I can’t wait until my kid will be old enough to play with Lego (OK, so that may be slightly premature, considering we’re due in april). Maybe I shouldn’t look for excuses and just get some. This stuff is so cool. Incidentally, the numbers are black on white. Believe it or not, I took a [...]
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David Sedaris on Sinterklaas
Just “één nachtje slapen” (sleep one night) and we Dutch celebrate the birthday of Saint Nicolas, aka “Sinterklaas” (ring any bells?). Many families will somehow plot to get a large sack of presents at their front door and have someone – which we will tell our kids was “Zwarte Piet” (Black Pete, Sinterklaas’s trusty helper), [...]
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PayPal sending “your card has expired” emails
This morning, I tweeted about an email I received from PayPal. 140 characters proved a little short to make my point
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TUAW: Latest Version of Camera+ Turns iPhone Volume Button Into Shutter Trigger
The version that did this right out in the open was just rejected from the App Store, but there’s a trick that will enable it in the current version. Just point your iPhone’s browser at camplus://enablevolumesnap and be done. Turning it off is done the same way: camplus://disablevolumesnap. (You’ll need to have Camera+ installed first, [...]
Goodbye GeekBrief, hello GeekBeat?
Ever since I got my Apple TV, I have been watching video podcasts on it (and is now the sole reason I haven’t switched to Plex completely), and the one that’s been in my iTunes subscription list since the very beginning is GeekBrief.tv. Imagine my surprise when I saw the show notes for episode 780, [...]
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TiPb: iOS 4 walkthrough
Today we’ll be able to download iOS4. Not the full joy for my iPhone 3G, but still interesting (planning to get an iPhone 4 as soon as it is available). TiPb has a nice walktrhough overviewing all the new features. Linking this as much for myself for later reference as anything Go to the original [...]
Thinking out of the box: traffic light for the color blind
I’m not color blind, but I always find this kind of stuff fascinating. Go to the original article »
Webwereld: Blokkade Brein is maatschappelijk probleem
Laat de entertainment-industrie nou eindelijk eens met een goed, legaal alternatief voor downloaden komen. Dit heeft niks te maken met betalen, maar met gemak. Daarom het initiatief van XS4All ondersteunen? Go to the original article »
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Running on water
This is cool (but is it real?). Running on water as long as possible. They’re using waterproof shoes, have a technique going, they don’t get as far every time. I.e., seems legit. Source: Joop.nl (via @isidorusweb, @patrickboonstra)
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