On the Gowanus, We Are Swimming Cities

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• On the Gowanus, We Are Swimming Cities
• Yes, you can watch Hulu on your Google TV
• Google now displays your location in the sidebar, lets you easily change it
• Assange Denied Swedish Residence On Confidential Reasons
• Steve Jobs drops knowledge on earnings call: calls out Google and RIM, says 7-inch tablets are 'DOA'
• Avoid "Everything Buckets," aka Why I Can't Get Into Apps Like Evernote [Organization]
• How-To: Leather tooling punches from common nails
• Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Chief Software Architect, is calling it quits
• Apple TV hits 250,000 in sales, says Steve Jobs
• Japanese Sales Charts Are Pokemon Black & White & Red Dead All Over [Sales Get]

On the Gowanus, We Are Swimming Cities Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:00 PM PDT Alita Edgar, Porter Fox, Orien McNeill, Michael O'Toole are just four of the 30+ names of makers and artists involved with the current incarnation of the collaborative project We Are Swimming Cities, whose overall installation at last month's inaugural World Maker Faire in NYC won an Editor's Choice award, and whose "caddywhampuss," the motorcycle-powered fish-boat (below), won Best in Show. Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Maker Faire | Digg this!

Yes, you can watch Hulu on your Google TV Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Video, Google OK, so Google told Hulu they'd play nice and allow their Google TV browser to be blocked until the two companies could come to an agreement. But here's the thing. Google TV devices ship with the Chrome App. Chrome comes with Flash. There's no reason it couldn't play Hulu content, right? Right. And if there's one thing we know about Google and Chrome, it's that the Big G wants to bearhug developers. Those developers often need to test new their web apps, and testing new web apps means being able to tinker with your browser's user agent. See where I'm going here? Yes, by quickly swapping the user agent in Chrome on Google TV you can fritter away your evening watching all that quality video you've come to enjoy on Hulu. GadgetWhore.com has complete details, so head on over. Let the content access cat-and-mouse begin! [via Engadget] Yes, you can watch Hulu on your Google TV originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Google now displays your location in the sidebar, lets you easily change it Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:32 PM PDT Filed under: Internet, Google, Search, Web Google has added a new item to the sidebar it shows to the left of your search results: your location information. You will now be able to see where Google thinks you are -- and easily change your location if Google somehow got it wrong. Google has been using your location to customize local search results for quite a while now, but you haven't previously been able to find out where Google thought you were or do anything about it if it was wrong. That all changes today and manually overriding Google's automatically-found location takes just two clicks. The new feature is in the process of being rolled out and will become available in more than 40 languages soon. Google now displays your location in the sidebar, lets you easily change it originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Assange Denied Swedish Residence On Confidential Reasons Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:10 PM PDT MotorMachineMercenar writes "The Local reports that Julian Assange has been denied a residence permit in Sweden. The WikiLeaks spokesman and Australian citizen applied for residency in August, apparently to gain the freedom of speech protection offered by Swedish laws. When asked about the reasons for the denial, a Swedish official responsible replied, '...secrecy prevails in reference to the grounds for such a decision,' essentially meaning the reasons are confidential. Assange has been recently under investigation for sexual molestation charges, which were withdrawn and then re-instated. WikiLeaks is expected to release up to 400,000 confidential US military documents in the near future, which would be the largest such leak in US history." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Steve Jobs drops knowledge on earnings call: calls out Google and RIM, says 7-inch tablets are 'DOA' Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:10 PM PDT Steve Jobs hit today's earnings call with the power of words. In a tone that could be described as "righteous anger" or perhaps just "reppin," Steve launched into a five minute rant that hit hard against RIM's entire business model, Android sales numbers and software fragmentation, and the impending wave of Android tablets. With the iPhone surpassing RIM, Steve says that he "[doesn't] see them catching up in the foreseeable future." As for Android sales, Steve takes issues with the market share figures that are currently floating around, saying that 275k iPhones were activated on average per day last month, compared to Android's most recent estimate of 250k per day -- though he does admit that Android outshipped iPhone in the June quarter, during the "transition" to iPhone 4. That wasn't Steve's only problem with Android, he takes major issue with the fragmentation and the onus he believes it puts on the user: "we believe integrated will trump fragmented every time." Oh, and 7-inch tablets? You're in for a bag of hurt. Steve pretty much outright killed any potential for 7-inch iPad rumors, saying that the software just isn't right for that size ("This size is useless unless you include sandpaper so users can sand their fingers down to a quarter of their size."), and that users have no need for a pocket sized tablet when they already have a smartphone. He called the iPad's upcoming competition in the space "DOA." After he calmed down a bit, the call entered a Q&A period, where Steve was happy to point out that the iPad has already surpassed Macintosh in sales, and that it's going to affect laptop computers: "it's not if, it's when." We'll get a copy of the audio and put it up as soon as possible... like most CEO outbursts, this is not one to be missed. Hit up our liveblog of the call for a bit more context, and you can try the source link for Apple's stream of the entire earnings shindig. Steve Jobs drops knowledge on earnings call: calls out Google and RIM, says 7-inch tablets are 'DOA' originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Apple Q4 2010 financial results  | Email this | Comments

Avoid "Everything Buckets," aka Why I Can't Get Into Apps Like Evernote [Organization] Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:00 PM PDT When I first started using Evernote two years ago, I was really excited about the universal capture tool. But I've lost my love for apps like Evernote because, frankly, I don't think they work that well. Here's why. More »

How-To: Leather tooling punches from common nails Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:00 PM PDT Instructables user cbm104 attributes this cool trick to a leather-working book published in the '60s, the title of which he does not remember. If anybody knows the reference, I'm sure he'd be glad for a heads-up. Or just leave a comment here and I'll pass it along. More: Flooring from reclaimed leather belts Amazing fantasy armor leatherwork Steampunk leather masks and helmets Leather keyboard DIY: Leather mudguards for your bicycle HOW TO - Make a leather bound book Leather measuring bracelet Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Crafts | Digg this!

Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Chief Software Architect, is calling it quits Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:59 PM PDT Microsoft has just announced that Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie is leaving the company, in the form of an open letter from Steve Ballmer to Microsoft employees. Ray, who succeeded Bill Gates in his currently held position, is famous for his focus on moving Microsoft into the cloud. As recently as June we saw Ray on stage at D8 with Steve Ballmer, and there's no indication given in the open letter as to Ray's reasons for leaving, though Steve does point out that much of Ray's vision for the cloud is already in progress at Microsoft. Ray will stick around for a transition phase of unspecified length, and Ballmer doesn't plan to fill the "unique" role of Chief Software Architect when he's gone. Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Chief Software Architect, is calling it quits originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink CNET  |  Microsoft  | Email this | Comments

Apple TV hits 250,000 in sales, says Steve Jobs Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:52 PM PDT Deep within the heart of Apple's fiscal earnings call Q&A session, straight from the mouth of CEO Steve Jobs: "I can report that we've sold a quarter million Apple TVs." Quite an impressive number for a device that's only been out for 18 days but by no means on par with the likes of some other Apple debuts (the iPad, for instance, sold 300,000 on day one). Still, not bad for the once (and possibly still) hobby. Apple TV hits 250,000 in sales, says Steve Jobs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

Japanese Sales Charts Are Pokemon Black & White & Red Dead All Over [Sales Get] Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:40 PM PDT Nintendo's Pokemon Black and Pokemon White enjoy another first place showing in Japan this week, nearly another quarter million copies sold to Nintendo DS owners overseas. The monster hunting game easily takes down newcomer Red Dead Redemption in Japan. More »

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