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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 20111002

An Infographic of Infographic Clichés

via TAXI Daily News

Alberto Antoniazzi designed this meta-infographic that catalogs all the clichés found in infographics today: for example a … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

$5 Gourmet Burgers

via FinerThingsLA’s Blog

At a recent dinner in Hollywood, we were introduced to Chef Sascha Lyon from Delphine, and engaged in a rather interesting … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

Time To Scrap DJ Mag Top 100, Start Over, Says PR Guru and Former Editor

via Create Digital Music

DJ Apathy, anyone? DJs and audiences alike may have lost the plot of the DJ Mag Top 100 list – but technology could help … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

Forget The Big Banks, BankSimple Will Provide The Same Services Without Screwing You Over

via Singularity Hub

Overdraft penalties, hidden charges, ATM fees – mainstream banks have come up with a myriad of ways for separating you […] Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

Google Digitizes The Dead Sea Scrolls – Like Taking a Time Machine To 2000 Years Ago

via Singularity Hub

An elite team of tech specialists have taken one of the world’s most precious historic relics and given it to […] Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

Tiny Spanish Island To Be Completely Powered By Solar And Wind

via Fast Company

Intermittency is a well-known weakness of solar and wind power–they’re good when the sun shines and the wind blows, say … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

Amazon Silk: An Ingenious Plan to Get You To Buy More Stuff

via Mashable!

Pretty much everyone knew that Amazon would introduce a tablet PC last week, but what may have come as a surprise to many … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

Buying Yahoo Is A No-Brainer For Alibaba

via TechCrunch

Today at the China 2.0 conference at Stanford, Alibaba Groups’s Jack Ma replied to a pointed question about buying Yahoo with, … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

Boston Dynamics Alpha Dog makes Alyx Vance’s pet look like a toy (video)

via Engadget

Boston Dynamics’ BigDog is one of our favorite insane-level DARPA projects; a robotic pack-mule that can carry 400 pounds … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111002

New Indievania game portal lets you buy direct from creators, takes no cut

via Ars Technica

Game developers setting up their own distribution channels isn’t a new … Read More >>

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