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  • Owner wants ‘Ikea monkey’ back

    bbc.co.uk The owner of a monkey that was confiscated by the authorities after it escaped and ran around the car park of a Canadian Ikea wants her pet back. RT @BBCNewsUS: Owner of Toronto’s now famous #IkeaMonkey asks for her pet back http://flip.it/iMjUZ http://flip.it/M8wbE Owner wants ‘Ikea monkey’ back Related articles Ikea monkey’s former owner…

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  • DIY firearms means unlimited guns for anyone

    The Future of Firearms: DIY Guns You Can Make at Home By Eliza Shapiro, thedailybeast.com School shootings be damned. Companies like Defense Distributed are moving forward with newfangled 3-D printers that let you make guns at home, writes Eliza Shapiro. Four days after the dead­ly school shoot­ing in New­town, Conn., Cody Wil­son wa… RT @thedailybeast:…

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  • Finding good Usernames

    (via How to pick a good username, @eschmidt0) Related articles Quake Kills at Least 156 in China, and Thousands Are Injured – New York Times (nytimes.com) Judge Places Musharraf in Court Custody – Wall Street Journal (stream.wsj.com) Denver pot holiday bringing crowds, tight security – Houston Chronicle (chron.com) Facebook Can’t even protect your username (techgosimple.blogspot.com)

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  • New York start-ups’ own flavour

    bbc.co.uk How New York’s new tech firms differ from Silicon Valley rivals RT @BBCNewsUS: Is NYC’s Silicon Alley a credible rival to California’s Silicon Valley? What is bringing start-ups to the big city? http://flip.it/jeKDV http://flip.it/ZhrRt New York start-ups’ own flavour Related articles Dubstarts jobs fair to link up start-ups with job-seekers (siliconrepublic.com) Immigration and America’s…

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  • Can Instagram bounce back after row?

    bbc.co.uk Will the row over usage rights have long-term damage? RT @BBCWorld: #Instagram RIP? Can Facebook’s photo-sharing site bounce back? http://flip.it/rwqmi http://flip.it/F7r79 Can Instagram bounce back after row? Related articles Free follower on instagram (slideshare.net) Was Instagram a waste of Facebook’s money? (smartbrief.com) Ten FAQ’s About Instagram (3060writingfordigitalmedia.wordpress.com) On Instagram, Chechnya’s president criticizes America’s handling…

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  • Stainless steel appliances are not stainless

    Should Appliance Makers Pay To Replace Stainless Steel Appliances That Rust? Chris Morran, consumerist.com (MrStinkhead)One of the more widely held beliefs about stainless steel appliances is that they will never rust. Alas, this isn’t necessarily true, as the alloy’s corrosion-resistance depends on its level of chromium and nickel. As the demand for… http://flip.it/HpFJM Related articles…

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  • 33% of seafood is mislabeled in NYC

    Study Finds A Third Of NYC’s Seafood Is Mislabeled, Posing Health Risks Mary Beth Quirk, consumerist.com (J Dailey)It isn’t just Los Angeles that is having a problem with mislabeled fish — a new study that tested seafood on menus, at grocery stores and in fancy specialty shops in New York City says plenty of the…

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  • Here’s How To Opt Out Of Instagram’s New Arbitration Clause Chris Morran, consumerist.com Instagram’s new TOS takes away your right to a class-action lawsuit, unless you opt out now.Among the other controversial changes to Instagram’s Terms of Service is a spanking new forced-arbitration clause that, as things do, effectively takes awa… RT @consumerist: Here’s How…

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  • Here’s How To Opt Out Of Instagram’s New Arbitration Clause Chris Morran, consumerist.com Instagram’s new TOS takes away your right to a class-action lawsuit, unless you opt out now.Among the other controversial changes to Instagram’s Terms of Service is a spanking new forced-arbitration clause that, as things do, effectively takes awa… RT @consumerist: Here’s How…

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  • Here’s How To Opt Out Of Instagram’s New Arbitration Clause Chris Morran, consumerist.com Instagram’s new TOS takes away your right to a class-action lawsuit, unless you opt out now.Among the other controversial changes to Instagram’s Terms of Service is a spanking new forced-arbitration clause that, as things do, effectively takes awa… RT @consumerist: Here’s How…

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  • Holiday Shopping Tips From Behavioral Economists

    Cass R. Sunstein, bloomberg.com Behavioral economists study human errors. People don’t always make the best choices for themselves, so there’s good reason to doubt whether they will always make the best choices for others. RT @BloombergNews: Don’t end up getting someone a useless gadget: Holiday shopping tips from a behavioral economist | http://flip.it/aqLw8 http://flip.it/uXoyK Holiday…

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  • The Cash-Only Doctors Club

      businessweek.com Concierge doctors don’t take insurance, but do make house calls. Once an option only for the rich, they may change health care for everyone RT @BW: Is concierge medicine the future of healthcare? | http://flip.it/0htzp #longreads http://flip.it/fHvQI The Cash-Only Doctors Club Related articles Paul Hsieh on Concierge Medicine (healthcarebs.com) Dear Congress: Listen to…

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