Friday Links #168
03 Sep 2011Programming
Async Lambda Expression - Daily .Net Tips
Python Tools for Visual Studio - Somasegar’s WebLog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
jQuery: » jQuery 1.6.3 Released
Asynchronous scalable web applications with real-time persistent long-running connections with SignalR
Windows 8 desktop to be ‘just another app,’ says Microsoft exec – Computerworld
How to Open Dropped Files Using HTML5 and JavaScript » SitePoint
Applications
Google Apps Adds Ability To Check Gmail, Docs & Calendar Offline [News]
Science and Technology
Brand-New Supernova Spotted Within Hours, Will Be the Most-Studied Star Explosion Ever
Russia Postpones Mission to the ISS, Could Leave Station Unoccupied for the First Time in a Decade
Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells: Chemists develop way to safely store, extract hydrogen
Graphene’s shining light could lead to super-fast Internet
Study Finds That Injecting Old Mice With Young Mouse Blood Has a Rejuvenating Effect
Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Is Very Real. I’ve Seen It, Played With It. | TechCrunch
On the Web
Google DNS and OpenDNS Users Are Getting a Web Speed Boost
Stuff I Just Like
BMW Tests An Autonomous Vehicle
3 Free Sci-Fi Strategy Games For PC [Gaming]