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Arcade emulator iMAME punted out of App Store
Fans of vintage arcade games know that the popular and free emulation tool MAME (stands for “Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator”) can be used to recreate the experience of classic coin-op…
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Notes Giving the gift of the painfully obvious | Macworld(via Instapaper)
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So many levels.
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Talkcast tonight 10pm ET: Reviewing the year that was
It’s time again for the TUAW Talkcast! We’ll be live on our usual TalkShoe meeting place, podcast fates and bandwidth permitting, starting at 10 pm Eastern time.
Given the calendar…
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Haifa may host Apple innovation center
The Israeli business publication Calcalist reported this week that Apple plans to site an innovation center (translation, original here) in the northern Israel city of Haifa, close…
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Best thing ever. My traditional marriage salutes you. (by charper140)
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Notes Brooklyn filmmaker working on app to help prevent sexual assault
When it comes to creating innovative apps to address municipal, environmental or social issues, the answer increasingly comes down to crowdsourcing. The public problem-solving site …
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Chris Mooney | Can Fact Checking be Politically “Neutral,” When Facts Are Not Equally Distributed Across the Political Spectrum?
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"Van Gundy recalled something he once heard from Daryl Morey, the Rockets’ general manager who thought he was getting Pau Gasol from the Lakers in the killed three-team trade. “He said every organization needs a vice president of common sense, and right now that’s exactly what the NBA needs. A vice president of common sense who looks at some of these decisions and says, `You know what, we’re better than this. We’re all making a ton of money anyway. If it’s a little less than a ton, that’s OK. But let’s make sure when we come back, we got the right product,’” Van Gundy said. “I mean, the lockout didn’t even help these teams. It wasn’t anything about competitive balance."
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Apple accessory developer conference pushes AirPlay, Bluetooth
Last week, Japanese blog Macotakara reported that Apple hosted its “Made For iPhone” (MFI) technology summit in Shenzen, China (translated version). The conference last week, including…
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The start of it all. (via Politico)
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Okay, Okay! Uncle! Uncle! Buckaroo, you win! You ARE the greatest dog ever! (Taken with instagram)
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Why "The West Wing" still matters
Starting a West Wing tumblr in 2012 might seem like a strange decision since the show has been off the air...
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Stop Calling it Curation
Imagine, if you will, a world in which Richard Seaver or Robert Gottlieb had stomped their feet and huffed and puffed every...
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We are sorry.
We made a mistake. Over the last couple of days users brought to light an issue concerning how we handle your personal information on...
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Lament of the Delicious Librarian
I worked at a small Mac software company from 2008-2010 called Delicious Monster, founded by Wil Shipley and ...
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Last one before sundown, girl.
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Happy Hanukkah, folks! This year, I thought I’d take the opportunity over the holiday to showcase eight great Jewish superheroes and comic...
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The Apple Blogs Vs. Brooke Crothers
Congratulations to CNET’s Brooke Crothers for writing one of the most ridiculous things I’ve read in a while —...
