ABC News: Israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot

Seeded on Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:35 PM EST (ABC News)

technology, robots, israel, warfare

Perspective: Using Real Names Online

Seeded on Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:32 AM EST (marcrullo.com)

A view on using one's real name online. You are free to do so, but should you? Why and why not?

real-names, identity, disclosure, free-society, freedom

Costly, Sure, but It's Nirvana for TiVo Fans - New York Times

Seeded on Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:17 PM EDT (The New York Times)

"Now, these boxes are to TiVo as an oxcart is to a Maserati; their creators, it's painfully clear, do not share TiVo Inc.'s obsession with polish and elegant simplicity.

technology, tivo, dvr, pvr, video, hd, digital-video-recorder, cable, directv

FBI: Approach Missing Egyptians with Caution

Seeded on Tue Aug 8, 2006 3:12 PM EDT (ABC News Blogs)

The FBI has issued an urgent nationwide alert for 11 Egyptian students who entered the United States last week but failed to show up for their courses at Montana State University.

us, fbi, immigration, terror, security, terrorism, national, terrorist, illegal, alert

Ma Bell is Back!

Seeded on Sun Mar 5, 2006 3:13 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Regulators are looking the other way when it comes to the consolidation of these telephone companies because any possible monopoly would be considered impotent in that face of advancing technology and the internet as a viable means of voice communications and more.

business, internet, communications, merger, telephone, telephony, aquistition

Icon-Based Browsing Has A Bad Seed

Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:07 PM EST

Nearly two weeks after the release of Gecko-based Camino 1.0 Mac users are experimenting with the various advantages the new browser has to offer. Some users are finding small functionality enhancements to the standard browser GUI that are winning them over.

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technology, journalism, odd-news, newsvine, web, mac, browsers, seed, graphics, favicon

Jason Kottke Calls It Quits

Seeded on Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:10 PM EST (kottke.org)

Jason Kottke calls it quits and ends his micropatron experiment after it's first year citing changing life priorities which caused him to stop thinking about his blog as a start-up effort and begin thinking about it as just another 9-to-5 job.

technology, business, journalism, blogging, blog, web, weblog, kottke, jason-kottke

Apple could bid for Disney

Seeded on Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:23 PM EST (MarketWatch.com)

I wish this was the whole article. I'd love to hear more. But somehow I don't think any of us will be visiting Appleworld or buying Disney iMacs anytime soon.

entertainment, technology, disney, apple, pixar, steve-jobs

Powerball Winner Found Dead

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:31 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Old, but relavent due to the most recent Powerball win. This is sad news and further testament to the fact that money can't buy happiness.

money, lottery, powerball

Is there a problem? Newsvine's Home Page Sweet Spot Feels All Wrong.

Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:30 PM EST

I have my first problem with Newsvine's presentation. There is just something wrong about the home page. More specifically, there is something not right with the featured story, the Most Active section, Top Wire and Top Seeds sections.

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design, odd-news, newsvine, web-design, user-interface

All Aboard!: Pixar fans protest Disney buyout - Media - Opinion

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:03 PM EST (MarketWatch.com)

entertainment

Michael Dell Should Eat His Words, Apple Chief Suggests

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:44 PM EST (The New York Times)

technology

Have You Seen the Latest Cross-Under Hit?

Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:40 AM EST (The New York Times)

Here is the link to the Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke performance on Jay Leno. Sounds like a train wreck of an embarrassing duet but give it a watch and see for yourself. I was quite suprised at how well it worked out.

entertainment, rap, cross-over