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Downhill Skateboarding (6)
on Cool Tools (1010) permalinkDownhill skating is like surfing; carving back and forth on long downhills. Note: you guys who skated as kids and have quit. The technology is way advanced these days. Decks, trucks, wheels, designs. It's a different skating world. If you've ever skated, you've got the motor skills (due to "muscle memory"), and you'll be surprised at how much fun you can have skating downhill with today's boards. Here are three unique skateboards meant for downhill, ...Contribute comment
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How big is the universe - we are closer to finding out (2)
on Digg (8046) permalinkHow fast the universe is growing, how big it is and how old it is all depends on an elusive number known as the Hubble constant that has led astronomers on a merry chase for three-quarters of a century.Shared by Ben (54) cc1263 (234)Contribute comment
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Dave Matthews Band saxophonist dies - NME.com (1)
on Google News (1274) permalinkWall Street JournalDave Matthews Band saxophonist diesNME.com - 1 hour agoLeRoi Moore, the saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, died today (August 19) due to sudden complications stemming from an all-terrain-vehicle accident earlier this summer.Video: AP Top Stories AssociatedPressDave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies The Associated PressWCSH-TV - BBC News - Right Celebrity - Bloombergall 574 news articlesShared by Ben (54)Contribute comment
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Parents Let Kid Drop Out Of School To Focus On Guitar Hero (7)
on Digg (8046) permalinkLet's try to keep the bad parenting bait to a minimum for this one, folks, but holy crow, I can't not show you this story. A 16-year-old in Raleigh, N.C., whose parents have let him drop out of school so that he can focus on a professional gaming career via Guitar HeroContribute comment
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Snake-Like Rescue Robot Will Scare the Sh*t Out Of You, Then Pull You From the Rubble [Robots] (6)
on Gizmodo (18093) permalinkIf I was trapped in a pile of earthquake rubble, I'd do just about anything to get the hell out as soon as possible. But if this cilia-covered rescue snakebot squirmed it's way up my leg, I think the chances of heart failure might need to be factored in. It's called the Active Scope Camera, and it was conceived by researchers at Japan's Tohoku University, all of whom are clearly fans of War of the ...Contribute comment
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Guy Films Space Shuttle Launch from Passing Airliner [Holy Smokes] (74)
on Gizmodo (18093) permalinkWatching a space shuttle launch from the ground is undoubtedly very awe inspiring, but this video of a launch takes the biscuit: It's filmed from thousands of feet in the air. A lucky guy managed to...Shared by Avinash Kunnath (28) Alan Root (36) Alex (38) Alex Gorstan (37) Alex Rubio (6) aliencam (42) Alvin A. (99) Andrew (53) Austin Alvarado (16) Barb (52) Ben (54) Bill (32) Bjoern (29) Brant (23) Brian (49) Brian Cuban (2161) Buddy (11) Carol (527) Charles (276) chrismartintx (101) christopher (13) David Chartier (49) David Machiavello (77) digiSal (23) Dion Rodrigues (73) dknowles (67) Grandje5ter (110) greg (28) Hundge (71) Isaac (37) Jeff Rasmussen (32) Jen (260) John (150) Jon Gretar (21) Josh (20) Kevin (124) kyle (23) Kyle Saric (50) Lars / Ebi (31) LiquidLag (32) Mark Havenner (46) Matt (78) Matthew (40) Matthew Vaughan (18) McFrugal (30) Meromo (49) Mike (26) mikebee (130) Nils (60) norcalbarney (41) nparker13 (608) Patrick (24) PBMax (14) RapidEye (52) Richmond Rice (33) Robert Reed (70) rszaloki (121) Russ (25) Simon (64) Sprog (49) Steven (35) Steven Pitts (190) Tanner Hobin (10) tayknight (46) Terry M. Powell (7) Tim (38) Trevor Shafer (52) Vanguard (103) Wayne (185) WickeD (17) William (18) xorsyst (84) Zach (269)Explore read five notes
- Hundge said: The video is cool and the guy's speach really funny :)
- Matthew Vaughan said: Very lucky to catch this.
- Isaac said: very cool!
- Patrick said: So freaking cool! Look at how fast it goes! xD
- tayknight said: very cool (nsfw audio).
