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we make money not art bio | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Material Beliefs is a group of designers based in London. They might create pieces of furniture and accessories but they are not your usual tables and cups. The result of a close collaboration with scientists and engineers, social scientists but also members...

MAKE Magazine Arts | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

"Monsieur Houdin, n'oebliez pas votre oiseau!" is a mechatronic sculpture of a bird with an eagle skull perched on an oversize leather glove. Pretty interesting idea for a bot and pretty creepy as well, too bad it's past Halloween. Read more | Permalink ...

CNET News.com Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Dell's third-quarter earnings results aren't expected to be nearly as impressive as rival HP's.

Alley Insider GOOG | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Google's (GOOG) Chrome Web browser has settled down to around 0.7% market share, according to the latest stats from Net Applications . Sad. What could boost that? One thing peopl have asked for since Google introduced Chrome this summer: An add-ons platform...

Alley Insider GOOG | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Google's (GOOG) Chrome Web browser has settled down to around 0.7% market share, according to the latest stats from Net Applications . Sad. What could boost that? One thing peopl have asked for since Google introduced Chrome this summer: An add-ons platform...

Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life Social Software | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Early this morning I found out that the new CitySearch beta site uses Facebook Connect to allow Facebook users to sign-in to the site and bring their social network with them to CitySearch. Below is a screenshot of the sign-in experience a user...

Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life Social Software | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Early this morning I found out that the new CitySearch beta site uses Facebook Connect to allow Facebook users to sign-in to the site and bring their social network with them to CitySearch. Below is a screenshot of the sign-in experience a user...

BBC News | Technology | UK Edition Technology | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

How knowing your genes could change your life

Free Geography Tools geocoding | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

A few days ago, I covered the free gMapExplorer from Micropath, a stand-alone augmented Google Maps and Google Earth browser. Micropath has another useful stand-alone program called Geocode that can geocode an address (convert it to latitude/longitude), as...

Seth's Blog Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Make money: not by building an internet company, but by using the net as a tool to create value and get paid. Use the internet as a tool, not as an end. Do it when you are part of a big organization or do it as a soloist. The dramatic leverage of the net more...

Google Maps Mania marine | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Live Piracy Map 2008 This is rather a topical map, what with the Sirius Star currently being held hostage off the coast of Somalia with $100m dollars of oil on board. This Live Piracy Map 2008 by the International Chamber of Commerce purports to show all...

Google Maps Mania marine | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Live Piracy Map 2008 This is rather a topical map, what with the Sirius Star currently being held hostage off the coast of Somalia with $100m dollars of oil on board. This Live Piracy Map 2008 by the International Chamber of Commerce purports to show all...

Boing Boing Kids | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

The Digital Youth Project, a MacArthur-funded three year, 22 case study, $3.3 million ethnographic study of what kids are doing online, has wound up and published its results. The project was undertaken by the eminent sociologist Mimi Ito and her talented...

Boing Boing Kids | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

The Digital Youth Project, a MacArthur-funded three year, 22 case study, $3.3 million ethnographic study of what kids are doing online, has wound up and published its results. The project was undertaken by the eminent sociologist Mimi Ito and her talented...

BBC News | Technology | UK Edition Technology | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

A look back at the real-life Tomb Raider heroines

The Register Thursday November 20, 2008 |

To be posted on 17 February 2009? Juicy snippets regarding the upcoming downloadable content (DLC) for Grand Theft Auto: IV have emerged online, including the add-on?s basic storyline, a profile of the central character and the title?s potential release...

The Register Thursday November 20, 2008 |

To be posted on 17 February 2009? Juicy snippets regarding the upcoming downloadable content (DLC) for Grand Theft Auto: IV have emerged online, including the add-on?s basic storyline, a profile of the central character and the title?s potential release...

Newlaunches.com Other Stuff | Thursday November 20, 2008 |

We all could be headed towards a cash only society, so it makes good sense in keeping your money where it is protected and visible. The uses of a carbon fibre wallet could easily be used to stop a bullet headed your way, just like the old movies showed. A...

The Register Thursday November 20, 2008 |

'We don't know what we're talking about' The government's climate minister in the House of Lords dropped a clanger on Monday evening, when he claimed that the polar ice caps were melting at a record rate.?

The Register Thursday November 20, 2008 |

'We don't know what we're talking about' The government's climate minister in the House of Lords dropped a clanger on Monday evening, when he claimed that the polar ice caps were melting at a record rate.?

Techmeme Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch : Google Kills Lively   —  Even Google is getting into the downsizing spirit.  It just announced that it is killing Lively, its browser-baseed virtual worlds that could be embedded into other...

Alley Insider Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Price isn't the problem with the Zune, but you can't say Microsoft isn't trying: Reuters: Microsoft Corp ( MSFT .O) on Thursday announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month...

Alley Insider Thursday November 20, 2008 |

Price isn't the problem with the Zune, but you can't say Microsoft isn't trying: Reuters: Microsoft Corp ( MSFT .O) on Thursday announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month...

The Register Thursday November 20, 2008 |

'Oh I wish it could be Christmas..' etc, etc The BBC has quite righty done a U-turn on its shock decision to can the Top of the Pops Xmas special, and viewers will now be able to enjoy Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates presenting the traditional count-down...