Reading Material

• ahumanright.org plans to buy satellite and provide free Internet access for entire world.
• There had been rumors about this for years, but it does apparently exist: The Nazi graphics standards manual.
• Gawker's design, while new, still has the original logo.
• How did Wordpress win? A good read for folks who have followed the rise of Wordpress. There's some good reading there.
• I don't read Penny Arcade much (it's a good comic, and they do a ton of great charity work), but this timeline of the Dickwolves fiasco is entertaining.
• A look into how Google makes their Chrome updates so small.
• If you have an AMOLED screen on your phone (like all the Samsung Galaxy S phones do, like mine), you can save some battery by using a darker background. Here's the science.
• Planning a weddding? Google can help.
• Former Big Picture blogger's new site In Focus is now up and running.
• An interesting look at the fingerprints left on an iPad after using certain apps.
• If I'm ever in New York (which likely won't happen anytime soon), I'd make a point to check out this amazing locksmith.
• Hash-bangs are breaking the web (and I didn't realize, but he's right: They are causing browser and servers to work harder to deal with those things).
• If you're trying to avoid the FourSquare crowds checking in at your favorite place in London, use this tool to avoid them. It's anti-social software. This tool really needs to expand outside of London. Full story.
• If you're wanting to lock down your Google account further, Google now has a two step verification option.
• Want to get a read on somebody on you first date? Ask these questions to find out what you really want to know (from drug usage, political/religious affiliation, etc...).
• This could take a while: A project to remove all visual advertising from Time Square.
• Save yourself some airline hours: Visit some of the world's best art museums with Google's Art Project.
• CleverBot is a fun toy, and the conversation you can have with it are entertaining, as this Reddit thread shows.
• Want to make your own Coke? Here's the recipe.
• Readability is a bookmarklet I use frequently, and the latest version has a membership subscription model that's will pay publishers.

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