tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33729042012-05-31T00:04:00.355-06:00Technology news, shaken not stirred...Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779998765205366214noreply@blogger.comBlogger11481125geekpresshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-61370586767725689412012-05-31T00:04:00.000-06:002012-05-31T00:04:00.360-06:002012-05-31T00:04:00.360-06:00<b>What speed</b> <a href="http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/technology-research-centers/ereaders/speed-reader/iframe.html">do you read</a>?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-6137058676772568941?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/pZzRTD9nlc0" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/test-your-reading-speed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-71943774340622446292012-05-31T00:03:00.000-06:002012-05-31T00:03:00.165-06:002012-05-31T00:03:00.165-06:00<b>"New Yorkers</b> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/new-yorkers-drink-seven-times-as-much-coffee-as-the-rest-of-us/2012/05/29/gJQA7g07yU_blog.html">drink seven times as much coffee as the rest of us</a>".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-7194377434062244629?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/Cw49oHpXTac" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/new-yorkers-love-their-coffee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-61183884118475410382012-05-31T00:02:00.000-06:002012-05-31T00:02:00.051-06:002012-05-31T00:02:00.051-06:00<b>Does Hemingway's advice</b> "<a href="http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/what-happens-when-you-try-and-drink-like-hemingway/">write drunk, edit sober</a>" work?<br /> <br /> Strictly speaking, a good scientist would have to try all 4 combinations -- i.e., drunk/drunk, drunk/sober, sober/drunk, and sober/sober. (H/T: Alex Knapp.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-6118388411847541038?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/UMSc83j9z_A" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/drunk-writing-experiment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-18644385516934661052012-05-31T00:01:00.000-06:002012-05-31T00:01:00.238-06:002012-05-31T00:01:00.238-06:00<b>The Museum</b> of <a href="http://savethesounds.info/">Endangered Sounds</a>. (Via Hanah V.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-1864438551693466105?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/fUlaxxbDbEE" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/museum-of-endangered-sounds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-43908956760204499122012-05-30T00:04:00.000-06:002012-05-30T00:04:00.384-06:002012-05-30T00:04:00.384-06:00<b>Depixeling</b> <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/kopf/pixelart/index.html">Pixel Art</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/kopf/pixelart/images/teaser_nearest_small.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/kopf/pixelart/images/teaser_nearest_small.png" width="215" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/kopf/pixelart/images/teaser_ours_small.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/kopf/pixelart/images/teaser_ours_small.png" width="214" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Lots <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/kopf/pixelart/supplementary/multi_comparison.html">more examples here</a>. Mouse over the algorithm name to see the effect on the images.. (Via Arthur Z.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-4390895676020449912?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/27vPJzHZBkw" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/depixeling-pixel-art.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-54721145941045551202012-05-30T00:03:00.000-06:002012-05-30T00:03:00.375-06:002012-05-30T00:03:00.375-06:00<b>"Conway's Game of Life</b>, <a href="http://www.jwz.org/blog/2012/05/turtles-all-the-way-down-or-gliders-or-glider-turtles/">emulated in Conway's Game of Life</a>". (Via Shea L.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-5472114594104555120?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/uPzqsKIAKQY" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/conways-game-of-life-emulated-in-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-25887577805579116922012-05-30T00:02:00.000-06:002012-05-30T00:02:00.041-06:002012-05-30T00:02:00.041-06:00<b>The Gadgeteer:</b> "The DeLorme inReach is the <a href="http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/25/delorme-inreach-lets-you-go-off-the-grid-without-going-off-the-grid/">first affordable 2-way Satellite Communicator on the market</a>".<br /> <blockquote> When you go camping, boating or traveling, you may think your cell phone will be there for you to get you out of an emergency situation. But only 10% of the world actually has cell phone coverage. Designed for remote or high-risk environments, the inReach uses the Iridium global satellite network, which means it will work from the North Pole to the South Pole and everywhere in between.</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-2588757780557911692?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/2Pc_eUpretg" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/affordable-satellite-communicator.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-85599859584854379702012-05-30T00:01:00.000-06:002012-05-30T00:01:00.340-06:002012-05-30T00:01:00.340-06:00<b>"Last Name Fails:</b> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/last-name-fails_n_1528829.html">Wedding Announcements That Spell Disaster</a>"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-8559985958485437970?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/TMEHajgunHw" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/wedding-announcements-that-spell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-17795720498393175692012-05-29T00:04:00.000-06:002012-05-29T00:04:00.308-06:002012-05-29T00:04:00.308-06:00<b>Why the French</b> <a href="https://tahoe-lafs.org/pipermail/tahoe-dev/2012-May/007376.html">use the term "octet" for a byte</a>, e.g., "1 Go" memory. (Via <a href="https://twitter.com/zooko/status/205384879758778369">@zooko</a>.