Sunday, February 28, 2010
Facebook Wants To Be Twitter, Part II
Facebook Wants To Be Twitter, Part II
This evening Facebook began testing what appears to be their version of Twitter's retweet feature: "via". On any article shared by your friend, you can click on "Share" and when you post the article to your profile, Facebook will now automatically say who the article came from. While the "via" content only currently works on shared articles, I'd assume that this feature would be extended to other stream stories if initial user testing proves successful. We've written extensively about the Twitterfication of Facebook, and this appears to be one more step in that ...
School Watched Student On Webcam On Suspicion Of Drug Dealing
School Watched Student On Webcam On Suspicion Of Drug Dealing
[Student Blake] Robbins told reporters Wednesday that [school administrator Lindy Matsko] didn't deny confronting him about a picture the webcam took.
The lawsuit filed last week claims Matsko talked to Robbins about "improper behavior" at home, citing images from the school-issued laptop's ...
Saturday, February 27, 2010
iTunes reaches 10 billion: Here are the top 25 music downloads
iTunes reaches 10 billion: Here are the top 25 music downloads
This week, iTunes sold its 10 billionth music download. To mark the milestone, here are the top 25 songs sold since Apple opened the online music store in 2003.
Northrop Grumman pressured by Maryland legislator, gay rights groups over move
Northrop Grumman pressured by Maryland legislator, gay rights groups over move
RICHMOND -- A Maryland state senator and gay rights advocates are urging defense giant Northrop Grumman to reject Virginia as a location for its new corporate headquarters because of the Commonwealth's position on state protections for gay employees. ...
Why is this a surprise? These hipsters are idiots...
Fired from Hollister for wearing the hijab?
A Muslim college student claims she was fired from a Bay Area branch of the clothing chain Hollister because the hijab she wears to cover her head violated the store's 'look policy.' ...
Twitter permission for US troops
Twitter permission for US troops
US forces are to be allowed to use social networking websites following a review by the defence department.
iPhone/iPod Cases & more from iQase.com Review + Giveaway
iPhone/iPod Cases & more from iQase.com Review + Giveaway
Check out http://iqase.com to get these products! Use the code YouTube2010 at checkout and get 30% off all orders from 2/10/2010 – 2/28/2010. How to enter the giveaway inside….
Follow these directions to enter the giveaway: ...
8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile -- tsunami warning issued
8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile -- tsunami warning issued
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake shook central Chile Saturday. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Clearly bad behavior...
School Administrator Boasts About Spying On Students Using Laptop
Webcams
Webcams
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/26/dan-ackerman-school-sdmin_n_477935.html
RIP: Hummer, 1992-2010
RIP: Hummer, 1992-2010
Filed under: GM, HUMMER
For years, Hummers - each one somehow bigger and more polluting than the next - were the easiest target in the automotive world for environmentalists . Need examples? How about this and this and this and, oh, you get the ...
Tesla Leasing Roadster for the Cost of a Mortgage
Tesla Leasing Roadster for the Cost of a Mortgage
If you've been yearning to own a Tesla Roadster, but can't afford the six-figure price tag, the car company will start leasing their popular electric sports car for a minimum of $1,658 a month, meaning you probably still can't afford it. ...
Amazing Nature Photos Taken with..iPhone's 3GS Macro Lens!? (Slideshow)
Amazing Nature Photos Taken with..iPhone's 3GS Macro Lens!? (Slideshow)
photograph by Trevor Reichman It is not so novel anymore that a cell phone comes with a built in camera; it's now the norm. But a certain phone fitted with a camera that produces high-quality macro images which rival those of stand-alone cameras finally prompted me to give up my Canon. This slideshow is a compilation of some of my favorite iPhone shots, using its macro lens feature. Read the full story on ...
Cafeteria biblical literalist -
A person that picks (as from a menu) the passages of the bible that
fit what they want and ingores all the other nonsensical passages.
Either it is ALL devine or it is NOT devine. You can't have some
apply and some ignored.
fit what they want and ingores all the other nonsensical passages.
Either it is ALL devine or it is NOT devine. You can't have some
apply and some ignored.
Regulators, regulating? Investigating? 'bout time...
Wall Street's Greece role probed
US regulators are investigating the role of Wall Street firms in deals that may have allowed Greece to mask its debt woes.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Carry the Moon in your pocket with this free iPhone app
Carry the Moon in your pocket with this free iPhone app
Filed under: App Review
Last week I was pleased to suggest some free astronomy programs of interest to star-gazers. This week, I'm at it again hoping that space or science buffs get a look at Moon Globe. ...
Hope folks use this one...
ShadyURL.com - Creating Sinister URLs
You see, this service will not shorten any URL you throw at it. Rather, it will make it longer. And more sinister and macabre. For example, when I tried it out with www.killerstartups.com some results included "5z8.info/awesome-real-life-headshots_r9r3k_bomb" and (my personal favorite) "5z8.info/-OPEN-WEBCAM---START-RECORD--_r4q4d_blackmarket". These are just two examples – the ones who were politically-correct enough so as to be reproduced here. There were some really nasty ones about immigrants, but there is no need to print that again – I think the two I pasted above give you a good idea of what to expect from this tool.
It looks like I am not the only person on Earth that has had it with the endless number of URL shorteners that do absolutely the same, and claim to be the biggest thing since Swiss Cheese came along. The ones who created this service obviously did it as a way to mock these URL shorteners, and I believe that they hit the bull's eye right in the ...
Twitter Connects With LinkedIn Mobile UI Expert
Twitter Connects With LinkedIn's Mobile UI Expert
Back in December, LinkedIn released a slick-looking update to the iPhone app. That looks to be the swan song for the man largely responsible for it, Bryan Haggerty. Because today's he's leaving LinkedIn for Twitter. ...
Apple OS and the new A4 chip could be headed to new gadgets
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Hardware, OS,Developer, iPad
Apple appears to have plans for the iPhone OS beyond the iPhone, and iPad. A report inComputerworld notes a new Apple job posting for an Engineering Manager that can bring the iPhone OS to new platforms.
The Core Platform team within Apple's Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead a team focused on bring-up of iPhone OS on new platforms. The team is responsible for low level platform architecture, firmware, core drivers and bring-up of new hardware platforms. The team consists of talented engineers with experience in hardware, firmware, IOKit drivers, security and platform architecture.
What could those new products be? Maybe a thinner, friskier Apple TV. Maybe smaller and lighter versions of laptops that get into netbook territory. And it is a pretty good bet that the next iPhone will be using the Apple designed A4 chip that is at the heart of the iPad. Apple could also be thinking about creating products or technologies for other products that are not Apple branded. The sky is the limit here. [more]Apple OS and the new A4 chip could be headed to new gadgets
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Hardware, OS,Developer, iPad
The Core Platform team within Apple's Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead a team focused on bring-up of iPhone OS on new platforms. The team is responsible for low level platform architecture, firmware, core drivers and bring-up of new hardware platforms. The team consists of talented engineers with experience in hardware, firmware, IOKit drivers, security and platform architecture.
What could those new products be? Maybe a thinner, friskier Apple TV. Maybe smaller and lighter versions of laptops that get into netbook territory. And it is a pretty good bet that the next iPhone will be using the Apple designed A4 chip that is at the heart of the iPad. Apple could also be thinking about creating products or technologies for other products that are not Apple branded. The sky is the limit here. [more]
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