Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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Christopher Meeks: Letter to My Younger Self

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 09:37 AM PDT

I came across a picture of myself in college, and was stunned how much I used to look like my son does now, who's also in college. I wanted to write a letter to my younger self -- or is it to my son? It works either way.

RIM Launches BBM Music, and It's Doomed Already

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 08:19 AM PDT

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is forging ahead with its BBM Music offering, an attempt at creating a viral music service that will probably fall flat. BBM Music launches today with a free 60-day trial, and costs $5 per month thereafter. Here's how it works: You pick 50 songs for your music library. If you [...]

Halloween Nor'easter: How unusual was it?

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Weather lore in the Northeastern US is replete with memorable storms – the "Great Hurricane" of 1938, the Blizzard of '78, the April Fool's Day Blizzard of 1997.

BUSINESS: What to know about unemployment benefits

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:10 PM PDT

One thing Iâm very sure of is just how little people know about how unemployment insurance works. They simply look at it as something that is deducted from their paycheck and little else. It represents an income stream and requires them to call in for benefits every two weeks and keep minimal records on their job search. The main question you get is âWhen do I get my checkâ?

Seals rehab works, it's official

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 04:54 AM PDT

(PhysOrg.com) -- Injured seals nursed back to life by the RSPCA have as good a chance of surviving when sent back into the wild as their healthy peers, according to new research.

Here's how banking really works

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Dear editor, I was truly gob-smacked by the depth of misunderstandings on banking laboriously detailed in the letter by Ms. Campbell.

Techmeme Opens The Kimono On How It Chooses Headlines And Sources

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 02:13 PM PDT

For many, the methodology behind how technology news aggregator Techmeme chooses sources to link to for headlines has been an enigma. But today, founder Gabe Rivera has opened the kimono a little bit on how stories are chosen to be featured on the site. So bloggers and tech journalists take note. For background, Techmeme uses a set of algorithms as well as human editors to choose and curate ...

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