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SocialMuse

Very cool. A friend of mine runs the team behind Android apps MixZing and SocialMuse (slated to hit the iPhone next month). They’re winners of the Android Developer Challenge. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

06. December 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Somali Piracy Stock Exchange

Haradheere. “The shares are open to all and everybody can take part, whether personally at sea or on land by providing cash, weapons or useful materials … we’ve made piracy a community activity.” (H/T) -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

02. December 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Gaming Jack Dorsey’s Square

Easy to destroy this system (which is predicated on distributing legitimacy). Jailbreak an iPhone or an iTouch. Put in some custom software that looks like Square’s. Walk around a public place and raise money for a nonprofit of some sort. … Continue reading

01. December 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Preserving Online Reputations

Contrast the Wall Street Journal’s thinking on how to preserve your reputation (so basic that most elementary school children are experts) with this targeted effort to override that signal. Which seems easier and more rewarding? 😉 -Shlok Sign up for … Continue reading

01. December 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Infographic: Evolution of the War Rifle

From Brown Bess to the SCAR. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

30. November 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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