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Posted on 20120109

The Economist publishes pathetic advertorial for the City, London’s financial district

via Boing Boing

The cover story on this week’s The Economist is Save the City, a love-note to London’s legendarily corrupt, self-governing … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120109

Reboot Page: "unlimited rebooting experience from vintage operating systems"

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The Reboot Page features the reboot dialogs, shutdown sequences, and even the magical floppy-disc grinding SFX from a variety … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120109

New slow-motion DoS attack: just a few PCs, little fear of detection

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Qualys Security Labs researcher Sergey Shekyan has created a proof-of-concept tool … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

Akai makes intentions clear with MPC Renaissance (video)

via Engadget

While the majority of technology execs are packing their cases for Vegas, for some it’s all about Anaheim. Akai is clearly … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

DC Comics Relaunch Leads To Best-Selling Comic Books Of 2011 [Video]

via Fast Company

With “Justice League” No. 1 selling 361,138 copies, it’s on top during a year of growth for the comic book industry. DC Comics … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

Microsoft Signature: PCs Without Crapware, Just Like Macs

via Gadget Lab

Microsoft has announced the Signature, a range of PCs which come without any crapware, and “carefully [tuned] to help … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

Turn Your Facebook Timeline Into A Business Card Courtesy MOO, First 200,000 Customers Get Free Cards

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For those who aren’t familiar with the world of online printing, MOO is an award winning print business who happens to exist on … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

LG Hedges Its Bets With New Google TV Sets

via Gadget Lab

LG will debut its own hardware version of Google TV this year, the company announced Thursday, making it the latest company to … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

Top10′s Nifty Spotify App Drives 100,000 Song Recommendations In Three Weeks

via TechCrunch

On November 30 2011, Spotify made a bold move: it became an application platform, allowing third-party apps to live within the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120106

DeLorean buffed to mirror-finish

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On the Autopia forums, AkamaiDetailing recently unveiled his brushed-steel DeLorean, polished and buffed to a mirror finish: … Read More >>

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