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Archive for May, 2011

Book Recommendations by famous authors

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Nick Hornby and other authors recommend books you probably haven’t read.

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Space Archeology

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Using satellite and infrared cameras to find ancient buried sites and lost pyramids.

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Idiot America: Exhibit 2,099,888

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Idiot America: Exhibit 2,099,888: This one is a good one. Just when you thought some people could not get any dumber, out comes something that proves you wrong. This blog posts screenshots from real people on Facebook reacting to The Onion stories as tho they were real news. As hard it is to […]

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What happened to Air France Flight 447?

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New York times has a lengthy account of the mystery of Air France 447, which plunged into the ocean on a flight from Rio to Paris. Now there’s been an update on the investigation and all signs are pointing to a rather scary notion of pilot error.

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Eleven Madison Park

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Had dinner at Eleven Madison Park last night. I took this shot of the main dining room. After literally months of trying to get a reservation, I got a good one for last night. The dinner, along with my experience at Per Se last year, were the two most amazing meals I have […]

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Panamera Stingray GTR Limited

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The Porsche Panamera, which Im not too fond of as you know, looks rather stunning as this limited edition GTR:

See more pictures here.

DAR.fm

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A new service DAR.fm lets you record radio shows like your tiVO or DVR. Needless to say this is illegal and I expect it to be sued by the lovely recording labels ASAP.

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