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Watch 125 Smart Cars rally down Lombard Street (Russian Hill) (1)
on funcheapSF.com {beta} (10) permalink[ Sunday, August 17; 8:00 am to 10:00 am. ] Watch about 125 Smart Cars (you know those funny little euro-cars that can barely fit two people and no luggage other than your wallet) rally down the windy bit of Lombard Street early on Saturday morning. The purpose of this meet is to rally together all of the smart cars in Northern California and have [...]Shared by Ben (54)Contribute comment
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McCain's quick Georgia response crafted by Georgia lobbyist (1)
on Digg (8046) permalink"The question is, who is the client? Is the adviser loyal to income from a foreign client, or is he loyal to the candidate he is working for now?" said James Thurber, a lobbying expert at American University. "It's dangerous if you're getting advice from people who are very close to countries on one side or another of a conflict."Shared by Ben (54)Contribute comment
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Rat-Brained Robots Take Their First Steps (8)
on Slashdot (10649) permalinkmissb writes "Brain tissue cultured from rats has controlled a wheeled robot around a lab, according to New Scientist this week. Researchers in the UK have harnessed signals from thousands of disembodied rat neurons, and manipulated them to get a robot to respond to instructions. The team at the University of Reading in the UK hope their research will help provide treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's and epilepsy."Read more of this story at Slashdot.Shared by Ben (54) bwary (39) Heather (204) Jeff (128) Lindsay (76) Northorn (45) Sunny (15) Wolfger (69)Contribute comment
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Speaker cube (4)
on MAKE Magazine (3809) permalinkFrom the MAKE Flickr photo pool Macetech writes - Some speakers from the TechShop junk shelves held together with zip ties. I should actually wire this up and put LEDs inside too! :) - I'm fairly sure adding LEDs would make that a full-on 'party cube'. - Speaker Cube on Flickr From the pages of MAKE: MAKE:11, p.141 Ball of Sound - Subscribers—read this article now in your digital edition! Read more | Permalink | ...Contribute comment
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Mac OS X Tip: Text Field Auto-Completion (32)
on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) (6366) permalinkThis is one of those great tips that I suspect many Mac users don’t know about. Also, you can use the Esc key instead of F5. ★Shared by Aaron Bird (13) Ahmed (103) ajdunlop (62) Alex (32) bbebop (120) Ben (54) Ben Timms (15) BillDeys (79) booyaa (86) Brett Garvin (43) Colin (102) Dave C. (85) DC (39) FValletutti (4) Graham English (25) Harold Green (132) Jaime (120) Joe Turner (30) Jon (50) Kevin Etter (61) Kevin Fox (67) macgeekpro (126) Mark (35) MegaChris (7) Riptide Furse or Krossbow (60) Roshan (87) Satchel (37) SFSlim (144) Tim (75) Timothy (32) tomit (63) Tony Buser (61)Explore read four notes
- Roshan said: Whoa! You learn something every day!
- Ben Timms said: I've not being using Macs for long.. but thought I might have come across this before... seems not!
- booyaa said: ZOMG! i so did not know this!
- Graham English said: Great Mac tip.
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The First-Timer’s Guide to Participating at Burning Man (1)
on Digg (8046) permalinkAs my fellow burner Merv Swankerton always says, trying to explain Burning Man to someone who has never been, is like trying to explain color to a blind person.Shared by Ben (54)Contribute comment
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John McCain Says He Needs More Sleep (2)
on Digg (8046) permalinkDoesn't he realize that the Presidency is a grueling job? If he can't hold up on the campaign trail, how can he handle the Presidency?Shared by Ben (54) Jaime (11)Contribute comment
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William Spencer: If Criss Angel Had Taken Up Skateboarding (3)
on Digg (8046) permalinkThis is some of the most creative and ballsy skating I have ever seen.
- Ben said: Oh my!
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Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50 (2)
on SFGate: Top News Stories (141) permalinkBernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in...Shared by Ben (54) Brian Compton (9)Contribute comment
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Cheney likely ordered 9/11 forgery, CIA official admits (7)
on Digg (8046) permalinkA forged letter linking Saddam Hussein to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was ordered on White House stationery and probably came from the office of Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a new transcript of a conversation with the Central Intelligence Agency's former Deputy Chief of Clandestine Operations Robert Richer posted Friday.Contribute comment
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Google Translate Now iPhone-Friendly [IPhone] (18)
on Lifehacker (36652) permalinkThe Google service that's super handy when you're traveling internationally (or just headed to multi-lingual city), Google Translate, is now available for the iPhone. Just hit up translate.google.com in mobile Safari; check the screenshot to see it in action.Shared by Adam Selwood (109) Allen (30) Andrew (264) Ben (54) Bill (19) Carl Dunn3 (73) Dave C. (85) DaveBinM (30) Frank (102) fseixas (58) Glenn Batuyong (266) Jonathan Sterling (159) kevinpshan (37) Kioken (14) Ryan (131) sascha (33) TO-Double-D (190) Zach (105)Contribute comment
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Lightweight Batterly-Powered ElectricFlyer C Mini-Plane Takes Off On The Cheap [Electric Planes] (3)
on Gizmodo (18093) permalinkThe ElectraFlyer C is a carbon fiber-shelled mini plane that runs on electricity, and it also looks like a lot of fun. It's a mash-up of a commercially available glider body and a lightweight battery and motor/propeller assembly. It can fly for 90 to 120 minutes at up to 90MPH, and you can recharge it in about six hours from a regular 110 volt outlet for about 60 cents. Oh, and it's received its airworthiness ...Contribute comment
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Freedom Stick Brings Bigger Browsing to Beijing [Olympics] (3)
on Gizmodo (18093) permalinkIf you're reading this, odds are against your attendance at the Beijing Olympic Games, but we wanted to make sure that you knew about the Freedom Stick just in case—a USB dongle preloaded with all of the traffic routing software you'll need to browse the internet unencumbered (specifically, The Onion Router). It's available now until the end of the Olympics for $30, and please don't send us tips about the freaky shit you're using it ...Contribute comment
