11/04/2005 @ 23:58 GMT
Nelson Minar : 63 Days - First person account of being sent to a teen reeducation camp (via MeFi)
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11/04/2005 @ 23:57 GMT
Rod Begbie : Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Saw this reviewed in Entertainment Weekly, and it sounds really interesting. Added to my Amazon wishlist for when I have some spare cash. [via] #
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Rod Begbie : Unlicensed Poultry - Temporary Spy - Bostonfolks! Come see the 48 Hour Film that I was involved with (along with some of my vastly-talented friends). Tomorrow night at Kendall Square. Or if you can't make that, we should have it up online some time this week. #
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11/04/2005 @ 23:57 GMT
Paul Hammond : appscript - Appscript is a high-level, user-friendly MacPython to Apple event bridge that allows you to control scriptable Mac OS X applications using ordinary Python scripts
deusx : appscript - "Appscript makes MacPython a serious alternative to Apple's own AppleScript language for automating your Mac."
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11/04/2005 @ 23:57 GMT
Paul Hammond : Building It Better - Big things can happen when you get it and work with passion
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Paul Hammond : Infrastructures.Org: Best Practices in Automated Systems Administration and Infrastructure Architecture: Home - Most IT organizations still install and maintain computers the same way the automotive industry built cars in the early 1900's
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11/04/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Paul Hammond : Magic Beans :: Jasongraphix - Fee-fi-fo-fum, Browser bugs are not much fun.
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Paul Hammond : Getting Real: Less Mass - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals) - the best way to make sure you can change when you need to change is to reduce your mass
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11/04/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Paul Hammond : brentashley: Ajax forest, Remote Scripting trees - use your favourite search engine to look for "Remote Scripting" for some of the historical solutions, and "Ajax" for some of the new stuff
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11/04/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Paul Hammond : How To Disable Greasemonkey On Your Website - window.addEventListener = null;
kayodeok : Preventing Greasemonkey user scripts from executing on your web site - To prevent Greasemonkey user scripts from executing on your web site, put this line within the HEAD of every page:
Philippe Janvier : Prevent Greasemonkey user scripts from executing on your web site - Sans commentaire. [via] #
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11/04/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Paul Hammond : [eriksmartt.com/blog] » Blog Archive » Lifehack entry number one - this function adds a shell command called ?bak? that will make a quick copy of a file and add a date-stamp to the file name.
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11/04/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Paul Hammond : Page Description Diagrams - They actually give the client, and the designer, much more detailed information about the form and function of the page than most wireframes do
François Nonnenmacher : Page Description Diagrams - Very interesting tool for web design
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11/04/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : The Exciter » Rails tip: validating Markdown - I wanted to check that the syntax was proper through Rails? validation methods before saving anything
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Paul Hammond : The birth of a new app - It started with a plea for help from a chap named Tim
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Paul Hammond : Getting Real: Pick two - scope, timeframe, or budget - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals) - Having all three is a myth
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Paul Hammond : Pick two (kottke.org) - Is there some underlying scientific or economic relationship here?
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11/04/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Hazards of Hiring - Hiring is all about probabilities, and each of these questions can serve as an indicator to help you predict whether the candidate will be a success for you.
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11/04/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Photo Matt » Blogging Autosave - Perhaps this cookie approach is better
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11/04/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
kellan : Organic, heirloom Galapagos coffee #
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11/04/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
Philippe Janvier : Open Clip Art Library - "A project aims to create an archive of clip art that can be used for free for any use". [via] #
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11/04/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : Simon Willison: Greasemonkey etiquette - The downside to Jon Udell's meme-tracking script. #
Philippe Janvier : Greasemonkey etiquette - "Sadly, in a world where bandwidth and server resources are limited such scripts must be approached with caution". [via] #
Paul Hammond : Simon Willison: Greasemonkey etiquette - The obvious downside of this kind of script is the amount of additional web traffic it induces
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11/04/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : Ubuntu Multimedia HOWTO - I'm sure I'll need this again someday. #
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11/04/2005 @ 20:59 GMT
Anne van Kesteren : My first 48 hours enduring Ubuntu 5.04 - Sounds like an interesting OS. #
Wayne Burkett : Matthew Thomas » My first 48 hours enduring Ubuntu 5.04 - "It is the first Linux-based system I have encountered that is tolerable enough for me to use for everyday work. That is a great achievement. But Ubuntu is still rife with design flaws, some of them severe." #
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11/04/2005 @ 20:58 GMT
Anne van Kesteren : Open Office 2.0 (Beta) - Short review of the beta product. #
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11/04/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
deusx : memoria technica | Retrogression - 'A "six-switch woody" as it's known in the right circles on, perhaps not altogether unsurprisingly on account of its six setting switches and it's fake wood veneer frontage.'
