Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money — and love

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http://www.ted.com What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: “they” need “our” help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed — and how her work with microloans has brought new power to people who live on a few dollars a day.

D3Live: Top 5 Cydia Apps

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More info: http://stateofjailbreak.com/2010/11/d3live-top-5-cydia-apps/

Apps in the video:

SBSettings
WinterBoard
CyDelete
Various Emulators
iFile and OpenSSH

In this episode of D3Live I discuss five of my favorite Cydia applications. There are a huge amount of great jailbreak apps available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad however sometimes it can be hard to pick the best ones (especially for new jailbreakers) so here I choose my top 5 Cydia apps.

D3Live is a weekly show I do live every Saturday at 3PM Eastern time live on BlogTV. If you are interested in asking me questions for the video or just watching the show live keep an eye out as I will post a video here on YouTube before I begin. http://www.blogtv.com/people/duncan33303

Ze Frank’s web playroom

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http://www.ted.com On the web, a new “Friend” may be just a click away, but true connection is harder to find and express. Ze Frank presents a medley of zany Internet toys that require deep participation — and reward it with something more nourishing. You’re invited, if you promise you’ll share.

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Beats By Dr. Dre Studio Headphones Review

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Review of the Studios by marquesbrownlee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ikQqI_FR8

In this video I review the Beats by Dr. Dre Studio headphones by Monster. The Studios feature excellent sound quality with a lot of bass, very clear and balanced audio as well as fantastic comfort and a great look and feel. The fact that the battery life is somewhat disappointing is certainly something to keep in mind however overall I am very impressed with the Beats By Dre Studio headphones.

Natalie Jeremijenko: Let’s teach fish to text! and other outlandish ideas

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http://www.ted.com Natalie Jeremijenko’s unusual lab puts art to work, and addresses environmental woes by combining engineering know-how with public art and a team of volunteers. These real-life experiments include: Walking tadpoles, texting “fish,” planting fire-hydrant gardens and more.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

Peter Haas: Haiti’s disaster of engineering

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http://www.ted.com “Haiti was not a natural disaster,” says TED Fellow Peter Haas: “It was a disaster of engineering.” As the country rebuilds after January’s deadly quake, are bad old building practices creating another ticking time bomb? Haas’s group, AIDG, is helping Haiti’s builders learn modern building and engineering practices, to assemble a strong country brick by brick.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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