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Dear Lazyweb: scrape video from IO9?

June 9, 2008 1:56pm

Whenever I need to embed an unfriendly video in my tumblog, I grab it with the Firefox extension Video Downloadhelper: http://www.downloadhelper.net Then I upload it to an embedable video sharing site that doesn't pay close attention to things like copyright (using livevideo.com at the moment). It's a multistep process, but it has yet to fail me.

This is probably better than hotlinking directly to the video, which will probably be pretty obvious to any observant site admin, and may earn you some bad mojo.

Ancient wrist-mounted scrolling map -- Boing Boing Gadgets

May 8, 2008 8:03am

This would make an excellent design for a modern e-ink watch. You could turn the scrolls to, well, scroll between features. Very cool.

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April 24, 2008 3:35pm

Best. Post. Ever.

Pandora portable gaming system flashes one huge QWERTY

April 15, 2008 6:29pm

If all you want to do is play games, then a modded PSP or DS with a flashcart is probably the way to go. Pandora is intended to fill an empty niche for a pocketable all-in-one gaming and computing device. It's basically taking the best of the retro / indie gaming scene and combining it with the functionality of a full UMPC. Personally, I'm very excited about it.

London cops declare war on photography

March 4, 2008 3:56pm

If the London police force wants reports of people taking pictures, acting "unusual" in their own homes, or using cell phones, then give them some. Better yet, give them lots. Put the number on speed dial and report EVERY person you see on a cell phone, using a digicam, or doing pretty much anything in their home. A couple dozen calls a day from a few thousand concerned citizens and they will probably change their tactics.

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