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posted on
December 17th, 2008
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The Miles Per Gallon Illusion

This focuses on improving efficiency in one vehicle over another. As you can see, I’ve added my Fuelly profile thing to the sidebar. I get about 33-37 mpg on ...

posted on
December 15th, 2008
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Should I care about daily papers dying?

This is an excellent assessment of what’s happening with newspapers by someone who isn’t in the business, but just reads them. I think more than just about anyone else who has an opinio ...

posted on
December 12th, 2008
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Did a recent spam ring shutdown drastically decrease spam?

I remember reading a couple of months ago about a major spam ring, responsible ...

posted on
December 7th, 2008
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The Great iPhone App Rundown

I want to pass along a few of my favorite iPhone Apps and give a brief review of them in hopes of hearing from you about other apps I should have or try out.

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posted on
December 7th, 2008
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Win yourself a slick pair of shoes

Local adventurer Tee Poole is holding a contest to give away a pair of Keens of your choice. Basically, you just pick what you’d like, then head ove ...

posted on
December 6th, 2008
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OJ coming to a slammer near you

They launched the book at this guy, giving him a minimum of 9 years. That will be one old-ass dude in 9 years. I have to know, though, does this kind of punishment fit the crime. By most accounts, ...

posted on
December 2nd, 2008
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How to: The tilt-shift technique in video

Tilt-shift photography got popular a few years ago, and everyone and their brother has a tutorial on how to create the effect in Photoshop. It’s a simple thing to recreate, for sure. Video po ...

posted on
December 1st, 2008
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Convert your site into iPhone app

I love easy. This little deal promises to take your site, presumably through the RSS feed, and turn it into an iPhone app. It’s not open to anyone at the moment, but I applied and I’ll ...

posted on
December 1st, 2008
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The Flickring Mob

I like this. It explains why some things just work, while other things (things that people try to “organize”) don’t. In a recent press release, Bob Conrad and I read more about "The Flickring Mob"

posted on
November 26th, 2008
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Jarvis on the obsoletion of the interview

Jesus. Where was this when I was looking for it a few months ago? What an outstanding post, and one that I’ve tried to follow after hearing about the actions of those featured in it. As someo ...