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TechCrunch dubs Linux a 'big ol’ bag of drivers' • The Register

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:05:35 -0700

TechCrunch dubs Linux a 'big ol’ bag of drivers' • The Register:

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What Ted said.

Can you replace Active Directory with a web app? Is there a site I can visit to connect to my office’s shared printer? What do you mean World of Warcraft doesn’t…

Google Chrome OS

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:20:04 -0700

Google Chrome OS:

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Personally I think it’s an unfair comparison. There were no apps for NCs. At least, no good ones. Web apps on the other hand. Shit…we have too many at this point.

Google has…

Why Windows 7 should be free | Storage Bits | ZDNet.com

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:25:17 -0700

Why Windows 7 should be free | Storage Bits | ZDNet.com:

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They’re crying so loud you’d think they were iPhone users or something…

Storage is what makes a computer your computer. Robin Harris writes about storage and other tech with a…

What To Do About California?

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:04:19 -0700

What To Do About California?: On one hand the economy needs them to be bailed out, on the other hand it’s just rewarding really really bad behavior and completely dysfunctional institutions.

Unshitting The Bed

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:04:18 -0700

Unshitting The Bed: Somebody emailed me asking what I really think about Afghanistan. The truth is I have no idea. The fact that 9/11 may have provided a moral justification for an invasion of the country doesn’t…

Those Things People Visit Our State For? Let's Close Them

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:42:41 -0700

Those Things People Visit Our State For? Let's Close Them:

Worst. Governor. Ever.

The National Park Service has informed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that his budget-cutting proposal to indefinitely close 220 California state parks could compel the…

It’s not just you!

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:48:00 -0700

It’s not just you!

This is why you can't have a jetpack.

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:49:35 -0700

This is why you can't have a jetpack.:

Headlines from The Future:
DEADLY MONORAIL CRASH.

bitquabit - The One in Which I Call Out Hacker News

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:47:08 -0700

bitquabit - The One in Which I Call Out Hacker News: Wherein we learn how difficult it can be.

Political Memo - If White House Is Her Goal, Palin’s Route Is Risky - NYTimes.com

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:11:43 -0700

Political Memo - If White House Is Her Goal, Palin’s Route Is Risky - NYTimes.com:

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A lot of people might equate the cult of personality around Palin to the support of Obama. Those people would be wrong.

Sarah Palin may be looking to the next few years to do what…

dalasverdugo: Dilbert comic strip for 06/30/2009 I feel like...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:43:31 -0700

dalasverdugo:

Dilbert comic strip for 06/30/2009

I feel like this is based on a real life situation.

This Is America, Take Your Unicode Somewhere Else

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:31:54 -0700

This Is America, Take Your Unicode Somewhere Else: There’s a question that comes up on Stack Overflow every couple of months: “How do I strip diacritic marks from Unicode characters?”. Popular variants include “How do I remove special…

Surreality Only Beginning | TPM

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:52:50 -0700

Surreality Only Beginning | TPM: It looks like a duck and quacks like a duck. Either Palin is resigning ahead of some titanic scandal (which should emerge in short order if it exists) or her resignation was triggered by an even more…

The Bobblespeak Translations: Gov. Palin Press Conference

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:32:14 -0700

The Bobblespeak Translations: Gov. Palin Press Conference: I’m not wired to be normal politics and as usual and not just hit our head against the wall and make a difference for our priorities and also there’s a full court press from the press and you need to…

Draft Michele Bachmann: Michele for Governor of Minnesota!

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:58:21 -0700

Draft Michele Bachmann: Michele for Governor of Minnesota!

Microsoft Gets Twitter Search First | Reuters

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:57:22 -0700

Microsoft Gets Twitter Search First | Reuters:

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Uh, there is also the search provided by, you know, twitter…

One of the great brass rings in search is figuring out how to search tweets and real-time news as it updates, and it…

Which way is RIGHT? Some drivers haven't figured out roundabouts - Chico Enterprise Record

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:55:45 -0700

Which way is RIGHT? Some drivers haven't figured out roundabouts - Chico Enterprise Record:

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This is different from “normal” traffic intersections how exactly?

“I really don’t think a lot of people know what the heck they’re doin’,” Hiler said.

Leaked AT&T Memo: iPhone 3GS Generated ‘Best Ever Sales Day’

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:55:45 -0700

Leaked AT&T Memo: iPhone 3GS Generated ‘Best Ever Sales Day’:

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So, as an AAPL shareholder this is awesome. As an AT&T hater, well…

MacDailyNews has obtained an internal AT&T memo:

On this year’s launch day, iPhone sales exceeded sales…

72-year-old retired boxer beats up knife-wielding knucklehead

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:44:07 -0700

72-year-old retired boxer beats up knife-wielding knucklehead:

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Ahahahahahahahaa

the inane Facebook photos make this story even more delicious

Streetsblog Capitol Hill » Obama Administration’s Transportation Goals: Read Them Here

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:44:00 -0700

Streetsblog Capitol Hill » Obama Administration’s Transportation Goals: Read Them Here:

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Whatwhatwhat! Accountability for projects we pay for?! Is this that Socialism I’ve been hearing so much about or is this the Fascism?

The biggest item on the administration’s…