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Scripting News

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I accomplish this with a folder named "--ShortList" in my feed reader (the "--" makes it appear at the top of an alphabetical list). In it, I place the feeds that I never want to miss. Stuff that I always want to read. People who I want to stay in close contact with. The stuff I read first thing in the morning. It's worked very well for years, but I can see what Dave's ...

MAKE Magazine

The latest addition to my feed reader is There, I Fixed It, a site collecting fantastic and hilarious examples of jury-rigging in daily life. My favorite so far is the point-of-use hot water heater shown above, but the "Franken-chair" has to take a close second. Thanks to Melody for steering me to it.

Ars Technica - Infinite Loop

Right on schedule, Apple has introduced the third iteration of the iPhone to the public. The new model, called the iPhone 3GS, is much like the iPhone 3G introduced in 2008 but, as Apple says, the "S" stands for speed. There are a number of other improvements made to the iPhone 3GS that differentiate it from its less-speedy sibling, but the one thing that will stick out in any...

Simplicity Rules

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The only other site I know of, besides m.flickr.com, that uses this. And I know the guy (@Adamd) who did it! :-)

It’s been awhile since I added any functionality to the WifiPDX site. With the release of the third generation iPhone OS, I decided to add some geolocation capabilities to finding Portland WiFi.

Now when you search for hotspots, you’re automatically taken to ...

Ars Technica - Infinite Loop

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There's also WifiPDX.com that can grab your location from Safari in 3.0, courtesy of @adamd.

Just because native apps are all the rage doesn't mean that Web apps designed for the iPhone are no longer useful. We spotted two new ones that can take advantage of new functionality in the latest version of Mobile Safari.

Glyphboard 2.0 is a Web-based app for...

Boing Boing Gadgets

The RIAA seems not to realize that the more it gets per song, the worse it looks. What could this do except further the impression that it is simply a public enemy?

Daring Fireball

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Sweet! First web site I've seen to take advantage of the fact that you can now access location via Safari on the iPhone. Looking forward to many more.

Wonderful example of iPhone OS 3.0’s new support for location services for web applications. It prompts you to allow permission for “m.flickr.com” to access your location, just like for native iPhone apps.

MobHappy

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I can't wait for this to hit the iPhone. A perfect future magic use case for all of the 3G S's features.

Raimo van der Klein, who among other things is a founder of the excellent MoMoNe (Mobile Monday Nederlands) has just launched Layar, the world’s first mobile augmented reality browser.

If your response is WFT? - maybe you shouldn’t be here? As chance would have it...

Daring Fireball

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These are really impressive. A few look like what I'd expect a cameraphone photo to look like, but the rest are extremely good. I can't wait until Friday! :-)

Vastly improved optical quality over the old camera, but I think the real win is the software touch interface for setting the focus and exposure point. The quality here is high enough that I’m wondering whether I...

Mashable!

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I've been tweeting about this, Tweetie vs Tweetdeck on iPhone, all night as I've been playing with the new Tweetdeck app. They're different. They're both outstanding software. I'm going to keep and use both of them.

TweetDeck and Tweetie are at the top of the Twitter client food chain, respectively holding the number two and three spots after the web (according to

Mashable!

You’ve got a 65 Chevy Malibu, with automatic drive, a custom paint job too. I’ll trade you for my old wheelbarrow, and a slightly-used sombrero, and I’ll even throw in a stapler, if you insist!

Those are the first couple of verses from Weird Al Yankovic’s latest single, in which he makes fun of both Craigslist and the Doors in equal amounts. Known for his quirky humor, and being able to walk...

Silicon Florist

Put down the flux capacitor. It seems that you won’t be needing that time machine to get Ignite Portland tickets afterall.

“Why?” I can hear you asking. “Are you going to sneak me into the theater?”

No, my friend. This time around—to paraphrase the infamous line from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre—Tickets? We don’t have to show you any stinking tickets! Ignite Portland 6 will be first come...

Ignite Portland

Ignite Portland 6 is coming up on July 16. We’ve announced the talk lineup, and lots of you have been asking when we were going to give word on when our free tickets to the event would become available. So here’s the deal:

You won’t need a ticket to attend Ignite Portland 6. Just come on down, and walk right in.

What? No tickets? I know, right? The thing is, given the fact that all 500 or so...

ReadWriteWeb

Note: This post was written at midnight PST last night, at which point CNN.com was hours behind much of the rest of online media in prioritizing the big news in Iran. The site has since focused on Iran but we believe this post remains relevant in discussing concerns about what sources are first in covering important events.

The western world's most feared government is shaking with...