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Winter is coming... And I am ready

#winteriscoming #gameofthrones #ommegang #ironthrone

Winter is coming... And I am ready

#winteriscoming #gameofthrones #ommegang #ironthrone

Jelly Bean for Kindle Fire

Decided to take a break from playing around with my new Galaxy S3 this morning to flash +Hash Code's new Jelly Bean ROM on my Kindle Fire. You may be asking what the point is of having Jelly Bean on the Kindle Fire, and well, that would be a good question. With no microphone or GPS it does render Google Now somewhat useless. However there is one very big reason that it is worth it, and that is Project Butter. I was amazed at how smooth this ROM runs. There are a few minor issues (very minor) still being worked out, but without a doubt this ROM is daily ready.

As always Hashcode has once again put out some amazing development work for the Kindle Fire. Check out his post on +xda-developers by clicking the link below if you'd like to check it out!

After catching the IO keynotes, various other bits and pieces as well as updating my Google Apps today, I have to say that Google has taken it to a whole new level today. Good job +Google!!!

Yes! Got a 32 GB Nexus 7 from my wife!

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Oh yeah! Battle of Blackwater. Counting down the hours! #GOTDay

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War is finally here. The Battle of Blackwater airs tonight at 9PM only on HBO.

"SHARE" this trailer with your friends and spread the word across the realm.

First post from my new Galaxy S3!

Icecream sandwich always was one of my favorite deserts

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Excellent full review of the Samsung Galaxy S III. Watching this just reinforces that I did the right thing in waiting for this device. 

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(Sat04) Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy SIII.

 Samsung Galaxy S III: Unboxing & Review

Samsung has given me two of these puppies. It's a great phone. Love the physical home button, multiple apps and windows running (eg, watching video while reading email), and widgets.

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Omg this is hilarious!

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You KNOW you're rooted when....


1. You know you’re rooted when your girlfriend can’t get hold of you for an hour because you’re in recovery.. and she becomes suspicious.

2. You know you’re rooted when someone asks if rooting is like jail breaking their iPhone and you laugh in their face.

3. You know you’re rooted when boot loops don’t scare you anymore.

4. You know you’re rooted when your girlfriend looks in your messages and gets suspicious cause you have none.

5. You know your are rooted when u scream “YESSSS” in a bus full of people because a rom update successfully booted up.

6. You know you are rooted when someone at a party says “hey you have that awesome 12/8 mp camera phone right? Please take a pic of us” and you can only sheepishly reply “Cyanogenmod doesn’t have working camera yet”

7. You know you’re rooted when you take your Android phone to the service center and they say that your warranty is voided because of rooting.

8. You know your rooted when you wake up and your Android device is still in your hands.

9. You know you are rooted when two iPhone guys are talking about their phones and you are sitting there smiling thinking “if only they could understand the things you do on your phone is of a magnitude higher than they can ever do”

10. You know you’re rooted when your microUSB cable connected to your PC is used more often than your mouse.

Source: http://bit.ly/K5FF2d

#Android #Humor

Had a visitor show up at work today. Sorry buddy, not getting in without some I'D!

#AirForceOne on the tarmac in Albany.

Snapped this as I was driving by.

#obama518

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This is so true lol

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#corporate   #applications  

I bet you can tell a good story..

Source: stuffthathappens.com

I have to say I'm surprised at the level of gameplay in some of these new mobile mmo's. I've had more fun than I thought I would playing Pocket Legends. Gives me hope that there will be real immersive games in the not too distant future.

+Daniel Van Der Werken you should try it out just for kicks.

Time to see The Hobbit!

I just pre-ordered my Samsung Galaxy S3 from +Verizon Wireless!!!

Got my new PC built and up and running... been without one for a couple months now. Now I see what everyone's been talking about with this #whitespace !

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Who is ready to win a Nexus 4 or a Nexus 10?!! Make sure to share and follow us to make sure you get the news first! Stay tuned!

