July 2011
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CIA organised fake vaccination drive to get Osama... →
Just what we need. The actions of our government intelligence agencies are indirectly hampering the eradication of Polio.
A faster, cheaper DNA decoder →
The inventor of a new machine that decodes DNA with semiconductors has used it to sequence the genome of Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, a leading chip maker.
The inventor, Jonathan Rothberg of Ion Torrent Systems in Guilford, Conn., is one of several pursuing the goal of a $1,000 human genome, which he said he could reach by 2013 because his machine is rapidly being improved.
“Gordon Moore...
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“In the hottest market for technology start-up companies in over a decade, the...”
– Google Spending Millions to Find the Next Google
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Hospitals, researchers excited to take DNA... →
In honor of Gregor Mendel, Google has us counting peas on their homepage today. I thought I’d honor the father of modern genetics, too. We’ve come a long way since he crossbred peas and began noting the dominant and recessive traits that still fascinate and inspire scientists to keep probing the depths of the chemical code that makes us what we are, the spiral-stranded binary building...
RT @311: The time has come! New album UNIVERSAL PULSE out today! Treat yourself to some great new summer jams! Thanks for the love & sup …
TenKiwi: HTML 5 and JS Wiki < 10Kb →
Yesterday David Haslem, my hacker-in-crime at dtime, showed me a ‘toy’ application he created. It was originally for a contest. The goal was to create a HTML5 app in less than 10Kb. David created a wiki that uses the HTML LocalStorage API, for a wiki application that is unique to each vistor, customizable, and fully open source (just right-click and ‘View Source’ or check...
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Spotify Rocks →
For the past couple months I’ve been listening to a lot of Pandora. I could never bring myself to upgrade and get the paid version to get rid of the commercials, because frankly they never bother me. After every five or so songs, a short :15 second advertisement interrupts the music flow. It’s easy to ignore and usually that’s what I do. However, the buzz around Spotify—and...
“Sometimes, it’s easy for power users to get drunk on that power.”
– Scoble Asking Twitter To Commit Suicide With A Google Plus Dagger
Google Plus: The top 10 missing features →
There’s a lot to like about Google+ and it has the potential to make a major impact on the future of the Internet. After just two weeks in closed beta, it already has 10 million users. Still, it’s far from perfect. I’ve put together my list of the top 10 things Google needs to fix or add in Google+. Take a look at the list and then jump into the discussion and argue with me by adding the fixes...
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Breaking News: Casey Anthony Calls 911 In Fear For...
Dispatcher: What is your emergency?
Caller: Please help me, I have a bunch of people trying to kill me.
Dispatcher: Okay ma'am, calm down. What is your name?
Caller: Casey Anthony.
Dispatcher: Okay Miss Anthony try to stay calm, an officer will be there in 31 days.
Anonymous asked: Want something but don't know what exactly I want.... but want...
[deep sigh]
[deep sigh]
reelwebdesign asked: Do you do one on one Rails training? If so what would your rate be for a half day (4 hours or so).
Thanks.
Peter
Thanks.
Peter
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The Start-Up of You →
The rise in the unemployment rate last month to 9.2 percent has Democrats and Republicans reliably falling back on their respective cure-alls. It is evidence for liberals that we need more stimulus and for conservatives that we need more tax cuts to increase demand. I am sure there is truth in both, but I do not believe they are the whole story. I think something else, something new — something...
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RT @HipsterDalek: GOOGLE+ IS SO LAST WEEK. I AM STARTING MY OWN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, HIPSTER+. YOU CAN ONLY FRIEND PEOPLE THAT NOBODY …
Terrorists text messages can cripple America's...
I’ve noticed so many cops in NYC standing on street corners, texting on their smartphones that I finally felt the need to write something about it. I guess their presence makes me feel “safe,” though the texting really does not. I’m sure it’s completely police-business and has nothing to do with sending lolcatz or pictures of hot passers-by. That would never happen on...
Check out this Meetup with The New York Ruby Meetup http://meetu.ps/2bj7B
NY Bitcoin Meetup →
I’m going. You should, too.
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OKCMOA showing I AM →
I AM is an utterly engaging documentary film that poses two practical and provocative questions: what’s wrong with our world, and what can we do to make it better?
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“I don’t know if this is even possible, but I wanted to put it out there to at...”
– Open Source Design Help Needed!
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Google Plus Puts Out a Call for Developers →
Developers are already clamoring for an API, which is a good sign for Google Plus. Mohamed Mansour commented “Would be nice if there was a Google+ API. I would have made a Buzz to Google+ importer today.”
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iPhone JavaScript: Installing Frameworks →
Undoubtedly, iPhone is one of the most exciting mobile devices in the world. Its iOS is used in other Apple devices, such as iPad and iPod Touch. This article covers the installation of some Javscript frameworks making moves on the iPhone.