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Google+ History API
A new API will let you add past statuses, updates, purchases, pictures, and more to you personal Google+ timeline from a variety of social and mobile services.Run Android Apps on Mac
Bluestack released the first public alpha of its Android App Player capable of running on OS X. Test drive a fixed set of curated apps for this release, but eventually BlueStacks will let you select from over 400,000 Android apps.Louis CK is going on the road
I'm a big Louis CK fan. He is on tour (no Canadian dates ... yet) and is selling all the tickets himself, directly through his website. I want ALL artists, performers, entertainers and other ticket sellers to do this. If you are near one of Louis' shows, buy a ticket and go see him. You won't be disappointed.Scientists set to show how they hacked into Stephen Hawking's brain
This is pretty cool. The wide ranging applications for medical, scientific and personal use are awe inspiring. Equally terrifying is the though of government using something like to prove guilt, intent and/or future plans. Regardless, come on future!The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever
Wow. For anyone who has ever dedicated their life to something and come up just short, you will be able to relate. Read it.Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read?
Interesting read. I am hoping to enjoy some "light reading" on the iPad in the next week or two and will watch for this phenomenon.Someone is Coming to Eat You
Great article about what makes Apple, and indirectly other great companies, tick. Never look back. Change the game as others are learning to play. If they catch you, it is too late. Go read it!Daily Links
How Do You Settle a Tie at a Track Meet?
Fun thing of the day, a tie at an Olympic qualifying track meet. A for-real, dead-even finish. Read on for more details.How Authentic Jobs is Using Pictos Server for icons
Another neat "icons as a font" how-to-article. This time using Pictos Server. This will be explored in the very near future.Tuts+ Premium Account Security Compromised
Add to the "badly implemented security" pile, Tuts+ has been compromised. If you ever used their service, commence password resetting on all other services that used the same email address / password combo. Yet again, a service like ItsMeSecurity.com or 1Password is what everyone should be moving too.A new HTTP Error status code has been proposed
451 HTTP Error status code aimed at shining a light on web censorshipSublime Text 2.0
I'm pleased to announce that Sublime Text 2 has graduated out of beta, with 2.0 now available for your text editing pleasure.
Daily Links
'Twisted' beams wirelessly transmit 2.5 terabits of data per second
I want this technology in my house now. Hurry up science!How to use Preview in OS X Lion to digitally sign documents
I did not know this. I have been using other programs and never thought of Preview. Switching to this method right now.A Link Is Not Copyright Infringement
"The Supreme Court of Canada has already ruled against attributing defamation to such links and now the Federal Court has concluded that links cannot be said to constitute unauthorized copying," kinda like I'm doing here.Winamp's Woes
Cyrus Farivar walks us down memory lane with a good article detailing how the greatest MP3 player eventually undid itself.Daily Links
Inside Minority Report's 'Idea Summit,' Visionaries Saw the Future
Remember the movie Minority Report starring Tom Cruise? Did you know that they pulled the top scientist of the day into a think tank before production? Wired gets some awesome quotes from some of those minds that attended. Worth the read.Satellite Eyes
A simple Mac app that automatically changes your desktop wallpaper to the satellite view of where you are, right now.Daily Links
Facebook Introduces Subscriptions and Local Currency Pricing
Facebook seems to be phasing out "credits" in favour of using real currencies. Is this a move to creating a Facebook "payment platform"?Bloody Saturday
A graphic novel about the Winnipeg General Strike, written by Red River College student Adam Campbell, and illustrated by his sister Carly. Available for free through Kindle until June 23rd.Symbolset is available for preorder
Symbolsets are semantic symbol fonts. They work in modern browsers and anywhere OpenType features are supported. "Standard" font is available for preorder fo 50% and "Social" font is coming soon,The Science Of Skin Color And Vitamin D
Quick little read on evolution, skin pigment and Vitamin D. Perfect to kick off summer!Daily Links
Game of Thrones Attack Ads
Mother Jones has a great set of spoof ads based on the modern day attack ads of political parties. I laughed.Photo Shoot Food vs Eat It Now Food
McDonald's takes us through the differences between the food in their photos vs the food in their stores. Good question. Great answer.The Songs Of The Summer, 1962-2012
NPR has the biggest hits of the summer from the past 50 years. Worth a listen as we kick of sumer 2012!Daily Links
Microsoft Surface
Microsoft announced yesterday that they are building their own tablet(s), running Windows 8 Metro and with a very clever keyboard/cover.Transplant Manitoba Launches!
has just had a face lift courtesy of your friendly neighbourhood web developers and their intrepid side kick, guppy design. Look for a project write up coming shortly.Daily Links
X-Tag
A neat look into the future of HTML customization. Unfortunately, while it looks like this code works fine in all the latest browsers, until the W3C approves it in the standard, it won't validate.Bill C-11 Passes
Michael Geist talks about the controversial bill, digital locks, and public engagement on copyright.FunnyJunk Lawyer Sues Two Charities
Charles Carreon is suing the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society. Seriously, when you start suing charities in federal court, its probably time to step back and consider whether or not you're being a huge dick about the whole thing.Listen to Smashing Pumpkin's upcoming album "Oceania"
Free streaming of the upcoming album. And available for pre-order.Readability Scraps Payment System
Readability's publisher payment plan was an attempt to find a better way of paying for content. And it didn't work. Very little money to individual publishers, and most of them didn't even bother to claim it.