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• newTBS Extends Conan O'Brien For Two More Years
  TBS gave Conan O'Brien a vote of confidence today, extending its deal with the comedian to continue his late-night talk show Conan for more than two years
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• newDOJ Urges Supreme Court to Halt Warrantless Eavesdropping Challenge
  The Obama administration is urging the Supreme Court to halt a legal challenge weighing the constitutionality of a once-secret warrantless surveillance program targeting Americans’ communications that Congress eventually legalized in 2008.
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• newSteve Jobs’s Life Is Documented In An Incredible Facebook Timeline [Update] | Cult of Mac
  We’ve seen countless tributes to Steve Jobs since he passed away on October 5, but the latest is really incredible. It’s a Facebook timeline that documents Steve’s entire life since the day he was born, and it’s truly jaw-dropping. I can’t…
  - 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:55pm -
• newCourt Finds Social Network Add-On Violated Spam, Hacking Laws
  In a potentially troublesome decision, a federal district court has found that a start-up violated anti-spam and computer crime laws by creating and marketing a browser to let users view their social networking accounts in one place. The case demonst…
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• newGiant chunks of frozen shit and urine falling from planes in Germany
  Residents across Germany are complaining that they're receiving unwanted gifts falling from the heavens: Giant chunks of frozen faeces and urine that plummet to the ground after leaking out of passing aeroplanes.
  - 10 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:56pm -
• newWhy connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot is about to get easier
  In the near future, getting your smartphone, tablet or laptop connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot won't be an exercise in frustration. The Wi-Fi Alliance will begin to certify wireless devices for its industry-wide Passpoint initiative this July. Goodbye to…
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• newDirty surgical instruments a problem in the OR
  When John Harrison checked into a Texas hospital in 2009 for rotator cuff surgery, he thought that after a six-week recovery period, he’d be as good as new. But two weeks after the operation, the 63 year-old was experiencing …
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• newAgony of girl, 13, 'groomed and raped by gang of men'
  All the men, including Mohammed Sajid, deny allegations of rape and child trafficking in Rochdale and Oldham and exploiting the girls who were from broken homes or in care.
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• newThe truth about violence at Occupy
  In Oakland, the camp coincided with a significant drop in crime. But that wasn't the story we were told
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• newThe Rise of Couponing in Small Business
  More and more small businesses are offering coupons, and the number of online coupons increased 360 percent since 2009. As more retailers get online, that number will continue to multiply.
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• newBlancheqhk: Alessco SCBN2044 SoftCarpets -Brown -20' x 44' Set: The most comfortable flooring you can buy for indoor or outd... http://t.co/VmEAswEp
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• newALeGee11: I need a man that can cook.
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• newNeeshaSoKool: @Reva0509: @NeeshaSoKool oh ok u at work I thought u forgot u got another sistaHell no girl I been gettin this money
  NeeshaSoKool: @Reva0509: @NeeshaSoKool oh ok u at work I thought u forgot u got another sistaHell no girl I been gettin this money
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• newMABLitE_: When facing a crisis people say Oh my God!.. but live like they don't need him.
  MABLitE_: When facing a crisis people say Oh my God!.. but live like they don't need him.
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• newiRISK_: should i do my project? no. already got into college so who cares..
  iRISK_: should i do my project? no. already got into college so who cares..
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• newFarahAyil: Ngantuuuuk..
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Lifehacker