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Best gif ever IMO.

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(wait for it)

via - http://imgur.com/gallery/MYeIdZI

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#MIUI: The Problem About Being A Programer

Is Google Censoring Free Speech?
Several weeks ago, +Google was instrumental in thwarting one of the biggest threats ever to our freedom of speech. 4.5 million People signed Google’s petition to stop SOPA and PIPA and at least for the time being, congress listened. What you may not realize however is that around the same time, Google itself was removing a key feature that allowed us “little people” a chance to have our voices heard. A lot of you probably didn’t even know that this was done since the “Incoming Stream” was not a feature that stood out within the +Google+ application, however the potential that this little tool had was quite enormous.

Chances are you don’t know anything about me, and really why would you care to? I have never proven myself to be an individual worth circling, maybe that is until now. The thing is, I have a lot to talk about, but how are you supposed to ever hear what I’m saying? Even now it feels as if I’m yelling into an empty cave, hearing only my own voice echoing back at me.

The Incoming Stream helped to solve this problem. If you were in my circles but I not in yours, you would still have the opportunity to read this post through incoming. This gave me the opportunity to reach the people whose content I’m interested in and perhaps to share something interesting with them. If you think about it, this personifies what Google+ is; a way for everyone to speak and have their voice heard. But alas, it is not the case anymore. Google has removed the Incoming Stream and buried my voice deep in the sea of noise that is Google+.

What I don’t understand though is, why? If you look at +Dave Besbris post (https://plus.google.com/u/0/113882113745075873153/posts/Rjt66GLtnA2), no real concise reason is given. One reason that was given was that nobody used it. However, if you look at the responses in the thread, you will find the contrary is true. Another reason given was that it confused people. I must admit that this one is true as I was confused as to what it did for the longest time. However, when you think about it whose fault is that? In my opinion it is Google’s for not representing it properly and giving it a name that actually indicates its purpose such as “Shared with me” or “Posted to me”. At worst, why wasn’t it changed to an “opt-in” feature? And no, “Search Plus Your World” is not the answer, because guess what; I’m not in your world.

Do I really think that Google is censoring free speech? Obviously not; as Google has without a doubt demonstrated that they stand for anything but censorship. However, I do think Google was a little too hasty to pull the plug on the Incoming Stream without at least offering a reasonable alternative. With a few tweaks it seems to me that this little tool could have given aspiring bloggers or anyone really a chance for their voice to be heard, which in my opinion is what Google+ is all about.

At the time I posted this, there are 28 people who have me in circles, which means that if I’m lucky, maybe 15 people will actually read this post. I am willing to bet that if more people understood its purpose and value, then more would want to use incoming. Feel free to +1 or share this post if you (like me) want to see the “Incoming Stream” brought back.

CC: +Vic Gundotra +Hillel Fuld +Linda Lawrey +Paul Allen +Denis Labelle

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I'm so guilty of most of these!

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#GeekHumor   #Humor   #Geek  

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Leeroy Jenkins is back!

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I remember when I first saw the original fraps of Leeroy Jenkins back in the day. I died laughing.

Leeroy Jenkins: Reimagined as a Short Film

Just saw this commercial and was surpised to see a shot of the Twin Bridges going into Latham. You can see it at about 43 seconds in.

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#angrybirds #reallife

It's done! They are real!

Just flashed another ICS ROM (CM9 kang) on my kindle fire. Seems to work pretty well compared to others I've tried. Worst problem I could find was that HD video is not yet working. Here is the link if anyone wants to give it a try.

Finally went to get my car after two weeks of waiting for repairs from my neighbor backing into it. While I'm getting ready to leave someone else backs into it!!! Thanks +H & V Collision Center for taking it back in and buffing out the minor abrasion.

Superbowl!!!!

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Energy ROM (CM9 Kang for Kindle Fire)

So after trying this ROM out for a day I have to say I am impressed. It is the most stable ICS ROM I've tried on the kindle so far. There are only a couple problems with it currently.

