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NYTimes’ Paywall and Unintended Consequences

Posted on April 26, 2011 by robertmerrill

I just helped someone hack the New York Times‘ fancy new paywall. Well, actually, I just helped her google the phrase "get past New York Times paywall" and opened their eyes to the veritable cornucopia of smart people on the … Continue reading →

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RE: Japan. This is Not Virtual

Posted on March 11, 2011 by robertmerrill

We don’t even really know the rest of this story yet. It will play out over the next weeks and months.  Sadly, the 24/7 news cycle will stop following this in a few days, and we will forget like we … Continue reading →

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The Moment Mubarak Left Office (Video) #Egypt #jan25

Posted on February 11, 2011 by robertmerrill

As reported by Al Jazeera, “Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has resigned from his post, handing over power to the armed forces. “Omar Suleiman, the vice-president, announced in a televised address that the president was “waiving” his office, and had … Continue reading →

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Droid Eris to Get Android 2.1 Update?

Posted on May 10, 2010 by robertmerrill

The web seems buzzing suddenly today about Verizon‘s support site having details of a Android 2.1 release of the phone OS to Droid Eris phones. The website Phandroid, which seems to have broken the story, appears to be b0rked at … Continue reading →

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Re: Did Google Just Blink?

Posted on December 2, 2009 by robertmerrill

The BBC has a good article about Google’s free/paid news announcement called first-click-free which enables news outlets to let Google index and show their news, but then limit the number of “free” articles you can read to five per day: … Continue reading →

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