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What came before the Big Bang? Leading physicists present a radical theory. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Why Paint Your Room When You Can Get a Color-Changing Wall Instead [Concept] (Gizmodo)
The Scale That Thinks It’s a Rug [Concepts] (Gizmodo)
Myst Online is back. And it’s free. If you haven’t tried it, now’s the time to before the open-source fun begins. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Apple Job Posting Suggests Cameras in Future iPads [Rumors] (Gizmodo)
An HD Video Tour of the International Space Station [Space] (Gizmodo)
How FarmVille scales to 75 million players a month (more than the population of France) (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Guy snowboards through DC on a towline while being chased by the fire department, who just want video of it (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Hey Reddit, did you know that Lindsey Van (a woman) set the ski jump record ? for both men and women ? at the Vancouver Olympic facility, but she can?t compete in the games because Olympic ski jumping is a men’s-only sport. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
How FarmVille scales to 75 million players a month (more than the population of France) (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Modern Web Design Pie Chart. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Blair acknowledged that Israel was part of the equation on invading Iraq, and that the Israeli government was being actively consulted in the planning for the war (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Lesson #569 – Classy (Surviving The World)
Metric vs. other systems [pic] (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Students interrupted Israel ambassador’s lecture at Irving University in LA over 10 times, shouting “killers” and “how many Palestinians did you kill?” 12 arrested (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Sketchpad Is a No-Flash-Required HTML5 Painting App [Webapps] (Lifehacker)
Dropbox Extension Puts One-Click Access to Your Dropbox Files in Chrome [Downloads] (Lifehacker)

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Scott

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If you want to draw on your slides when doing a presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint, simply hold down ctrl+P (or cmd+P on Apple).

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

The Ultimate Cellphone Plans Comparison Chart [Callphones] (Gizmodo)
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Scott

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Chromodoro Adds a Pomodoro Timer to Chrome [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
Lift Weights 10 Minutes a Day, 3 Days a Week to Lose Belly Fat [Health] (Lifehacker)
France joins Germany warning against Internet Explorer (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Earthquake recorded on citizen’s computer; darkness, screaming and chaos follow (reddit.com: what’s new online!)

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Scott

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Intelligent Smelling Sensor Networks Can Pick Would-Be Terrorists Out of a Crowd, and Follow Them (Popular Science)
Make Your Own Snack Packs to Help Lose Weight [Diet Hacks] (Lifehacker)

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Scott

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

There’s a Reason We Moderate Our Comments So Carefully [Humor] (Gizmodo)
Salad Science: Devices Self-Assemble Using Oil-Water Repulsion (Popular Science)
Science of DIY: Make Weak Materials Strong with Simple Geometry (Popular Science)
Landspeeder UAV Completes First Lift Off (Popular Science)
GDrive Is Here-ish: Google Docs to Allow Users to Upload Any File-Type [Gdrive] (Lifehacker)
Make the Most of Chrome with These 13 Excellent Extensions [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
FLS Launcher Organizes Your Application Shortcuts [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
Inklet trackpad tablet app for MacBook is Wacom’s worst nightmare (Engadget)
Synthetic Skin Delivers Gene Therapies Straight to Body, No Needles Necessary (Popular Science)
Nintendo Wii Will Soon Stream Netflix [Streaming Video] (Lifehacker)
The App Store Economy is Booming [Apps] (Gizmodo)
Lightning Beta Brings Calendars Back to Thunderbird 3 [Updates] (Lifehacker)
Swelling Obsorb Glass Slurps Gasoline From Water [Science] (Gizmodo)
Researchers Capture the First Direct Spectrum of an Exoplanet (Popular Science)
Use Goo.gl URL Shortener Without Google Toolbar [Bookmarklets] (Lifehacker)
Competitious Helps You Get a Leg Up on Your Competitors [Entrepreneurial] (Lifehacker)
Cooking By Numbers Helps You Make a Meal With Whatever’s in the Fridge [Timesavers] (Lifehacker)

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Scott

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Superphone vs Smartphone: Who Will Win? [Cartoon] (Gizmodo)
If my newspaper delivery guy is a Redditor, I’m sorry! My dads an asshole. (PIC) (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Do blind people hallucinate on LSD? Finally an answer! (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Lesson #544 – Angles of Conversation (Surviving The World)
White Noise Generator Screams Right Back at You [Sound] (Gizmodo)
Avatar May Sink the Titanic [Movies] (Gizmodo)
1998 – Ren & Stimpy creator John K. responds to a 14 year old fan with an awesome, illustrated letter. A truly fantastic and supportive reply. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
But you played Joker, right? (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Making Artificial Leaves to Produce Hydrogen (Popular Science)
Quantum Computer Successfully Calculates Exact Energy of Molecular Hydrogen (Popular Science)

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Scott

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Triple Screens and Cord Free [Featured Workspace] (Lifehacker)
8 Percent of Human Genome Was Inserted By Virus, and May Cause Schizophrenia (Popular Science)
MailBrowser Keeps Gmail Contacts, Attachments Local and Handy [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
Collabtive Gives You Local Control Over Project Management [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
AudioTag Helps Name Music Found in Files and Video [Music] (Lifehacker)
Google’s “Near Me Now” Knows Where You Are, Searches Without Typing [Search Techniques] (Lifehacker)
“A-Team” Trailer Hits, With Just Enough Ridiculously Awesome [Ateam] (Gizmodo)
Golden ratio discovered in quantum world: Hidden symmetry observed for the first time in solid state matter (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Organic Feed Shown to Affect Genes in Chickens (Popular Science)

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Scott

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Ultra-Powerful New Microscope Displays Molecules and Cell Movement In Real Time (Popular Science)
Create an Application Whitelist in Windows 7 [Windows Tip] (Lifehacker)
Kia and Microsoft Uvo system hands-on and video (Engadget)
A New School Teaches Students Through Videogames (Popular Science)
Project Natal Consumes Just 15 Per Cent of the XBox’s CPU Power [Project Natal] (Gizmodo)

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Scott

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

How To Save Your Laptop from Spills [Ask Lifehacker] (Lifehacker)
Automated Air Traffic Control System Enables Fewer Pilots, Flying Cars (Popular Science)
What is longest line completely contained in the continental US? (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Asus Has Seen the Future, and It Is Called “Waveface” [Asus] (Gizmodo)
Wood-Based Synthetic Bone is Just Like the Real Thing (Popular Science)
Digital Janitor Automatically Tidies Up Your Windows Folders [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
Magnetic Ink Turns Any Paper Into Possible Nanomachine (Popular Science)
Ceton’s quad CableCARD tuner for Windows Media Center gets a price (Engadget)
Parrot’s AR.Drone helicopter brings military-style amusement to the iPhone (Engadget)
Remains of the Day: How Much Will Office 2010 Set You Back Edition [For What It's Worth] (Lifehacker)
WineBottler Turns Windows Programs into Standalone OS X Applications [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
“Mandating that everyone pay private insurers for healthcare, without a public option, is possibly the most asinine way to go about it. Funny how people can get all up in arms about a potential ‘government takeover’ of healthcare, yet seem to care less about an impending corporate takeover.” (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
EA to announce return of ‘NBA Jam’ (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
The end of paralysis? A University of Pennsylvania scientist says that “in tests performed on more than 40 rats, his group has had almost 100 percent success at restoring the animals’ ability to walk.” (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
What you’re *not* supposed to do with warehouse machinery… [GIF] (reddit.com: what’s new online!)

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Scott