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Gadgets & Tech – As early as Tuesday night, some early buyers of the MacBook Air received emails informing them that their orders had shipped and that they would receive their MBAs on Friday. This was confirmed today in an Apple press release, but that was the extent of the MBA love. None of the Apple stores I checked with had any inventory.
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Gadgets & Tech – The News York Times, home of "All The News That's Fit to Print," launched "All The News That's Fit to Text" on Friday. The new service will deliver features and columns from the NYT as well as features from The Times Magazine via text message to cell phones and mobile devices.
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Do No Evil – DULY CONSIDER - It seems that Americans have fallen for one of the oldest political lies of all, that inevitability means we should join the pack. Yes, it is true the world is globalizing, and we stand to benefit if it is properly managed, but to suggest it is a positive policy goal to pursue it and to expedite it just because it is inevitable, is
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Television – Amusing, pointed rant against striking Hollywood writers (mainly TV). May not agree with every idea, but pretty good, intelligent, entertaining...
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Gadgets & Tech – You'd think this isn't related to tech, but without LEGO, we wouldn't have LEGO Mindstorms - or LEGO Star Wars. Even Google recognized Monday, January 28th, as the 50th anniversary of the patenting of the iconic LEGO brick.
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Art & Design – Gallery includes 1st photo (1826), first color photo (1861), earliest known photo of a tornado (1884), others. Good stuff. Very cool pic of Admiral Peary's 1st expedition to North Pole (1909), 1st underwater photo (1926)
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Money – Think smart people don't make irresponsible, sometimes incomprehensible financial decisions? Think again, according to the Author. Here Author provides in the form of quotes some amusing & disturbing examples of people -- her neighbors, friends -- who seem way too smart to do what they're doing & saying...but, in the end, aren't (too smart)
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Art & Design – Smithsonian: "How did the Athenians construct their...icon of Western Civ, in less than a decade...without an overall building plan? How did they manage to incorporate subtle visual elements into the Parthenon's layout & achieve such faultless proportions & balance? And how were the Parthenon's builders able to work at a level of preci
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Art & Design – Great mix of photos--from ice floats in the Arctic to a remarkable (& almost comical) "happy face" underwater spider species to a "Blue Hole" off the coast of Belize that originated in a dry cave system during the Ice Age. Piece also includes related galleries with other pretty stunning pics.
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Politics – But the conservatives might have had a point about the Clintons' character. Bill's affair with Monica Lewinsky jeopardized the whole progressive project for momentary pleasure. The Clintons gleefully triangulated the Democrats in Congress to boost his approval rating. They do seem to have a feeling of entitlement to power.
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:10am
Humor – Kind of mixed messages?... Impatient Santa? Confused Santa? Burglar Santa? (And where are the reindeer?) [Pic shot week ago; people may not realize Christmas has long passed...] Pretty Amusing.
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Do No Evil – Remember when "environmentalist" just meant... recycling? Today there's a lot more choice! Check out these tips from scientists and leading green bloggers on how to make personal, everyday choices to help save the planet.
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:09am
Science – At 7 PM EST on Feb. 4, NASA is going to celebrate five different anniversaries by beaming the Beatles' song "Across the Universe" into deep space.
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:09am
Gadgets & Tech – While it is true, the World Wide Web is an extraordinary bastion for the principals of free speech and the free exchange of ideas it can also be a breeding ground for hate and groups who seek to spread it. Shockingly, these types of sites are on the rise in recent times. It's a razor's edge that divides the issue of free speech from lurid racism an
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:08am
Shopping – Unless you've been sequestered in a bunker playing WOW for the past 6 months you're probably aware of our amazing T-Qualizer Shirt which features a glowing animated graphic equalizer on the front of the shirt which reacts to ambient sound and music. Finally the original T-Qualizer is available in a stylish ladies cut pink babydoll tee with the equa
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Voted for on February 03, 2008 06:05am