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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 20111226

Matt Richardson turns Arduino, Twitter and lasers into art (video)

via Engadget

Matt Richardson’s genius has never really been in question. The Make Live host and compulsive hacker has built an impressive … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111226

A Few Tips For Developers On How To Get Hired By A Startup

via TechCrunch

Not everyone is cut out to work for a startup. It involves a lot of hustling, a lot of nail-biting, pizza-eating, sleeping at … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111226

Tetris played on microscopic level with lasers, thanks to Amsterdam’s rigorous curriculum (video)

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Ostensibly speaking, it appears that university goers in the Netherlands have a bit too much time on their hands. You see, … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111225

Rooted MotoACTV Brings Web Browsing And Angry Birds To Your Wrist

via TechCrunch

Fitness watches are one thing, but how about a fitness watch that lets you play a few levels of Angry Birds in between wind … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111225

MIT researchers locate genes that help underlie memory formation, zap some mice

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Over time, the neurons in your brain are going to change. And that’s only natural. When you experience a new event, your brain … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111225

Swype gets a new beta, adopts Dragon Dictation for speech to text (video)

via Engadget

Look, either you love or hate Swype — there’s just no two ways about it. Those that can’t imagine life without the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111224

A Christmas Miracle! Facebook Chat (Kind Of) Supports Extended Rage Faces

via TechCrunch

First, if you want to get right down to it, here are the codes you type into Facebook chat to get various faces:

Poker face … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111224

2011’s official secrecy outrages

via Boing Boing

The Electronic Frontier Foundation rounds up “the year in secrecy,” a year’s worth of shame and excuses in the realm of … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111224

Beautiful "fire-breather" mask

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DeviantArt member Tom Banwell made this “fire breather” mask; it’s just one example of the many wonderful pieces in his … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111224

How To Recalibrate iPhone Home Button To Make It More Responsive

via Redmond Pie

The iPhone is great. When it was launched in 2007 it had a similar impact on the smartphone industry that the iPod had on the … Read More >>

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