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

Posted on 20120106

Microsoft Signature: PCs Without Crapware, Just Like Macs

via Gadget Lab

Microsoft has announced the Signature, a range of PCs which come without any crapware, and “carefully [tuned] to help … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

Turn Your Facebook Timeline Into A Business Card Courtesy MOO, First 200,000 Customers Get Free Cards

via Redmond Pie

For those who aren’t familiar with the world of online printing, MOO is an award winning print business who happens to exist on … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

LG Hedges Its Bets With New Google TV Sets

via Gadget Lab

LG will debut its own hardware version of Google TV this year, the company announced Thursday, making it the latest company to … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

Top10′s Nifty Spotify App Drives 100,000 Song Recommendations In Three Weeks

via TechCrunch

On November 30 2011, Spotify made a bold move: it became an application platform, allowing third-party apps to live within the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

DeLorean buffed to mirror-finish

via Boing Boing

On the Autopia forums, AkamaiDetailing recently unveiled his brushed-steel DeLorean, polished and buffed to a mirror finish: … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

Dazzle makeup and hairstyles to confuse facial recognition algorithms

via Boing Boing

CV Dazzle is a systematic approach to creating “dazzle” makeup and hair effects that fool computer vision systems. For example, … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Ken Goldberg on social learning among robots

via Boing Boing

Over at the Huffington Post, UC Berkeley roboticist/artist Ken Goldberg writes about the future of social robots that help each … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Precisely how the MPAA cooks the books on piracy losses

via Boing Boing

The Cato institute’s dug deep into the MPAA’s funny piracy accounting: “In IPI-land, when a movie studio makes $10 selling a … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Invincible Space Lair for sale

via Boing Boing

A nuke-proof space observation station in Carmel Valley, Ca., is up for sale. The asking price: $2,950,000. Able to take a 5 … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

RIM reportedly scraps the Colt and Milan, leaving London as sole BlackBerry 10 device?

via Engadget

And then there was… one? BGR is reporting that the folks at Research in Motion have not only scrapped plans for the … Read More >>

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