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Posted on 20110422

A simple tool for bulletproof web typography. (13 points)

via Hacker News

It’s a brave new world. Web fonts are here, sparking an exciting new era in web design. Ffffallback makes it easy to find the perfect fallback fonts, so that your designs degrade gracefully. * Small caveat: this bookmarklet only works on webkit browsers (Chrome & Safari) or Firefox. Read More >>

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Posted on 20110422

Prevent iPhone From Tracking Your Every Move With This New Cydia App [Jailbreak Only]

via Redmond Pie

We have already reported about how the iPhone or iPad running on iOS 4.x has been secretly tracking all your moves. Security … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110422

Subscription plan rumored for Chrome notebooks

via Boing Boing

Google’s Chrome netbooks are in the wild, but they’re not yet widely available. That might change soon, according to a report … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110422

Fujitsu LifeBook S761/C and P771/C replace optical drives with pico projectors, past with future

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Optical disc drives may be passé nowadays, but the enclosures usually reserved for them in laptops need not go to … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110422

Atmosphere’s worth of dry ice found at Mars south pole

via Ars Technica

Currently, Mars has a thin atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide, with pressures … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110421

Unlocking the Mystery of Paris’ Most Secret Underground Society [Secrets]

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Posted on 20110421

Amazon to take on Apple this summer with Samsung-built tablet?

via Engadget

You really should pay attention when Engadget’s founder, Peter Rojas speaks about the tech industry. Especially when he leads … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110420

Chinese Scientists Clone Cows With “Humanized” Milk

via Singularity Hub

This very moment, grazing in the fields of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology in Beijing, China is a particular […] Read More >>

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Posted on 20110420

iPhone 5 To Ship In September, Same Design As iPhone 4 [Report]

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Sources close to Reuters have informed them that Apple plans to start production of iPhone 5 in July this year, and will ship … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110420

Printing your boarding card out REALLY BIG

via Boing Boing

Back in October 2007, Bill Bryson (not the author, a different Bill Bryson) printed out his boarding pass on a giant sheet of … Read More >>

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