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Daily Brief, March 11th 2010, Morning Edition

Only five people in the United States can time-shift TV (“skip ads”) without the fear of litigation Hannah Dadds was the first female driver on London’s underground subway (the “Tube”) (Video) SWEATSHOP.tv is “a live video broadcast of drawing, sketching, and painting” and probably the greatest show that never aired on New York City community access television American […]

Daily Brief, March 1st 2010, Afternoon Edition

Game publishers Activision send a cease and desist to a fan produced non-commercial sequel to King’s Quest. King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity, released 12 years ago in 1998, was the eighth and last official sequel in the series SFgate.com readers discuss the issue of children in restaurants Vancouver, Canada has an “almost perfect” transit environment due to […]

Daily Brief, March 1st 2010, Morning Edition

Nearly a third of the United States would rather not use the internet at all Computer nerds, Jon Stokes report on Apple’s custom A4 processor has arrived The US Dept of Treasury maintains a list of “Specially Designated Nationals” that US citizens and business are not allowed to export stuff (goods, software, money) to. Available in plain […]

Daily Brief, February 19th 2010, Afternoon Edition

Solitary Confinement, by Jan Stürmann (video, ~6 minutes) Popular Science picks their favorites from the 2010 International Toy Fair in New York. The LEGO carbonite-frozen Han Solo figurine commemorating the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite Middle-class America just wants their hand-out already More Photoshop at 20: Recreating Photoshop 1.0.7 on the iPhone