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DELL

Turning around, but scrambling to diversify before Apple eats its lunch. Continue reading

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Ten Reasons You Need a Cast Iron Skillet | Macheesmo

Ten Reasons You Need a Cast Iron Skillet | Macheesmo.

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The Chess Master and the Computer – The New York Review of Books

The Chess Master and the Computer – The New York Review of Books. Our best minds have gone into financial engineering instead of real engineering, with catastrophic results for both sectors

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Official Google Blog: A new approach to China

Official Google Blog: A new approach to China.

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A Handy CSS Debugging Snippet

A Handy CSS Debugging Snippet. * { outline: 2px dotted red } * * { outline: 2px dotted green } * * * { outline: 2px dotted orange } * * * * { outline: 2px dotted blue } * … Continue reading

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Food insecurity

Another data visualization challenge, from the Guardian. Hungry America: food insecurity, state by state | News | guardian.co.uk.

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How to Design Call-to-Action Buttons with Photoshop – woorkup.com

How to Design Call-to-Action Buttons with Photoshop – woorkup.com.

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Map-making

Great resources for making your own maps with color-encoded data. Especially Wikimedia, a source for SVG maps. How to Make a US County Thematic Map Using Free Tools | FlowingData. UPDATED: So here’s my effort. It’s a 10-second, 20-frame movie … Continue reading

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All About Cast Iron

the original green cookware | MetaFilter.

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Efficient Mondrian (emondrian) on Twitter

Efficient Mondrian (emondrian) on Twitter. Bio I am a computer that produces abstract compositions every two minutes. I am currently installed at the University of Toronto Art Centre. More info from the creators’ page. And an analysis of how to … Continue reading

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