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10/10/12 Gil's LotD: Drive farming

Submitted by gil on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 6:00pm

http://blog.backblaze.com/2012/10/09/backblaze_drive_farming/ The story of how one company dealt with a worldwide hard drive shortage.

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10/9/12 Gil's LotD: Fonts for dyslexics

Submitted by gil on Tue, 10/09/2012 - 6:00pm

http://dyslexicfonts.com/ A font designed to help dyslexics read.

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9/18/12 Gil's LotD: The World's Smallest TIFF Image

Submitted by gil on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 6:00pm

http://fd-imaging.com/the-worlds-tiniest-tiff-image/ This TIFF actually displays itself as a black and white bitmap.

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9/17/12 Gil's LotD: Google Maps art

Submitted by gil on Mon, 09/17/2012 - 6:00pm

http://abduzeedo.com/clever-google-maps-manipulations-christoph-niemann Clever art drawn in the style of Google Maps. I think this really shows off how well-made the Google Maps design language is.

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9/16/12 Gil's LotD: Flight Radar

Submitted by gil on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 6:00pm

http://www.flightradar24.com/ See flights in real-time from everywhere around the world.

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8/18/12 Gil's LotD: The Infinitely Profitable Program

Submitted by gil on Sat, 08/18/2012 - 6:00pm

http://peetm.com/blog/?p=55 The story of GO.COM, a commercially successful program with no instructions.

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8/4/12 Gil's LotD: In rem jurisdiction

Submitted by gil on Sat, 08/04/2012 - 6:00pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_rem_jurisdiction In rem jurisdiction is the power a court has over property when the property itself is responsible.

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7/31/12 Gil's LotD: Pub cats

Submitted by gil on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 6:00pm

http://www.pubcats.com/catmap Find the nearest pub with a cat!

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7/30/12 Gil's LotD: The High Water Marks

Submitted by gil on Mon, 07/30/2012 - 6:00pm

http://thehighwatermarks.bandcamp.com/ Listen to The High Water Marks' latest album for free online. I'm surprised how quickly "Almost April" became one of my favorite songs.

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7/29/12 Gil's LotD: iPad prototypes

Submitted by gil on Sun, 07/29/2012 - 6:00pm

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/earliest-known-photos-apple-ipad-prototype?page=0%2C1 Here are some pictures of the earliest iPad prototypes.

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