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Something I didn't know until today: the Facebook API includes a complete SQL-style query language for querying one's social graph, which allows you to do things like: SELECT name, pic, status, music FROM user WHERE uid2007/1/3
A Times article from last year, talking to Swedish pop band I'm From Barcelona about their background: Any pressure Lundgren feels at taking the helm of this oil-tanker of a group is, he admits, entirely his2004/1/8
What is MacOS X? , a fairly detailed and technical look at OSX, covering how an OSX system boots, how the various components hang together, the main differences between OSX and other unices, and what