September 2009
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Credentials vs Skills vs Talent →
Shared by J.C. Hutchins
Julien frickin’ nails it here. Skills is why I love the web, too.
What do you look for?
Credentials
Most people in the world of work are looking for credentials….
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13,000 McDonald's Locations Visualized As They... →
No, this map isn’t charting swine influenza outbreaks but something far more deadly—all 13,000 “or so” McDonald’s restaurants in the US. How simultaneously gross and delicious. [Weather…
USB Car Adapter Charges Any USB Device On-the-Go... →
The iLuv Micro USB Car adapter turns your car’s cigarette outlet into a universal USB charger, so you don’t have to buy specialized car chargers for all of your USB-chargeable gear. The…
How the World Might Look If We Run Out of Water... →
Someone better work on implementing the beautiful Hexagonal Hydropolis city project. Pronto. One, because there’s plenty of land in the desert. Two, because I’d like to dress up in a Fremen…
Red dawn in Australia →
This amazing image shows the apocalyptic look of Sydney, Australia this morning due to a massive storm of red dust. (Click image to see Hooper’s full photo.) From ABC News Australia: …
The Beginner's Guide to Tricking Out Your... →
You took the leap and installed WordPress to host your own blog because you want complete control over how it looks and works. Now, it’s time to power it up, lock it down, and make your…
Mark Twain →
“Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.”
Internet Explorer, Now Powered by Google Chrome... →
Though Internet Explorer has been panned for lack of web-standard compliance, many are forced to use the browser because of stubborn IT departments. Fortunately, Google has issued its…
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The Truth Part II, Dear Readers [Image Cache] →
Last week, a Venn diagram made us face the harsh truths of early adoption. This week, we face unfortunate realities of Macs, Windows and Linux. You may disagree, but you’d be wrong….
Master the "Why Hire Me" Story to Land a Job... →
So you’ve finally landed that job interview. Now it’s time to seal the deal with a killer interview. How? For one, try mastering your “Why hire me” story. Photo by °Florian. We’ve previously…
5 Design Concept Websites To Get The Creative... →
We all waste time online sometimes, don’t we? You’ve been there before, you log on to check your email and something catches your eye. Something strange, neat or really cool draws you away…
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Comic for September 21, 2009 →
Use Vinegar and Baking Soda to Recharge Your... →
Towels would seem to be such a utilitarian object that they could never need any sort of optimization. As your towels age however, their absorbency decreases. Boost them back to their glory days…
SureFire's LX2, the First Commercially-Available... →
The LX2 produces 200 lumens of light, about ten times that of ordinary D-cell flashlights, and is the first commercially available LED flashlight to do so. Long-lasting, bright, and as a…
This Guy's Cellphone Takes Augmented Reality To a... →
Apps involving augmented reality may be the next big thing, but this guy’s crappy cellphone is already light years ahead. [Sheepfilms via b3ta via YBNBY]
Cmd+Shift+Period Toggles Hidden File Visibility in... →
I used to use an Automator action for this, but Mac OS X Hints unearthed a sweet Snow Leopard shortcut for geeks: the ability to show or hide hidden “dot” files in any Open or Save As…
"Insane killer" who was treated to a day at a... →
What could be wrong with taking an insane killer to the country fair? Oh, yeah. Insane killer escapes on trip to county fair (Via Bits & Pieces)
Top 10 Underhyped Webapps, 2009 Edition... →
As with rock music, video games, and other awesome pursuits, great web applications often don’t get enough credit for what they do well. We’re revisiting and updating our favorite underhyped…
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Matthew Oliphant →
“There is no silver bullet and frankly you probably don’t need one. It is far more important to be able to find the right kind of gun, be able to load the gun … and perhaps most importantly, be able…
Army of Darkness Invades the iPhone [IPhone Apps] →
I can’t speak for everyone here, but I have no need for email or bank account transfers on the go. Mobile web browsing is overrated as are thousands of songs in your pocket. But an Army of…
Spike Milligan →
“Money can’t buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy.”
Myna Is an Awesome Multi-Track Audio Editor for... →
Myna, a free online audio tool from the makers of reader favorite image editor Phoenix, lets pretty much anyone jump into recording, arranging, and mixing audio tracks for quickie…
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38 Degrees | Mandelson: Don't rush through... →
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Extend Your Razor's Life with a Pair of Jeans... →
If you use disposable razor blades, odds are they get dull more quickly than you’d like. Instructables points us to a video demonstration showing how to extend their utility with a pair of…
Dictator Wars: social game where you get to be a... →
Dictator Wars is the latest game from GameLayers, the creators of the Nethernet (AKA Passively Multiplayer Online Game). Justin Hall sez,
In Dictator Wars you can arrest dissident bloggers,…
Block Those Irritating Facebook Quiz &... →
You know how it goes… you finally signed up for Facebook after your friends and family kept bugging you, and now your Facebook Wall is just covered in idiotic quizzes, applications, and other random…
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Reflections on American politics →
As some of you might know, I’ve recently been to see my wife’s family in the US. As others of you will be aware, I’m also a fan of UC Radio.
It had been my belief that those people that voted for…
7 Writing Addons For Changing Firefox Into The... →
I recently went out on a mission to find the perfect tool to manage my writing life. But the journey ended up with my frustration at not being able to single out one app that fit my needs –…
Windows 7 Reintroduces Remote BSoD →
David Gerard writes “Remember the good old days of the 1990s, when you could teardrop attack any Windows user who’d annoyed you and bluescreen them? Microsoft reintroduces this popular feature in…
Asus Eee Reader Could Have Dual Color Touchscreens... →
So about that Asus e-book reader expected by Christmas: The Times suggests that not only could it have dual color touchscreens like the prototype Asus showed at CeBIT (pictured), but it…
Copyright Troubles For Sony →
ljaszcza writes “Daily Tech brings us a story about Sony’s run-in with the Mexican police. (Billboard picked up the story as well.) It seems that they raided Sony’s offices and seized 6,397 music CDs…
Exoskeletons For Rent In Japan →
destinyland writes “Cyberdyne has started renting their exoskeleton body suits in Japan. The mind-controlled wearable machine increases strength and endurance, and rents for $2,300 a month. (Sensors…
Occult America: The Secret History of How... →
Mitch Horowitz is the editor-in-chief of Tarcher/Penguin and responsible for the publication of such seminal esoterica books as Manly P. Hall’s The Secret Teachings of All Ages: Reader’s Edition,…
Lucky Dragon Boat Unleashes Fiery Wrath Upon Japan... →
Japan, if the Lucky Dragon boat turns on its owner and attacks Osaka with plumes of fire, you’re on your own. Lucky Dragon is a 49-foot aluminum half-boat, half-animatronic beast. It…
GameBoy as hard-drive enclosure →
Nice work here: [_n3o_] shoved an 80GB hard drive into an old GameBoy, replacing the screen with a printout that makes it appear that a game is running, and hooking up the power-light to the…