Scout Jordan

Hi, I'm Jordan Running. By day I write about software for Tucows.com. By night I blog at swirlee.org (sometimes), do some programming, take some photos, and otherwise keep myself busy.

Website: http://swirlee.org/

Member Since: May 26, 2006

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Cheap laptops are everywhere

Gadgets & Tech – Don't believe me that there are many cheap laptops available that can compete with (and outperform) these larger minis? Here's a quick look around the laptopscape this morning:

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 02:42pm

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Blog Networks: Like MyBlogLog for Facebook

Gadgets & Tech – Blogs just got a whole new audience: the casual reader. There has been some concern as of late that mainstream web users don't really read blogs, but a new Facebook app called "Blog Networks" aims to change that.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 02:42pm

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Prostitutes feeling the pinch at the pump

Money – Rising fuel prices are putting a pinch on the world's oldest profession. Nevada brothels that cater to long-haul truckers are offering gas cards and other promotions after seeing business decline as much as 25 percent from a year ago, industry officials said.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 02:41pm

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Researchers re-create pre-Columbian sounds

Science – Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand. But no one blew into the noisemakers for nearly 15 years. When someone finally did, the shrill, windy screech made the spine tingle.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 02:30pm

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Plane soared past destination as pilots slept

Travel – An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots were woken out of a deep slumber by air traffic control, a report said.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 02:30pm

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Celestial clues may end ancient debate about eclipse in Odyssey

Books – "The sun has been obliterated from the sky, and an unlucky darkness invades the world" set the stage for an argument that after hundreds of years may finally have been settled: did the bloody massacre at the hands of Odysseus and his son take place during a real eclipse?

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 02:15pm

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Fred's YouTube channel is programming for kids by kids

Popular Videos – Last week, someone in the online video business gave me a simple tip. "Fred," the guy said. "Fred?" I said. "Yes," he said. "Kids love Fred."

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 02:05pm

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Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug

Health & Fitness – A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 01:59pm

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Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints

News – A man who put his life up for auction on eBay found it wasn't worth quite as much as he thought when he settled for around A$100,000 ($96,000) less than his target price.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 01:58pm

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Wal-Mart Plans New Logo to Update Image

Shopping – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is about to change one of the most familiar logos in corporate America. Part of Wal-Mart's continuing effort to update its once-dowdy image, the new logo for signs and building facades includes white letters on a burnt-orange background followed by a white starburst, according to an artist's rendering...

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 01:58pm

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Military Marches for First Time in Toronto Gay Pride Parade

Gay & Lesbian – Hundreds of revelers danced, shimmied, and strutted their way through downtown Toronto Sunday in the Gay Pride parade - and for the first time, members of the Canadian Armed Forces were among them.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 01:54pm

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Retired FBI Agent On Decoding Body Language

News – Crossing of the arms, biting of the lower lip, a change in breathing rate - all of these body movements can communicate a wide range of things. But what do they mean? Retired FBI Special Agent Joe Navarro, who made a career out of "reading" the body language of spies and criminals, offers insight on what our bodies say without our permiss

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 01:53pm

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Rhapsody embraces MP3 music files

Gadgets & Tech – US digitial music service Rhapsody is the latest company to embrace MP3 downloads without copy restrictions. Songs from all the four leading record labels - Universal, EMI, Sony and Warner - will be available in the digital format.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 01:51pm

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Last.fm Launches API 2.0

Gadgets & Tech – The new version of the Last.fm API will now allow any application or device deep integration with the Last.fm platform. According to their blog post about the launch, their goal is to offer "the most comprehensive social music API on the web."

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 01:50pm

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Former EA Exec Forms iPhone Game Publisher

Video Games – The former head of EA's Blueprint studio, Neil Young, has announced the formation of an iPhones games publisher called ng:moco.

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