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Re:This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @03:26PM (#5370542)
Here's the story in his own words: http://robrhinehart.com/?p=298
Re:Uncovering "Stealth" Plair - Floodgate and Maples Next Big Idea on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @04:55PM (#4419522)
So much for staying stealth(http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/22/shhh/)

I'll take the liberty of releasing it now just because it was so easy to gain access to the site. Just use FB to connect and you're in. This is exactly why staying in so called "stealth" is ridiculous.

"As in stop being in stealth mode. Stop asking for advice. Stop doing your start-up. You're not ready."

htt://Plair.com

http://bit.ly/PZuZcq http://bit.ly/MNfZNB http://db.tt/39VifwBv http://db.tt/kkPiZMNk http://db.tt/NbPNRAXO

Uncovering "Stealth" Plair - Floodgate and Maples Next Big Idea

Posted by asadi on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @04:55PM
from the plair.com dept.

http://plair.com

So much for staying stealth(http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/22/shhh/)I'll take the liberty of releasing it now just because it was so easy to gain access to the site. Just use FB to connect and your in. This is exactly why staying in so called "stealth" is ridiculous. Sorry but this reminds me of Color.com release."As in stop being in stealth mode. Stop asking for advice. Stop doing your...

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Re:Area Startup Raises $2.1 Million For Some Damn Thing It Won’t Talk ... on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @04:39PM (#4419466)
So much for staying stealth(http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/22/shhh/)

I'll take the liberty of releasing it now just because it was so easy to gain access to the site. Just use FB to connect and your in. This is exactly why staying in so called "stealth" is ridiculous. Sorry but this reminds me of Color.com's release.

"As in stop being in stealth mode. Stop asking for advice. Stop doing your start-up. You're not ready."

htt://Plair.com

http://bit.ly/PZuZcq http://bit.ly/MNfZNB http://db.tt/39VifwBv http://db.tt/kkPiZMNk http://db.tt/NbPNRAXO

Top 5 Features of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Posted by asadi on Wednesday June 27, 2012 @03:13PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/27/these-are-the-top-five-features-of-android-4-1-jelly-bean/

Usefulness Rating based on * - *GOOGLE NOWGoogle Now is a sort of unifying service that takes everything the smartphone knows about the user, and everything the user’s previously wanted to know, and combines it to keep everything on track automatically.KEYBOARDThe new Jelly Bean keyboard lets you get started by typing a word or two, and then based on what you’ve said, Android makes a few...

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New Apple Patent #825265: Will Apple clone you to save you from Big Brother?

Posted by asadi on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @08:16PM
from the patft.uspto.gov dept.

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,205,265.PN.&OS=PN/8,205,265&RS=PN/8,205,265

Apple has just been awarded patent number 825265, which describes how Apple could create a cloned version of your digital identity in order to protect you from corporate or government electronic surveillance.

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