costs of doing stuff

via Boing Boing

Sebastian Marshall’s Lifehacker post on the cognitive cost of “doing things” is a really interesting look at all the hidden … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110506

EFF: vote for easy full-disk encryption in Ubuntu!

via Boing Boing

The Ubuntu Live CD is the excellent, free installer disk for the Ubuntu GNU/Linux OS; it has a variety of disk tools as well as … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110506

Holy Freaking Hell, This Saw Cuts Through Mountains [Monster Machines]

via Gizmodo

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Posted on 20110506

Airship! This Bulbous Craft Could Launch In 2013

via CrunchGear

Good morrow! Welcome to the world of the future! We present to the public a Miraculous and Orotund Airship for the conveyance … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110506

Mozilla resists US gov’t request to nuke "MafiaaFire" add-on

via Ars Technica

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has asked Mozilla to remove a simple … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110504

History and future of bin Ladenist extremism

via Boing Boing

Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan and an expert on middle eastern … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110503

PSA: Choosing A Secure Password That Is Usable

via lalawag

Password security has been brought to the forefront again after the recent hacks and theft of passwords from Sony’s PlayStation … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110503

Samsung’s Hottest Android Phone Is Already Clobbering The iPhone 4 (AAPL)

via SAI: Silicon Alley Insider

Samsung saw huge success with its Galaxy S II launch in Korea last week, selling over 200,000 phones as pre-orders between … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110503

Why did Penn Jillette create a fake Martin Luther King Jr. quote yesterday?

via Salon

Osama bin Laden’s death had people retweeting a message of peace from MLK. Only problem? It wasn’t real Read More >>

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