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What about OpenID and Google Gears? I’m still waiting for these technologies to change the world…any day now. Ted Dziuba
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Social media is the first major computing revolution that has produced essentially nothing.. Why Does Everything Suck
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Picking a running-mate that believes the Earth is 3000 years old does not inspire confidence for science. Cosmic Variance
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The real threat to wireless broadband is that carriers won’t be able to both make money and keeps users surfing. GigaOM
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We should be careful with bailouts - they support businesses that must fail so talent and capital can move elsewhere. A VC
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The Seinfeld ads were good at capturing just what Microsoft, as a company and brand, stands for: nothing. Daring Fireball
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The flaw in password recovery: “secret” information actually isn’t thanks to social networking and blogs. Dare Obasanjo
http://is.gd/2PA6

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I believe that Windows 7 will be a flop because of the company’s indifference to the legions of XP holdouts. InfoWorld
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There are bigger things to be concerned with during this difficult time than lipstick and moosehunting. Technosailor
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Is it really so difficult for industry folks to admit that many, many people discover music through filesharing? Techdirt
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@currentlee We were also greatly surprised to hear the news. What a horrible way to go.

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For those who haven’t noticed, we’re electing a vice president, not the winner on "American Idol." NYTimes on Palin
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Ignore everybody. The more original your idea is, the less good advice other people will be able to give you. Gapingvoid
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Imagine a company spending money to retrain everyone. Although Linux is free it has a price tag: knowledge. How to Geek
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I spent two minutes at the Daily Kos. Jeebus, binky. It’s like being locked in a room full of echoplexes. Everysandwich
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In what has to be the tamest Apple release ever, everything was more of the same. What the hell, Apple? CrunchGear
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The news feed is our start page, not a portal or a search box. its possible that feeds will be more powerful in time. A VC
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People used to look at more search results. Now, if you dont rank in the top 3, searchers wont notice your listing. Grok
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First we should bring the Enlightenment to the 98% of the world that still hasn’t gotten the message. Scott Aaronson
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The argument is about web apps being more dominant than desktop apps. That prediction is a crock of shit. Ted Dziuba
http://is.gd/2jnP