1. No hardware acceleration. Basically nothing graphics intensive will work properly such as high-def video or certain games. For the most part this hasn't negatively impacted my experience while using the ROM. There are no ICS ROMS for the kindle that have HWA working right now anyway.
2. Battery life is not that fantastic. CM7 had much better life.

Other than these two issues the ROM is relatively bug free, which is saying alot for an ICS ROM. I am going to continue using this as my daily as the ICS benefits for the tablet outweigh the drawbacks.

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Just flashed another ICS ROM (CM9 kang) on my kindle fire. Seems to work pretty well compared to others I've tried. Worst problem I could find was that HD video is not yet working. Here is the link if anyone wants to give it a try.

Just made my first ever NFC purchase!

As if waiting for my new device isn't enough, its case just arrived. Now I get to think about it even more.

Just installed Ice Cream Sandwich (CM9) on my kindle fire. The UI looks absolutely gorgeous on the tablet screen, but I noticed some bugs pretty quickly. For one I could not get wifi to work (even though it supposedly does work). I've restored back to CM7 for now until the ROM is a little more stable.

Just flashed the AOKP ROM (ICS) to my original Droid Incredible. Very nice ROM. More stable than any other ICS ROM I've tried. Only bad thing was I had to remove the awful pink unicorn boot animation. :)

Cm7 flashed onto my KF. So much better than the Kindle version of gingerbread.

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Make your Windows 7 desktop look like Android ICS

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Sick nasty!

Changing my Superbowl prediction. 2007 rematch with a different outcome this time ;)

Mohawk River from the Twin Bridges just after reopening

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In case you haven't seen it yet. One of +Lamarr Wilson 's best IMO.

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People HATE change, like the new Google+ design. You'll LOVE this video, though! #whitespace

Please +1 & SHARE!

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Kudos to +Up Your Plus for helping those generating good content without followers to find a following.

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Posted by +Gabriel Vasile:
30 GREAT POSTS FROM PEOPLE & PAGES UNDER 1000 FOLLOWERS (PART I)

Yes, I'm starting with the less known people on Google+ and I want to find the best less known things first. I'll move on slowly to more popular people too, however, I think this is a good place to start.

For this post, I've looked through hundreds of people and thousands of posts. I used +CircleCount by +Daniel Sandstain (www.circlecount.com) to find great people & pages under 1000 followers and www.googleplussuomi.com by +Jari Huomo to find their best posts. I have found about 30 interesting posts for the under 1000 followers category. This is the first part, having 15 of them. Hope you'll enjoy them!

1. Honest logos designed by Viktor H. - by ++Interactive
https://plus.google.com/105249778786454015884/posts/Gqgq8BwZ1PV

2. Notification Control - by ++Interactive
https://plus.google.com/105249778786454015884/posts/Wm5VjzcrEyd

3. What to do on Google+ and how to make the most of it - by +Damon Meredith
https://plus.google.com/114034899375335830897/posts/7GCewdqKoLm

4. Chain Story #2 - by +Damon Meredith
https://plus.google.com/114034899375335830897/posts/EzS2RnkrioW

5. Tunnel of Love in Kleven, Ukraine by Oleg Gordienko - by +Cong1.com
https://plus.google.com/115520196031334905474/posts/5R7Fco7BXat

6. Painted body art - by +Cong1.com
https://plus.google.com/115520196031334905474/posts/SJ5gATjEgvo

7. The bridge with unique twists - by +Cong1.com https://plus.google.com/115520196031334905474/posts/enZfi3WPHw5

8. Google+ Facts and Figures [infographic] - by +Ber|Art Visual Design V.O.F.
https://plus.google.com/107180689125646230035/posts/CkzShskiwTy

9. How to Get More Clicks on Twitter [infographic] - by +Ber|Art Visual Design V.O.F.
https://plus.google.com/107180689125646230035/posts/TYrsFZtydXe

