Yakkstr
Tweeting Away!
23:27 Thursday I joined Twitter 3 years ago, tried it for a while (erratically in the span of a year) & shortly thereafter abandoned it. Now, I'm back! :D
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last by hegemone 3 days ago
The future of education
I've seen the future of education, and here it is.
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last by d6fer about 1 month ago
Can't sleep post #4
I found an ad for this new ap the other day and for 2 nights in a row I've kind of dreamt (firefox what is wrong with you? that is a word) about it.....and of course tonight it got me up at 2 A.M. so here I am. 1st of all.....it doesn't work lik
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last by wombat about 1 month ago
Can't sleep post #3
I believe the fastest way that we can fix our economy, and dare I say "fix the world", is to reduce our dependance on foreign oil. America's addiction to this stuff drives the price and fuels the engines of terrorism! The solution is simple, and
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last by d6fer about 1 month ago
Cool project on Kickstarter
I wish I had the 2k to invest here....I could use this machine!
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last by sean_renaud about 1 month ago
Ugg Attack (16.12.11 -2)
Just putting up this post to be certain that I am not fighting a losing battle. This blog is a demarcation line of sorts... I woke up, logged-on here to check posts, and saw pages and pages of spam about shoes, watches, clothes etc... N
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last by paper 2 months ago
Convenience vs Privacy
This is a huge issue for me with yakkstr and I have a hard time balancing it. For starters, I don't require an email address for accounts. One of my motivations for the site is to be a place for people to talk about things without tying it to their real
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last by reckoner 3 months ago
how many of you are on google plus?
Most of my nerd friends are on it and prefer it to Facebook, but most of my non-nerd friends don't use it at all. What do you guys thing of it?
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last by wombat 3 months ago
I just played with a kindle fire
and I think they've nailed it. It's not as good as an iPad, but it's 100% better than a vanilla android experience. I foresee them selling a ton of these. Most of all, it's $300 LESS than an iPad.
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last by queenparanoia 3 months ago
Android antivirus apps are useless, here’s what to do instead
"The conclusion reached by AV-Test [PDF] is that free Android anti-malware apps are simply not worth your time. ... So is the answer to go with the paid apps? AV-Test also took a look at two paid anti-malware solutions for Android to ans
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Why I don't use the JVM
The programming world has been abuzz about the JVM and all these new JVM languages the past few years. I'm a long time rubyist and a lisp weenie, and two of the most popular alternative JVM languages are JRuby and Clojure (a lisp). They are both great l
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last by ddonnell 3 months ago
The Social Graph is Neither
This is a fascinating post on social graphs, standards, and the big players like facebook, google, twitter. "Social networks exist to sell you crap. The icky feeling you get when your friend starts to talk to you about Amway, or when you spot so
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last by moonriver 3 months ago
Phil is back!
I want one of these babies! Unfortunately, we do not have refueling stations for CNG where I live, so it looks like this would be my only option.....at around $1 a gallon for fuel though.....it could be worth it....I have some math to do.
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last by sean_renaud 4 months ago
Chrome is the best browser
I've got ADD when it comes to tech things and I use all 3 major mac browsers (safari, firefox, and chrome). But I can't do it anymore. Chrome has a significant advantage at this point and it's just painful to use the others. So trust me,
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last by superbozo 4 months ago
Steve Jobs Passes :(
"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that on
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last by reckoner 5 months ago
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