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The Distributed Social Networking Puzzle: Putting The Pieces Together 
Richard MacManus via ReadWriteWeb on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
Distributed social networking - where users can connect their profile, friends and other data across multiple sites - is still a relatively new concept and not fully developed. There are plenty of companies and projects vying to be a major piece of the distributed social networking puzzle. The big Internet comp
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For those of you just joining the program, here’s what happened:
Tara Michelle had been...
(unknown author) via Tara Michelle on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
For those of you just joining the program, here’s what happened:
Tara Michelle had been posting pictures of a model named Lisa Stelly as if they were her own, thus tricking a good portion of the Tumblr community that had made her popular solely based on her looks. This was uncovered today, and Tara Michelle’s page vanished.
My first thought was to get some random person to cla
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Experiment provides "body swapping" experience
David Pescovitz via Boing Boing on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
In a strange neuroscience experiment, researchers determined that and individual wearing virtual reality goggles showing video streaming from another person's body can have the sensation that the other body is his or her own. The results of the experiments, conducted at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, were published in the journal Public Library of Science ONE. From the abstract:
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A drinking straw made from ... straw!
Rob Beschizza via Boing Boing Gadgets on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
The winner of the Muji's International Design Competition's third annual gold prize is Yuki Iida's Straw Straw. It is a straw that's actually made
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"It’s cyberspace. Honestly, it is. I’ve written about this before but switching on Twitter in the..."
(unknown author) via adactumblr on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
“It’s cyberspace. Honestly, it is. I’ve written about this before but switching on Twitter in the morning is the closest to jacking in that I’ve yet seen. As you come online you become present to tens or hundreds of people (thousands if you’re super-popular) and the people you follow likewise become present to you. The minute-to-minute experiences, feelings, knowledge and opinions of all
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The Logitech Mice That Weren't
Joel Johnson via Boing Boing Gadgets on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
Logitech is getting a bit nostalgic, but they deserve it: they've just shipped their billionth mouse. As part of their look back over th
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Wichtige Hinweise
nospam@example.com (Alex) via Cynx Cynical World on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
1.) Wird ein englischsprachiges Buch gewünscht, oder gar die entsprechende ISBN übergeben lautet die korrekte Antwort an Weihnachten nicht: "Ich dachte auf deutsch wäre es dir doch sicher lieber."
2.) Wird ein Hardcover gewünscht, oder gar die entsprechende ISBN übergeben lautet die korrekte Antwort an Weihnachten nicht: "Ich dachte ein Taschenbuch wäre dir doch sicher lieber."
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Alternate Currency
(unknown author) via xkcd.com on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
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Why Is It So Hard To Start A New Franchise? [Failed Franchises]
Charlie Jane Anders via io9 on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
In an alternate universe, we're all obsessing about the impending release of The Matrix V and Chronicles Of Riddick 9. Even as we're drowning in retreads of things that launched in the 1960s, just think of a
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Doodle: Solving A Little Problem Well
Stowe Boyd via /Message on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
One of the most consistently annoying and time-consuming tasks for the average business person is scheduling meeting times. Whether face-to-face or via phone, the slippery problem of pinning down a time for a meeting is painful, even if only two people are involved, and when a large group is involved days may pass -- and dozens of emails sent -- before a quorum emerges.
In my case -- a
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Neil Gaiman explains why he opposes laws banning speech he disagrees with
Cory Doctorow via Boing Boing on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
In response to a reader who asked him why he was sticking up for a manga collector whose comics included depictions of underage sex, Neil Gaiman responds with a reasoned, intelligent, and convincing article about the problems of legal limits on speech. First they came for the manga -- what's next?
So when Mike Diana was prosecuted -- and found guilty -- of obscenity for the comics i
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Google Calendar now supports Apple iCal
Scott Knaster via Google Mac Blog on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
By David Besbris, Engineering DirectorThe Google Calendar team is proud to announce the public release of our support for the CalDAV protocol. You can now use Apple iCal with your Google Calendar, so you can work even when you're offline, sync almost
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Im Netz gebe ich den Ton an
Michael Gisiger via Wort|ge|fecht, das on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Generation Y konsumiert, Golden Youth setzt die Trends. (stock.xchng)Die erste Generation der Netznutzer gibt in Europa im Internet den Ton an. Diese Meinung jedenfalls vertritt die European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) in ihrer
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Who wants to life forever?
Torsten via Real Life on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Das Usenet wird SMTP überleben.
Das Usenet wird Dich überleben.
Und das Usenet wird die Simpsons überleben.
Selbst wenn die letzten Reste der Zivilisation vergessen sind, wird noch jemand die neusten Eisenbahnerwitze per NNTP posten!
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Street View in New Zealand
James Turnbull via Google Sightseeing on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Google’s Street View service continues its spread across the globe with today’s launch in New Zealand.
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