Month: April 2012

These are my links for April 23rd, 2012 through April 24th, 2012:

• Wikipedia Volunteer Editor Reaches 1 Million Edits – better question is how many of his edits are correct?
• Meet the Internet Hall of Fame Inductees, From Al Gore to Craigslist’s Founder –
• Space robot company may pull an asteroid into orbit –
• Rape Victim Named On Twitter –
• RealNetworks’ top lawyer is leaving the company –
• Facebook Now Has 901 Million Users –

These are my fantastically selected links for April 23rd, 2012 from 09:30 to 15:09:

• Video: Flying Thing Propels Itself By Flipping Inside Out –
• Today in Mind Reading: Brain Scans Can Predict If You’re About to Make a Math Mistake –
• Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive add new storage features as Google Drive looms –
• Fragile Earth App Shows the Effect We’re Having on the World –
• Amazon Introduces Dedicated Store for Parts and Supplies –
• Video: Last Year’s DARPA Hypersonic Glider Test Failed When Vehicle Sped Right Out of Its Own Skin –
• 20 Minimalist Backgrounds for a Simpler Desktop –
• Amazon.com makes a new push into nuts and bolts –
• American Express Offers Deals For Using Twitter Hashtags –
• Two of Alan Turing’s Secret Code-Breaking Essays Released by U.K. Government –

These are my links for April 22nd, 2012 through April 23rd, 2012:

• Adobe’s Creative Cloud Offers Promise of Collaboration –
• When smart people work for big companies –
• Adobe Creative Suite 6 Pricing Revealed –
• An Adventure in Cable Cutting – 5 Months in –
• Tabletop Loose Parts – Creative Activity For Kids –
• 10 Uses of Google Earth That Have Made Positive Impacts on the World –
• Marshmallow Madness! Cookbook –

These are my links for April 21st, 2012 through April 22nd, 2012:

• Less thinking biases in a foreign tongue –
• Iran Claims to Have Cracked Captured Drone’s Database –
• OsunGo Mushroom USB Mobile Charger –
• Let Jörg Sprave, Master of Slingshots, Show You How To Weaponize Office Supplies –
• Microsoft Patents a Display For the Back of Your Phone –
• Science Somehow Managed to Not Notice These Bright Purple Crabs Until Recently –
• Here’s How Google’s Founders Can Mine Asteroids And Become Trillionaires… –
• Stove In A Can –
• Space Shuttle’s New York Arrival Delayed by Bad Weather –

These are my links for April 20th, 2012 through April 21st, 2012:

• Ye Olde Explanation Of Where “Ye Olde” Comes From [Video] –
• 7 Apps Worth Checking Out [PICS] –
• Yes There Is A SAW-Themed Cruise (And 11 Other Ridiculous But Real Boat Vacations) –
• Custom Fragrance Smells Like A Freshly Unboxed Apple Product –
• Child Piloted Tumbler –
• 67 Books Every Geek Should Read to Their Kids: A Printable List (GeekDad Weekly Rewind) –
• The easiest and the best –
• Learn and Practice With Chess Academy for Kids –
• Want to Instagram the Night Sky? Adapter Puts iPhones on Telescopes –

These are my fantastically selected links for April 20th, 2012 from 12:11 to 19:02:

• Instagram’s billion dollar idea wasn’t photos after all –
• Instagram Star Users to Document NHL Playoff Game –
• Birthplace of American Government Creates Free Speech Zone for OWS –
• WATCH: Jennifer Lawrence Wears A Tight Dress, Shoots Arrows At People For Real –
• Man Builds Secret Egg-House on Government Land, Future is Uncertain, Certainly Awesome –
• How George Takei Went From Star Trek to Social Media Superstar –
• The Robots That Can Be Blown Up and Keep On Detecting IEDs –
• Piracy Is Not Theft But Unwarranted Takedowns Are –
• Watch Your Twitter Avatar Crumble and Rebuild Over 3 Days –
• The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, April 16-20, 2012 –
• New Report Urges Extreme Caution Against Infection When Landing on Alien Worlds –

These are my links for April 19th, 2012 through April 20th, 2012:

• NASA Confirms Extra Time for Dawn to Explore Vesta –
• Space Shuttle Enterprise Prepares for First and Last Flight Since 1985 –
• Photo Editing Site Picnik Lives on — at Least for Now –
• Pumping Gas Into Commercial Airliners –
• Cassini Explores Titan’s Lake, Similarities to Etosha Salt Pan –
• Guess who Microsoft beat out for the AOL patent portfolio? –
• Selling to people who haven't bought yet –
• What Your Favorite TV Homes Are Worth—Then And Now –

These are my fantastically selected links for April 19th, 2012 from 13:51 to 17:27:

• Turn Your Old Notebook Into A Touchscreen Tablet –
• What Your Favorite TV Homes Are Worth—Then And Now –
• Airliner’s Close Call Blamed on Pilot’s Texting [VIDEO] –
• RIP Picnik: 7 Free Alternatives for Quick Photo Edits –
• Google Offering Analytics for Your Email Inbox –
• Google Drive Interface Leaked in Employee Presentation [EXCLUSIVE] –

These are my fantastically selected links for April 19th, 2012 from 08:32 to 12:23:

• Is NYC Celebrating 4/20? –
• LED Styled Solar Cell Breaks Efficiency Record –
• Intel’s First Smartphone Arrives, and It’s Not What You Expect –
• La Dolche Vita! Rats Fed Carbon Buckyballs In Olive Oil Live Twice as Long –
• Is your company an idea factory? –
• Warning: Fake Instragram App Will Infect Your Android Device –

These are my links for April 18th, 2012 through April 19th, 2012:

• LinkedIn’s Biggest Competitor Is a Facebook App That Just Hit 25 Million Users –
• Garbage Pail Kids Hardcover Book –
• Facebook Hopes to Go Public on May 17 [REPORT] –
• JockTalk Startup Looks to Boost Pro Athletes’ Social Media Leverage –
• 3 Hackathons Trying to Change the World –
• New Site Challenges Instagram Users to Take Their Best Shot –
• Artist Residencies Inside Lady Liberty, Clean Records Only –
• Can Instagram’s Mobile-Only Strategy Work for Other Apps? –