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Penny Auctions - Nothing but a sham

Posted by BluePoints on Friday February 18, 2011 @10:42AM
from the redtape.msnbc.com dept.

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2011/02/heres-a-puzzler-how-can-a-website-sell-a-10-walmart-gift-card-for-26-cents-and-still-make-money-or-sell-an-apple-ipod-wort.html

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The Cloned Child Is Coming...

Posted by BluePoints on Friday February 18, 2011 @08:36AM
from the dailymail.co.uk dept.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1172487/Ive-cloned-human-Astonishing-claims-doctor-implanted-embryos-women.html

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Re:Poll: Tech Bubble? on Thursday February 17, 2011 @05:02PM (#2233065)

I think the world will see it's first Trillion dollar company within 10 years. I also don't think that company has been created yet.

Code For America - Making Big Strides In Philadelphia

Posted by BluePoints on Thursday February 17, 2011 @11:33AM
from the technicallyphilly.com dept.

http://technicallyphilly.com/2011/02/17/code-for-america-philadelphia-fellows-start-work-with-city-video-interview?isalt=0&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechnicallyPhilly+%28Technically+Philly%29

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How Smart Is The Octopus?

Posted by BluePoints on Thursday February 17, 2011 @02:01AM
from the slate.com dept.

http://www.slate.com/id/2192211/

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Re:Biologists and dolphins have created a new inter-species language on Thursday February 17, 2011 @01:59AM (#2230140)

Extremely valid point. Though isn't it possible they could have advanced in certain fields that we never or haven't advanced in and vice versa?

Re:Cash4Gold Competitor's Clever Adwords Hack on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @01:47PM (#2227664)

Against Adwords guidelines or not - it's brilliant. I'd like to meet the man behind the curtain here.

Re:How I Got Kicked Out of Y Combinator and Then Raised $1.5m for My S... on Friday February 11, 2011 @05:56PM (#2208531)

Speaking of advertising on your face - it exists - saw this the other day - http://billythehumanbillboard.blogspot.com/

Aol buys Huffington Post

Posted by BluePoints on Monday February 07, 2011 @12:09AM
from the blog.onswipe.com dept.

http://blog.onswipe.com/news/aol-buys-huffington-post

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Seth from Scvngr Tells America To Drop Out Of School and Join Incubator

Posted by BluePoints on Saturday February 05, 2011 @07:59PM
from the huffingtonpost.com dept.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-priebatsch/drop-out-of-school-find-a_b_766641.html

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White House White Board: Austin Goolsbee on Startup America (video)

Posted by BluePoints on Friday February 04, 2011 @11:31AM
from the youtube.com dept.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFfxIhM1Pko&feature=player_embedded#

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Re:Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @10:07AM (#2165708)

'hacker news' is an overly generic word... Bing only 'cheats' when it doesn't know.

Teenager builds Death Ray - 5000 sun intesity

Posted by BluePoints on Monday January 31, 2011 @11:57AM
from the dailymail.co.uk dept.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1351935/Eric-Jacqmain-invented-Death-ray-dish-intensity-5-000-suns.html

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Re:The piece of paper that fooled Hitler on Thursday January 27, 2011 @09:52AM (#2147984)

I want to know how one actively becomes a 'double agent' - anyone know any books that tell the 'story' here or in similar cases?

Re:FaceBook Creating Their Own Currency - Will it Catch? on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @05:32PM (#2145528)

http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/451

more info.

FaceBook Creating Their Own Currency - Will it Catch?

Posted by BluePoints on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @05:31PM
from the hypebot.com dept.

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/01/how-many-facebook-credits-is-your-song-worth.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FDqMf+%28hypebot%29

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The Word 'Robot' is 90 years old today

Posted by BluePoints on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @02:24PM
from the gearlog.com dept.

http://www.gearlog.com/2011/01/the_word_robot_is_90_years_old.php

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How Philly Is Leading in The Glasses Free 3d Revolution

Posted by BluePoints on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @10:16AM
from the flyingkitemedia.com dept.

http://www.flyingkitemedia.com/features/streamtv0125.aspx

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Scientists Make Dozens of Storms in the Abu Dhabi Desert?

Posted by BluePoints on Wednesday January 19, 2011 @05:58PM
from the news.nationalgeographic.com dept.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110118-abu-dhabi-desert-rain-cloud-seeding-controversy/

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Re:2011: The year your mobile phone becomes your wallet on Wednesday January 19, 2011 @12:44PM (#2120568)

I use Venmo - I love Venmo - I can't wait for it to become bigger.

Amazing Video of Detail That Goes Into App Store Logo Creation

Posted by BluePoints on Wednesday January 19, 2011 @12:27PM
from the vimeo.com dept.

http://vimeo.com/18905802

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Why has the longest golf drive record not been broken?

Posted by BluePoints on Sunday December 19, 2010 @10:10PM
from the news.bbc.co.uk dept.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9269507.stm

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ATM Machine Skips The Cash and Dispenses Gold

Posted by BluePoints on Friday December 17, 2010 @06:28PM
from the kentucky.com dept.

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/12/17/1570399/fancy-atm-skips-the-folding-cash.html#more

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Athlete Running Robot Runs Few Steps

Posted by BluePoints on Thursday December 16, 2010 @11:03AM
from the engadget.com dept.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/athlete-robot-runs-just-a-few-steps-before-falling-down-does-it/

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Re:Dear BoltBus on Thursday December 16, 2010 @10:06AM (#2012237)

Why wouldn't they do this?

Envion Plastic Waste to Oil Generator

Posted by BluePoints on Thursday December 16, 2010 @10:04AM
from the gizmag.com dept.

http://www.gizmag.com/envion-plastic-waste-to-oil-generator/12902/

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Re:WikiRebels - The Documentary on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @08:57PM (#2010809)

Agree with it or not - the video is very well done. Incredible work to the team that made this happen...

WikiRebels - The Documentary

Posted by BluePoints on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @08:56PM
from the youtube.com dept.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhTfOL9_HBE&feature=related

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Re:Show HN: Profile Collage for Facebook on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @04:52PM (#2009976)

If this were automated it would be better... I agree. 2 hard to complete.

Plastic Might Be The Ultimate Green Material

Posted by BluePoints on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @02:59PM
from the greentechmedia.com dept.

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/is-plastic-the-ultimate-green-material/

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