Robots and other devices linked to social networking sites aren’t exactly anything new, but few have been in the form of tiny robot penguins, and even fewer have been tiny robot penguins with hats. That bit of mold-breaking comes courtesy of upstart Arimaz of Switzerland, which is now busy showing off its MyDeskFriend “Facebook companion” [...]
Have you ever wanted to find more information on government spending? Have you ever wondered where Federal contracting dollars and grant awards go? Or perhaps you would just like to know, as a citizen, what the Government is really doing with your money. via Welcome to USAspending.gov.
BEIJING (Reuters) – What do Johnny Depp, Garfield, Paris Hilton and roast pork have in common? In China, the answer is that a new government-mandated Internet filter rates some pictures of all four of them as bad for your moral health. via China’s Internet porn filter — no Garfield please | U.S. | Reuters .
WASHINGTON, DC—After running a thousand errands, working hours of overtime, and being stuck in seemingly endless gridlock traffic commuting to and from their jobs, millions of Americans were disheartened to learn that it was, in fact, only Tuesday. “Tuesday?” San Diego resident Doris Wagner said. “How in the hell is it still Tuesday?” It’s Only [...]
Just downloaded all 4 seasons of “Saved by the bell” for my wife to watch on the living room tv. I’m gonna go camp out in the bedroom.
Web-based image editor Aviary has just made it exceptionally easy to grab, edit, and share screen captures. To get started, all you need to do is type in “aviary.com/” in front of the URL of the page you’d like to screenshot. From there, Aviary opens up its web-based image editor, where you can do things [...]
As Twitter becomes the default conversation spot on the Web, we’re going to start to see tools which combine site-specific conversations with Twitter. One example is Tweetboard, which creates a Twitter-powered forum for any site. Once a site adds the Tweetboard code to their site, a site-wide tab appears which allows visitors to have forum [...]
Billy Mays died today (The Oxyclean guy) http://bit.ly/SpiPJ # You ever stop to think of just how lucky you are to have such a great life? I just had one of em' # Working on my new personal website at http://www.robertbasil.com Any suggestions? # New photos of my two 15" subs in an all acrylic [...]
Very productive and fun weekend. Too bad it’s over. Back to the grindstone tomorrow.
watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Boxee. check it out at http://bit.ly/11WF3r
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is the nation’s largest organization working to end animal cruelty. Animals are voiceless to speak out against the cruelty they face every day from things like puppy mills and animal testing, dog fighting and abuse, abandonment and neglect. HSUS works to celebrate animals and to protect them from [...]
The iPhone availability widget is back — new and improved — and it’s showing spot shortages of selected iPhones at Apple (AAPL) stores across the United States. via Apple runs short of iPhones – Apple 2.0.
New photos of my two 15″ subs in an all acrylic box in my smart car. http://bit.ly/3ZxYf
Using Twitter with a desktop application is much better than using the twitter.com website. Take a look and find the client best suited for you. (I’m a TweetDeck user) 19 Twitter Desktop Apps Compared.
Working on my new personal website at http://www.robertbasil.com Any suggestions?
Billy Mays died today (The Oxyclean guy) http://bit.ly/SpiPJ
likes Angels & Demons on Boxee. check it out at http://bit.ly/sBbR3
watching Angels & Demons on Boxee. check it out at http://bit.ly/sBbR3
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