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I know many people for whom this would be a cruel, cruel gift

Of those people, most of them are related to me. But not all. The rest I work with.
via It’s Nice That

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Want (but going to need a $12 million donation)

Maybe it’ll be in GT5
via Jalopnik

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Want

via Bring A Trailer

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Cryptonomicon Precursor

Over on the Progressive Realist, there’s an interesting point made that the notion of strategic geography, which used to be based on refueling ports for ships and right-of-way for railroads, is shifting to right-of-way for pipelines, be they for oil or for bits. It really doesn’t take that much distance for the speed of light [...]

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Joys of NHL Gamecenter

Learning just how low-budget other local sports networks are compared to MSG. And how many local sports stations are owned by Comcast…

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Slick Google Reader interface

http://helvetireader.com/
Very sharp, via kottke

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Things that are just going to get abused…

http://www.thesoundadviceproject.com/
You could get your kid the bracelet with the supportive message. Or you could get them the bracelet that says “sure, do it, but don’t bother to come home afterwards” – will they ever know the difference?
via infosthetics.com

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CocoaMySql successor – Sequel Pro

I had been relying on CocoaMySql for a long time, but if you’ve used it with any… enthusiasm, you know it’s crashy and slow. This project is purportedly the successor, and it’s certainly snappier. Takes up less space on the desktop, too.
http://www.sequelpro.com/

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Mac commands posters

I think I’m gonna need a set of these for my office:

http://www.atmostheory.com/projects/commands/index.htm

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Oh hey, new Yeah Yeah Yeahs

http://pastaprima.net/?p=1877
Why aren’t there more bands putting out good rock with some snarl?

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