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15 Nov 2009 02:09

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About: A quick shout-out to our RSS readers: Hey guys!

  • If you didn’t know … … you can read ShortFormBlog’s posts without ever having to visit the site. We have a full-featured RSS feed with hundreds of readers that offers an experience that matches the bite-sized nature of the site. Numbers, photos, quotes, videos and so on show up on the feed. It looks particularly good in Google Reader.
  • On recent issues Over the last few weeks, we’ve had some significant problems with our feed – both under the hood and above the hood. We admittedly worked really hard to get that feed in good shape, so this is frustrating. Please e-mail us if you find any further problems with that or anything else on the site. We appreciate it greatly. source
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14 Nov 2009 19:07

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Tech: Pystar death star: Apple clones dealt another murderous blow

  • It’s unfortunate, but Apple was in the right legally. There are tons of side issues in the Mac clone case to end all Mac clone cases, but Pystar – which had famously been selling generic noisy black boxes and putting a bunch of Mac software on them – is done. Apple has them from just about every avenue possible – copyright infringement, derivative works, misuse of copyrights and DMCA violations. As a result, the case that would’ve allowed Hackintoshes has only ended up protecting the Mac business model instead. Sorry, Pystar. source
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26 Aug 2009 21:56

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Biz: Toyota just recalled a ton of cars with brake problems

  • 95,700 Toyota & Scion cars recalled source
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11 Aug 2009 11:01

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Offbeat: Communism in Cuba doesn’t guarantee a toilet paper supply

The state-run company that makes Cuba’s toilet paper says disaster and economics will prevent it from making enough. So Cuba’s gonna import it. source
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10 Aug 2009 23:50

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Tech: Microsoft: We want to get rid of Internet Explorer 6, but we can’t

  • The engineering point of view on IE6 starts as an operating systems supplier. Dropping support for IE6 is not an option because we committed to supporting the IE included with Windows for the lifespan of the product.
  • Dean Hachamovitch, the guy in charge of the Internet Explorer team • Describing the problems that Microsoft has with getting people to upgrade from that crappy browser they made almost a decade ago. “The choice to upgrade software on a PC belongs to the person responsible for the PC,” he notes, and says that many people responsible for PCs are organizations, not individual users. While developers will encourage IE users to upgrade, “We will also continue to respect their choice, because their browser is their choice.” • source
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27 Jun 2009 11:59

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Sports: The Cubs and Milton Bradley aren’t getting along right now

The guy who seems a touch arrogant in this particular photo got so arrogant yesterday that he was told to go home. Not to the locker room. Home. source
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12 Jun 2009 22:26

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Tech: So … there was some truth to the Twitpocalypse.

  • Three major Twitter apps were affected. But it’s not catastrophic. Use TweetDeck, Twitterrific for the iPhone or Destroy Twitter? Notice some weird problems? Blame the Twitpocalypse. In Twitterrific’s case, the company says: “Twitterrific 2.0.1 for the iPhone is indeed experiencing problems with the Twitpocalypse.” Sigh. We were hoping it was some lame fad. Oh wait, it is. The apps just need bugfixes. source
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31 May 2009 11:34

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Culture: We’re not talking about Jon & Kate’s marital problems, but …

  • … we will discuss their show’s child labor problems. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is currently investigating the popular reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” as well as host network TLC, to determine whether the show is taking advantage of a bunch of young kids. Again, we don’t care about their marital problems. We’ll leave that for the tabloids. But a reality show overworking kids is a big deal. source
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