10. New safer and more reliable file-sharing system - by +Notepad++
https://plus.google.com/111113208290869772509/posts/j4Euu3GCyNs

11. Light & Dragons [Album] - +B.c.N.y. yu
https://plus.google.com/photos/110152156128311795039/albums/5706392943949005297

12. Italian Photo Contest.! Prize pool of over 5,000 euros [Italian] - by +Foto Comuni-Italiani.it
https://plus.google.com/109783495323231193109/posts/AangBNJKMrQ

13. Why Google is better than Facebook? [Italian] - by +Web in Fermento - web, marketing, social media
https://plus.google.com/103085310292092244051/posts/67GBrrfMxXW

14. A great photo - by +saeid ghanbari
https://plus.google.com/photos/112956613131125260794/albums/5638718727994331937/5638718726339676514

15. A funny image - by +Linda Wilson
https://plus.google.com/108044567218789487924/posts/QDtMmYn6B5M

If you want to be a curator on this page, write your name here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApXMryRw2C-cdElOZXZLVXY0eWxlXzZVdDBHZ3R3Q0E#gid=0

What are your favorites? You can submit your suggestions at bestofgplus@gmail.com
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More Ice and Fire stuff

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Game of Thrones - Season 3 - The New Characters

Here's an in depth introduction to the new characters in Season 3 of Game of Thrones. 

Who is your favorite new character, or character you are looking most forward to?

I like the Reeds and I want to see more of the Brotherhood without Banners. 

#gameofthrones   #gameofthronesseason3  

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Haha, love Office Space!

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#DarkSide Pimpin' and even on Saturday

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Browsers Debate

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These are great, I especially like the Egyptian Brackets, Lock Ness Bug and Rubberducking.

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Check out some funny programming terms that people have coined.
My favorites:

Hydra Code
A code that cannot be fixed. One fix causes two new bugs.
It should be rewritten.

Ninja Comments
It is also known as invisible comments, secret comments, or no comments.

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For those of you who who haven't been able to find people to follow, this is a great resource to get your started!

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This is a great place to find interesting people to circle!

Just click here: https://plus.google.com/getstarted/follow

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A fan of +The Sword and Laser tipped me off to this! Cute, Google!

Picture of a rose in my back yard

Grading this weeks #GameofThrones episode.

I noticed every single one of these inconsistencies including a fewothers. Bran and Rickons escape from Winterfell was much much more dramatic in the book. Also there still is no Jojen and Meera.

I'm beginning to feel a little cheated regarding Bran's story in the show. It is much more interesting in the book.

As a .net developer, I wouldn't mind seeing this happen. Not that dalvik is that difficult in comparison, but less for me to learn!

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It was always a dream of mine as a child to fly under my own power. Mr. Smeet here has succeeded in doing just that. I so want to try this!

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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a.. human?

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Google's Lawsuit Against Apple

I'm seeing a surprising number of people upset at Google for filing this suit, claiming that Google is now "stooping" to Apple's level. This simply is not true. This lawsuit was inevitable and in fact very necessary. 

Apple has declared all out war with Android which has become more and more clear in recent months. While Google has never really been a company to use patents offensively, they are forced to do so in order to let Apple know that they will not sit idly by while Apple tries to dismantle Android and the companies who use it. 

Google will never, I repeat NEVER go through with this ban. They will not stifle innovation. As much as us Android fan-boys might not like to believe, Apple is good for us to have around, and Google also knows this. 

Google just wants to show Apple that they will not go down without a fight and assert themselves as a valid, legal presence in the mobile market while at the same time telling Apple to "Back Off"!

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What do you think about Google's lawsuit against Apple?

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And there was much rejoicing!

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Play World of Warcraft and/or Diablo? You should change your passwords immediately. Please help spread the word.

While I'm a little down from finding out my phone has a locked and possibly encrypted bootloader, I was still excited to just receive this email!

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Roku app now available for Android.

