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Posted on 20110808

The One Rule

via Rands In Repose

When it comes to working at your computer, there is only one rule: context switches are horrifically expensive. Let’s talk … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110808

Nordstrom Allows Passers-by to Paint their Display with Light

via TAXI Daily News

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Nordstrom’s flagship store in Seattle did something different for their … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110807

China Gains On Google in Driverless Car Race With 177 Mile Road Trip (video)

via Singularity Hub

The race is on. Last month China cut their driverless car loose for a fully automated, 177 mile (286 km) […] Read More >>

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Posted on 20110807

Pixel-Perfect Plywood Portraits

via Gadget Lab

Tomi of Finland (no, not that one) cuts these amazing pixelated pictures from plywood using nothing but an electric router. … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110807

Welcome To The Panopticon

via TechCrunch

And so it begins. Carnegie Mellon researchers recently combined Facebook profile pictures and PittPatt’s facial recognition … Read More >>

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YC-Funded Interview Street Streamlines The Search For Great Programmers

via TechCrunch

Talk to any tech company and they’ll tell you that hiring quality programmers is an incredibly difficult task — the smaller … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110807

With Google, There Will Be Bad Blood

via TechCrunch

“I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed.”

I’m reminded of Daniel Plainview’s admission in There Will Be … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110807

$300 Million Button: making customers create logins to buy cost etailer $300M/year

via Boing Boing

“The $300 Million Button,” Jared Spool’s 2009 article on usability and ecommerce design, is remarkable in that it a) … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110805

HP TouchPad now $200 off at Staples — it’s like Christmas in August

via Engadget

If there’s still not enough change in your couch to snatch up a $399.99 16GB HP Touchpad, today could be your lucky day — … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110804

A Train ‘Parasite’ for a Glimpse into the Surreal

via TAXI Daily News

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An independent projection system, Parasite, was attached to trains with … Read More >>

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