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Archive for June, 2008
30+ Must-Have Updated Firefox 3 Extensions
Friday, June 27th, 2008China/Syria Fact of the Day
Friday, June 27th, 2008“I have been talking with GMU President Alan Merten, who is also in Kunming via Syria. In Syria, Alan was surprised when he was asked to meet with President Bashar al-Assad. Even more surprising, the President wanted to talk about…”
via Marginal Revolution
The power of “because”
Friday, June 27th, 2008“Behavioral scientist Ellen Langer and her colleagues decided to put the persuasive power of this word to the test. In one study, Langer arranged for a stranger to approach someone waiting in line to use a photocopier and simply ask,…”
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Tyler Cowen on Bloggingheads.tv
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“Tyler to Will: No you can’t agree with me because its absurd. I can agree with your absurd view, but you can’t agree with mine. That is from my Bloggingheads debut; Robin Hanson reproduces one critical and entertaining part of…”
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Twellow: The People Search That Twitter Should’ve Built
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“Twellow is a great new search tool and directory for discovering Twitter users that could fundamentally change the way people use the microblogging service. Launched by the same people behind the tech news site WebProNews, Twellow has indexed more than 300,000 users and sorted them into categories like programming, marketing, graphic design, and dozens [...]”
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MakeMeBabies Predicts What You and Your Lover’s Kid Will Look Like
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“Let’s say Kate Beckinsale finally returned my calls. Then, let’s say we actually got together, really hit it off, and decided to have a child. What might that child look like? MakeMeBabies.com has the answer. The service allows you to upload your own picture and then select the celebrity with which [...]”
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Sources: Microsoft And Yahoo Talks Back On
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“We’ ve got multiple sources at both Yahoo and Microsoft telling us that official talks are back on between the two companies. But we’ re hearing something different than CNET – the talks are about a full buyout again, not a sweetened search-only deal. The information we have is thin, but what one source is saying that Microsoft [...]”
via TechCrunch
Why do lefties dominate Presidential politics?
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“Ford, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Gore, and now Obama and McCain are all left-handed. Call it chance or availability bias, but I’m still wondering. Read more here, and thanks to Martin Weil for the pointer. Here’s one on-line discussion. Here…”
via Marginal Revolution
Facebook and Visa Team Up to Target Small Businesses
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“Running a small business? Now you can use Visa’ s Facebook application to connect with other small businesses. Visa also threw in a bonus for good measure: the first 20,000 business owners to sign up will get $100 in Facebook advertising credits. The AP reports that Visa has invested $2 million in this initiative that [...]”
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The culture that is Dutch
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“1. As of July 1, the Netherlands will ban smoking in public places. 2. The smoking of cannabis and hashish, however, will be allowed, at least in licensed cafes. 3. The regulation will be that adding tobacco to the smoke…”
via Marginal Revolution