• newBackpack Hangers, Coin Flips, and Slow YouTube [From The Tips Box]
  Readers offer their best tips for keeping your backpack from messing up your floor, making decisions when you don't have a coin, and speeding up YouTube on the iPhone. More »
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• newGoogle's Official Chat Extension Frees Chat from Your Browser Tabs, Lets You Start IMs and Hangouts from Anywhere [Instant Messaging]
  Chrome: Google's chat feature is useful for sending quick IMs and starting video chat sessions, but you can only view it when you're on a Google page like Gmail. Google has released an official Chrome…
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• newRemains of the Day: Mobile App Markets Agree to New Privacy Standards [For What It's Worth]
  The app markets move for clearer app privacy policies, the EU is getting cold feet on ACTA, and state attorneys general have issues with Google's all-in-one privacy changes.More »…
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• newHow to Disable Ubuntu's Annoying Global Menu Bar [Linux Tips]
  Ubuntu's new Unity interface has some cool features, but if it's global menu bar just gets on your nerves, here's how to turn it off. More »
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• newTomahawk Combines Your Local Music with Spotify, Grooveshark, and Others to Put Virtually Any Song at Your Fingertips [Video]
  Windows/Mac/Linux: Tomahawk is a free desktop music player that combines your local library with the libraries of our favorite streaming music services, like Spotify, Grooveshark, and more, so you do…
  - 6 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 11:00pm -
• newGet Photoshop and Any Other Adobe Creative Suite Tool for 80% Off in Today’s App Deals [Deals]
  The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale.More »
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• newHow to Sell Your Excess Crap for Cash in Just a Few Hours with Amazon's Fulfillment Program [Selling Online]
  Got crap? Want money instead? Amazon has a neat program that essentially lets you dump old books, movies, gadgets, and more in a box, send it to them, and then wait for the money to roll in. Here's h…
  - 7 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 10:00pm -
• newChallenge: Did Jefferson Think She Was, or Wasn't, a Pirate Ship? [Search Research]
  Googler Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up…
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• newUse Your Phone's Camera for Smooth Traveling, Extra Rental Car Insurance [Travel]
  Your cell phone camera is a great timesaver when you're traveling. Instead of having to write down anything you might need for future reference, just snap a photo. For example: take pics to remember y…
  - 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 9:00pm -
• newWhat You Should Do if You Suspect a Car Is Following You [Security]
  It's unlikely that most of us will be followed by a car, but chances are you've had a sneaking suspicion before that you'd like to put to rest. To regain your peace of mind, security and investigatio…
  - 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:30pm -

Boing Boing

• newZombie Princess Leia and Stormtrooper cosplayers
  Vill4no snapped this great shot of zombie Star Wars cosplayers at Megacon 2012, where there was much awesomeness on display, judging from the rest of the set. Best Star Wars Cosplay ever
  - 39 mins ago, 23 Feb 12, 4:00am -
• newLosar: Tibetan New Year, and "mandatory celebrations"
  Inside Tibet and elsewhere, ethnic Tibetans are today observing Losar, or Tibetan New Year. Above: Tibetan women pray around Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gansu Province. Three Tibetan Buddhist monks set have themselves on fire since Friday, in…
  - 1 hour ago, 23 Feb 12, 3:23am -
• newBoing Boing science editor Maggie live-tweets a cross-country train adventure
  Our Maggie Koerth-Baker is on a train adventure across the USA. She's tweeting the ride. Everything about this is awesome. Here's a storify collection of most of her tweets. (thanks, Chris!).
  - 2 hours ago, 23 Feb 12, 2:59am -
• newThis Is My Home
  A short film about the happy side of hoarding by Kelsey Holtaway and Mark Cersosimo of Departure Arrival Films: On an unseasonably warm November night in Manhattan on our way to get ice cream, we stumbled upon what appeared to be a vintage shop, brig…
  - 2 hours ago, 23 Feb 12, 2:52am -
• newHow Facebook decides which images to allow
  Wondering why your Facebook breastfeeding image was blocked, but not the image of a deep wound your friend posted? Wonder no more. A leaked document reveals the weird, arcane, and extremely detailed guidelines used to determine which images are Faceb…
  - 2 hours ago, 23 Feb 12, 2:51am -
• newCreepy cartoons of the day
  Modern cereal box art features beloved characters rendered in a certain overdone pseudo-3D style. The technique: slickly-gradated shadows with intense highlights. When done well, the result offers the vividness and "pop" of computer graphics, without…
  - 2 hours ago, 23 Feb 12, 2:32am -
• newPronunciation Guide: extremely funny videos on how to pronounce things
  [Video Link], via Sean Bonner. I LOL'd, then cried, then hit play again and LOL'd some more. CONTAINS HELVETICA.
  - 3 hours ago, 23 Feb 12, 2:05am -
• newKnow What: a new kind of hyper-curated city guide for iphones (android coming soon)
  Know What is a new travel guide for LA and San Francisco (with New York, Chicago, Portland coming soon). It's available on the iPhone, and you can buy additional guides from different people. I contributed a guide for 25 spots around LA, called "Unic…
  - 3 hours ago, 23 Feb 12, 2:03am -
• newOoky ceiling lamp
  Daniel Ritthanondh's "Barnacle Ceiling Lamp" is a tribute to the decor in the game Half Life, an altogether ooky bit of ceiling sculpture. Not yet available for sale, but Ritthanondh advises that a limited run will be forthcoming. Barnacle Ceiling La…
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• newEvery opening of Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony
  [Video Link]. YouTube viewer comment: "I liked the part where they played the opening chords of the symphony." (thanks, Joe Sabia!)
  - 3 hours ago, 23 Feb 12, 1:45am -

