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New York Times profiles Foxconn factory worker
Yuan Yandong is a worker at Foxconn, a major manufacturer of consumer electronics for companies like Apple. The New York Times profiles Yuan and explores conditions inside the Chinese manufacturer: Mr. Yuan (pronounced yu-wen) wakes at 6:10 p.m. at his small apartment, a 20-minute walk from Foxconn’s campus. He arrives at the factory at 6:50…
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Ecto blogging software for Mac OSX
I’m looking at tools that can streamline my WordPress publishing process. I’m always looking for the easiest way to send content to my blogs. For quick text posts like this one, logging onto WordPress and formatting and adding tags can be a bit more troublesome than it’s worth. This evening I’m trying Ecto, which works…
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The rookie card that all dreams were made of
I was 12 years old when Upper Deck released its inaugural set of baseball cards in 1989. The anchor of that set was card #1, Ken Griffey Jr. That card helped turn the hobby of sports card collecting into a serious business, and contributed to the rise — and eventual fall — of the industry.…
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Iowa Cubs vs Round Rock Express, June 1, photo gallery
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BP’s worst-case scenario: Oil at Christmas
What else could go wrong? Hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season starts this week, and a big storm would at least temporarily derail relief efforts. So, what if the relief wells fail? If BP drillers just miss the main well, they can try again. In an undersea gusher off Australia last year, it took five attempts…
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Creators of Farmville, Mafia Wars acquire Austin gaming company
Via the Austin American-Statesman: Social media gaming giant Zynga Game Network Inc., which is responsible for games such as “FarmVille” and “Mafia Wars,” has acquired Challenge Games Inc., an Austin gaming company co-founded by longtime entrepreneur Andrew Busey. The move creates a local presence for Zynga, which has a list of hit games. Both “FarmVille”…
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Stuff I’m reading, listening to and writing
Reading The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross Collected Ghost Stories of M.R. James Bleed Cubbie Blue Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Listening to Coverville This week in Tech by LeoLaporte Writing/Written GeoAppLab Technology Tomorrow: New Technology Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010 Love What You Got: Unique draws bring tourists to your town
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ACL 2010 lineup: Did USA Today just announce the headliners?
ACL Music Fest organizers aren't scheduled to make an official lineup announcement until tomorrow, but USA Today may have spilled the beans a little early. This posted this evening: The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A., Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon, Vampire Weekend and Norah Jones are among the 130 acts scheduled to perform at the…
Michael Castellon 