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Some awesome updates to the G+ Android App today. If they removed the Incoming Stream I don't think I'll keep it though.

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Google+ Android app gets a speed boost

Today, we’ve made available a new version of Google+ for Android that includes significant performance improvements across the board, so your stream and photos (and just about everything else) should load more quickly.

In addition:

- The "What's hot" stream is now available
- You can see who has +1'd a post or comment
- Photos in "From your Circles" scroll for-e-ver
- We truncate lengthy posts and comments in stream view

And as always, you can grab the latest version of the app from Android Market here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.plus

We're excited to hear what you think, so please keep the feedback coming!

#googleplusupdate

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Can't wait to drink this!

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'Game of Thrones' beer first photo http://ht.ly/2tONaP

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Not sure how I missed this living just outside Albany. Maybe it's because I don't watch local news anymore. Regardless, it's great to see this deputy sheriff protect these people's first amendment rights.

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Kings and Masters of tiny domains dislike it when you challenge their authority.

It was great watching this sheriff tell the airport authority/TSA agent to leave alone the two people who are handing out flyers informing people about the dangers of the nudie scanners and their right to film patdowns. Airport guy looked like someone had peed in his Cheerios.

How do you annoy a Web Developer?

Apple co-founder likes using Android smartphones.

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I don't often test my code, but when I do, I do it in production. For the Most Interesting Coder in your life (but it better not be you): http://j.mp/Q9NF8q

Bootloader Unlocked? Check
CM10 flashed? Check

Wow, what a win for my +Boston Celtics !!!

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Reasons why people who work with computers seem to have a lot of spare time

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Via +Anthony Montemorano

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Best geek tattoo ever

.Fear {display :none;}



#css3 #webdesign #webdevelopment #geekhumor #andalotofhashtags!

Anyone else excited for the +Game of Thrones season premier tonight?

This is absolutely incredible!

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Programmer Interrupted

The most thorough study to date that uses a variety of techniques to gauge the cost of interrupting a programmer:

pupillometry
subvocal utterances
tracking eclipse and visual studio typing frequencies/patterns.


High level takeaway:
A programmer takes between 10-15 minutes to start editing code after resuming work from an interruption.

When interrupted during an edit of a method, only 10% of times did a programmer resume work in less than a minute.

Definitely worth reading.

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These are great!

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This is hilarious! 

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Coming soon!

Via +CyanogenMod

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#soon

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This could be the phone that actually makes me renew my Verizon contract. Still rocking my original droid incredible just because I don't want to lock up for another two years. On the other hand, I don't feel like paying the full $650 either.

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Probably gonna get this...

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Here's a good use for QR codes.

+Daron Dowd should have used this example in your presentation yesterday.

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QR code reveals itself on glass only when it's filled with Guinness!

Marketers take note! Guinness is running a marketing campaign called Guinness QR Cup. You can't see a QR code etched into the glass until you fill it with Guinness. (Most other beers aren't dark enough to work.) Then you can snap a pic with your smart phone, at which point "it tweets about your pint, updates your facebook status, checks you in via 4 square, downloads coupons and promotions, invites your friends to join, and even launches exclusive Guiness content."

http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2012/5/18/guinness-qr-cup.html

Posted first on Google+ by +James Moore.

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Nice to actually see this in action. I think the PC I just built myself will be the last traditional desktop I own.

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Here's the video I made of Ubuntu for Android. I'm no video expert so the sound is clunky and the flow isn't great, but you can still see how great this idea could be, especially the bit where richard undocks and then redocks the phone and the desktop and LibreOffice are just waiting for him. Plenty of distance to go but it convinced me that in future a mobile device may be all I need.

I discussed this some more in InfoWorld: http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/ubuntu-and-android-match-made-in-open-source-192287

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1337 5p34k exercise

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If you can read this, you have a strong mind.

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Hey +New York Jets fans, get your Danny Woodhead jersey here!

