Flotsam & Jetsam

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Trash Can Urinal Is a Disgusting Solution to a Disgusting Problem – Trash can urinal – Gizmodo

Source: gizmodo.com

Drunk people! They pee everywhere. So what is a town to do, about all this urine? How about they install public urinals, disguised as trash cans? Yes. How about that.

    Only the brits would invent (and implement) a urinal on wheels:

http://gizmodo.com/5422411/trash-can-urinal-is-a-disgusting-solution-to-a-disgusting-problem?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+(Gizmodo)&utm_content=Google+Reader    

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Root Motorola Droid on Android 2.0.1 | Redmond Pie

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Motorola Droid on Verizon has been successfully rooted for direct access to the file system. It works on both the original Android 2.0 Rom which ships with Droid, and the latest Android 2.0.1 OTA (over the air) software update which was recently released for the Droid phone. …

    Woo hoo!!! The Droid has finally been rooted.

http://www.redmondpie.com/root-motorola-droid-on-android-2.0.1-9140198/    

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FastMac | Performance Upgrades

Source: store.fastmac.com

TruePower UCS Power Outlet With Built in USB Ports

    Interesting upgrade for those of you with lots of USB devices that need charging:

http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=458    

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The Food Lab: The Importance of Resting Meat | Serious Eats

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It’s time for another round of The Food Lab. Got a suggestion for an upcoming topic? Email Kenji here, and he’ll do his best to answer your queries in a future post. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] Pan-seared Steaks with Red…

    Ever wonder why the steaks you cook at home don’t taste as good as those in restaurants? If so, you’re most likely not resting the meat after it’s cooked for the right amount of time. Improve your steak cooking game by checking out this article and start resting those steaks!

http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/12/how-to-have-juicy-meats-steaks-the-food-lab-the-importance-of-resting-grilling.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseatsfeaturesvideos+(Serious+Eats)&utm_content=Google+Reader    

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2009 – Né dans la rue : Oliver Kosta-Théfaine

Source: www.olivierkostathef…

SymphonieFlame of the lighter on ceilling—Né dans la rue – GraffitiFondation Cartier pour l’art contemporainParis – France2009

    This guy makes art using a bic lighter. I wonder if he burns his fingers a lot.

http://www.olivierkostathefaine.com/index.php?%2F2008%2F2009—ne-dans-la-rue%2F    

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Learn the five secrets of innovation – CNN.com

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Coming up with brilliant, game-changing ideas is what makes the likes of Apple’s Steve Jobs so successful, and now researchers say they have identified the five secrets to being a great innovator

    Want to learn how to innovate and think outside the box like Steve Jobs? Research says that you need to be curious, constantly challenge your assumptions and practice.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/26/innovation.tips/index.html    

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Ruby and Ruby on Rails is all the rage these days. As a dev environment, it’s one of the most simple I’ve ever worked with. Ruby – Install latest Ruby one-click installer for Windows from http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyinstaller/ Include Ruby Gems. Up to you on installing the editor. Once you’ve installed Ruby, type this at the command [...]

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Vote With Your Dollars | Company Political Contributions from GoodGuide

Source: www.goodguide.com

Which companies give more money to Democrats or Republicans? Use the GoodGuide Political Contributions Explorer and vote with your dollars

    Interesting graphic showing political contributions by company and where they fall on the political spectrum.    

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Ruminations on In-N-Out Burger | A Hamburger Today

Source: aht.seriouseats.com

Note: Although people may call In-N-Out Burger overrated, it gets plenty of love: from regular consumers, famous chefs, famous actors, a book about its history, and imitators—if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In case you’re not already familiar…

    A rumination on In-and-Out. Makes my mouth water just reading it. I wonder if Jet Blue has any deals to LA ….Gregg! I’m coming to visit, but only long enough to pick up a burger!

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2009/11/ruminations-on-in-n-out-burger.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseatsfeaturesvideos+%28Serious+Eats%29    

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What’s Cooking on Thanksgiving – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com

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The terms cooks enter into search engines can provide clues as to what dishes are being cooked around the nation.

    Great NYTimes graphic of where the Top 50 Thanksgiving searches were from. Pretty cool to see what is hot where.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/26/us/20091126-search-graphic.html    

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Section: science

Source: feeds.wired.com

Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com

    Watch what you eat!!    

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TED Blog: Idea + square = origami: Robert Lang on TED.com

Source: blog.ted.com

« Ashraf Ghani on fixing failed states: New BBC interview | Main | Blindfolded origami, set to music: Bruno Bowden and Rufus Cappadocia on TED.com »

    If you think Origami is simple, watch this talk by Robert Lang and be amazed by the figures he’s been able to make using math.
http://blog.ted.com/2008/07/idea_square_ori.php    

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MakerBot Industries – Robots That Make Things.

Source: www.makerbot.com

    If you have 3D skillz, have a desire to make your own things and have some extra scratch, get a CupCakeCNC and print your heart’s desire in ABS plastic using MakerBot: http://www.makerbot.com/    

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BBC News : Alcohol ‘protects men’s hearts’

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.

    A martini a day really does keep the doctor away – but only for men. Women, you need to find your own cure: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8367141.stm    

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Molecular Gastronomy at the French Culinary Institute: Meat Glue | Serious Eats : New York

Source: newyork.seriouseats.com

French Culinary Institute’s Vice President of Culinary Arts Nils Norén and Director of Culinary Technology Dave Arnold teach new cooking techniques on Saturday. Meat glue is probably not the first thing on your grocery list. But food science whizzes…

    When toothpicks and string just won’t do, you need to use meat glue. Oh, the possibilities for meat sculpture…. Thanksgiving may never be the same again.

