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Eight Clever Things You Can Do with Your Underused Personal Domain Name

Eight Clever Things You Can Do with Your Underused Personal Domain Name | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

There are plenty of clever ways you can use your custom domain name to promote yourself, provide yourself with quick information, or just do something cool. 

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These Cthulhu LEGO sets will drive you insane with little plastic bricks

These Cthulhu LEGO sets will drive you insane with little plastic bricks | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
It's unlikely LEGO will ever produce an H.P.
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So full of win!

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I, Robot: how billionaire Dmitry Itskov plans to make humans immortal | The Calvert Journal

I, Robot: how billionaire Dmitry Itskov plans to make humans immortal | The Calvert Journal | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
A Russian entrepreneur and founder of the avatar 2045 Initiative says humanity is only a step away from immortality.

Via CatherineFitzpatrick
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A real-life take on the Futurama conceit of heads-in-jars.  Can we go straight to Avatar D?

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Google Launches Dramatic Redesign of Google+, Emphasizing Context and Content Discovery

Google Launches Dramatic Redesign of Google+, Emphasizing Context and Content Discovery | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
With Google+ sporting a brand new look, here's how marketers should adapt their playbook.

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SL eBooks Turns Hollywood's Best Unproduced Screenplays Into E-Books

SL eBooks Turns Hollywood's Best Unproduced Screenplays Into E-Books | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
SL eBooks Turns Hollywood's Best Unproduced Screenplays Into E-Books
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SL eBooks, has stumbled upon a clever way to repurpose quality content that almost no one has ever read. They work with various managers and agencies in the film industry in an effort to find readable screenplays that, for one reason or another, were either sold, optioned or overlooked by the studios before being given the green light that turns a script into a silver screen feature. Those screenplays are then massaged into e-book novellas, as the company is calling them.

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Google+ Is Such A Desolate Wasteland That Big Brands Like Dominos Haven't Updated Their Accounts In Months

Google+ Is Such A Desolate Wasteland That Big Brands Like Dominos Haven't Updated Their Accounts In Months | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
Hello? Anybody here? Hello?

Via CatherineFitzpatrick
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Yep ... the 'plus' is all about Google's bottom line.

CatherineFitzpatrick's curator insight, May 12, 10:52 AM

Google doesn't care, because G+ is merely a means to corral everybody into using one sign-on for all Google products so they can scrape data.

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The Philosophy of SimCity: An Interview With the Game's Lead Designer - The Atlantic

The Philosophy of SimCity: An Interview With the Game's Lead Designer - The Atlantic | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

Because our SimCity -- the new SimCity -- is really about getting these agents to move around, it's much more about flows. Things have to be in motion. I can't look at anybody's city as a screenshot and tell you what's going on; I have to see it live and moving before I can fully understand if your roads are OK, if your power is flowing, if your water is flowing, if your sewage is getting dumped out, if your garbage is getting picked up, and so on. All that stuff depends on trucks actually getting to the garbage cans, for example, and there's no way to tell that through a snapshot.

Asil's curator insight, May 11, 9:34 PM

Fascinating interview with the lead developer of the new Sim City game and how they used Google Earth and Netflix offering to inform the game design.

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Would You Survive if Google Abruptly Suspended Your Account?

Would You Survive if Google Abruptly Suspended Your Account? | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
One recent Thursday morning, I logged into my email and made an alarming discovery. Instead of opening my inbox, Google directed me to a notice: “Account has been disabled.

Via CatherineFitzpatrick
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A good (cautionary) tale, and a constant reminder: when its free, you are the product.

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How to Consistently Create Content for Your Blog | Business 2 Community

How to Consistently Create Content for Your Blog | Business 2 Community | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

Some days, the hardest thing in the world to do is create content. It seems that no matter how Herculean the effort, the words just sit there like a lump.


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Nice list of idea generators for content creators.

