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Mark Zuckerberg wants to teach Wall Street “the Hacker Way”

Facebook's old Palo Alto headquarters during Hackathon 28 Initial public offering filings typically include a letter to potential investors from the company’s CEO. These missives are generally used to discuss basics like the company’s growth so far and its bright … Continue reading

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Belgian Fries in Google Street View

Nikolaas, a reader of this blog, noticed that Pegman – the Google Street View icon – looks different for Belgium. When you try to move the icon, you’ll notice that Pegman got some French fries. “Occasionally Pegman dresses up for … Continue reading

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Live stream: The S.F. street protests against SOPA

The protest against the SOPA anti-piracy bill isn’t just happening online this Wednesday, there are also street protests scheduled in New York and San Francisco. The S.F. protest will feature prominent venture capitalist Ron Conway as a headline speaker, and … Continue reading

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Bing Maps brings back 360 immersive panorama view, in addition to Street Slide

Back in May this year, we first noticed that Microsoft had replaced Bing Map’s Streetside panoramic view with Microsoft Research’s “Street Slide”, which lets users navigate street level imagery sideways rather than a full 360 degrees panoramic view. On May … Continue reading

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Main Street to Silicon Valley: We don’t even understand PDFs

In the tech blogosphere, chatter abounds about the latest collaboration tools, cutting-edge tech ideas and the future of gadgets for getting work done. But back on solid ground in cubicles, conference rooms and coworking spaces across the land, how much … Continue reading

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