September 2009

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Give Out (and Receive) Your Google Wave Invitations Here – 403th Edition

Google just started handing out Wave invites, and they’re planning to dish out more all day. The door is open to 100,000 new users; if you’re one of the lucky ones, you can share the love (and your invites) here.
It’s 11am in Sydney, Australia, where the Wave team is based, so “all day” means [...]

WSJ Pictures of the Day – 402th Edition

A man took pictures with his cellphone in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing Tuesday before China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China Thursday, Oct. 1. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

People demonstrated under a Honduran flag in support of Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted as president in a June [...]

Google Wave First Look – 401th Edition

If you’re not one of the 100,000 lucky users who gets an invitation to Google Wave today, don’t fret. You can check out Google Wave right here.
But first, ground rules. Click on all images in this post to see it full size. Uppercase “Wave” refers to the entire Google Wave product. Lowercase “wave” [...]

Astronomy Picture of the Day:Saturn at Equinox – 400th Edition

Saturn at Equinox
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, ISS, JPL, ESA, NASA
Explanation: How would Saturn look if its ring plane pointed right at the Sun? Before last month, nobody knew. Every 15 years, as seen from Earth, Saturn’s rings point toward the Earth and [...]

Dropbox Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch – 399th Edition

iPhone/iPod touch only: Dropbox, one of our favorite cross-platform file-syncing tools, has now made its way to the iPhone and iPod touch, complete with offline file viewing.
Once installed on your device, Dropbox for iPhone provides access to all your Dropbox files, allows you to view any file supported by your iPhone (including documents, photos, music, [...]

WSJ Pictures of the Day – 398th Edition

Janeth Belinda Trochez, 51, demonstrated with tape on her mouth in support of ousted President Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday. The interim government backpedaled from the suspension of civil liberties, put in place to avoid widespread rebellion, saying it would allow a mediation team into the country. (Rodrigo Abd/Associated Press)

Women activists shouted slogans [...]

[X] FF Blowout – 397th Edition

Week 3 of Fantasy Football on my Yahoo League I had the biggest Blowout vs. my opponent. W00t.
Thank you.

By Hyperx

How to Choose the Fastest Line at the Market – 396th Edition

One of the more frustrating parts of grocery shopping is waiting in line, and determining which line will get you through the quickest somehow becomes a big deal. Blogger and math teacher Dan Meyer drops a little science on this common dilemma.
Photo by specialkrb.
When choosing which line will be the fastest, it might [...]

Perfect Couple – 395th Edition

A nice way of telling a joke.
Code:
http://www.flashfunpages.com/couple.swf
By london_boy

as told to me by mawk – 394th Edition

By the way anybody seen him .
Top ten signs that you are too drunk
10. You have to hold onto the lawn to keep from falling off the Earth.
9. Mosquitoes catch a buzz after attacking you.
8. The back of your head keeps getting hit by the toilet seat.
7. Your idea of cutting back is less salt.
6. [...]