December 2009
I want this for my study
Zeta is a beautiful portable ventless fireplace designed by John Dimopoulos for Ecosmart Fire. They have several other really cool fireplace products as well. A clever fusion of timber, leather and stainless steel, the portable Zeta fireplace sits on a brushed or polished stainless steel swivel base. The plywood body of the fire is shaped from a high frequency heated aluminium mold into the...
The ESCP Europe Human Experience
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NPR app for Android now available for download |...
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Ho, Ho, Ho! Yelp for Android Updates!
« Ask Yelp: Why can’t I write reviews from my mobile? | Main December 22, 2009 —> Ho, Ho, Ho! Yelp for Android Updates! Posted by Eric, Product Manager Just two...
Remains of the Day: (Google) Waving Goodbye to...
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Drink Lighter-Colored Liquors to Avoid Hangovers...
If you’re anticipating a night of hard partying, skip the bourbon if you’d like a better morning-after. Photo by Experiment 33. The best way to avoid of hangover is, obviously, to not drink. Barring that, you can opt to drink lighter-colored liquor to decrease the effects of morning-after hangover. Researchers at Brown University liquored up...
Church billboard questions Christmas story
Church billboard questions Christmas story Not about to let the pushy atheists hog the spotlight in New Zealand, a progressive Anglican church has commissioned this billboard just in time for Christmas. Designed by M&C Saatchi for St. Matthew in the City, the ad shows a morose Joseph in bed next to a disappointed Mary, with the headline: “Poor Joseph. God is a hard act to...
Snoop Dog and Martha Make Brownies
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Sushi Etiquette - who knew?
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Brain on the Sistine Chapel?
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Hiker/Biker Safety
« Togetherness Safety | Main | Pickpocket Safety » 12/10/2009 Hiker/Biker Safety How did those alligators get that sign up there? They are craftier than I thought. Thanks Karlito! Posted by Julia on 12/10/2009 at 02:00 PM in animals, funny on purpose, words | Permalink Digg...
Star Size Comparison HD
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Czech government approves personal drug...
Now there is another reason to move to Prague. Amazing how quickly the changes are coming across the globe.The Czech government today approved the list of hallucinogenic plants and mushrooms, including hemp, coca, mescaline cactus and magic mushrooms, and decided that people would be allowed to grow up to five pieces of such plants and keep 40 magic mushrooms at home, a CTK source said. The...
Spotlight: Jeffrey Friedl
Spotlight: Jeffrey Friedl Lightroom has many many features but there are still things it cannot do out of the box. Luckily, Adobe anticipated this and provided an SDK (Software Developer Kit) to allow third party developers to create plugins that can enhance Lightroom’s feature set. If you’ve ever come across the need for a third party plugin then changes are you already know Jeffrey...
Bing! Ballmer Says You’re Fired [VIDEO]
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How Fanboys See Operating Systems
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She's Oh So Cute!
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Tao Te Ching
Check out this website I found at academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu Text to Stephen Mitchell’s Tao te Ching. Posted via web from wickenden street | Comment »
Google Looking to Buy Review Site Yelp [News]
Because there are probably more than five web companies left that haven’t been eyed for acquisition, Google is reportedly in talks to acquire Yelp, the local review site that has a big web and mobile presence. If it goes through for anywhere close to a rumored $500 million, Google will have spent $1.5 billion on acquisitions since August, or roughly the same it...
See-through "never clog" sink drain
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You Should Only Hate People You Know - I'm a...
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Early Flight
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Cheating
I’ve been cheating.On Firefox. I would, never, NEVER have a dalliance with Explorere. I don’t care if it’s Internet 7, 8 or Eleven-Fucking-Teen, I eschew it. I saw myself as a Firefox User. But, Chrome — bastard - no extensions on mac yet, but still. So quick, so elegant. So different!I’m a mid-life user. What can I say. Posted via email from wickenden...
Good Title Sarah! A Letter from Trent Harris
From the SLC Trib:Apt title, Sarah Public Forum LetterUpdated: 12/15/2009 02:58:06 PM MSTI missed Sarah Palin’s book-signing at Costco. Darn. I wanted to ask her about the title of her book, Going Rogue . I know Sarah’s a Republican, and Republicans love elephants, and Republicans really love a rogue elephant because, ah …because they trample villagers in Third World...
4 Surprising Google Wave Uses
Now that Google Wave has opened up to one million users and there are countless unused invites floating around, just about anyone who wants to take Google’s new collaboration tool for a spin can do so. Sure, some users are disappointed with the platform, but if you’re among them you’ll have to admit that whether it’s going to catch on or not, it’s been used for some neat...
1 in 6 Cell Phone-Toting Teens Have Participated...
The buzz word of choice these past few months when it comes to teens and technology has undoubtedly been “sexting” — and now a new study from The Pew Internet & American Life Project, titled “Teens and Sexting,” indicates that the problem is about as large as many a teen’s phone bill. According to the study, 4 percent of teens 12-17 who own cell phones have sent nude or...
LDS-endorsed gay rights spread
LDS-endorsed gay rights spread What a difference a 900-pound gorilla of a church can have on a politician’s point of view. The Salt Lake County Council unanimously approved laws that would protect gay and transgender residents from discrimination in jobs or housing. The county’s bipartisan support, unthinkable a month ago, for expanding gay rights, of course,...
Evernote Makes Its Official Debut in the Android Market - Evernote - Lifehacker http://post.ly/FFr5
Official Gmail Blog: One button to merge all duplicate contacts http://post.ly/FFtq
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Finally!
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Evernote Makes Its Official Debut in the Android...
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Gmail Labs Adds “Mark Unread from Here” for Long Email Threads [Gmail Labs] http://post.ly/FBFW
A Song for Hatch (Mormons, Mormons, Mormons) http://post.ly/FBDn
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Marking messages as unread is a quick and easy way to remind you to read a thread when you return to Gmail, but you couldn’t mark specific messages within long threads as…
Gmail Labs Adds "Mark Unread from Here" for Long...
Marking messages as unread is a quick and easy way to remind you to read a thread when you return to Gmail, but you couldn’t mark specific messages within long threads as unread—until today. The newly released feature, called “Mark Unread From Here”, can be activated in Gmail’s Labs tab, and adds this option to your extended reply menu....
A Song for Hatch (Mormons, Mormons, Mormons)
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horrifying indeed. http://post.ly/FAib
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Goo.gl: Google Launches a URL Shortener, Too http://post.ly/F5g0
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It looks like today has quickly become URL shortener day. Just moments ago, we learned about fb.me, Facebook’s new URL shortener. It’s already in use for mobile and page link…
Goo.gl: Google Launches a URL Shortener, Too
It looks like today has quickly become URL shortener day. Just moments ago, we learned about fb.me, Facebook’s new URL shortener. It’s already in use for mobile and page link sharing and spreading quickly. One of Facebook’sFacebook mortal enemies couldn’t let the social network have all of the fun and attention, though. Google has just launched Goo.gl, the official...