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-1779572049839317569?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/_Wa9N0U6mdw" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/why-french-use-octet-for-byte.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-51080376515667166442012-05-29T00:03:00.000-06:002012-05-29T00:03:00.153-06:002012-05-29T00:03:00.153-06:00<b>"Drawings of the LHC</b> <a href="http://kottke.org/12/05/drawings-of-the-lhc-in-the-style-of-leonardo-da-vinci">in the style of Leonardo da Vinci</a>". <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/lhc-da-vinci-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/lhc-da-vinci-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/lhc-da-vinci-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/lhc-da-vinci-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-5108037651566716644?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/4d6Xwioylyw" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/da-vinci-style-drawings-of-lhc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-79956394385036976522012-05-29T00:02:00.000-06:002012-05-29T00:02:00.216-06:002012-05-29T00:02:00.216-06:00<strong>Nice design feature:</strong> "<a href="http://medgadget.com/2012/05/inclusive-pill-bottles-for-the-blind.html">Inclusive Pill Bottles for the Blind</a>"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-7995639438503697652?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/1wYjv0iy32M" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/pill-bottle-for-blind.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-72145378590038873342012-05-29T00:01:00.000-06:002012-05-29T00:01:00.147-06:002012-05-29T00:01:00.147-06:00<strong>Florida judge</strong> rules that flashing your headlights to warn other motorists about a speed trap is <a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-22/news/os-flashing-headlights-ruling-20120522_1_ryan-kintner-free-speech-headlights">protected under the First Amendment</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-7214537859003887334?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/S-9e8GqD29c" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/headlight-flashing-as-free-speech.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-42580239932317941012012-05-27T09:40:00.000-06:002012-05-27T09:40:00.040-06:002012-05-27T09:40:00.040-06:00<b>"German teen</b> <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/27/german-teen-solves-300-year-old-mathematical-riddle-posed-by-sir-isaac-newton/">solves 300-year-old mathematical riddle</a> posed by Sir Isaac Newton"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-4258023993231794101?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/mFcY9AZVq4Y" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/german-teen-solves-300-year-old-math.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-20707384339229830972012-05-26T06:00:00.000-06:002012-05-26T06:39:31.604-06:002012-05-26T06:39:31.604-06:00<b>Great video</b> by Derek Sivers on <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different.html">what the Japanese use instead of street names</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <object height="240" width="360"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </param> <param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"> </param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2009I/Blank/DerekSivers_2009I-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DerekSivers-2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=360&vh=240&ap=0&ti=755&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different;year=2009;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=the_power_of_cities;event=TEDIndia+2009;tag=business;tag=creativity;tag=map;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /> <embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="360" height="240" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2009I/Blank/DerekSivers_2009I-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DerekSivers-2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=755&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different;year=2009;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=the_power_of_cities;event=TEDIndia+2009;tag=business;tag=creativity;tag=map;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed> </object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-2070738433922983097?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/mbthOlBT4ko" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/street-names-in-japan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-37507318000870268752012-05-25T00:04:00.000-06:002012-05-25T00:04:00.040-06:002012-05-25T00:04:00.040-06:00<b>"How Pixar</b> <a href="http://www.wimp.com/storydeleted/">nearly deleted <i>Toy Story 2</i></a> before its release"<br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="182" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EL_g0tyaIeE" width="300"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-3750731800087026875?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/m1ZPDZId0_Y" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/how-pixar-nearly-deleted-toy-story-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-74221809329816839652012-05-25T00:03:00.000-06:002012-05-25T00:03:00.843-06:002012-05-25T00:03:00.843-06:00<b>"Build a levitating bed</b> for <a href="http://hackaday.com/2012/05/23/build-a-levitating-bed-for-under-1000/">under $1000</a>" <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/floating-bed.jpg?w=450&amp;h=336" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/floating-bed.jpg?w=450&amp;h=336" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/floating-bed.jpg?w=450&amp;h=336" width="300" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-7422180932981683965?