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Daily Quippages 05.27.2009

By Kurt | Published: May 27, 2009
• MIT’s Technology Review offers a video which briefly explains IBM’s Watson, a computer system which will use natural language technology to compete on Jeopardy. • From Universe Today, an article on a proposal to create a national holiday called Space Exploration Day on July 20, the day the US first placed humans on the Moon. • [...]
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Daily Quippages 05.25.2009

By Kurt | Published: May 25, 2009
• Definitive source for Memorial Day facts and customs – U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Memorial Day page. • Science Daily reports a new memory material may store 1000xs more data than conventional chips for 1 billion years. • From TED, Mary Roach’s video “10 things you didn’t know about orgasm,” via Boing Boing. • Apple to build [...]
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House Hunting Zen: Zillow iPhone 3G App

By Kurt | Published: April 30, 2009
Zillow iPhone App: Using GPS to Compare Home Prices – Mashable Zillow for the iPhone is a free application that ports a surprising amount of the functionality and information from Zillow.com. When GPS location is used, the app will pull up a map view of the area showing nearby homes with housing prices and icons to [...]
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Quick Takes 04.25.2009

By Kurt | Published: April 25, 2009
• Hoping Mezcal Can Turn the Worm – New York Times Most tequila is made by big companies with marketing budgets that have helped send its sales soaring. Fine mezcals, with a sliver of the market, are still made by Oaxacan villagers in virtual backyard operations. • Satellite watching with GoSatWatch for iPhone – TUAW If you’re going [...]
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