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Video of the Week: World's Greenest Commercial Building is in Seattle | Retrevo

Video of the Week: World's Greenest Commercial Building is in Seattle | Retrevo | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
The Bullitt Center building in Seattle generates its own electricity, composts its waste and uses natural ventilation to keep the building comfortable. They hope this will serve as a model for future buildings.
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Proof-of-concept that living buildings are attainable. 

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Google looks to ditch passwords for good with NFC-based replacement | ZDNet

Google looks to ditch passwords for good with NFC-based replacement | ZDNet | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
Google engineers are looking at ways to stop using passwords, which they believe are no longer enough to keep users safe.
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This might make sense for companies, think RSA only more secure.  Though its unclear what you do if (when) someone loses the key.

For ordinary people, its another attack on privacy.  Say goodbye to pseudonyms.  It's nymwars all over again, just much worse.

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Marketing Software, For People Who Would Rather Be Building It ...

Marketing Software, For People Who Would Rather Be Building It ... | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

One of my favorite conferences every year is Microconf , because it focuses on small software businesses, which is where my heart and soul is businesswise.  I know a lot of folks can’t justify a trip out to Vegas (though you should really come in 2014 if you possibly can — 2013 is only a few days from me posting this and already quite sold out), so I always ask Rob and Mike (the organizers) for a copy of my video so I can produce a transcript and put it online.  My 2012 talk focuses on building systems to achieve marketing objectives at a software company.  I’ve been successful at doing things at a variety of scales, from my own one-man software business to consulting clients with 8 figures a year of revenue.  A lot of the tactics covered are wildly actionable if you run a SaaS business.

 

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Patrick McKenzie shares the trials and tribulations of launching a successful (small) SaaS business, including some great tips on pricing your own product and useful service-providers.

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Star Trek Into Darkness Trailer #3 2013 Movie - Official [HD]

Star Trek Into Darkness Trailer #3 2013 - Official final trailer 3 in HD - starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban - J.J. Abrams directs...

Via Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist
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So happy they're continuing to make these movies with the new cast.

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, April 23, 4:28 PM


"Star Trek Into Darkness" movie hits theaters May 17, 2013.

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. Star Trek Into Darkness trailer 2013 is presented in full HD 1080p high resolution.


I can't wait to watch this one :-)

George Jackson's comment, April 24, 4:14 PM
I've only watched one trailer for this movie. I don't want to ride to be ruined when I go see it.
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@ George. Trailer can be spoilers. Sometimes the fun is in the surprises.
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Simulating Mars on Earth

Simulating Mars on Earth | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
Scientists in both the United St and Morocco are studying what it would be like to send human exhibitions to Mars.
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Life on Mars

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, March 29, 2:26 PM

Seems some have a lot of fun :-)

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The Real Costs of Self-Publishing a Book

The Real Costs of Self-Publishing a Book | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

Miral Sattar:  'At every writers conference or self-publishing panel the question that almost always inevitably comes up is: "How much will self-publishing really cost me?"'


Via The Digital Rocking Chair
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It really is a very comprehensive 'how-to".

The Digital Rocking Chair's curator insight, May 17, 1:34 AM

If this is an area of interest for you then I also recommend reading the discussion in the comments section of this article.

annebot's curator insight, May 17, 3:44 PM

I like this trend of self-publishing! Cool stuff.

Charlie Dare's curator insight, May 17, 9:45 PM

Publishing and copyright are aspects of the creative process for making scripts story boards.Adaptations on themes are too common..

 

 

 

 

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A Great Wheel of All The Learning Theories Teachers Need to Know about ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A Great Wheel of All The Learning Theories Teachers Need to Know about ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
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from the academy

David W. Deeds's curator insight, May 20, 7:53 AM

The Great Wheel...almost Zenlike! ;)

GIRISH DHAT's curator insight, May 21, 2:28 AM

Indeed A Great Wheel...

Deborah Banker's curator insight, May 21, 12:46 PM

Love this!

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Standing Up To Sexism Works | The Raw Story

Standing Up To Sexism Works | The Raw Story | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

she objected to her CEO not only hanging this picture in their offices, but treating it practically as an object of worship, which he made his employees sign and hung in a central location.

