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Could Apple netbook be an iPhone/XO hybrid?

Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:54 PM EDT

Rumors suggest that Apple's long rumored netbook is around the corner. Additional rumors point to a possible eBook tie-in. That's intriguing. My first thought, though, was that what I love most about the Kindle is it's eInk screen, which requires as much light as a normal book.

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Kindle 2 and the return of 'narrowcasting'

Mon Mar 2, 2009 12:20 PM EST

One of the most delightful side effects of using Amazon's new Kindle is that, by design, it precludes me from wading through the vast, regenerative waves of content that wash up on the shores of the Internet at a breakneck pace.

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Top Five of 2008: Number Four

Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:19 PM EST

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks -- Real Emotional Trash

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Project Three: Peer Review Sign Up

Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:23 PM EDT

Post your declaration of draft below and sign up for your peer reviews below as well. Remember, everyone must peer review two papers. You can peer review people from any of the three sections. Please sign up for people with no reviewers first.

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The XO Laptop has arrived! HI-RES unboxing photos and first impressions inside.

Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:34 PM EST

After a little over a month, my XO Laptop arrived in the mail today. I'll have some more complete analysis to offer later after I've used it for a while. For now, a few pictures and a few observations. (Hi-Res Pictures here.)

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Which Religion Harms The World The Most? (Poll)

Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:47 PM EST
By xfs292 (Clipped by ScooterDMan)

Attention: Due to the large amount of comments which propose that atheism is in fact worse for humanity than religion, I have created a new poll here that asks which one is worse.

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Jesus Christ discusses role in Tim Tebow's Heisman win

Sun Dec 9, 2007 1:12 PM EST

Following University of Florida Quarterback Tim Tebow's historic Heisman win Saturday night, Jesus Christ, savior of the world, held a press conference in Gainesville to discuss his role in Tebow's victory. "We watched a lot of tape," Christ said.

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Saturday Special: Bon Iver at the Bowery

Sat Dec 8, 2007 1:11 PM EST

Justin Vernon, lead singer of the quiet and soulful act Bon Iver (definitely pronounced "Bohn Eevair"), played a short and intimate solo set at the Bowery Ballroom Friday night, where he opened for Elvis Perkins.

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The bottom half of the Top Ten albums of 2007

Fri Dec 7, 2007 4:50 AM EST

One of the most basic human instincts, aside from seeking warmth and food, is making lists. We love lists.

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Share your Top 25 Tracks of 2007 with Newsvine's 'Listen In'

Thu Dec 6, 2007 7:29 AM EST

There's no shortage of musical opinions here at Listen In, but every once in a while we get sick of ourselves. So we turn to you, dear Newsviners, to find out what tracks you've kept on repeat on the old iPod.

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Year in Review: Five albums that should have rocked but flopped instead

Mon Dec 3, 2007 7:08 AM EST

2007 saw the return of some tried and true musical veterans as well as the sophomore shots from overblogged emergent acts whose 2K5 footprints were bound to lead somewhere great.

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What's the Big Deal with Bob Dylan?

Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:30 AM EST

Yeah, yeah. He was the "voice of a generation." He was a symbol of peaceful and thoughtful social resistance. He's been the centerpiece of a Martin Scorcese documentary and a new, highly anticipated movie about his life.

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OLPC Laptops 'on their way,' according to new email

Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:36 PM EST

For those of us early adopters who shelled out $400 earlier this month for the highly anticipated XO laptop, there's good news: the laptops are en route to "Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia or Rwanda" and our laptops should arrive in the next 3-4 weeks, according to an emai …

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One month, 15 days, 23 hours and 42 minutes with Radiohead's 'In Rainbows'

Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:10 AM EST

It's been exactly that amount of time since they released their latest LP, and I can say with confidence that In Rainbows is Radiohead's masterpiece, surpassing both the post-modern swagger of 1997's OK Computer and the post-apocalyptic dystopia of 2000's Kid A.

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What's the BIG deal? — Animal Collective

Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:53 PM EST

To kick off our series, I'd like to look at the band Animal Collective. Here is a band that has released four consecutive albums that have garnered universal acclaim in independent music circles.

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Branding LISTEN IN — new logos, new series idea inside.

Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:49 PM EST

So part of developing a readership, as Eric has already pointed out, is branding.

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In defense of hype: or How I learned to stop worrying and love the 'Fork.

Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:27 PM EST

Across the board, Pitchfork Media, a web site dedicated to music (news, features, free downloads and their infamous CD reviews) is categorically loathed across the Internet.

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One Laptop Per Child "Give One, Get One" starts today

Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:23 PM EST

If you haven't yet heard of MIT Media Lab's One Laptop Per Child initiative, chances are you haven't been paying attention.

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