Ericulous

• newTheme Update: OneNews 3.1
  Changelog new: responsive design new: show more/less feed items new: show blank thumbnail if no images in feed for photo/videorss.tmpl new: show/hide bookmark/feed/searhbar icon options in admin new: full width page template bugfix: dates not display…
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• WP Theme: Sentient for Ecommerice
  A smart, innovative theme where your products are cleverly aligned using jQuery masonry allowing you to cleanly showcase a great number of products on your shop pages without any wasted space. WooThemes Key Features of Sentient 9 color schemes Respon…
  - 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 2:40pm -
• WP Theme: Whitelight for Businesses
  This is almost the perfect theme in design, proportions and features. The clean design allows the content to shine through, but the theme options allow for individual customization. WooThemes Key Features of Whitelight 8 color schemes Responsive desi…
  - 15 days ago, 8 Feb 12, 2:00pm -
• WP Theme: Carson for Portfolios
  A powerful, professional business theme with a clean and stylish design which is perfectly simple to use and best suited to showcase you services, portfolio or products. Beatheme Key Features of Carson Infinite color options Two featured jQuery slide…
  - 17 days ago, 6 Feb 12, 2:00pm -
• WP Theme: Dealers – Groupon Clone
  A very clean and amazing Daily Deal WP theme. I love the email subscription form and custom login page template. Great job! Theme Kingdom Key Features of Dealers Sellers can create an account and submit a new deals Administrator can moderate the deal…
  - 22 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 2:00pm -
• WP Theme: Azione for Videos
  A neat, structured video blogging theme with a massive view port for your HD videos and photographs. Obox Key Features of Azione 2 color schemes oEmbed support Obox Mobile compatible Google short URL support Automatic thumbnail resizing Search engine…
  - 24 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 2:00pm -
• WP Theme: Eleven40 for News
  Gotta say, I love it! I just switched my design over! Focusing on expansiveness and plenty of breathing room for my content. Studiopress Key Features of Eleven40 4 color schemes Responsive design 6 layout options Widget-ready Built in SEO for posts a…
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• WP Theme: PhotoNote
  A photo & video theme offering you many unique ways of displaying your photos, videos or blog posts. WPZoom Key Features of PhotoNote 3 color schemes Responsive design Touch enabled sliders Facebook comments Featured content slider Social media ready…
  - 24 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 12:00pm -
• WP Theme: Unsigned for Music
  A hugely powerful, cleverly developed, yet super easy theme to use for musicians and bands looking to showcase their music, tours, photos, videos and band members… even allows you to sell your albums and merchandise. WooThemes Key Features of Unsig…
  - 24 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 12:00pm -
• WP Theme: Paloogada for eCommerce
  Display your products differently in grid view or even list view, all with responsive layouts Tokokoo Key Features of Paloogada GetShopped integration Hero Photo Slider Zoom-able product images Facebook Page Integration Auto thumbnail resize Custom o…
  - 29 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 2:00pm -