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Interesting presentation format no doubt
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A nice compilation of old games available for free
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Really geeky stuff
via http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/28/periodic-table-cupcakes/
Month: November 2009
links for 2009-11-28
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A handy extension that lets you save & search tabs for later use.
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Linked up with twitter too.
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The action movie star Vin Diesel clocks in at 7 million fans, which is more than Barack Obama (6.9 million) or Megan Fox (5 million). Yes, people on Facebook are idiots (Megan Fox is much hotter than Vin Diesel). In contrast, the most popular person on Twitter, Ashton Kutcher, has 4 million followers, and Obama’s Twitter account only has 2.75 million—although that’s without even trying.
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Pretty simple, but hits the point home
links for 2009-11-27
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Communication is still communication come what may, be it twitter or wisdom of the crowds or whatever. Missing out on key information regarding a talk can still hurt, esp. when things don't go as planned.
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Now these are the real Matrix fans
links for 2009-11-25
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Really really beautiful
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'The time has come to shed light on what these Terms of Service agreements actually say, and what it means to users. In conjunction with our TOSBack project, EFF is working to make the contents of these TOS more transparent for the average user.'
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DOS 6.2 for download from Microsoft
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A recompiled 32 bit version of SkiFree is available for download by the creator.
Google Wave invitation giveaway
Looks like Google sent out another bunch of invitations for Wave & since most of my friends are already on Wave, I thought why not give it away. So, in case you want one, just drop a comment (don’t forget to protect it against spamming by substituting @ with [at] & the likes) or mail with your name & email address. I’ll update the counter on top as I progress with the giveaway.
I’ve used Wave to collaborate on a couple of projects in the last couple of weeks. Some features are not yet functional, but it does look pretty promising. And yes, it seems that Wave is more responsive on Google Chrome than Firefox.
P.S. It wouldn’t hurt if you did your bit for the Water initiative by scrolling down to the Socialvibe widget on the sidebar & adding your signature to the cause.
Update (26/11): Sent out 6 invitations based on requests received in facebook.
Update (27/11): Sent out more invites based on the requests. 8 left now.
links for 2009-11-24
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Photoshopping of course
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A humorous dig at LinkedIn
links for 2009-11-22
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Camtasia & CamStudio feature as expected
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More Google Wave use cases
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Nice article on the nuances of using the shutter speed optimally when photographing.
links for 2009-11-21
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'We look at heroes and do-gooders as a special sort of breed: people who possess extraordinary traits of altruism or self-less concern for the well-being of others, even at the expense of their own existence. On the other end, sociopaths also have an extraordinary set of traits, such as extreme selfishness, lack of impulse control, no respect for rules, and no conscience.
As crazy as it sounds, there may be a closer link than than most people would think between the extreme-altruistic personality and sociopathic personality. Would it shock you to know that two people, one with the traits of extreme-altruism (X-altruism) and the other the traits of a sociopath, could be related? Even siblings? And that their personality traits are very similar, with only a few features to distinguish them?'
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Corporates & mobile access feature big time in the prediction
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Handy extension to play & even download videos from different sites right from the Firefox sidebar. Ideal for widescreen laptops/monitors.
The extension – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5709
links for 2009-11-20
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Very interesting case. Can social networks be used to gauge the mental state of a person?
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"In satire, truthiness is a 'truth' that a person claims to know intuitively "from the gut" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts."
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Rationalizing the irrational
via http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/seth-godin-laments-f.html -
Linus Torvalds for Nobel Peace Prize? Why not… After all look at the number of people he brought together worldwide because of Linux.
links for 2009-11-18
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'X-Flex is a new kind of wallpaper: one that's quite possibly stronger than the wall it's on….
bonds so tightly, it helps walls keep their shape after blast waves.' -
Delhi from the perspective of two New Yorkers who've moved there
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Interesting perspective on the language & culture from a couple of foreigners.
AB's Reflections 