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Was honored to be included in an interview series by the creator of search engine, Duck Duck Go, Gabriel Weinberg, which just got posted today. Check it out below, or click through to Gabriel's blog. If you liked this, check out more videos over at Traction Book, or follow Gabriel at...

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via jeffmorin.com Hat tip Jeff Morin -- killer find from Stargate Studios Those scenes look phenomenally familiar (CSI, Monk, Ugly Betty, 24, various movies), and absolutely realistic. What is reality anymore? You won't be able tell from video these days. This demo reel...

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In the '80s, the idea of the yuppie was really about just consumerism: I have an expensive BMW, I have these things, and it's buying, buying, buying. I think that that attitude is still there, but the materials changed into where it's "My carbon footprint's lower, my music taste is...

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Virtual Private Network software is notoriously bad and difficult to configure. Years ago I heard about a solution that got me actually excited about the space. It was called Hamachi, and it was a simple, Napster-like desktop client that let you share files and actual network connectivity even behind firewalls....

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via clickykeyboards.com Dude. I loved these keyboards. I am debating buying one right now, and hooking it up to my 2009 model Macbook Pro + 30" Cinema Wide. Needs a Cmd key though.  It might keep up the neighbors though. These things are loud. Permalink | Leave a comment  » ...

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Turns out physical stores make a difference. An Ohio State study has found that people are willing to pay more and are more likely to buy a mug they have touched, increasing in proportion to the amount of time they're in contact with the mug. The strength of this attachment seems...

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There are so many breakout successes in tech. Andreesen. Cuban. Zuckerberg. Ev. Larry and Sergey. Sometimes it feels like they were ordained in some special way. It's enough to get someone very very discouraged! Are they lucky, or are they good? The truth is... both....

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Once upon a time, there was a traveler who came upon three individuals working with stone. Curious as to what the workers were doing with the stones, the traveler approached the first worker and asked, “What are you doing with these stones?” Grumpily and without hesitation the worker quickly responded,...

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There are big changes coming in software development — and Jobs, of all people, is trying to lead the way. This time the Holy Grail is object-oriented programming; some have compared the effect it will have on the production of software to the effect the industrial revolution...

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Not only did having a higher blood sugar level make study participants less likely to act impulsively, but taking a diet drink made people more likely to act on impulse and take the immediate, smaller reward, Wang said. via physorg.com via @jensmccabe Fascinating -- yet another you can brainhack yourself by what you...

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The iPod made its debut in Oct 2001. It looked like this: This is what they said: iPoop... iCry. I was so hoping for something more. Great just what the world needs, another freaking MP3 player. Go Steve! Where's the Newton?! I still can't believe this! All this hype...

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via amazon.com So I was thinking of buying a netbook, just so I could more easily debug and test JS and CSS problems in Internet Explorer. Then I saw this display ad on Amazon... and ... well... wow. Just wow. Really? Is...

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Can people get smarter? Are some racial or social groups smarter than others? Despite a lot of evidence to the contrary, many people believe that intelligence is fixed, and, moreover, that some racial and social groups are inherently smarter than others. Merely evoking these...

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Sounds like Conan isn't going to be on for much longer. He'll probably head to cable or elsewhere.I just hope it ends up being available on hulu. Hang in there, Coco. Permalink | Leave a comment  » ...

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OK, so Facebook-flavor drink. Check. There's already a drink in honor of the gaming segment: Mt. Dew. So what comes next? Posterous-flavored Powerade? A brew for Twitter, perhaps we'll call it "Sweet Tweet malt liquor"? Somebody. Make. It. Stop. via adage.com ...

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Is America going to hell? After a year of economic calamity that many fear has sent us into irreversible decline, the author finds reassurance in the peculiarly American cycle of crisis and renewal, and in the continuing strength of the forces that have made...

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via predictablyirrational.com Dan Ariely mines up a gem. I'll leave you to come to your own conclusions on this one. ;-) Permalink | Leave a comment  » ...

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via skreened.com Man we're going to have to license this design and print a few of these... ;-) Thanks Micah. http://typemicah.posterous.com/ Permalink | Leave a comment  » ...

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