“Copy and Paste has long been one of the most requested features on the iPhone, and its continued absence has been both frustrating and confusing for many. How can it be that the iPhone - running a finely tuned version of Mac OS X - is unable to perform functions that have been included [...]”
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“The Internet is filled with websites and services that can help you find a new place, but sorting through them can be more frustrating than the apartment hunting process itself. Whether you’ re planning a move across town, relocating for a job, or just need to find an apartment with cheaper rent, we’ ve put together over 50 tools to help make the process easier. If, on the other hand, you’ re a landlord looking to rent a property, we’ …”
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“I’ ve got a theory: no one can create a better search engine than Google, simply because Google does not only search websites, but - through its domination of the market - the entire web bends to Google’ s will because every web site wants to be positioned well on Google. Therefore, any competitor that may arise - however large its index, however good its algorithms - can only hope to be nearly as good as Google. Being the best …”
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“According to the NY Times, Facebook has officially killed Scrabulous , the world’s most popular Scrabble look-a-like and one of the most popular applications on the entire service. When you click on the Scrabulous link , it displays a message saying “Scrabulous is disabled for U.S. and Canadian users until further notice. If you would like to stay informed about developments in this matter, please click here.” Once you click on that link, you’re brought to a form from the …”
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“Here are the data, based on one study; I am surprised that psychology is “tops,” with a 58.7% rate of political correctness. The other “winners” are not hard to predict, though “art” comes in at a surprisingly low 14.6%. Economics…”
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“I have a simple model of how some people — but by no means all — process political issues. Occasionally the real force behind a political ideology is the subconsciously held desire that a certain group of people should not…”
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“For the past week or so the newspapers have been trumpeting a new study showing no difference in average math ability between males and females. Few people who have looked at the data thought that there were big differences in…”
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“Last week, Facebook filed a lawsuit against German social network studiVZ, claiming that the site copied its “look, feel, features, and services.” Today, Multiply is alleging that Facebook did much of the same in launching its new re-design , and illustrating what they believe is a pattern of Facebook copying their site’s ideas. Here’s a look at how one’s profile looks on the new Facebook and how it looks on Multiply: While no lawsuit has been filed by Multiply, the …”
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“This stimulating New Yorker essay (right now gated, but worth buying the issue for) focuses on where creative moments come from. Excerpt: Many stimulants, like caffeine, Adderall, and Ritalin, are taken to increase focus — one recent poll found that…”
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“Microsoft has just announced a major reorganization of its Platforms Services Division. It will now be split into two groups (Windows/Windows Live and Online Services) which will both report to Steve Ballmer. Kevin Johnson, who used to head the Platforms Services Division, will soon be leaving the company. Steven Sinofsky, Jon [...]”
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