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1. > Permanence

   Matt Gemmell:

   That’s the reality of digital data: sometimes it degrades, but usually the technological ecosystem moves on around it, leaving it isolated and inaccessible.

   I have so many thoughts about this subject that I've typed and discarded more drafts on it than I can count.

   Perhaps I ...

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2. > ∞ Syndication and Theft

   Ben Brooks:

   ...if you get a popular post two things will happen:

   1. You will get those annoying emails Matt references.
   2. Someone will outright steal your content and post it on their site.

   You should click through to the article by Matt Gemmell that Ben links to. I'll put it ...

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3. Google Automatically Disables Non Chrome Store Extensions

   

   I was greeted with this lovely message this morning when I launched Chrome. Did I miss a memo somewhere¹?

   I understand their rationale: security privacy² blah blah blah. But to make it impossible to re-enable an extension I've installed, even if I know it's from a ...

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4. > Vantage Point magazine

   Riccardo Mori:

   I’m finally, officially launching my new project, Vantage Point magazine, a compact digital publication available on Apple’s Newsstand platform and produced by the great folks at Type Engine.

   Subscribed

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5. > Sourcegraph

   Use Sourcegraph to find the code you need quickly, see anywhere in the open-source world that a function or library is used, and discover other like-minded programmers.

   Only searches for Python, Ruby, JavaScript and Go. Still looks useful.

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6. They Don't Call Them Test Tube Babies Anymore

   This was inspired by Casey Liss's recent blog post about the issues he and his wife had getting pregnant. As such, it's full of squishy personal details. You probably don't want to read it.

   My wife and I got married in 2006. Most of her friends were ...

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7. Hastily Drawn Thoughts on the New Comixology

   The internet nerd rage machine is in full force again. This time their panties are all in a twist over the removal of in-app purchases from the Comixology app. I don't understand why anyone is surprised.

   First let's consider the financial aspect of this change. Apple takes 30 ...

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8. Clean URLs and Send to Pinboard

   Last week, Viticci wrote about Clean Links, an iOS app that cleans up those horrible URLs people pass around on the internet. He provided a few Launch Center Pro actions to demonstrate the app's URL scheme.

   Because I like to keep my Pinboard tidy, I whipped up my own ...

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9. > Protect Notes with Vim Encryption

   Alex Young:

   When you've got an open buffer, before saving type :X in Normal mode. Vim will prompt you for an encryption key twice. Then you can save the file with :w.

   Another one from the Learn Something New Every Day department.

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