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So you forget the sequence of events? You are an idiot and want to skip the first 4 seasons? Just want to reminisce? The Wire, 4 seasons in 4 minutes: Warning: nothing BUT spoilers! (via Nelson)

Google has published slides and videos from a 2007 tutorial series for new interns covering distributed computing, MapReduce, GFS and a few algorithms. This seems to be part of Google’s efforts to engage universities in their code, probably to give future Googlers a head-start. (via Geeking with Greg)

People are increasingly finding that their web images are snapped up by companies without their consent. This is in large part because advertisers are interested these days in putting forth a more “authentic” image, namely schmoes like us. Just look at the difference between a “nerdy teen” on Flickr and iStockPhoto to see why marketers [...]