September 2011
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Surf the Web without Using Data?
A cool little application on Android called Smozzy has taken the mobile app. space by storm in the past few weeks (or maybe it hasn’t, what the hell do I know?) I’m a little late to the party, but I think this app is really cool. In a nutshell, it allows you to surf the web without ever using data. Yes, that’s right. You will not have to use a data plan in order to get content...
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Printing Food?
I came across this article a few weeks ago, and was quite befuddled by the concept. Researchers at Cornell are saying there’ll be machines in the future that will be able to “print” food, so to speak. This is literally the lazy man’s dream come true. Imagine pressing a button and getting a full-fledged meal in just a few minutes. I know what everyone is thinking. Why would...
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White House Under Fire...
Recently, I watched the national news and they had an entire expose about Solyndra, the thin-film solar company in Fremont, CA that filed for Chapter 11. The title of the piece was known as “White House Under Fire.” Now, this bothers me a lot; the piece itself wasn’t irritating, but the ideas being championed from the politicians were.
Many representatives highlighted how Obama...
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Facebook Vibes
I’m back. I took a little hiatus during our move and general change in schedule. I’m probably going to be doing this a little less frequently due to my not having as much time, but I’ll still do my best. Without further ado:
A recent survey has suggested that people believe Facebook is higher than the toilet on the list of things “that you can’t live without.”...
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NASA = Over?
It’s sad that NASA has taken such a large plunge over the last decade. It used to be a haven for scientific innovation and technological advancement, but unfortunately it is now seen as a waste of energy, resources, and taxpayer money.
They halted the shuttle program earlier this year, and it looks like NASA’s future looks bleak. In the 1960s, it was the symbol of American achievement...
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Online Music
Since I’m big into listening to music, I’ve started to do some research on online music databases.
As of now, I can’t really see a difference between Grooveshark and Spotify. Grooveshark seems to have all of the songs that anyone has ever known right in its library, in addition to a recommendation service. Spotify seems to have an extensive library too, but no recommendations....