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Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’ on July 15 will offer Black Friday-like deals, only for subscribers

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by on July 6, 2015 at 9:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Amazon might well already have a wealth of services to tempt customers into paying for its annual Prime subscription service, but it’s just introduced another offering designed to tempt bargain hunters. Called ‘Prime Day’, Amazon will be offering subscribers in the US, UK, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Canada and Austria “more deals than Black Friday” on July 15, it says. The promotions kick off from midnight and additional deals will pop-up as frequently as every 10 minutes. While Amazon didn’t say specifically which deals will be on offer, items from categories like electronics, toys, movies, clothing, outdoor items and more…

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There’s now an Urban Dictionary for tech terms, how many do you know?

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by on July 6, 2015 at 7:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Dictionary, Insider, Urban Dictionary

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Whether you’re tired of hearing newfangled phrases in discussions about tech or are still recovering from Post Silicon Valley Move Stress Disorder , there’s now a ready reckoner to sort you out. Silicon Valley Dictionary serves up nearly 200 (and counting) terms commonly used in the tech world, along with a smattering of them from ‘Silicon Valley’, an HBO comedy that presents a wry take on startups. Some of my favorites are: Gluttonygramming: Programming and working at a slower pace to purposely get more food out of the company. Early Employee: A founder who will take 1% of the company instead of 25%. This…

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Play Typoroids: Asteroids reimagined for font fans

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by on July 6, 2015 at 7:29 am
Posted In: Around the Web, asteroids, games, Hippotam, Insider, Shareables, Typodroids

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Asteroids is a stone cold arcade classic: It was just you, your triangular spaceship and endless hordes of 8-bit enemies. Now there’s a new version to play, inspired by the original but angled at typography nerds. Built by Polish design studio Hippotam, Typoroids replaces the aliens with giant floating letters. As you blast them, they become smaller, more difficult to deal with characters. Besides the new foes, the game is exactly how you remember Asteroids and if you rack up a good score, there’s a leader board to show your achievement/utter lack of real productivity. ➤ Typoroids [Hippotam via FastCo Design]…

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Streaks for Android helps you stick with your habits using Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity trick

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by on July 6, 2015 at 6:23 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, free, Jerry Seinfeld, productivity

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I have no problem getting on a diet, jotting down my thoughts in a journal and generally picking up any healthy new habits — sticking with them, however, proves to be a major challenge. That’s where Streaks comes in. This habit tracker for Android is ased on comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘don’t break the chain’ productivity method. The idea is to mark every day that successfully complete a task and try to keep the ‘chain’ going for as long as possible. The app lets you add tasks that you intend to complete daily and asks you if you’ve tackled it at…

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