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The Writing Rag
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Reports and tips on how to write well, which means writing so your reader understands you without having to struggle.
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Roman’s in Fort Greene: Excellent Dishes On Shaky Ground
FoodBooz.com | 14 hours ago by Scott
From Serious Eats: New York “Several of these plates were memorable, even remarkable—but we can’t go back for them.” Photographs by Robyn Lee Roman’s 243 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11205 (at Vanderbilt; map ); 718-622-5 read more
More Information on Apple's Plan to Kill Cable, Launch Tablet [Ap…
Mouse ATC | 15 hours ago
The WSJ already said most of this stuff yesterday, but the Financial Times has a few more tidbits on the situation that seems interesting—namely, Apple's relationship with network giants, and a plan to launch the fabled tablet soon. The relevan read more
N64 Emulator Hits Jailbroken iPhones, With Bluetooth Wiimote Supp…
Mouse ATC | 16 hours ago
Last month, ZodTTD, the guy who basically pioneered game emulation on the iPhone, promised us an N64 emulator. Today, that's exactly what he's delivered, with a bonus: Wiimote support, via Bluetooth. Early reports—and this video—peg th read more
Google Nexus One Gets Extensive Interface Walkthrough [Nexus One]
Mouse ATC | 17 hours ago
We've seen its startup before, and those brave souls who've installed 2.1 on the Droid have shown us what the next Android version looks like, but this video shows the Nexus One's interface in more detail than we've seen yet. Sure, it's very much the read more
Botnet Baddies Setting Up Own ISPs For Unfettered Spamming [Spam]
Mouse ATC | 17 hours ago
Well, this is equal parts frightening and annoying: malware writers and their lot have been buying up data centers and getting approved for large blocks of IP space. What's that mean? That they can pretty much run rampant. While local registries are read more
Bowl-Bound Schools Save Money By Spending Less Money [Recession]
Deadspin | 18 hours ago by Mark Watson
Is the brunt of the recession over? Not for college football programs, some of which are being forced to take tinier charter planes to their bowl games. This is truly upsetting. And that's not even the worst of it, Inside Higher Ed reports today. The read more
Basically Every ISP Is Trying to Scare You Into Paying for Intern…
Mouse ATC | 19 hours ago
You thought AT&T was screwing unsuspecting customers into paying obscene bandwidth bills with ridiculous claims of stuff you can't do? Time Warner says you can't have 3 people on the internet without at least 15Mbps. Oh, it gets worse. According to T read more
It's Time To Reclaim "Geek" [Rant]
Mouse ATC | 19 hours ago
A professor recently declared "nerd" and "geek" derogatory words, to "be avoided." I agree it should be avoided—but for different reasons. It was pretty surprising to read Dr. David Anderegg's comments in the New York Times yesterday. Dr. Ander read more
Two very different crayon carving artists
Puppies and Flowers | 19 hours ago by Pedro
Diem Chau — See her website for more images Peter Goldlust — See his website for more images Originally posted 2008-11-06 12:32:30. read more
Don't Get Screwed: A Guide to Deals on Cables and Extras For Your…
Mouse ATC | 19 hours ago
Unwrapping a nice lustworthy gadget only to learn that some crucial part is sold separately can be a major drag. But exercise patience: It's dumb to run to the first open store for HDMI cables and extra game controllers. Beware of the Upsell It's som read more
