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Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: I’m Comic Sans, Asshole.

Jun 18th

Posted by Lorca Hanns in misc

Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency: I'm Comic Sans, Asshole.

Source: www.mcsweeneys.net

Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency

ConnectionVPN.com – Security, Privacy, Freedom

Jun 18th

Posted by Lorca Hanns in misc

ConnectionVPN.com - Security, Privacy, Freedom

Source: connectionvpn.com

Security, Privacy, Freedom

HTTPS Everywhere Encrypts Connections Whenever It’s Possible

Jun 18th

Posted by Lorca Hanns in misc

HTTPS Everywhere Encrypts Connections Whenever It's Possible

Source: lifehacker.com

Firefox: Inspired by Google's offering of an encrypted, HTTPS-connected search, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the TOR anonymous router network have teamed up to create an add-on that encrypts your connection to Facebook, Wikipedia, other Google Services, news sites, and more.

interesting in that I've never been able to get TOR to work consistently...

All your software in one nice little burrito | AppSumo.com

Jun 18th

Posted by Lorca Hanns in misc

All your software in one nice little burrito | AppSumo.com

Source: www.appsumo.com

Use Evernote to save your ideas, things you see, and things you like. You can then find them all on any computer, phone or device you use. Everything you capture is automatically processed, indexed, and made searchable. ...

interesting take on the "app bundles/groupon" idea: evernote, timebridge, remember the milk, and three others, $55 for paid subscriptions ranging from 1 year, all the above, down to 2 months for some of the others...

Bookmarklet Combiner Saves Space on Your Bookmark Bar

Jun 17th

Posted by Lorca Hanns in misc

Bookmarklet Combiner Saves Space on Your Bookmark Bar

Source: lifehacker.com

There are many cool bookmarklets out there that do cool things without an add-on installation. So many, in fact, it's easy to lose track and clutter your bookmarks. This Bookmarklet Combiner creates a master bookmarklet that can launch them all.

Oops: ‘FML’ meme now plastered on NY subway | The Social – CNET News

Jun 16th

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Oops: 'FML' meme now plastered on NY subway | The Social - CNET News

Source: news.cnet.com

A service merger means that a Manhattan station now bears the acronym of one of the Web's best-known profanities for expressing frustration. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.

Is it time to pull the plug on home phone service? | The Cheapskate – CNET News

Jun 15th

Posted by Lorca Hanns in misc

Is it time to pull the plug on home phone service? | The Cheapskate - CNET News

Source: news.cnet.com

Lots of people have already ditched their landlines, instead relying entirely on cell phones. Is this really a practical solution? Read this blog post by Rick Broida on The Cheapskate.

ooma, ooma, ooma

S.E. Cupp Attacks Newsweek, Defends Christianity, and Atheism

Jun 14th

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S.E. Cupp Attacks Newsweek, Defends Christianity, and Atheism

Source: www.thedailybeast.com

S. E. Cupp is the right wing’s current media darling who doesn’t believe in God but just penned a book attacking the liberal media and defending Christianity. Benyamin Cohen unravels the Cupp enigma.

Theocon Watch, Ctd – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Jun 14th

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Theocon Watch, Ctd - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Source: andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

Homepage of the Atlantic Magazine Online Service

"Great point. The kind of fundamentalism exemplified by the current Pope is indeed based not on confident faith, but on neurotic fear."

TERENA> Webcam> TERENA Webcam Koningsplein, Amsterdam

Jun 14th

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TERENA> Webcam> TERENA Webcam Koningsplein, Amsterdam

Source: www.terena.org

TERENA (Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association) coordinates and carries out technical activities and provides a platform for discussion to encourage the development of a high-quality computer networking infrastructure for the European research and education community.