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"Nice, quiet. Fit in with the town, while also doing the coffee shop thing. Nice blend of "coffee culture" and small-town Iowa." - Ben Vaughan

EPIC! - Ben Vaughan

"We ordered a diversity of items from their pan-asian menu and they all met our satisfaction. The place has a nice decor and was not busy when we were there. We'll come here again." - Ben Vaughan

"Not a fan. We had ordered a basic, yet still quite expensive, arrangement to be delivered to some friends on May 29th. On June 16th, I picked it up myself. Three days after the original delivery…" - Ben Vaughan

I've been getting these calls on my work phone at least three times a week for the last 6 months. Hooray for getting them shut down! - Ben Vaughan

"Sweet confections galore. And oh, so yummy. But be careful... it's a trendy spot, so you better know what you want or have a thick skin because the hipsters will give you evil glares behind their…" - Ben Vaughan

"Feeds a family of four cheap! We always walk away with full tummies and leftovers. The service at this location was fine, but the seating space was a bit cramped." - Ben Vaughan

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Perhaps some real competition for the iPhone? I'm definitely a fan of the iPhone, but some real competition can only lead to good things. - Ben Vaughan

"Ordered delivery online, arrived promptly. Food was very good for the money. It's not high-end, but it was good. We will order again." - Ben Vaughan

Apple today released iPhone OS 3.1.2, addressing several issues regarding waking from sleep, network service disruption, and crashing during video streaming. iPhone users should connect their iPhones - Ben Vaughan

Apple today released iPhone OS 3.1.2, addressing several issues regarding waking from sleep, network service disruption, and crashing during video streaming. iPhone users should connect their iPhones - Ben Vaughan

Automobiles unplugged - Ben Vaughan

Automobiles unplugged - Ben Vaughan

Looking for a more affordable and more stable hosted email service than Gmail? According to Lotus, that's exactly what their new hosted email system called iNotes can provide. ... - Ben Vaughan

Looking for a more affordable and more stable hosted email service than Gmail? According to Lotus, that's exactly what their new hosted email system called iNotes can provide. ... - Ben Vaughan

lolcats, cats and funny pictures - im in ur grass plannin ur doom - Ben Vaughan

A group of Senate democrats has proposed a new bill called the JUSTICE Act which seeks to impose stronger safeguards on the surveillance powers granted by the PATRIOT Act. It would also roll back a controversial provision of the FISA Amendment Act that granted immunity to telecom companies that participated in warrantless surveillance. - Ben Vaughan

Automobiles unplugged - Ben Vaughan

Google has released Chrome 3 to the masses. The new version includes JavaScript performance improvements and support for theming. According to Google, the V8 JavaScript engine in Chrome 3 is 150 percent faster than in the original version of the browser. - Ben Vaughan

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People hate DRM, but one IEEE study group has a possible fix for many of its problems: make digital content easy to steal from others. The moment that happens, consumers can be trusted with content. - Ben Vaughan

I want to believe, but they keep saying "upgrades are planned", but we never see any actual improvement. - Ben Vaughan

The Federal Trade Commission next week will make automated robocalls illegal for most telemarketers. Still, the list of exceptions mean that the calls will go on, because charities, politicians, banks, and telcos can continue their prerecorded pitches. - Ben Vaughan

Have you been checking the App Store on your iPhone for that lovely little red badge that signals available updates? ... - Ben Vaughan

What do you do when your music library gets stale and you can't stand commercial radio? The Internet offers plenty of ways to discover new music that go beyond listening to a bunch of random stuff to find what you like. Ars explores a few recommendation engines. - Ben Vaughan

Red Hat, IBM, and Microsoft may own the old markets for operating systems. But if Google, VMware, and (yes!) Microsoft have their ways, a new breed of operating systems will displace the old world. Read this blog post by Matt Asay on The Open Road. - Ben Vaughan

Finding the source of latency issues in an active network can be a challenge. A team of academic researchers may have found a solution, but it will require a new generation of networking hardware. - Ben Vaughan