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Google+ fans, this contest is JUST for YOU! If you like +New England Patriots on Google+, you can enter to win a signed Danny Woodhead jersey!
http://www.patriots.com/fan-zone/woodhead-jersey-sweeps.html

Share this post & spread the word!

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Very enlightening interview with George R. R. Martin. Talks about why he kills major characters and how difficult it is to write Bran viewpoints. To top it all off he reads an excerpt from The Winds of Winter. And no, it's not the chapter he posted on his website.

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Last part! The final 9 minutes includes the reading of the first few pages of a chapter from The Winds of Winter that GRRM has not read or posted anywhere else before.

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Chucks back, this time he's roundhouse kicking Mario.

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Super Chuck Norris :D :D :D

My new Kindle Fire is rooted!

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Android: I fixed it. LOL

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Great advice.

(via geeksaresexy)

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I've seen some crazy trades before, but this one takes the cake.

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What a weird time to make a trade.

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It's about time

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#EngadgetCES

After giving the mi-ui rom a second try, I have to admit I like it.

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Wow... Mind = blown

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This guy essentially built a smartphone in Minecraft. :)

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Need to get some accessories for your Samsung mobile device? Get 50% off by registering your device.

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Calling all Samsung Mobile USA owners: register your device on Samsung.com and receive a 50% off accessories coupon via email. Terms apply: http://smgm.us/Fvr

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FREE Photography eBook - Only 24 hours left. It's really simple to get your hands on my brand new 2nd Edition - Essential Photography Skills eBook. Just follow these steps:
1. Share this post with your friends.
2. Grab your copy here: http://bit.ly/NUJGNP
3. Comment on this post after you have read the book, let everyone know what you think of it.
Hope you enjoy this book. Much work has gone into upgrading it, with many more pages, diagrams and photos.
Why?
Because of all the valuable feedback I have received from google+, I have re-written this book in easy-to-understand English, and now I think it explains photography much better than anything I have ever read.
I would also like some honest feedback that I can use for when this book goes on sale (soon), and I want to be the person you think of when you want photography training.
Please comment on the blog, or send me an email (with your picture) that I can use as testimonials.
Have a great day.
Brent

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Microsoft's new tablets

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#microsoft   #surface  

Microsoft seems to have tablets released!

Source: http://bit.ly/LBDvrM

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Send SMS from your tablet without needing a new phone number.

Awesome Ted Talk regarding the numbers that copyright law supporters use to support their arguments.

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An update to Energy ROM was posted today for you kindle fire users. The update supposedly greatly improves the ROM battery life. Hardware Acceleration still does not work so still no HD video.

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Just flashed another ICS ROM (CM9 kang) on my kindle fire. Seems to work pretty well compared to others I've tried. Worst problem I could find was that HD video is not yet working. Here is the link if anyone wants to give it a try.

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Guess it's a ROMming kinda day. Flashed another ICS AOKP ROM to my dinc. I'm very encouraged by how stable it appears to be.

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Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

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New Google+ Users: Google+ Help
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About G+ But Were Afraid to Ask

Get support and help about Google+ here:
-> support.google.com/plus/?hl=en

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Good news. A new Game of Thrones Season 2 trailer will air Sunday night, right before the premiere of Luck at 9PM on HBO. “SHARE” this update and spread the word across the realm.

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#MIUILOVE : MIUI ROM has 10,000,000 users now! Big thanks to our 17 fan sites and every MIUI user! We want to share our love to all with a special MIUILove theme and MI-2!

Please download the theme here http://en.miui.com/

With every download of MIUILove theme, MIUI will donate 0.1 RMB to the Smile Angel Foundation to help children born with cleft lip and palate (CLP) from low-income families. 

Follow +MIUI ROM and share this for a chance to win a Xiaomi Smartphone MI-2!
 A winner will be announced on 22 Jan. 2013!

Running Ubuntu on my Nexus 7 thanks to Tasssadar's MultiROM.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011403