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[22 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]

At least someone is finally doing something to provide real content licensing for the digital age. This is something that’s in teh back of my head since DVDs became the video medium of choice. At the time I had a decent library of VHS tapes (in other words, licensed content). But if I wanted to switch it over to the new format, I had to purchase that same license again. Not fair (use)…

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[19 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]

Toys are getting pretty awesome. This high-tech puzzle box looks like a lot of fun…
GPS Puzzle Box Only Opens In One Specific Location – Puzzles – Gizmodo.

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[19 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]

You’d be taking your own life in your hands…
USB PC Prankster: guaranteed to freak out, enrage your cubicle mates.

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[19 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]

If there’s anything that the hackers of the world have taught us, it’s that with a little time and ingenuity, every technology can be compromised. Any device that gains a significant following will be hacked, if for no other reason than to show it can be done.

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[18 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]

The idea of buying  piece of land and dropping one of these little houses on it is very appealing. Satellite connections (or better, if available) and you’re set…

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[8 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]

I spend a pretty significant amount of time reading about social networks, and a lot of that reading over the last year has focused on Twitter. I have been a critic of the service from the beginning for a variety of reasons, some of which I will share in an upcoming post. Now it looks like some of the tech bloggers are catching on to the same things I’ve been saying for at least a few months…

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[8 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]

More great guidance from Jereiah Owyang, this time on Google’s approach to the recent rise of social applications, and why their long view might be the most clear-sighted…

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[7 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]

I made this using my iPhone and the AutoStitch app. It’s the mantle in my house, full of different little things. I was having a problem with the app and couldn’t get it to stitch all the way across, so I had to combine two images using Photoshop.
Check it out…