September 1, 2010
“ I AM FOR A SATANIC DEATH CULT CENTER AT FOX NEWS HQ AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICES ORDICK ARMEYAND NEWT GINGRICH-and all the GOP WELFARE FREAKS
John Cusack on Twitter. Fox News article here. (2 days ago)
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101 Ways To Save Money

From Monevator. Be warned, some you’ll like more than others!

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Apple will live stream its event today

This hasn’t happened for years. Clearly Apple thinks it’s time to eat its own HTTP streaming dogfood. (Via Daring Fireball.)

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August 31, 2010
The Telegraph: “The next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the world’s most definitive work on the language, will never be printed because of the impact of the internet on book sales.” (Via Daring Fireball.)

The Telegraph: “The next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the world’s most definitive work on the language, will never be printed because of the impact of the internet on book sales.” (Via Daring Fireball.)

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August 27, 2010

Lady Java? As kottke says, “this is possibly the best production of the worst idea I’ve ever seen.”

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Infographic from The Independent: “One in four lap dancers has a degree.”

Infographic from The Independent: “One in four lap dancers has a degree.”

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“ In July 2010 6,400 programmes were streamed from the BBC iPlayer to Android devices. In July 2010 there were 5,272,464 programmes requested via the BBC iPlayer from Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices.
The results of an FOI request to the BBC. (Via Daring Fireball.) (1 week ago)
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Photos of Russia in colour 100 years ago.

Photos of Russia in colour 100 years ago.

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Remember that world’s fastest texting person? No? Well never mind, as it seems you can do it even faster on an iPhone.

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How a sewing machine works. More machines here.

How a sewing machine works. More machines here.

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August 26, 2010
Retro: “cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD.” It even has a Vi-style command mode. (Via One Thing Well.)

Retro: “cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD.” It even has a Vi-style command mode. (Via One Thing Well.)

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All ducks wear dog masks.

All ducks wear dog masks.

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August 23, 2010
All of Chewbacca’s dialogue in “Star Wars” on one big Post-it Note.

All of Chewbacca’s dialogue in “Star Wars” on one big Post-it Note.

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How to draw anything (in one step). (Hint: it’s to do with the dog.)

How to draw anything (in one step). (Hint: it’s to do with the dog.)

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“ the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human
Melissa Thompson from Salford typed this in 25.94 seconds and got herself the world record for fastest texting. She did it using Swype on a Samsung Galaxy S Android phone. (1 week ago)
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