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"Space explorers have yet to get their hands on the replicator of "Star Trek" to create anything they might require. But NASA has developed a technology that could enable lunar colonists to carry out on-site manufacturing on the moon, or allow future astronauts to create critical spare parts during the long trip to Mars." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"The Droid’s Web browser is good, but slower than the iPhone’s." <--shoot. that is the first deal breaker i think. - metalerik from Bookmarklet

in the comments, Tony C responds to another comment asking where they got the data: "The data is from NPD, not Mint." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"Google Map Maker Product Manager Jen Mazzon on how the company's Map Maker can help you improve maps online." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"The HTC Droid Eris is a solid alternative to the Motorola Droid for a few reasons. First, the Droid Eris will cost $100 with a two-year contract, making it the most affordable Android phone currently available--and half the price of the Droid. Second, the Droid Eris runs HTC's slick Sense user interface overlay, which is a lot more aesthetically appealing than the somewhat sterile Android 2.0 (also known as Éclair) user interface. Lastly, the Droid Eris is lighter, and more pocketable than the Droid. In my brief hands-on time with the Droid Eris, I found that it felt very comfortable in hand due to its curved, rubberized backing." <-- interestinggggggggg :D - metalerik from Bookmarklet

You put the metal in metalerik. - Derrick

"A recent Chromium build added a feature that converts user scripts into extensions. Until now, Google's browser didn't provide an interface for adding and managing user scripts, so you had to manually copy the scripts to a folder. "Lots of users still complain that Chrome does not support Greasemonkey user scripts. Even though we have had the infrastructure in place to handle user scripts for some time now, it has never been clear how the feature would relate to full extensions, and so it has remained incomplete," explains Aaron Boodman, a Google Chrome developer who created the Greasemonkey extension. ***** Now you can visit userscripts.org and any other site that links to Greasemonkey scripts and other flavors of user scripts, click on the link to a *.user.js file and install it in one click."***** (the *****s are mine) - metalerik from Bookmarklet

super cool. I need to test Micah Wittman's language userscripts with this. - metalerik

Let me know how it goes. :) - Micah Wittman from iPhone

"If I'm right about this, we see here another demonstration of my Web 2.0 principle that "data is the Intel Inside", and that many of the future battles between industry giants will be around who owns data, rather than who controls software APIs. In that battle, we'll see deployed all kinds of techniques to "harness collective intelligence" to build added value databases of various kinds." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

I saw a screenshot of this post from 2007 on one of @timoreilly 's slides from #ppxi09 http://www.slideshare.net/timorei... - metalerik

"One Droid feature touted heavily in Verizon's television commercials is its ability to run several applications simultaneously, which is something the iPhone can't do. Generally, I found that the Droid does this pretty well. There were hiccups, though. As I was listening to music, I tried to take a photo to send in a text message to a friend. Elvis Costello started to stutter as I pressed the shutter button. Another time, I tried to make a call while the Maps Navigation application was running and had to endure very loud instructions about where to turn while the phone was ringing." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

yes, and I'm glad at least I can listen to music at the same time as using some 3rd party apps. That's a chunk of it right there and with push, it's closer. Still would be nice to let an app or two hang out in the background and do their thing... - metalerik

"Commuting to work, school or anywhere is a fun, efficient and green way to get from point A to point B. It does take some serious willpower to battle through the cold, wind and rain of the Winter but I know I always feel better for doing it. We are now into November and the fall colours are slowly fading to a winter gloom. In Vancouver BC though, we are three days into Bike To Work Week. Put on by the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC), Nov. 2-6th is the time to ride your bike. The VACC is partnered with Norco Bikes and local retailers to offer commuters tech support, warm drinks and a few prizes along the way." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

I love Norco bikes and their team is super nice too. - metalerik

"Would I recommend it over the iPhone? Two thousand plus words later, you might be a bit sad to read: Nope. But I wouldn’t recommend the iPhone over the Droid, either – and that’s the Droid’s real win here. This is the very first phone in over two years that I would consider carrying for day-to-day use instead of my iPhone, but that doesn’t mean I would recommend it whole heartedly to everyone." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"The Complete Guide to Google Wave is a comprehensive user manual by Gina Trapani with Adam Pash. Google Wave is a new web-based collaboration tool that's notoriously difficult to understand. This guide will help. Here you'll learn how to use Google Wave to get things done with your group. Because Wave is such a new product that's evolving quickly, this guidebook is a work in progress that will update in concert with Wave as it grows and changes. Read more about The Complete Guide to Google Wave." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

Awesome: "Appendix B -- Contribute to The Complete Guide to Google Wave In the spirit of Google Wave, this guide is a collaborative effort. We need you (yes, you) to help revise and expand this guide as Wave evolves." - metalerik

what would Jack Bauer do? - metalerik from Bookmarklet

I'm such as loser. i totally want this. - metalerik

"Gearlog reports that Verizon said its "Broadband Access Connect" plan will add tethering to the Droid's list of features "sometime in early 2010." But, it will also add something else: Which Gearlog guesses will be a $15 monthly tethering fee." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"For example, you can create a section for Google-related news by entering [google, gmail, chrome, android] or any other combination of keywords related to Google. You could also create a section about web browsers by entering [browser, chrome, safari, opera browser, firefox, internet explorer]." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"Can you speak a language but not read its script? If so, this tool is meant for you. With Script Converter, you can read the text in any script you want. We currently support several Indian languages as well as english." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"FRIEHLING pleaded guilty to a nine-count Superseding Information charging him with securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, four counts of filing false audit reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and three counts of obstructing or impeding the administration of the internal revenue laws. In addition to pleading guilty, FRIEHLING has agreed to cooperate with the Government in its ongoing investigation of Bernard Madoff's fraud." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"Unlike some hybrids, the HEMTT-A3 runs solely on electricity; there is no parallel mechanical drive train. Instead, a diesel generator produces electricity, which powers electric motors that drive each of the vehicle's four axles, said Gary Schmiedel, Oshkosh's vice president for advanced product engineering." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

"The company launched its learning service under the name iKnow at the DEMOfall conference in 2008, and says it now has more than 560,000 users in Japan. To make the site better-suited to a U.S. audience, chief executive Andrew Smith Lewis said it has been redesigned to be more fun and accessible. That change, he said, reflects the more serious “hardcore samurai learning spirit” in Japan compared to the United States, where education is a harder sell. For example, now the topics you can learn are called goals instead of lists, and can be gathered into sets. It should also be easier to upload individual facts into the system now too. And the company says you will soon be able to form groups, allowing people with common interests to compare their progress on various goals." - metalerik from Bookmarklet

This technology gives Smart.fm the potential to be broader than a traditional educational software company, because it doesn’t have to write any content — customers just upload the facts, and the questions are generated automatically. Other users can add new facts to the mix, too. - metalerik

"Explaining the science behind Smart.fm, the world's sharpest learning tool." - metalerik from Bookmarklet