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The writer is speaking at the Women in Secularism conference, which starts on Friday in D.C. (There’s still time to register: http://action.centerforinquiry.net/site/Calendar?id=103061&view=Detail

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Tor Books' reflections on going DRM-free, one year later

Tor Books' reflections on going DRM-free, one year later | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
Tor Books' reflections on going DRM-free, one year later
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“We’ve seen no discernible increase in piracy on any of our titles, despite them being DRM-free for nearly a year,” UK editorial director Julie Crisp wrote on Tor’s website.

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Ghost in the Shell Arise Anime's 1st Full Trailer Streamed - Anime News Network

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Ghost in the Shell Arise Anime's 1st Full Trailer Streamed
Anime News Network
The official website for the Ghost in the Shell Arise anime began streaming the full 90-second trailer for the first installment, "border:1 Ghost Pain," on Saturday.
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Can't wait for this one!

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This fan video of Starships is sheer unadulterated joy

This fan video of Starships is sheer unadulterated joy | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

This fan video of Nicki Minaj's "Starships" — packed with clips of your favorite spaceships and their crews — will fill you with love for the great, big universe.

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Is is a tribute to my nerdiness that I knew every one of the scenes in this?  It is really good ... have a watch!

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Atomic Theater: Watch the Tiniest Movie Of All Time

Atomic Theater: Watch the Tiniest Movie Of All Time | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

Joe Berkowitz:  "Filmmakers like Michael Bay are usually interested only in going bigger--trying to top themselves with set pieces and spectacles that succeed through excess. In the technology space, however, there is a constant race to make things smaller."


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This really is amazing.

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Video demonstration of touchscreen technology developed by fujitsu for seamless data transfer between the real and virtual worlds

Video demonstration of touchscreen technology developed by fujitsu for seamless data transfer between the real and virtual worlds | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
Gesture controlled user interfaces are without a doubt the next generation of communication channel between humans and machines.
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The video is really amazing.  This is way more interactive than the usualy scanner!

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The PA Report - EVE Online to become a television show and comic book, inspired by the stories of the players

The PA Report - EVE Online to become a television show and comic book, inspired by the stories of the players | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

The power of EVE Online doesn’t come from scripted missions or a predetermined storyline, but the interactions between the players in the massive sandbox that CCP has created. Player-controlled corporations control huge swaths of space, and clash against others when they try to expand or defend their territory. It’s a system that creates drama, and the stories that emerge are organic and compelling.

CCP wants to bring the EVE universe to a wider audience, and they need stories to do so. Instead of hiring writers, they’ve decided to crowd-source story development, asking the players for the most dramatic moments of their time in the game. These will form the basis of an upcoming comic book, television show, and other projects that have yet to be announced.

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They've set up a site where users can share their tales and vote on those of others. CCP has partnered with Dark Horse Comics to make a comic book out of the stories, and with a production company to make a live-action TV show. [Thanks, SlashDot!]

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Why Facebook, Twitter And Instagram Put Up Roadblocks To Each Others' Content

Why Facebook, Twitter And Instagram Put Up Roadblocks To Each Others' Content | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
HootSuite CEO describes social media's ongoing civil war.
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Largely gone is the harmonious and open social ecosystem of yore. In its place: a balkanized social media landscape of splintered, siloed networks who just can’t seem to get along. For ordinary users and businesses, the prognosis isn’t good.

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VIDEO: The Future Of Wearable Technology - NPR (blog)

VIDEO: The Future Of Wearable Technology - NPR (blog) | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it

Off Book, a Web video series from PBS, explorers the future of wearable technology — from devices that help you figure out why you can't sleep to "smart" fabrics.

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This is a quick watch, more an overview than a deep analysis.  The DIYers who are creating their own LED tech was my fav.

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The Vice Guide to Serious Journalism: How a DIY Drug Mag Became Serious ... - New York Observer

The Vice Guide to Serious Journalism: How a DIY Drug Mag Became Serious ... - New York Observer | Stuff that Tweaks | Scoop.it
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