Not how I planned my Sunday

Stoopid cars.

--Brad

Zen hummus plate

--Brad

Article: The New Furby Review: Absolute Horror

Bwahahahaha! Quite possibly the best gadget review EVER!!

To wit...

"The new Furby is grotesque. It is a ter­ror. It is a mile mark­er on the road to tech dystopia. Kids will love it."

The New Furby Review: Absolute Horror
http://gizmodo.com/5937402/

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Article: Q&A with a new college student: ‘I was never taught to be ready for college’

Here's the thing... If you are still saying "I was never taught to..." then you're still not ready. 

Q&A with a new college student: ‘I was never taught to be ready for college’
http://hechingerreport.org/content/qa-with-a-new-college-student-i-was-never-taught-to-be-ready-for-college_9304/

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Article: The iPhone Makes More Money Than Every Microsoft Product Put Together

This is rather astonishing. Mind-blowing, really. One product that did t exist five years ago has eclipsed the entire company that, five years ago, was the 500 pound gorilla of tech. 

I'm sure there's a lesson in that, but for now I'm just going to marvel awhile longer. 

Oh year, some analysts are predicting apple will sell 250 million iPhone 5s for revenues exceeding $100 billion. Gulp!

The iPhone Makes More Money Than Every Microsoft Product Put Together
http://www.cultofmac.com/185660/the-iphone-makes-more-money-than-every-microsoft-product-put-together/

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Article: Google Files New Patent Lawsuit Against Apple, Seeks To Block iPhone, iPad & Mac Imports To U.S.

Apple vs. google vs. Samsung vs everybody is getting tiresome. Like listening to jr hi cheerleaders plan a party. 

Forget Medicare, al Qaeda and climate change - somebody fix the patent system!!!

Google Files New Patent Lawsuit Against Apple, Seeks To Block iPhone, iPad & Mac Imports To U.S.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/17/google-files-new-patent-lawsuit-against-apple-seeks-to-block-iphone-ipad-mac-imports-to-u-s/

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Article: DNA: The Ultimate Hard Drive

Hmmmm... What could @GreatDismal or @NealStephenson do with this? Encode a parasite with information and turn it loose to propagate, maybe?

DNA: The Ultimate Hard Drive
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/dna-data-storage/

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Article: Kasparov arrested in Pussy Riot protest

"Check MATE, Mr, Kasparov!" Um, can this get any weirder?

Kasparov arrested in Pussy Riot protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19300149

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Article: Is a Flame Copycat Out to Destroy the World's Power Plants?

This is the way the world ends,

This is the way the world ends,

This is the way the world ends,

Not with a bang, but a hacker. 

Is a Flame Copycat Out to Destroy the World's Power Plants?
http://gizmodo.com/5935647/

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Article: Star Wars Characters as '80s High Schoolers are Bodacious | Geekosystem

It's like, what if Luke woke up and the whole Star Wars universe was just a dream??  Lol !!! 

"You were there, Leia, and you Mr. Kenobi, and you and YOU! It was all so real!"

Star Wars Characters as '80s High Schoolers are Bodacious | Geekosystem
http://www.geekosystem.com/star-wars-80s-kids/#5

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Article: Left Handers Day, August 13th - Official Site

Big shout-out to all my fellow southpaws! 

Left Handers Day, August 13th - Official Site
http://www.lefthandersday.com/

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Article: You Won't Believe What This GoPro Camera Captured Underwater

Shot with a $300 camera you can buy at Target. Amazing!

You Won't Believe What This GoPro Camera Captured Underwater
http://m.gizmodo.com/5933843/

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Article: Yekaterina Samutsevich: Closing Statement at the Pussy Riot Trial

Reading this is like watching a mirror shatter in slow motion, at once absurd and dangerous, jagged and comical, impossible and entirely too true. 

Yekaterina Samutsevich: Closing Statement at the Pussy Riot Trial
http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/yekaterina-samutsevich-closing-statement/

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Article: Health Information on the Internet

Specific to health information, but a good discussion of general issues of assessing accuracy of information. 

Health Information on the Internet
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/health-information-on-the-internet/

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Article: This Photojournalist Is Capturing the Olympics With Just an iPhone

This surprises me not at all. 

This Photojournalist Is Capturing the Olympics With Just an iPhone
http://gizmodo.com/5931514/

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Article: The Best Ultraportable Laptop of 2012

Spoiler alert: it's the MacBook Air. Still. 

;-)

The Best Ultraportable Laptop of 2012
http://gizmodo.com/5930896/

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SUPERMECHANICAL.BLOG

Interesting insight from the Supermechanical.com team in final development of the Twine Internet sensor device. > We tend to elevate artisanal, individually made objects for the exceptional care put into their creation. But as much human effort goes into making a great machine-made object. Mass production is itself an artform, and a modern miracle.

http://supermechanical.tumblr.com/post/28539816170/final-hardware

--Brad