I've been using Rapportive for a while, and they've just added a feature that allows it to more intelligently work out who it is that emailed you.

You get a sidebar in your gmail that tells you what the person emailing you has been tweeting/facebooking etc recently. I guess it sounds creepy when you put it like that, but I like it. I can't be bothered to follow what's happening on facebook, so I like that I do get to see some of what's going on with the people I actually email.

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While reasonable people can disagree about the approach of Wikileaks and the the rights or wrongs of those who delivered information to them, the illegal torture of Bradley Manning, who has yet to receive a fair trial or be convicted of any crime, is a shameful violation of human rights and human dignity

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An overwhelming Mario fix

By using emulators, save states and running the games at a very slow pace, he was able to individually tweak and nudge each movement of the four Marios so that they would stay a hair’s breadth from danger

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Arrrgh… Tron wants more money!

I've found these types of remix albums to be disappointing, and it's difficult to tell whether the album will be one I'll listen to lots of times from the tiny previews on iTunes.

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The people who really change the world are farmers

As Merlin Mann says "First, care."

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Interesting read. A few references to good and bad geeky moments in other films

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I've been seeing mentions of the Paleo Diet come up quite a lot recently. I think the main thing is that we aren't 'supposed' to eat grains. Is that the case?

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I've never been sure what to do with the 'Picture Styles' selector, but today, I was fiddling with Canon's software that comes with the camera (Digital Photo Professional) and discovered the picture style actually has quite a big impact!

I shoot RAW, so think I'll set it to faithful, and fiddle with the image myself in post.

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