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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Hacker Dojo: An Innovative Way To Nurture Young Innovators

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Here in Silicon Valley, where flux seems like the status quo, one hot trend is innovation devoted to the cause of innovation itself. Consider Hacker Dojo, a do-it-yourself tech incubator that last week staged its first startup showcase at its Mountain View quarters -- a rather low-rent rendezvous in contrast to DEMO, a glitzy three-day exhibit at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara earlier this month where startups paid $18,500 to strut their stuff.

Busy bodies, happy minds?

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People consider work of just about any kind to be better than no work at all, and it improves their mental health in most cases, several studies have found. Losing work has been linked to depressive symptoms, heavy alcohol use and even long-term psychological damage.

"Les Miserables" revival appropriately wretched

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LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - In a reasonable world, 25 years should see fans of strident caterwauling sufficiently sated, but here is "Les Miserables" in a new production celebrating the show's quarter-century anniversary.

Tim Cook Rumored to Leave Apple for HP CEO Spot

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Tim Cook, COO of Apple and Steve Jobs' right hand man, is rumored to be eyeing the CEO position looking to be filled by Hewlett-Packard.

9 Ways to Reinvent Your Lunch

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Easy tweaks to your lunch can go a long way towards increasing your nutrition and energy levels. Your goal: include plenty of fiber, vegetables and at least one source of lean protein.

15 Hilarious Sexually Charged Photos

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BJ Worthy.

The Most Dangerous Jobs in America (and What They Pay)

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In 2009, 4,340 workers lost their lives due to fatal occupational injuries in the USA. We examine which jobs are the most dangerous, the risks of each occupation and what you can expect to get paid for potentially putting yourself in harm's way.

2011 Ferrari SA Aperta Unveiled

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Only 80 examples of the SA Aperta roadster will be built in honor of Italian design house Pininfarina's 80th anniversary.

Social Network Content Creation Has Plateaued [STUDY]

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With 500 million people using Facebook and Twitter seeing more than two billion tweets per month, one would assume that social media usage is skyrocketing. New research from Forrester suggests that while participation is on the rise, actual content creation may not be.Forresters Social Technographics Profile analyzes consumer social behaviors and trends on an annual basis. Forrester classifies social network users by type: Creators, Conversationalists, Critics, Collectors, Joiners, Spectators and Inactives. In the past year, their research shows no measurable growth in the Creators category the audience that creates social content.In the U.S., the Creator audience has actually dipped a percentage point from 24% in 2009 to 23% in 2010. Japan was the only country measured to show a rise in Creators, growing from 34% to 36% in the past year.When it comes to social media, it would seem then that the average user feels most at home taking more passive actions, and that a majority of content creation is primarily limited to the existing content creator crowd. As Forrester reports, One-third of online consumers in the U.S. regularly watch user-generated videos on sites like YouTube. But only 10% of U.S. online consumers upload videos theyve created to public sites.Still, social networking is on the rise, according to Forrester. In the Joiners category (those that join social networks), most countries surveyed saw significant increases, including the U.S., which jumped from 51% to 59% between 2009 and 2010.More About: forrester, research, social network, social technographics profile, studyFor more Social Media coverage:Follow Mashable Social Media on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Social Media channelDownload our free apps for iPhone and iPad

Disney Lets Muslim Worker Wear Headscarf

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The woman in question, however, is not Imane Boudlal, the Disney Cast Member who challenged the Mouse's notoriously tough dress code last month. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has helped an unidentified woman hired as an intern to wear her headscarf. So what's the difference?

The Must Have Accessory for Any Rapture Apartment

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This is probably one of the coolest video game decorations you could get for your place, but I'm not exactly sure where you would get one.

Greatest NHL Player: Wayne Gretzky vs. Mario Lemieux (Infographic)

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Who is currently the best player in the NHL? Such a question would likely bring about a few different answers. Your options may be down to just two, but picking between these two can be so tough it will make your head explode.

5 Awesome Max Weinberg PSAs (Videos)

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In honor of the band leader leaving Conan

The Spy With No Gun, 25 Years of MacGyver [Vids]

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Armed only with a paper clip, penknife and spare cans of awesome, MacGyver has been solving his way through traps and ticking time bombs for the last 25 years.

Everybody Calm The F#ck Down!

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Nokia Stretchable Electronic Skin: Future of mobile? [Video]

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Nokia released a video today showing their Cambridge Research Laboratory demoing stretchable electronic skin. Is this potentially the future of mobile phones?

14 Adorable Miniature Animals

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Check out these aww-inspiring pint-size species found around the world

Nobody Wins (PIC)

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Most Biker-Friendly Cities in the World (Infographic)

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Bikers have a definite impact on automotive culture, especially for people with motorcycles. So today we take a look at the most bike-friendly cities in the world.

Jon Stewart to Bill O'Reilly: You're the Fairest Person in the Temple of Doom

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Stewart joked that Fox News was "the bunker, the Temple of Doom," but said, "You were kind enough to have me, and I always enjoy being on your program because you really are -- especially over there -- the fairest person, I think honestly, by a mile. It really is a looney bin."

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