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Video: Windows 7 launch party parody is bleeping genius
The original advertisement is downright creepy, the remix quite fun
I Just Made Love
IJML shows on the map of the world places where people just made love.
Okaaay...
The Lost Symbol and The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's 20 worst sentences
Wow, just... wow
Never Use a Warning When you Mean Undo
Software should know that after clicking "Okay" countless times in response to the question, we’ll probably click "Okay" this time too, even if we don't mean to. Software should know that we won’t have a chance to think before accidentally throwing our work away.
[Video on TED.com] Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense
That's pretty impressive. Tad weird to have a projector on your belly, but it's a quite nifty idea and already worked out to something really interesting
The 21 Awesomest Superhero Mods for My Little Pony
Now that made me smile
Handset Detection
You can also use Handset Detection to detect phone capabilities for ringtones, wallpapers, java games and any mobile content. Or, just learn which mobile devices are accessing your website.
Detecting Mobile Devices Using PHP
Well-designed little module for detecting mobile web browsers, even given specifics if you want. aquariusoft.org now shows a decent 1-column layout if browsed with a capable mobile browser.
Google’s Monopoly: The Board Game, Not Antitrust
Hm, that's an intriguing concept: using the complete world (through Google Maps) as a massive multi-user Monopoly game where you can design buildings yourself
50 Inspiring Web Application and Service Web Site Designs : Speckyboy Design Magazine
There's some nifty or just handy stuff on there. I like how at least those sites don't scream at you like sites of the early 2000's did.
Women Are Sort Of More Tentative Than Men, Aren't They?
Women hedge, issue disclaimers and ask questions when they communicate, language features that can suggest uncertainty, lack of confidence and low status. But men do the same, according to new research from the University of California, Davis.
Analysis of Rate of Human Problems
Good article on probability and how we handle it with regards to our problems
Shelfari: Neil Gaiman's Bookshelves
Neil Gaiman's gorgeous personal library. One day I want such a one of my own.
Bluetile - a modern tiling window manager with a gentle learning curve
Interesting project, as it integrates with a familiar desktop environment. Still doesn't look that slick though. I think Compiz should learn some tiling management tricks, that'd be great.
The Definitive Guide to About Me Pages
Some good tips. I'm not too sure about putting a picture of yourself on there too; I've had a few times that I was completely put off by one. But maybe that's a good filter too :)
Petabytes on a budget: How to build cheap cloud storage
Cool piece of tech; also really decent article, where everything is explained and listed. Good stuff.
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