- Forecast.io.
There is some next-generation weather web site business up in here.
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- LORINC: Andrea Horwath and NDP miss the bus.
During her brief and uninformative performance at the Toronto Region Board of Trade this morning, NDP leader Andrea Horwath did nothing to dispel the growing sense that her party hasn’t got a clue when it comes to the GTA’s transit debate.
I regularly vote NDP, but the Ontario party does seem to be totally clueless. I’m also still annoyed Horwath won at all.
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- Adria Richards, PyCon, and How We All Lost.
This story about PyCon seems to be all over the place right now.
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- How One Man Turned Himself Into a Publicly Owned Company.
Mike Merrill sold shares to people who wanted to provide him input on how to run his life. Seriously.
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- Self-Reliance.
John Siracusa discusses the smart phone industry.
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- Google Keep—Save what’s on your mind.
Till we shut the service down. (And i’m not whining about Reader here, i’m talking about Google’s previous save all your notes project Google Notebook.)
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- Pusateri's threatens Bay Street pedestrian improvements.
People who use valet parking to buy their groceries are going to be the first people up against the wall when the revolution comes.
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- The Way Christopher Anderson Sees the World Is Amazing.
I saw him speak at a Magnum talk a few years ago. He’s pretty awesome.
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- I Am The Blogger Who Allegedly “Complicated†The Steubenville Gang Rape Case -- And I Wouldn't Change a Thing.
Everything about this case is horrifying. Here’s the story from the lady who first reported about all the twitter messages about the rape.
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- Why I left Google.
The Google I was passionate about was a technology company that empowered its employees to innovate. The Google I left was an advertising company with a single corporate-mandated focus.
Strong words from the former Engineering Director at Google.
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- Toy Stories by Gabriele Galimberti.
Photographs of children from around the world with their favourite toys.
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- In Bloordale, the arrival of three new restaurants heralds the blooming of a gentrified neighbourhood.
Blansdowne, baby! Can’t stop. Won’t stop. (Also, I’ve yet to see a soccer mom in a Lexus SUV in the hood, but I haven’t been looking too hard.)
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- Super Feedpocalypse.
Google is shutting down Reader. I’m playing around with Fever again, but really i’m waiting to see what Reeder ends up moving to. (The iOS app syncs with Fever, but the iPad and Mac applications do not.)
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- Jay-Z and 'Chrono Trigger' together at last in 'Chrono Jigga' mashup album.
I still need to play this game.
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- Freedom of the Press Foundation Publishes Leaked Audio of Bradley Manning’s Statement.
And a text transcript by the Guardian.
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- National Geographic's Found.
“FOUND is a curated collection of photography from the National Geographic archives. In honor of our 125th anniversary, we are showcasing photographs that reveal cultures and moments of the past. Many of these photos have never been published and are rarely seen by the public.”
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- Why I like DST.
I like all things that maximize the amount of sunlight I see during the day.
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