PaulMcCartney

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Re:Heirloom Chemistry Set on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @10:29AM (#6725764)

I don't get the chemistry of it, but the kit says it will also include ricin as some kind of safety measure.

After Fire, Chicago Warehouse Covered in Ice

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @06:06PM
from the blogs.wsj.com dept.

http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2013/01/23/after-fire-chicago-warehouse-covered-in-ice/

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Re:The Psychedelic Experience FAQ on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @09:43PM (#5101072)

Phish?! On HackerNews?!! Worlds are colliding Jerry!

Hypochondria - An Inside Look, by Woody Allen

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Monday January 14, 2013 @07:38PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/opinion/sunday/hypochondria-an-inside-look.html?sudsredirect=true&_r=0

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New York Tech Rising

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Sunday December 09, 2012 @05:16PM
from the huffingtonpost.com dept.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rosenbaum/new-york-tech-rising_b_2268189.html

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You’re Dividing the Chores Wrong

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @12:07PM
from the slate.com dept.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/11/dividing_the_chores_who_should_cook_and_who_should_clean.single.html

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Google Earth landmass doesn't exist - scientists un-discover Pacific island

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Monday November 26, 2012 @12:37AM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-11-aussie-scientists-un-discover-pacific-island.html

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339 Gbps: High-energy physicists smash records for network data transfer

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Sunday November 25, 2012 @10:35AM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-11-gbps-high-energy-physicists-network.html

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Big Donors Saw Diminishing Returns in Most Expensive Election in History

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Friday November 23, 2012 @01:15PM
from the pbs.org dept.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec12/campaign_11-21.html

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The sound of a rocket being fired from Gaza City at Jerusalem

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Tuesday November 20, 2012 @08:31AM
from the soundcloud.com dept.

http://soundcloud.com/jondonnison/sound-of-rocket-fired-tuesday

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Speeding algorithms by shrinking data

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @08:21AM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-11-algorithms.html

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Australian wins $208k from Google for defamation

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Monday November 12, 2012 @07:39AM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-11-australian-208k-google-defamation.html

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Ambiguity, Gangnam Style

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Sunday November 11, 2012 @08:02PM
from the online.wsj.com dept.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203846804578103194032776674.html?google_editors_picks=true

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Here's Why We Made A Small iPad Even Though Steve Jobs Hated Small Tablets

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @11:53AM
from the businessinsider.com dept.

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-heres-why-we-made-a-small-ipad-2012-10

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Imagine a phone that could decipher the movement of a robbery and sound an alarm

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Friday November 02, 2012 @01:13AM
from the news.cnet.com dept.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57544149-37/apple-patent-application-involves-theft-alarm-for-phones/

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Apple's iPhone accounts for 77% of AT&T's 6.1M smartphone activations

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Wednesday October 24, 2012 @08:32AM
from the appleinsider.com dept.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/24/apples-iphone-accounts-for-77-of-atts-61m-smartphone-activations

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Reusing and consolidating your old micro SD cards

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @12:23AM
from the welldonestuff.com dept.

http://www.welldonestuff.com/2012/09/usb-flash-drive-concept.html

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This man built a bike out of cardboard

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Sunday October 21, 2012 @10:53AM
from the youtube.com dept.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txSboSNQINs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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I've got you labelled

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Friday October 19, 2012 @09:31AM
from the economist.com dept.

http://www.economist.com/node/18483423/

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Google's 'biggest ever' Street View update

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Thursday October 11, 2012 @01:03PM
from the engadget.com dept.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/11/google-streetview-update/

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Mando's chainless e-bike is headed for Europe in 2013 (w/ Video)

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Thursday October 11, 2012 @08:03AM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-10-mando-chainless-e-bike-europe-video.html

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Re:Kindle Paperwhite on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @08:34PM (#4638848)

Is it just me or does 'paperwhite' sound all to similar to 'paperweight'? Not a good association if you ask me

Obama gets sudden spike in Facebook 'likes'

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @06:31PM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-10-obama-sudden-spike-facebook.html

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Twitter buys Vine

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @10:11AM
from the slashgear.com dept.

http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-buys-video-firm-vine-10251218/

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Dartmouth smartphone app targets driver safety

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @09:34PM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-09-dartmouth-smartphone-app-driver-safety.html

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Retrofitted NES Zapper sets things on fire with laser

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Tuesday September 25, 2012 @08:48AM
from the gizmag.com dept.

http://www.gizmag.com/nes-zapper-laser/24256/

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Sixth-grader's barking-dog app wins AT&T $20,000 prize

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Tuesday September 25, 2012 @08:42AM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-09-sixth-grader-barking-dog-app-att-prize.html

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Not fare: Hacker app resets subway card for free rides

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Monday September 24, 2012 @04:06PM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-09-fare-hacker-app-resets-subway.html

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Iran blocks access to Gmail

Posted by PaulMcCartney on Monday September 24, 2012 @08:13AM
from the phys.org dept.

http://phys.org/news/2012-09-iran-blocks-access-gmail.html

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Re:Zimbabwe residents synchronize toilet flush on Saturday September 22, 2012 @08:26PM (#4559476)

Did it work? The article does not say