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iHitch = web2.0 + hitchiking (possibly)
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Fri, 15 Aug. 2008
iHitch is to hitchhiking that CouchSurfing is to hotels. iHitch is just an idea, but key technologies (GPS phones, GPS in cars, Web2.0) are coming available in critical mass that could transform 'hitchhiking' into a mainstream, safe, reliable and cheap form of transportation. Some m readmore
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Segway killer
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Sat, 02 Aug. 2008
Toyota has a "Segway killer" called the Winglet (still being refined) including a readmore
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US Eastern Seaboard the spillway for a "slow wave" of melting Greenland glaciar water
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Tue, 08 Jul. 2008
Melting Greenland glacier water forms a "slow wave" that stays in the Atlantic for at least 50 years before reaching the Pacific, according to a new study. The water piles up in the Atlantic. "It is often assumed that readmore
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Being slightly evil ensures a prolific sex life
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Thu, 03 Jul. 2008
'Bad is good as a mating strategy' (NewScientist PDF | plain text). "Nice guys knew it, now two studies have confirmed it: bad boys get the most girls." Being slightly evil ensures a prolific sex life according to a survey of more than 35,000 readmore
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War-porn clearinghouse
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Thu, 26 Jun. 2008
Real Military Flix. Documentaries, combat clips, full-length movies. For all your warporn needs. Iraq/Afghanistan firefights. The Great War etc.. readmore
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Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Tue, 13 May. 2008
Microsoft's much anticipated WorldWide Telescope was released today (in the past hour actually). Article in New York Times and TED speech. readmore
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Soros: Financial crisis as bad as the Great Depression
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Mon, 28 Apr. 2008
The Financial Crisis: An Interview with George Soros. "We are in the midst of a financial crisis the likes of which we haven't seen since the Great Depression." (video, April 4) readmore
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Books: increasing authorship and decreasing readership
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Sat, 26 Apr. 2008
You're an Author? Me too! The trend of increasing authorship and decreasing readership. readmore
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I See Dead People's Books
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Fri, 14 Mar. 2008
I See Dead People's Books (wiki) is an impromptu project by LibraryThing members to catalog the libraries of famous dead people, from Tupac Shakur to readmore
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The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2007
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Sun, 10 Feb. 2008
The Wikimedia Commons Picture(s) of the Year 2007. readmore
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The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia
stbalbach via MetaFilter on Tue, 22 Jan. 2008
Six new cities are planed in The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia. "The vision is to turn the kingdom into a major industrial power by 2020. Drawings of these new towns depict a cross of the futuristic “Blade Runner” and traditi readmore
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