Does the act of "Googling that ess" affect our memory?

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Like Pandora, but hungrier - Ness (from Thrillist)

From four dudes who all went to either Cal or Stanford (and probably also see nothing wrong with rooting for vampires and werewolves), Ness is a just-launched Peninsula-HQ'd iPhone app that combs through shloads of your social media data to give you "smart" filter-able restaurant recs tailored specifically to your personal tastes.

Here's how it works: first put on some pants. Ok, phew. Now download the app to your iPhone, rate 10 restos you've been to on a simple 1-to-5-star scale, then hook the app up with access to your Facebook and Foursquare accounts. From there it'll spit out recs based on stuff like places you or your friends have checked in at, preferred cuisines, and aggregate popularity across their network, then you can sort all of your results by distance, price, and ratings, or you can just assume Russian Dolls will be on top and skip that step entirely.

And because they're still trying to score more Facebook friends than that cryptid in the Scottish Highlands, expect more similarly buzz-worthy content-curating apps for music and nightlife, which is usually much better for vampires. No, werewolves. Ugh, screw it -- Go BearCards!!!

Read more: http://www.thrillist.com/node/2343117#ixzz1aUayIog4

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Qwikster: truly, in and out in a flash.

Sorry guys,

Obviously, we made a big boo boo. So, we're calling a take back ok?. Just this one time. We promise... till next time of course.

(like say Starz pulling out of the mix... (pause) ...awkward)

Oh, BTW... the higher prices still apply. K.

So, we're cool, right? Cuz, we wouldn't care either way, but we're trying with a thinly veiled attempt to pretend as if we are. Is it working?

Ok, good. Almost worried there for a sec.

 

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iPhone 5 Release - Reenacted by Mic & Kel

Mic: And another thing. Today we are announcing iBlahlahblah. It's another icon on your phone! It pops up alerts when you are trying to make a phone call! It will fuck up your phone calls! Also, it looks like all the other icons. You want Googlemaps 'cus you are lost? Ta da! You just accidentally launched iBlahlahblah instead.

Kel: yup and be careful not to hit the new photo button when opening your phone on the toilet, who knows what shenanigans can happen.

Kel: And I hope you don't have the iPhone 4 when the IOS 5 comes out, cuz you know new software never works on old phone ware.

Mic: It's has a A5 dual core processor. What does that mean? Quicker trips to Apple for battery replacement. Shorter talk time, down to just 19 seconds. It also runs hot enough to fry an egg AND give you cancer. Starts shipping October 14th.

Kel: ‎...don't forget that the glass is .001 millimeters thinner and therefore 100xs more likely to crack. Made from high grade diamond and will cost $1,000 to replace should you crack it.

Mic: oh, and anotherthingsomethingelse, it now has an 8 megapixel camera! your blurry mirror vanity pics in full HD. Best part, the files are so big you can only store up to 27 and still have room to download Angry Birds 8 Free.

Kel: No no Angry Birds upgrade is $4.99 didn't you hear. It's real time, playing against international opponents.

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