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Off topic: Travel terms, sci-fi art, last words, plastic-eating mushrooms, painted windows
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473 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: Travel terms, sci-fi art, last words, plastic-eating mushrooms, painted windows

Autobanhmi ("a Vietnamese sandwich eaten while driving at high speed")  and other made-up travel terms. Famous art, now with a sci-fi twist.  (via Flavorwire) Books' final sentences, a Tumblr. (via @brainpicker) Plastic-eating Read More →
Apple vs. Android: Sales bans, patent suits, market share, oh my
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476 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 2 Comments

Apple vs. Android: Sales bans, patent suits, market share, oh my

It's a mobile world. But it's also a patent-crazy world. Here's a roundup of recent developments in the ongoing patent war between Apple and Google's Android. In Germany, Apple reportedly will resume online selling of Read More →
(In)security: Anonymous intercepts FBI call; VeriSign hacked
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476 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 1 Comment

(In)security: Anonymous intercepts FBI call; VeriSign hacked

What's a week without news about security? These are doozies, too, involving agencies and companies responsible for security. • Anonymous had hinted on Twitter last night that it would be up to something today. Today, the hacking group released a video Read More →
Quoted: Pre-Facebook IPO, California counts tax revenue before it’s hatched
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476 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 1 Comment

Quoted: Pre-Facebook IPO, California counts tax revenue before it’s hatched

"We don’t know what the specific amount is going to be, but if it’s as significant as it’s projected, then on behalf of a very grateful state, I will happily go to Mark Zuckerberg’s house and wash his windows or Read More →
Off topic: Asparagus tips, comparing calories, synchronized eating, OK Go does primary colors, follow-up on freed slave
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476 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: Asparagus tips, comparing calories, synchronized eating, OK Go does primary colors, follow-up on freed slave

A British woman gives a whole new meaning to asparagus tips: She claims to be an asparamancer, a person who uses the vegetable to predict the future.  Speaking of food, I plugged in "bacon" and "salad" into Read More →
Stock movers: EA up, Sony down
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477 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 3 Comments

Stock movers: EA up, Sony down

• Zynga isn't the only game maker killing it today. EA shares are up sharply today after the Redwood City video-game maker yesterday reported earnings that beat expectations. The force was with Electronic Arts in the Read More →
Zynga and Facebook: friends with benefits
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477 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Zynga and Facebook: friends with benefits

Zynga shares got a shot of turbo and are zooming higher today after Facebook's IPO filing yesterday, which revealed that the social-games maker contributed 12 percent of the revenue — that amounts to more Read More →
Quoted: on South Korean man detained over tweets
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477 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Quoted: on South Korean man detained over tweets

"This is not a national security case, it's a sad case of the South Korean authorities' complete failure to understand sarcasm." — Sam Zarifi of Amnesty International, which is urging South Korea to release a man who re-tweeted messages Read More →
Off topic: Whiteboard art, gourmet-ice theft, backward talk, freed slave’s letter, newspaper blackouts
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477 days ago Levi Sumagaysay No Comments

Off topic: Whiteboard art, gourmet-ice theft, backward talk, freed slave’s letter, newspaper blackouts

Monet, Degas, Banksy and more — on a whiteboard. (via Telegraph) Glacier theft in Chile, supposedly for gourmet ice cubes. Yesterday we talked anagrams, today there's this video of an Oklahoma girl who can Read More →
Zuckerberg’s ‘The Hacker Way’ letter strikes same tone as Google founders’ IPO letter
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478 days ago Levi Sumagaysay 4 Comments

Zuckerberg’s ‘The Hacker Way’ letter strikes same tone as Google founders’ IPO letter

Yes, Facebook has finally filed for its IPO. The much-anticipated filing includes plenty of interesting numbers, many of which are huge, eye-popping, astronomical and just about every other superlative you can think of. The Mercury News Read More →

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