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

Posted on 20111004

iPhone Wristband Tracks Your Sleep, Vibrates You Awake, and Lets Your Mate Sleep In

via Singularity Hub

How well did you sleep last night? If you don’t know you could try asking your mate, or you could […] Read More >>

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Posted on 20111004

How the Kindle Fire Could Make 7-Inch Tablets Huge

via Gadget Lab

Steve Jobs made it clear what he thought of 7-inch tablets in October 2010. They’re “too small,” and as good … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111004

Training Bacteria To Grow Consumer Goods

via Fast Company

Thinkers at IDEO are working with scientists to find a way to have E. coli bacteria form objects–like a coffee cup–when … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111003

Part of placebo effect ascribed to cannabinoids

via Ars Technica

In clinical trials, new drugs are often compared to older treatments, but … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111003

How to escape from zip tie handcuffs

via Boing Boing

[Video Link] What to do if you accidentally zip-tie your wrists together. How to escape from zip ties (Via TYWKIWDBI) Read More >>

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Posted on 20111003

Barely visible Bluetooth earphones from Novero spotted at the FCC

via Engadget

Walk along that sparse borderline between Bluetooth headset and pearl necklace and you’ll eventually come across a company … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111003

Rhapsody announces plans to acquire Napster

via Engadget

Details are fairly light at the moment, but Rhapsody has just announced that it plans to acquire Napster, and that the deal … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111003

HP pays $10.4 billion for controlling interest in Autonomy, which will remain autonomous

via Engadget

VoodooPC. 3Com. And, perhaps most notoriously, Palm. The list of HP acquisitions grows by one today, with the purchase of … Read More >>

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From Doom to RAGE: 20 years of id development

via Ars Technica

Both Tim Willits and Matt Hooper got their start in game design as fans, creating … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111003

TWCable TV app update brings captions, search, and parental controls

via Engadget

Time Warner has been streaming live TV to the iPad with its TWCable TV app since March and the most recent update brings … Read More >>

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