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Google gets you the domain name you deserve

It looks like Google may send traffic your way for domain names you don’t even own. How?

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WAT

Extremely funny. For programmers, that is. Via @berkes. Go to the original article »

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No more multi-language

So you may see a few weird menu items, blog posts and/or categories. This is because I disabled the WPML (multi-language) plugin. Recently, they went commercial and since then (or thereabouts) I’ve had trouble updating. Then, my server was hacked. I am not in the least way implying this was due to WPML, but the [...]

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Wall Street Journal: What Part of ‘Mini’ Did You Not Grasp, BMW?

This reviewer from the Wall Street Journal puts into words what has been my opinion about the Mini Countryman for a while. It’s great my dad still gets to drive a Mini because of it, it’s a great drive, I might even consider it myself if I was really pressed for space. But… We’d never [...]

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Awesome, old-school book-style iPad cases

I’ve seen this a while ago and ran across it again just now via Twitter: DodoCase. These are beautiful iPad (and Kindle) cases that really breathe old-school. Not “dead tree” silliness “old school”, but real beautiful craftsmanship Old School. I’m still on the fence whether to get one because up till now I’ve used my [...]

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There’s an app for that, Sesame Street style

Muppets taking the pun out of the iPhone’s “There’s an app for that” slogan.

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WordPress 3′s Multisite feature is awesome

Just a quick note to say, well, (as you would’ve guessed from the title) WordPress 3′s multisite feature is awesome (and, to sneak in a link to the new site…). I created a new site yesterday, without writing a single line of code or uploading a single file (uploading media files to the new site [...]

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Open Source Fantasy Movie: Sintel

From the project’s about page: “Sintel” is an independently produced short film, initiated by the Blender Foundation as a means to further improve and validate the free/open source 3D creation suite Blender. With initial funding provided by 1000s of donations via the internet community, it has again proven to be a viable development model for [...]

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MotoringFile: Keep Your DSG. I’ll Take a Manual.

A case against a dual clutch transmission, in this case Volkswagen’s DSG (Direkt Schalt Getriebe). Go to the original article »

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Cult of Mac: iTunes Is Apple’s “Weakest Link”

Seems I’m not alone thinking that iTunes needs to be split up into at least two, maybe more separate apps. So here’s my suggestion. Break iTunes into separate tools for separate functions. An app that plays audio content. An app for browsing and buying in the Store. An app for managing iDevices. Break it up [...]

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