Friday Links #177
18 Nov 2011Programming
Fluent Assertions
ExportFactory in MEF 2 [Alok]
Heikniemi Hardcoded » What’s new in .NET Framework 4.5? [poster]
ASP.NET 4.5 - New Model Binding Feature Keeps the Web Form and Model Separate
Asynchronous scalable web applications with real-time persistent connections with SignalR - Scott Hanselman
[Solving the Shakespeare Million Monkeys Problem in Real-time with Parallelism and SignalR](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottHanselman/~3/UaQClG14fpQ/SolvingTheShakespeareMillionMonkeysProblemInRealtimeWithParallelismAndSignalR.aspx)
[Is That a WeakReference In Your Gen 2 or Are You Just Glad to See Me?](http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2011/10/29/is-that-a-weakreference-in-your-gen-2-or-are-you-just-glad-to-see-me.aspx)
Applications
Find Unicode Characters By Sketching their Shape
Avant Browser – A Free Internet Explorer Alternative
Best Chrome Extensions
Read PDFs On The Go With These 6 Free PDF Readers [iPad]
A Better Tool for Downloading Videos from the Internet
Science and Technology
New Material Promises Faster Chips, Faster Internet, Faster Everything
Honda’s Little EV Is a Nice Fit
New lightning-fast, efficient nanoscale data transmission
New mouthwash targeting harmful bacteria may render tooth decay a thing of the past
3-D Projection Tech Makes Images Hover in Mid-Air, No Screen Necessary
First-Ever Supercomputer Sim of the H1N1 Virus Gives Researchers Resolution Down to the Atom
Glimpse BMW’s Slick, Sexy Electric Future
Video: One of the Most Slippery Materials Ever | Popular Science
World’s most efficient flexible organic light-emitting diodes created on plastic
On the Web
OnTheWay Helps You Get a Better Idea of What’s On Your Road Trip Route [Webapps]
Google Music is open for business
Stuff I Just Like
Video: Take a Ride on a 462-mph Streamliner
Viral Video: The Fantastically Freaky CGI of “Snow White & the Huntsman”
North Face’s ThermoBall Wants to Revolutionize Jacket Insulation