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China Demands PC Censorship

Dell, HP, Apple and plenty of other computer manufacturers are flipping a shit today. Know why? It’s because China is nothing but a pro-censorship, communist country that shelters its people from truth. Starting next month, all computers going into the country will have to contain software that filters websites that China deems “unhealthy.” News, video and plenty of other websites ...

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Afternoon Linkage for June 1st, 2009

Apologies for the lack of linkage lately. I’ve had finals and I’m sure any college student can understand. To make up for it, we’ve launched our latest contest. Bus stops in San Fran now have WiFi Adorable Space Invaders soaps Video of Android running on an Eee PC An Electro-Harmonix guitar pedal is coming to Rock Band! This table is ...

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Microsoft Launches Bing Search Engine

Alright, alright. Look, I’d love to bash Microsoft’s latest attempt at search but the truth of the matter is that I can’t. Bing is wonderful. Know why? Live video preview. If you move your mouse over a video, it automatically starts playing so you can check out clips before you click them. Get what I’m saying? So all you have ...

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RSS Icon Pillow: Read Feeds In Your Dreams

My RSS reader (Google Reader is my choice) has become somewhat of an addiction. I have filled my reader with more subscriptions than I could ever read in one sitting, but what can you do, knowledge is power right? I think this awesome RSS Icon Pillow would remind me that I have plenty of feeds sitting, waiting on the net ...

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Afternoon Linkage for May 20th, 2009

A contest is coming! Keep your eyes peeled for it tomorrow! Why 1080p doesn’t matter Coppice The 10 Biggest Tech Failures of the Last Decade Finally, someone understands WolframAlpha Spy shots of the Blackberry Storm 2 and information on it Pop, lock and prototype, fool! The Google Street View tricycle Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail ...

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Dell 10v Mini Notebook Running Android

Dell is diving even deeper into the netbook market. In this video, a Dell engineer shows off the new 10v laptop running Ubuntu and the “Cupcake” version of Google’s Android OS. He calls it “snappy” and makes sure to note that Dell is not offering this as an option on any of its computers. However, it’s very possible to port ...

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Mario Loves Those Shrooms

Though only a silhouette exists, my detective work tells me that someone going under the alias of “Toad” is dealing shrooms. Lots of shrooms. At $20 an eighth, these are going fast and I’m worried Mario might be caught up in the mix. Rehab? We’ve considered it. But then we wouldn’t feel so big and powerful anymore and that’s just ...

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Wolfram Alpha Launches Tonight

While I don’t see Wolfram Alpha becoming a total Google-killer, I can see it gaining a lot of ground in the coming weeks. The “computational search engine” launches tonight at 7pm PDT and will finally be available to the public after a brief webcast. Wolfram Alpha looks badass though, as you could totally use it to solve complex mathematical problems ...

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Samsung I7500: Android Goodness

Rumors of an upcoming Samsung phone running Google’s Android OS were abound throughout the first quarter of this year. Now Samsung has laid those to rest and announced the I7500, an Android-powered phone that will drop in Europe this June and has already landed in Korea. What can it do? Aside from all your basic media playback bullshit (MP3, videos, ...

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Vegetables Slaughtered For the Sake of Fashion

What… they couldn’t find enough chinchillas? They had to resort to slaughtering poor, defenseless vegetables for the sake of fashion? Make them out of alligator, fox, or hell, even human, but leave the vegetables alone! Think about their families! The French gallery “Le go�t de Luxe,” or Taste of Luxury, integrates edible edibles, mostly fruits and vegetables, into fashionable products. ...

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