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

Posted on 20110927

Beautiful Bouncing Bike With Sprung Steel Wheels

via Gadget Lab

If you were to idly doodle a picture bike whilst chatting on the telephone, you might slip from realism into fanciful … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110927

No, You Aren’t Going to Quit Facebook

via Mashable!

Dear Facebook Users,
With the all of the new changes to Facebook, especially the new Facebook Timeline, some of you have … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110927

Stephen Fry and Brit talk-show guests marvel at American prison system’s brutality

via Boing Boing

In this clip from QI, the talk/quiz/comedy-show that Stephen Fry hosts, Fry asks the participants “where one percent of … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110927

Don Draper pitches Facebook Timeline

via Boing Boing

[Video Link]. (via @antderosa) Read More >>

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Posted on 20110927

Firefox 7 now officially available, promises ‘significantly’ reduced memory usage

via Engadget

A new version number for a browser release may not be quite as major as it used to be, but Mozilla is promising a few … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110927

Bit.Trip Saga for the 3DS is a hallucinatory journey through rhythm madness

via Ars Technica

The six Bit.Trip titles were first released for Nintendo’s WiiWare platform, where they … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110927

Microsoft botnet hunters strike again, take alleged botnet domain hoster to court

via Ars Technica

Fresh off the success of decapitating the Rustock botnet, Microsoft today … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110926

Lego greenhouse uses bricks as growing medium

via Boing Boing

Sebastian Bergne’s Lego greenhouse isn’t merely an enormous structure made from transparent legos*, it’s also a functional … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110926

Autom lady-bot will help you lose weight, love you regardless

via Engadget

Aw, this little cutie is so adorable — until she denies you pizza and cheese fries. Autom, the 15-inch talking droid we … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110926

Judge shreds, dismisses iPhone privacy class-action

via Ars Technica

From time to time, we will be running posts from Eric Goldman’s … Read More >>

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