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2008/09/meat-glue-food-technology-transglutaminase-dave-arnold-nils-noren-french-culinary-institute.html    

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Give

Source: feeds.gawker.com

With excess cash in short supply these days, no one wants to feel like a gift given is unappreciated. Ensure the people on your gift-giving list enjoy themselves by giving an experience instead of stuff.

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Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid – Google Interview – Gi

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Interviewing for a job at Google can be a nightmare experience. Reading about Google’s ridiculous interview questions, however, seems to be quite a lot of fun. Either that, or our readers are gluttons for punishment.

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7 Surprising Kick-Ass Things You Can Do with Google Sketchup – Page 1 | Maximum PC

Source: www.maximumpc.com

MaximumPC.com is the best online resource for PC Features. Visit Maximum PC and read about 7 Surprising Kick-Ass Things You Can Do with Google Sketchup.

    Rockin’ things you can do with Sketch-up: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/7_awseome_sketchup_tricks?page=0%2C0    

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Recession Intensifies GenX Discontent at Work – NYTimes.com

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CHICAGO (AP) — They’re antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. A good number of them are just waiting for the economy to pick up so they can hop to the next job, find something more fulfilling and get what they think they deserve. …

    We came up in a recession, now we’re getting hit by another just as we should be making our strides. Why do the GenXers keep getting the short end of the stick? http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/15/business/AP-US-Antsy-Gen-Xers.html?_r=1    

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The NY Times has done a piece on why the US cellphone market is the way it is. Not too surprising actually, but interesting read on the details. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/business/15price.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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I don’t know about you, but I still have my old Palm 650. It’s a little big, and doesn’t have a wireless account anymore, but it’s great alarm clock and an easy way to take notes, so I keep it around. And, if I ever need a GSM phone, I just need to swap out [...]

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Heard about Bittorrent, but don’t know how to use it? Know what it is, but not a master? Read this guide. It’s very informative. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/20_essential_tricks_and_skills_every_bittorrent_user_should_know?page=0%2C0 Check out their Firefox tweaks and tips article too: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/20_essential_tweaks_every_firefox_user_should_know

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Back in the day, everyone had access to a UNIX shell account at their internet service provider. With it, you could run batch files, scripts and access services that were only available from the command line. Unfortunately, shell access also allowed (some) people to hack and cause issues. Now-a-days with tons of Linux distros and [...]

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FDA holds off on oyster ban — latimes.com

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Reporting from Atlanta – The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it will conduct further studies before implementing a plan to ban raw, untreated Gulf Coast oysters during months when they are …

    This is one of the reasons why you don’t eat oysters in months without R’s: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oyster14-2009nov14,0,5621335.story    

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Cool little service. Allows you to post a private, secure web page that has a question / answer challenge. https://norbt.com/

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The Urbanspoon restaurant picker requires the Adobe Flash Player.New York restaurants on Urbanspoon. New York restaurants on Urbanspoon

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We’ve been using an MVIX box for the past couple of years to watch downloaded movies and TV shows.  The biggest problem with it is how stuff gets transfered to the box.  It has a wireless connection, but it’s slow and requires a proprietary app to xfer software to it via wireless.  Instead, we connected [...]

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Searching about for tips on how to take better photos, I came across Moose Peterson’s site and was blown away by his pictures.  If I ever have the time and money, I’d love to attend one of his seminars. http://moosepeterson.com/blog/

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Moose News Blog

Source: moosepeterson.com

You probably recognize this lighthouse by now, it’s the Portland Lighthouse and I’ve already had at it twice this month. I was not happy with my most recent results and wanted to erase it from the books. …

    Great pics of endangered animals: http://moosepeterson.com/blog/    

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Armed to the Teeth: The Fight Over Rural Dental Care – Boing Boing

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Let’s talk about teeth, baby. Slate is doing a series on the American Way of Dentistry. It’s mostly good, but it gets one thing wrong. In a piece on the problems poor people face getting dental care, author June Thomas writes,

    Dropping the cost of dental case by using dental therapists. Med school not needed for a lot of work: http://bit.ly/Gx2Mo    

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Fetch! City pays for dog poo | Oddly Enough | Reuters

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – A city in central Taiwan is offering shopping vouchers to volunteer dog waste collectors in a bid to clean up a perennial problem caused by the large number of stray animals island-wide. City

    Taiwan pays citizens to help clean up dog poop. $3 per kilo. France should try this and kill unemployment. http://bit.ly/1auohV    

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Revel in New York | A look at the city through its people

Source: bit.ly

    Interviews with the people of NY that make NYC, NYC. This is why NYC is great: http://bit.ly/PxinA    

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So this Bullet Runs Into an Egg… : Photo Synthesis

Source: bit.ly

Ted Kinsman is a scientific photographer that specializes in creating images for books, magazines, and television. His particular areas of interest are in x-ray radiography, high-speed photography, Scanning electron microscopy, and time-lapse cinematography. …

    Paintball hitting an egg: http://bit.ly/IUCYw    

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Husky Dog Talking – ” I love you”

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Mishka makes it clear just how much she loves us! She will be on the TV show “Live with Regis and Kelly” nationwide on 7/31/09 at 9 am!!!!

    I gotta train Feena to do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXo3NFqkaRM&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXo3NFqkaRM&feature=player_embedded    

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A Real-Life Orgasmatron – clit pump – io9

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Science fiction provides us with many examples of machines that give you instant orgasms: the Orgasmatron from Woody Allen’s Sleeper, the orgasm gun in comedy Orgazmo from Trey Parker and Matt Stone …

    Real life orgasmatron: http://bit.ly/AgfMV    

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there’s no service on the downtown side

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She’s not even from Manhattan.

    And this is why the MTA needs to thump the union and have a thorough cleaning – inside and out. This is crazy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xopwmval2jY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xopwmval2jY    

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