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• Whistle to find your misplaced iPhone

  
  Sync Blog — Authority: 477
  iPhone users probably know you can use GPS to find the smartphone if its missing -- but itll cost you a MobileMe subscription -- but if your iPhone is somewhat nearby and you cant seem to find it (in the couch cushions, for example), a new app makes the iPhone heard by simply whistling for it.
  5 hours ago

• LinkUp January Jobs Report: 27 of 36 Industries Show Gains In New Job Openings On Company Websites

  
  Diggings — Authority: 406
  Last weeks’ jobs report was certainly a mixed bag with a bit of something for both the optimists and the pessimists. Unemployment dropped from 10% to 9.7%, but that was due more to the quirky statistical factors and the error-prone math and flawed inputs than anything else. The economy reportedly lost 20,000 ...
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• Cutting unneeded words

  
  Writing, Clear and Simple — Authority: 118
  Spotted this one over at Matthew Stibbe’s Bad Language blog: ( Click for a larger view .) I thought this ad was clever; by using the red strike-through, the key message—“BlueMotion saves you money”—is emphasized, but readers who want to know more can still read the details.
  7 hours ago

• Time for new glasses

  
  Three Sources — Authority: 439
  Prof Reynolds links to an article about "sexual anorexia." I read it quickly and expected an explanation of "sexual dyslexia." With my imagination running away as the page loaded. I perhaps suffer from one of the afflictions....
  9 hours ago

• you are right, he said, pointing his finger at me

  
  Matt Bell — Authority: 118
  Menchov, I said to Menchov, are you ready for the ball, I said. No, Menchov said, I am not going to the ball, he said. Balls to the ball, he said, untying his tie. Menchov, I said, the mayor is giving you the key to the city, I said. Yes, Menchov said, the so-called key to the city, he said, taking off his tuxedo ...
  11 hours ago

• "Hard Wins": An Interview at First Person Plural

  
  Matt Bell — Authority: 118
  Last week, Kyle Semmel kindly interviewed me at The Writers Centers blog, First Person Plura l . The interview was long enough to require being broken into two parts ( one and two ), mostly because A) Im overly long-winded, and B) Kyle asked some really great questions. We discussed the writers responsibilities in ...
  12 hours ago

• they focus their attention on the vibrating and buzzing

  
  Matt Bell — Authority: 118
  She thinks probably he is coming on to her or is going to come on to her if their conversation continues, so she decides not to get into the whole chimp-not-monkey conversation someone should have gotten into with him in grade school or earlier. Lodi waits for Diana to meet her at the soda machine before she goes ...
  12 hours ago

• Cardiac Special of the Day: Denny’s Free Grand Slam breakfast

  
  The Fitness Center — Authority: 424
  Denny’s is at it again. As announced in a Super Bowl ad yesterday, it’s giving away a free original Grand Slam breakfast tomorrow (Tuesday, February 9) from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The plate consists of two pancakes, two sausage links, two strips of bacon and two eggs. If you do decide to call in a “cheat ...
  1 day ago

• “Crash blossoms”

  
  Writing, Clear and Simple — Authority: 118
  Did you ever read a newspaper headline that made you do a double-take? One that had two meanings: The one the writer intended, and another, unintended meaning? Like: Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim or Man fatally shot by his house Thanks to Nancy Friedman , I now know that instances of this ...
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• Mishegaas: The civility in comments and anti-fascist unicorn edition

  
  Jewschool — Authority: 506
  I posted about the Ethan Bronner thing . People are behaving remarkably civil toward each other in the comments , which is not anomalous at Jewschool. But when it’s a post about Israel, civility in the comments is damn near unique. Aaaaaaand, if you’re concerned about the fascist attacks on the New Israel ...
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• Reading Is Great!

  
  Books Worth Reading — Authority: 123
  I don’t know how accurate this is, since it comes from Marie Claire and consider the source and all that, but I want to believe it’s true, so I will repost it anyway. What am I talking about? The finding that reading cuts your stress levels by 68%. That’s more than taking a walk, having a cup of tea, ...
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• Links For Sunday 7 February 2010

  
  This Is This — Authority: 130
  CitJo for CoJo – Liverpool 1 Everton 0 –
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• Why we need books priced over $9.99

  
  Courtney Milan's Blog — Authority: 110
  There’s a debate ranging about pricing. I’m not trying to take sides between the parties that have been on opposite sides for the last week (Macmillan/Amazon). For the record: I am 50% less likely to buy a St. Martin’s press book, because they are pricing their e-books of mass market releases at $14, than I am ...
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• Moonletters Considering New Writers

  
  slFIX — Authority: 129
  BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Do you enjoy reading this site? Have you ever thought you might like to write for us, but were too shy to ask? Moonletters has some fun writers at the moment, but I will, however, consider one more person to join our staff for weekly columns. This writing position is volunteer, but yes, ...
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• Links For Saturday 6 February 2010

  
  This Is This — Authority: 130
  So You Are Buried Under Several Feet Of Snow: Whats On TV This Weekend? –
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• Modculture is 10 years old

  
  Modculture News — Authority: 432
  As I mentioned some time back, Modculture is coming up to its 10th anniversary - and that anniversary is this week. Initially I did loosely plan various events, from limited edition artwork ot a Modculture 10th anniverary event/club night, but...
  2 days ago

• Reviews and launch events

  
  BarryHutchison.com — Authority: 120
  First up, two outstanding reviews of Mr Mumbles have appeared online. You can view them here and here . I haven’t stopped smiling since I read them. This coming week is going to be a biggie. Tomorrow I hop on a train to Glasgow, ready for two events I’m running in schools on Tuesday. Once those are done, I zip ...
  2 days ago

• Cyberchondria, Top Medical Trends for 2010 and Other News

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 475
  Cyberchondria: Is Online Health Information Good for Patients? (Medscape) Microsoft’s Ryen White and Eric Horvitz conducted a study into the growing condition dubbed “cyberchondria,” a phenomenon that describes anxieties about health instigated by reading information online. They compared the results of ...
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• Secret Sunday 12

  
  The Altered Page — Authority: 505
  A big thank you to everybody who participated in last Sundays open house event. Nearly 60 people shared their favorite art secrets and many, many more people came to hear them. And you can too. See the comment section of this post to get the goods. And now...back to our regularly scheduled Secret Sunday posting. Do ...
  2 days ago

• Today on Beer Oclock

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 806
  On Saturdays Its Beer OClock radio show, guests include Beer OClock:Abe Goldman-Armstrong, who discusses recent updates to the effort for Cascadian Dark Ales to become a sanctioned beer style;
  3 days ago

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