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MetaFilter is #1 on a list of companies that don't get Oregon cred. Not only is Matt Portland-ish, but I'm Corvallish, and Josh is smack-dab Portlandy.

"...increasingly, we're seeing people with similar levels of access engage in fundamentally different ways. And we're seeing a social media landscape where participation 'choice' leads to a digital reproduction of social divisions."

A disposable email service for single-use, throwaway accounts. [via nelson]

"Different things work for different people but I thought I'd share what worked for me in the hopes that maybe one or more of these tips will help your own weight loss as well." Good tips and motivation for healthy eating.

This looks like a nice performance plugin for IE8 by the folks at MySpace. (That sentence doesn't sound right.)

Firefox 3.5 seems great, but that giant [+] to open a new tab isn't necessary. This extension will remove it.

Nice little Mac menubar app that gives you more control over your computer fans.

"Nike has discovered that there's a magic number for a Nike+ user: five. If someone uploads only a couple of runs to the site, they might just be trying it out. But once they hit five runs, they're massively more likely to keep running and uploading data. At five runs, they've gotten hooked on what their data tells them about themselves." [via blackbeltjones]

Modern take on classic propaganda posters: "Loose tweets sink fleets."

If only we could turn them all away.

The scourge that is IE6 and why it will continue to thrive.