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/0Ky2mIOl67c" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/levitating-bed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-15235222449362721812012-05-25T00:02:00.000-06:002012-05-25T00:02:00.518-06:002012-05-25T00:02:00.518-06:00<b>Transforming an NHL hockey rink</b> to an <a href="http://youtu.be/_uFt-wEj7jY">NBA court</a>:<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="182" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_uFt-wEj7jY" width="300">&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;(V&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;</iframe><br /> <br /> (Via Howard Roerig.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-1523522244936272181?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/MMzmLxmpsp4" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/nhl-to-nba-transformation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-10641931591263182612012-05-25T00:01:00.000-06:002012-05-25T00:01:00.580-06:002012-05-25T00:01:00.580-06:00<b>Why Do Paper Cuts</b> <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/127116">Hurt So Much</a>?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-1064193159126318261?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/f7t9Gxi2PLY" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/why-do-paper-cuts-hurt-so-much.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-46595813003504438692012-05-24T00:04:00.000-06:002012-05-24T00:04:00.493-06:002012-05-24T00:04:00.493-06:00<b>Leap Motion:</b> <a href="http://youtu.be/_d6KuiuteIA">Gestural Interface</a>.<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="182" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_d6KuiuteIA" width="300"></iframe> <br /> <br /> More info <a href="http://leapmotion.com/">here</a>. (Via <a href="http://www.maximizingprogress.org/2012/05/leap-motion-gestural-interface-promo.html">Maximizing Progress</a>.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-4659581300350443869?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/ICbZSpCg3U0" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/leap-motion-gestural-interface.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-75392900939970843812012-05-24T00:03:00.000-06:002012-05-24T00:03:00.306-06:002012-05-24T00:03:00.306-06:00<b>CNET:</b> "The FBI has formed a Domestic Communications Assistance Center, which is tasked with developing new electronic surveillance technologies, including <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57439734-83/fbi-quietly-forms-secretive-net-surveillance-unit/">intercepting Internet, wireless, and VoIP communications</a>".<br /> <br /> I'm just glad this will only be used for good, and will never be misused against the American people.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-7539290093997084381?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/5XSqlNffQoQ" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/fbi-well-be-watching-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-15081373976718202142012-05-24T00:02:00.000-06:002012-05-24T00:02:00.298-06:002012-05-24T00:02:00.298-06:00<b>Lifehacker:</b> "<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5911193/gmvault-backs-up-your-gmail-and-restores-it-to-any-gmail-account">Gmvault Backs Up Your Gmail and Restores It to Any Gmail Account</a>". (Via <a href="http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/05/17/how-to-back-up-your-gmail/">PJMedia</a>.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-1508137397671820214?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/0a-2SMhmsgM" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/free-gmail-backup-program.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-63645289434104667712012-05-24T00:01:00.000-06:002012-05-24T00:01:00.684-06:002012-05-24T00:01:00.684-06:00<b>Interesting factoid:</b>: "<a href="http://blogs.smartmoney.com/advice/2012/05/21/does-facebook-wreck-marriages/">More than a third of divorce filings last year contained the word Facebook</a>".<br /> <br /> I don't think Facebook "wrecks" marriages.&nbsp; But it might make it easier for people who are already predisposed to infidelity to do so more easily.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-6364528943410466771?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/lslAK_khhLo" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/does-facebook-wreck-marriages.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-71227478693622083762012-05-23T00:03:00.000-06:002012-05-23T16:22:24.730-06:002012-05-23T16:22:24.730-06:00<b>"MIT's</b> <a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679878/mits-freaky-non-stick-coating-keeps-ketchup-flowing">Freaky Non-Stick Coating</a> Keeps Ketchup Flowing". (Via TGV.)<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="158" scrolling="no" src="http://www.fastcoexist.com/embed/89099ca915d05" width="280"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-7122747869362208376?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/UY49dH7lqPw" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/ketchup-innovation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-55465875951809209392012-05-23T00:02:00.000-06:002012-05-23T00:02:00.225-06:002012-05-23T00:02:00.225-06:00<strong>"No Need To Go In:</strong> <a href="http://consumerist.com/2012/05/no-need-to-go-inside-app-will-tell-you-this-is-not-the-bar-youre-looking-for.html">App Tells You This Is Not The Bar You're Looking For</a>"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-5546587595180920939?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/qbuPnnjr1WE" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/this-is-not-bar-youre-looking-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372904.post-7030451355299108662012-05-23T00:01:00.000-06:002012-05-23T00:01:00.219-06:002012-05-23T00:01:00.219-06:00<strong>"Stuxnet-Like Viruses</strong> <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=stuxnet-like-viruses-remain-a-top-us-security-risk&print=true">Remain a Top U.S. Security Risk</a>"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3372904-703045135529910866?l=blog.geekpress.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/geekpress/~4/lHc8nqg4a2w" height="1" width="1"/>Paul Hsiehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589042158692605946noreply@blogger.comhttp://blog.geekpress.com/2012/05/stuxnet-like-viruses-remain-top-us.html