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Yahoo Buys Tumblr and Promises “Not to Screw It Up”

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:45 -0400

Yahoo Buys Tumblr and Promises “Not to Screw It Up”:

“We’re not turning purple,” says Tumblr founder David Karp, who then drops an f-bomb.

This is a ballsy move for Yahoo. It needs a social networking platform, but Tumblr isn’t profitable. Tumblr is going to change soon, a lot. But you have to wonder - if Google can’t get everyone to leave Facebook, how is Yahoo going to do it?

Knytt Underground doesn’t care about NintendoI’m a third...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:43 -0400

Knytt Underground doesn’t care about Nintendo

I’m a third of the way through Knytt Undergroundon PS3 (free on PS Plus!), and I’ve come to a…

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Facebook’s IPO One Year Later: Mobile Growth, Legal Headaches, and a Stalled Stock Price | TIME.com

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:36:48 -0400

Facebook’s IPO One Year Later: Mobile Growth, Legal Headaches, and a Stalled Stock Price | TIME.com:

One year ago tomorrow, social networking phenomenon Facebook went public in one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings of the last decade. Leading up to the IPO, which valued the company at a whopping $104 billion — or 100 times earnings — the hype was intense.

U.S. Halts Bond Sales to Municipalities to Avoid Debt Limit

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:48:20 -0400

U.S. Halts Bond Sales to Municipalities to Avoid Debt Limit:

The U.S. Treasury Department suspended sales of securities to local and state governments, the first of several steps it can take to keep funding the government without breaching the nation’s debt limit.

Poll: Alaskans Want Sarah Palin To Run For U.S. Senate

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:54:45 -0400

Poll: Alaskans Want Sarah Palin To Run For U.S. Senate:

(Breitbart)A new Harper Polling poll shows a plurality of likely Alaskan Republican voters support their former Governor, Sarah Palin, as a U.S. Senate candidate in the 2014 GOP primary over

This totally needs to happen. I miss SnowMILF.

Feds seize money from Dwolla account belonging to top Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:27:08 -0400

Feds seize money from Dwolla account belonging to top Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox:

Mobile payments service won’t move money to and from Mt. Gox post-court order.

5 signs there’s something fishy about the alleged CIA spy arrested in Moscow

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:16:24 -0400

5 signs there’s something fishy about the alleged CIA spy arrested in Moscow:

Why would a CIA agent carry a self-incriminating letter offering outlandish sums for little return?

New Hampshire city suing ‘Robin Hood’ for paying parking meters of strangers

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:21:35 -0400

New Hampshire city suing ‘Robin Hood’ for paying parking meters of strangers:

The New Hampshire city of Keene is suing “Robin Hood and His Merry Men” — a group that has made a name for itself by putting coins in people’s parking meters before parking enforcement agents can slap them with a ticket.

Filing this under “Things to do while unemployed”…

Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:03:30 -0400

Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe:

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news.

My car ships with crapware - Scott Hanselman

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:10:47 -0400

My car ships with crapware - Scott Hanselman:

Scott Hanselman on Programming, User Experience, The Zen of Computers and Life in General

Supreme Court Backs Patents on 'Self-Replicating' Technology | Threat Level | Wired.com

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:20:53 -0400

Supreme Court Backs Patents on 'Self-Replicating' Technology | Threat Level | Wired.com:

The Supreme Court on Monday for the first time backed patents for a self-replicating technology — Monsanto’s “Roundup Ready” soybeans — along with its licensing agreement that allows farmers to use them only once.

This is utterly disgusting.

The Facebook Home disaster

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:06:10 -0400

The Facebook Home disaster:

The people have spoken: Nobody wants to live in Mark Zuckerberg’s gated community

Magazine ad offers free wifi to readers

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:18:46 -0400

Magazine ad offers free wifi to readers:

Microsoft has placed a wifi-enabled print ad in Forbes to promote its Office 365 software, providing free internet to those who keep the magazine with them.

WOW

Project Glass is scary enough to deserve some respect « Manifest Density

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:37:53 -0400

Project Glass is scary enough to deserve some respect « Manifest Density

Demon’s Souls and the problem of timeI like Demon’s...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:07:52 -0400

Demon’s Souls and the problem of time

I like Demon’s Souls.

I never expected to type that sentence. I have ignored the game and its…

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The PA Report - Ad-blockers, the games press, and why sexy cosplay galleries lead to better reporting

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:08:08 -0400

The PA Report - Ad-blockers, the games press, and why sexy cosplay galleries lead to better reporting

They're watching: why city-wide surveillance failed to stop the Boston bombings

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:37:01 -0400

They're watching: why city-wide surveillance failed to stop the Boston bombings:

All day Sunday, police directed traffic around a blocked-off section of Boylston Street in downtown Boston where bombs had gone off nearly a week earlier, killing three and wounding hundreds. A…

After US drone attack, Yemeni journalist tells senators about the terror of targeted strikes

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:33:54 -0400

After US drone attack, Yemeni journalist tells senators about the terror of targeted strikes:

For the first time, a civilian affected by a US drone strike in Yemen has testified before members of Congress. Farea al-Muslimi, an American-educated Yemeni journalist whose home village of Wessab…

Visiting Dead Island: Riptide with some terrible tweens

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:00:54 -0400

Visiting Dead Island: Riptide with some terrible tweens

Supertaster, my four-month-old thanks you.

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:25:42 -0400

Supertaster, my four-month-old thanks you.