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  • • Techcrunch: hi5 CTO: Zynga Is Mediocre. It Isn’t Social, It Just Discovered An Opening For Spam March 10, 2010
      Today during a panel on disruptive game platforms, a panel of gaming execs took the stage to talk about the current situation in gaming. The standout speaker so far has been hi5 President and CTO Alex St. John, who has not pulled any punches in his criticisms of Facebook and other companies. Moments ago, he just attacked Zynga, calling its games mediocre and […]
    • Gizmodo: Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] March 10, 2010
      Todays enticing deals are an HP tablet laptop that just begs to be touched all over. Those holding out on buying Uncharted 2, can finally give in with it's irresistible lower price, and snag some free cleaning supplies too. More » […]
    • Lifehacker: Set Google Calendar Alerts to Gentle Reminder Mode for Less Intrusive Reminders [Google Calendar] March 10, 2010
      If you like calendar reminders but you'd like them a little less in-your-face, you can enable gentle reminders in Google Calendar to replace the reminder pop up. More » […]
    • Techcrunch: Technical Glitch Leaks Special SXSW Foursquare Badges Early March 10, 2010
      If you're excited about the mysterious array of special Foursquare badges promised for this year's SXSW, then you'll probably want to skip this post. Otherwise, read on. A site dedicated to Foursquare badges appropriately called Foursquarebadg.es has taken advantage of a technical glitch this morning to identify 15 special badges that will be […]
    • News: US Posts Record $220.9 Billion Budget Gap In Feb - New York Times March 10, 2010
      FOX Toledo OnlineUS Posts Record $220.9 Billion Budget Gap In FebNew York TimesBy REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States posted a record $220.91 billion budget deficit in February, Treasury Department data showed on Wednesday. The February deficit was in line with analysts' consensus forecast in a Reuters poll for a ...US Monthly Budget Defici […]
    • Engadget: Computing pioneer Chuck Thacker wins Turing Award March 10, 2010
      Chuck Thacker may not be quite the same household name as some other computing pioneers, but it's pretty hard to overstate the influence he's had on the industry, a feat for which he's now be honored with the A.M. Turing Award -- widely considered to be the "Nobel prize of computing." While Thacker is now a "Technical Fellow […]
    • News: Police say suspect in terror plot attempted suicide in 2005 - CNN March 10, 2010
      ReutersPolice say suspect in terror plot attempted suicide in 2005CNN(CNN) -- Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted to commit suicide in 2005, according to a police report filed at the time. ...'Jihad Jane' alleged target Lars Vilks: 'I h […]
    • Digg: Google launches advertising on YouTube mobile March 10, 2010
      Google today announced that it will now be adding banner dvertising to its YouTube mobile sites. According to the company’s blog, the ads will appear on U.S. and Japanese mobile websites for home, browser and search pages. […]
    • Digg: Creepiest Mask Ever [PIC] March 10, 2010
      Wtf […]
    • Kottke: Great algorithms steal March 10, 2010
      An interesting article about how composer and programmer David Cope found a unique solution for making computer-composed classical music sound as though it was composed by humans: he wrote algorithms that based new works on previously created works. Finally, Cope's program could divine what made Bach sound like Bach and create music in that style. It br […]

• green stuff

  • • Google Maps Adds Bicycle Information
      Beginning today, Google has begun providing bicycle directions for its Google Maps service with directions for cyclists in 150 cities in the United States. Google already incorporates public-transit and walking directions in addition to automobile driving directions, and the bicycling community has been calling for Google to add bike routes for some time. T […]
    • Rwanda Turns to Trapped Methane For Electricity, Growth
      A project that aims to harvest energy from a potentially disastrous situation in Rwanda's Lake Kivu aims to turn risk into reward, and bring much-needed power to a developing economy. […]
    • MIT Scientists Discover a Way to Generate Electricity with Thermopower Waves in Carbon Nanotubes
      Image: MIT Could Store Power at 100x More Energy/Weight Than Lithium-Ion A team of scientists at MIT has discovered a new way to generate power with carbon nanotubes. In a paper titled "Chemically driven carbon-nanotube-guided thermopower waves" published in Nature Materials, they describe how they made "thermopower waves" flow through […]
    • Can Fish Stay on Restaurant Menus? Chef Dan Barber Explores Revolutionary Approach to Fish Farming (Video)
      Photo via casers jean How do we keep fish on the menu? Chef Dan Barber asked this question at the recent TED 2010 event. Farmed fish is a problematic issue - sustainable fish farming is even more so. What's sustainable, and is farmed fish ever really sustainable? Are there any fish that we can keep on the menu and feel confident that we aren't eat […]
    • Are Zeppelins the Future of Air Travel? (Slideshow)
      Image: massaud Concocting crazy flying machines has long been a favorite hobby of mankind. Our generation, accustomed to being whisked to our destinations on commercial airliners, hardly gives a thought to some of the crazy inventions of earlier eras. But clouds are on the horizon. Whether du...Read the full story on TreeHugger […]
    • Cathy Erway on The Art of Eating In: The TreeHugger Interview
      Photo via Goodlifer Cathy Erway is an acclaimed food writer and sustainability activist based in New York City. Two or so years ago, she renounced the consumptive culinary culture of the big apple, and set out to eat in--for every meal. An ambitious undertaking in a city practically built on dining out. Erway documented the ordeal on her blog Not Eating Out […]
    • Olympic Hockey Final Affects Water Supply, Canadian Economy
      Globe and Mail Electrical or water systems are designed for peak loads, so it is interesting to see the effects of extraordinary events on infrastructure. It's estimated that 82% of Canadians watched the final Olympic hockey game between Canada and the United States, and that's the mother of all peaks. Mike already wrote about how Canada vs. USA F […]
    • Woot! Bike There Feature Added to Google Maps! (Video)
      It's about time! Google Maps has finally added a Bike There feature. They've been plugging away for awhile now on ways to get directions for cyclists that avoids hills, excessive traffic, and points you in the best directions for pedaling to your destination. After a long time of lobbying by grassroots groups (it was all the way back in Read the f […]
    • Co-opportunity by John Grant - Join Up For a Sustainable, Resilient, Prosperous World (Book Review)
      We're excited to welcome British author and green marketing guru John Grant back to the top of our reading list. His latest offering 'Co-opportunity' invites us all to "Join up for a sustainable, resilient, prosperous world." In his recent Change Makers interview John said, "I actually think green should be a bi-product of us li […]
    • More Efficient Biomass Gasification Through Solar Concentrating Mirrors
      photo: Alex Lang via flickr. Here's a new twist on biomass gasification, one which more or less merges it with solar thermal. Technology Review is highlighting the efforts of Colorado-based Sundrop Fuels to develop a system which uses the heat of the sun to vaporize biomass and turn it into syngas:...Read the full story on TreeHugger […]

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