Billy Tompson: 'Angry Birds' Debate Peace Treaty, Lightsaber Kinect Hacks

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

'Angry Birds' Debate Peace Treaty, Lightsaber Kinect Hacks

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.

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Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction

Facebook is amazing because it feels like you're doing something and you're not doing anything. It's the absence of doing something, but you feel gratified anyway.

Spying on Yourself

My own Digital Mirror revealed basics that I had previously intuited, such as whom I corresponded with most regularly. I enjoyed noting how collaborators would flare up in my Inbox and then kind of burn down to an ember and then come roaring back again in remarkably consistent patterns. There were not a lot of huge surprises in store, but my mirror did tell me the most prominent "buck-passers" in my orbit-and pointed out that I am one of the chief offenders in this department. I suppose I've sent one too many e-mails with the words: "Thoughts on this?"I made a note-to-self to homebrew more "thoughts."

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Along with today's iOS 4.2 announcement, Apple has made its Find My iPhone/iPad service available for free. [From: Engadget]
Can't get enough of Jimmy Wales's personal appeals? Get the Wikipedia founder on every website you visit with this Chrome extension. [From: BoingBoing]

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