November 2009
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Nov 30th
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Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened →
Wired writer Evan Ratliff’s story about trying to vanish and form a new identity is now posted on Wired.com. The amount of detritus you leave behind online as an internet junkie is disconcerting. A crew of people from around the country were able to track Evan down, even with the extreme tactics he used to mask his real life and create a new identity.
Nov 30th
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Thanksgiving
The long Thanksgiving weekend is now over. We got a lot done around the house, and still managed to see many friends that were in town for the holiday. A four-day stretch of time off is ridiculous, particularly when you’re just staying home for the long weekend and not traveling. It’s my last week here before starting the new job. Leaving will be sad, but I’m stoked to...
Nov 30th
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Nov 26th
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Attention
To everyone not using Marco’s Instapaper: You’re missing out. It’s particularly amazing for me with the iPhone app. It’s $5, but I’d easily pay $20.
Nov 23rd
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WatchWatch
This Back to the Future mod for Crysis/Crysis Wars lets you drive a DeLorean and time-travel.
Nov 23rd
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Nov 23rd
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Nov 20th
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Nov 17th
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Kindle for PC →
FINALLY THIS EXISTS. I’ve been waiting. (no Mac version, though)
Nov 14th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Meet the Train Makers
Infrastructurist is doing a series on the manufacturers of high-speed trains: Part 1: Alstom Part 2: Bombardier Part 3: Talgo The transportation industry seems to be undergoing a “retrofication” these days. We’re going back to the original form of mass transit: the railroad. The computer business is the same way. Business computing through the 70s and 80s consisted mostly...
Nov 6th
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Nov 6th
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Nov 6th
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“Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.”
– Albert Einstein (via ckck)
Nov 5th
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Nov 5th
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Nov 3rd
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Halloween 2009 data →
As he hands out candy on Halloween, this guy writes down each trick ‘r treater’s costume. These are the results from the past five years. I like that one kid was a Hunter from Left 4 Dead, and one was a “High School Graduate.”
Nov 2nd
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BeeJive
This app is right up there with Tweetie in the most-beautiful-and-useful app contest. BeeJive’s push notifications have almost eliminated my need for SMS. Most of the people I communicate with regularly have iPhones, and also have BeeJive. MMS on iPhone finally? It doesn’t matter, because BeeJive now lets you send pictures inside of chats. It also can send voice clips now. The...
Nov 2nd