A Firefox-extension-as-art-project demonstrates how deeply Google services are embedded in most web sites, Ask.com returns to its roots, and maybe cellphones at the dinner table are an inevitable part of our future.
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Flow
A look at how we might start to reconsider individual etiquette as norms tend more and more toward a connected "flow". [Nieman Storyboard] - Google Alarm
This Firefox add-on would end up a lot more annoying than useful, but as an art project, it effectively does the job of demonstrating just how much a part Google plays in every aspect of your browsing. [Free Art & Technology] - WPA Cracker cracks WiFi passwords in the cloud
A service called WPA Cracker takes network traffic and promises to crack the password in 40 minutes for $35—assuming it's a dictionary word. [BoingBoing] - Humans now power Ask.com's engine
Ask.com goes back to its roots with an Ask the Community Q&A tool that puts questions to experts. [CNN Money] - Zittrain: No Get Out Of Jail Free Card For Jailbreak Developers
Jailbreaking may be legal, but making tools designed to jailbreak hardware is still a gray area. Hmm. [TechCrunch]