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The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know [Android]

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:32:07 +0000

The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know [Android]:

You’ve had it. Maybe with AT&T. Maybe with Apple’s crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you’re going to Android: Land of freedom, carriers not named AT&T,…

"If we let dogs be dogs, and breed without interference, we would create a sustainable, local meat..."

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:23:00 +0000

““If we let dogs be dogs, and breed without interference, we would create a sustainable, local meat supply with low energy inputs that would put even the most efficient grass-based farming to shame,” Foer writes”

- Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” and vegetarianism review : The New Yorker

"Americans love animals. Forty-six million families in the United States own at least one dog, and..."

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:14:58 +0000

“Americans love animals. Forty-six million families in the United States own at least one dog, and thirty-eight million keep cats. Thirteen million maintain freshwater aquariums in which swim a total of more than a hundred and seventy million fish. Collectively, these creatures cost Americans some forty billion dollars annually. (Seventeen billion goes to food and another twelve billion to veterinary bills.)”

- Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” and vegetarianism review : The New Yorker

"What we know about eating animals is that we don’t want to know."

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:13:32 +0000

"What we know about eating animals is that we don’t want to know.":

“What we know about eating animals is that we don’t want to know.”

- The New Yorker: Should you eat meat?

Every Arsenal Player

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:06 +0000

Every Arsenal Player:

For BB: Everyone who has played or coached for Arsenal from 1913 to 2006, together in one very large group photo. Via Denver Egotist.

The history of inoculation

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:41:41 +0000

The history of inoculation:

The process of inoculation against diseases like smallpox has been known for at least 1200 years. An 8th-century Indian book contains a how-to chapter on smallpox inoculations. Chinese use of the…

"As a culture, we don’t particularly care about animal suffering—so long as we don’t have to know..."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:20:37 +0000

"As a culture, we don’t particularly care about animal suffering—so long as we don’t have to know...":

“As a culture, we don’t particularly care about animal suffering—so long as we don’t have to know about it.”

- Dan

Periodic table

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:05:00 +0000

Periodic table:

A maker sent this in, nice table!

Hey Jude Flow Chart

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:10:51 +0000

Hey Jude Flow Chart:

Hey Jude Flow Chart

Danny Piccirillo: Top things to do after installing Ubuntu Linux 9.10 Karmic Koala

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:10:50 +0000

Danny Piccirillo: Top things to do after installing Ubuntu Linux 9.10 Karmic Koala:

So you’ve just installed Ubuntu 9.10, the cute and cuddly Karmic Koala, but now you’re confronted with a most pertinent question, “What do i do now?” Ubuntu is a very complete and full-featured…

Giz Explains: Why Every Country Has a Different F#$%ing Plug [Giz Explains]

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:10:50 +0000

Giz Explains: Why Every Country Has a Different F#$%ing Plug [Giz Explains]:

Ok, maybe not every country, but with at least 12 different sockets in widespread use it sure as hell feels like it to anyone who’s ever traveled. So why in the world, literally, are there so…

October 30th

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:07:58 +0000

October 30th:

Climbing

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:59:17 +0000

Climbing:

Microsoft’s Online Services Division Losses Grow

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:59:17 +0000

Microsoft’s Online Services Division Losses Grow:

Charles Arthur:

But what about the Online Services division? Different story. $490m revenue — which is down from $520m in the same period last year — and losses of $480m, an increase against last…

Killer vaccines and the killers who kill with them

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:59:17 +0000

Killer vaccines and the killers who kill with them:

Wired has a long piece by Amy Wallace about the anti-science anti-vaccine crowd.

Ah, risk. It is the idea that fuels the anti-vaccine movement — that parents should be allowed to opt out,…

Halloween Prank Gone Wrong

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:19:16 +0000

Halloween Prank Gone Wrong:

HEAD SHOT!!!!

Today’s xkcd Geocities-tribute redesign is historically...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:19:16 +0000

Today’s xkcd Geocities-tribute redesign is historically...:

Today’s xkcd Geocities-tribute redesign is historically accurate down to the smallest details.

via i.imgur.com

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:51:24 +0000

via i.imgur.com

Nachos

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:38:37 +0000

Nachos:

White House Website Switches To Open Source

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:38:36 +0000

White House Website Switches To Open Source:

Falc0n writes “WhiteHouse.gov has gone Drupal. After months of planning, says an Obama Administration source, the White House has ditched the proprietary content management system that had been in…