Matt G

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Pixar's New Up Trailer

I’ve never met a Pixar movie that I didn’t like.

apple

Apple Store Back up with updated Goodies!

When the Apple Store goes down Apple fanboys get excited. Preeminently a tall-tail sign of new products. Today’s new (or updated) products include the iMac, the Mac Mini and the king of all kings, the Mac Pro. Apple® today introduced the new Mac® Pro using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors

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Penn And Teller Get Hippies To Sign Water Banning Petition

Interesting what people will do to join together:

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BlackBerry ad shoots Apple through its heart

A new BlackBerry ad in spite of the BlackBerry Storm: Pretty good commercial. Too bad the Storm is a pain-in-the-ass to use — especially when compared with the iPhone. Via TG Daily.

boredom

Dinosaurs F*ing Robots brought to you by the Internet

They get an A for creativity but an F for usefulness — Unless this is the LOLCats 2.0 (or the next internet meme). dinosaursfuckingrobots.com is this weeks oddest site.

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Unblock Blocked Calls for Free

Kevin Poulsen on TrapCall: A new service set for launch Tuesday allows cellphone users to unmask the Caller ID on blocked incoming calls, obtaining the phone number, and in some cases the name and address, of the no-longer-anonymous caller. […] TrapCall’s basic unmasking service is free, and includes the option

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The Agreeable Cat

An interesting take on EULA’s: How often have you been presented with unplesant click-through license agreements […] It is disturbingly common for people to click right on through such barriers without even looking at the agreement. I totally understand this attitude. […] Of course, I have created a wonderful solution to

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It's time to party like it's 1234567890 – 'cause it is!

This Friday may appear to be just like any other Friday — unless you’re a unix junkie. Yeah I know, it’s Friday the 13th! That only happens every-so-often! But there’s more. On Friday the 13th at exactly 6:31:30 PM (EST), will officially be 1234567890 day (or

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Happy Birthday Lincoln, Darwin!

Everyone’s covering Darwin’s 200th birthday. Google’s logo represents the different birds, which Darwin is very famous for. However, today is also Lincoln’s birthday and not many people seem to care. So instead of ranting about Darwin, here’s a little treat from my friends over at

history

History of the Internet in 8 Minutes

Via Gizmodo.

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Sony Releases New Stupid Piece of Shit that Doesn't Fucking Work

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work Via Laughing Squid.

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Hackers Using Fake Parking Tickets to Infect Computers

Interesting new hacking concept: In North Dakota, oddly enough, hackers have hit on a new way to infect innocent computers: fake parking tickets that direct car owners to a site where they are instructed to download malicious software.[Dan Nosowitz of Gizmodo] I guess people believe do believe anything. Via

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Artist Shepherd Fairey Arrested In Boston Friday Night

Shepherd Fairey, the famous graffiti artist responsible for Obey as well iconic imagery used in the Barack Obama presidential campaign was arrested in Boston on Friday night. Fairey was in town for an opening of a new show of his, “Supply and Demand,” at the Institute of Contemporary Art. He

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Microsoft finally hits the nail on the head

And they do so with a great commercial: Video: Kylie Much better than the other I’m a PC commercials. [via Gizmodo]

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Bill Gates Unleashes Mosquito Swarm

From Valleywag: TED, the annual gathering of the most pretentious people from the fields of technology, entertainment, and design, just got punk’d. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates released a swarm of mosquitos into the crowd. [Owen Thomas] Philanthropy at it’s best.

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Apple's design process

From Businessweek: Apple designers come up with 10 entirely different mock ups of any new feature. Not, Lopp said, “seven in order to make three look good”, which seems to be a fairly standard practice elsewhere. They’ll take ten, and give themselves room to design without restriction. Later they

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Twitter Chatter During the Superbowl

The New York Times has a great “mashup” of twitter and common keywords used during the superbowl over time. As the Steelers and Cardinals battled on the field, Twitter users across the nation pecked out a steady stream of “tweets.” The map shows the location and frequency of commonly used

drugs

David Goes to the Dentist, Wonders if Drugs last Forever

Just watch: Thanks Clark!

mac

Use different wallpapers for each Space

From Lifehacker: Mac OS X (Leopard) only: Virtual desktop enhancement utility SpaceSuit assigns separate wallpaper images for each Spaces virtual desktop so you can distinguish between desktops at a glance. Read More.

fanboys

Fanboys, A Star Wars Roadtrip Film Opens This Weekend

From Laughing Squid: Fanboys, a film about the ultimate quest For Star Wars Episode I, opens this weekend at select theaters around the country (including San Francisco) on February 6th. Read more.

Michael Phelps Hits Bong, World Explodes

The internet exploded, because Michael Phelps smoked pot. Mr Phelps, 23, who won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics last year, was pictured by the News of the World inhaling from a glass pipe. The picture was taken in November at a party in the University of South Carolina,

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Evidence shows Apple testing next-gen iPhone

News Flash: Apple is testing out a new iPhone device! The 2007 launch iPhone identifies itself as iPhone 1,1, while the current iPhone 3G lists as iPhone 1,2, indicating that it’s a minor revision of a similar design. As with similar practices for Macs, Apple’s choice

journalism

TechCrunch's Michael Arrington takes a break

During a trip in Davos, Switzerland covering the World Economic Forum, Michael Arrington has decided to take a break. After having his life threatened and getting spat on in public, Michael Arrington will step down from his online podium for some rest. [Nick Mokey* of Digital Trends]* Arrington’s article

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Where are the iPhone Push Notifications?

And I’m not talking about MobileMe. Dan moren says: We put in a call to Apple to find out the reason why, but unless you’re new to this whole scene you won’t exactly be flabbergasted to hear that the company was about as communicative as your average

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Unemployed Techies Hope To Help Themselves At LaidOffCamp

LaidOffCamp is a support-type event for those laid off created by Chris Hutchens: Hutchins, 24, said that yesterday’s wave of layoffs inspired him to try building a community for the unemployed and to “create resources for people who need to figure out what to do with their lives after