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I use http://historio.us/ for that. One-click bookmarklet, all my links are indexed so I can full-text search for them later.

"We learned that government officials are often wary of, if not downright hostile to, the kind of disruption that is an all-but-inevitable consequence of innovation." "The original…

I am fascinated at the idea that you wrote a 10KLOC iOS app in the time it took you to type it out. I had heard tales of programmers approaching the design, implementation, and the…

I don't know about typefaces, but taking a screenshot of rendered black-on-white text and saving as .jpg sure has an effect on credibility.

Hmm. Wonder why the de-duper didn't catch it. Ah well.

You might have heard it from the movie Lock, Stock, and two Smoking Barrels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjj8eMNxivM (warning: strong language) I'd love to know if someone's act…

Politifact keeps an "Obameter." I particularly like their 5-category system (including "Compromise," "In the Works," and "Stalled") http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/

According to the "How it Works" page, "we know which dealers are the friendliest, which ones will give you the best prices, and which ones to avoid completely." Presumably they wou…

Playing around with some common latin phrases, I think I just found an Easter Egg, or quite an odd mistranslation: http://translate.google.com/#la|en|quid%20pro%20quo Edit: and rev…

> And since Southwest can't grow by adding capacity to current routes (we know the negative cycle that creates), they must find new markets. I don't think I "know the negative cycl…

...which also references 1984 and a Hanna Barbera cartoon. Of course it's less funny now that I've analyzed it, but still a good joke.

I dislike this framing of taxation in absolute terms. Yes, the government "takes" a portion of your earnings, but in doing so it provides a number of services, some of which were p…

I think this is my first time encountering the "Grid Method," maybe I've seen it before but I was definitely taught the "old way" in school. It's genius . I remember the thing I ha…

The first time the map pops up I was dismissive. "Eh, so they mashed up a google maps thing with the video. Big deal. You can even see the google (r) watermarks. lame." Once it sta…

Headline should read "2 in 10 Americans say reducing incredibly complex systems to binary questions is silly"

Wow, I've been a regular Trader Joe's shopper ever since one opened up down the street about a year ago. Frankly, I was always a bit worried that between the price and the quality …

I absolutely love the interface, especially: -Sorting by "Agony" is a brilliant decision. It seems to take into account time spent traveling and cost, which leaves me with a few ea…

I'm not getting a particularly Apple-y vibe from the press release. What similarities do you see to iPhone ads?

I do a lot of my reading on the bus or waiting for a bus, which tends to involve sunlight on a semi-regular basis.

One beef with the article, one with the tone of many of the upvoted replies: As for the article, I'd argue that the strict ability to afford a computer matters much less than the u…

I'm surprised he didn't mention the "Our phone doesn't have a problem," "All phones have this problem" combo as well.

A Beautiful Mind and Good Will Hunting, offhand. Well, Will was writing on a mirror not a window, but it still fits the "tortured genius doodles in grease pen" cliche.