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11/04/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
deusx : decaffeinated archives :: History repeating - "My thinking, warped and selfish as it may be, is that an Internet Explorer user who sees a site as being ?broken? in his browser has all the more reason to cross over."
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11/04/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
deusx : The Nabaztag, the WiFi-enabled ambient bunny - Engadget - www.engadget.com. - "...a cutesy competitor for the Ambient Orb that connects up to the Internet over WiFi..."
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11/04/2005 @ 19:56 GMT
kellan : JoshP's cutting, if ambiguous, critique of the current crop of web offerings - The Robot Co-op: Spring has sprung #
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11/04/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : Firefox keyboard shortcuts
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Andy Baio : Del.icio.us investors - it's a VC dream team and Joshua maintains a majority stake, to boot! [via] [via]
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11/04/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
jkottke : I'm not much of a golf fan, but Tiger's final round 16th hole birdie in the Masters is flat out fantastic
Andy Baio : Video: Tiger Woods' mind-blowing shot at the 16th hole of the US Masters - this is not fake; I have the video mirrored locally
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11/04/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
jkottke : Money Counter: visual comparisions of government funds spent on this versus that - The Whitewater/Lewinsky vs. 9/11 Commission comparison is especially, I don't know, surprising? not surprising? maddening? ridiculous? disheartening?
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11/04/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
Nelson Minar : Long Line Flickr - clever photo type (via Waxy)
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Nelson Minar : New A6 + iPod - Finally someone's going to build a link
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11/04/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
deusx : The Average Joe: The Author?s Role - "The outline is the structural foundation of the book ? even the most insightful, entertaining writing can?t hide the flaws in a weak outline."
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11/04/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
deusx : Jim Minatel's Wrox Book Editor Blog: Writing a good book proposal for me - 'If you can do all of that in a couple of pages, you'll be several steps ahead of most of the "I want to write a book" email I get.'
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11/04/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Meme tracking with Greasemonkey - brilliant; Jon Udell's script lists Bloglines and Del.icio.us citations inline on every page
Wayne Burkett : Meme tracking with Greasemonkey - Fascinating, but... #
kayodeok : Meme tracking with Greasemonkey - Using a Greasemonkey script to list Bloglines and Del.icio.us citations inline on every page
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11/04/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Grove Street memory maps - Grand Theft Auto-inspired silliness [via] [via]
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11/04/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
jkottke : On the Segway flop in the UK - Hasn't been doing too hot in the US either.
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11/04/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
Nelson Minar : Grove Street Flickr - GTA3 screenshots, plus a funny map (via mathowie)
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11/04/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
deusx : The Association for Computational Linguistics - "The Association for Computational Linguistics is THE international scientific and professional society for people working on problems involving natural language and computation."
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11/04/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
jkottke : The Man Date: can men meet for dinner instead of at a bar without feeling, like, completely queer about it? - The real question here is how did the reporter get all these guys to reveal their monumental insecurities to the NY Times? What a bunch of tools.
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11/04/2005 @ 14:56 GMT
kayodeok : Hack IIS 6.0 Challenge - "Put IIS 6.0 to the test to see if it is highly secure when properly implemented"
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11/04/2005 @ 14:56 GMT
kayodeok : A screenshots tour of Ubuntu 5.04 Final - A screenshots tour of Ubuntu 5.04 Final (106 slides)
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kayodeok : Highlight Source Code in Your PHP Application - "This tutorial explains how you can highlight source code shown on your Website for a number of programming languages without manually formatting and hand-coding the display"
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jkottke : Airlines are trying to cut down on people selling or trading their frequent flier miles for stuff like concert tickets - One traveller is "trying to sell ''an authentic envelope' for $600 that also comes with two free round-trip tickets to anywhere in the continental United States."
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11/04/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
jkottke : Some interesting stats and observations about tipping - "Tipping is less prevalent in countries where unease about inequality is especially strong" and "drawing a smiley face on the check increases a waitress's tips by 18 percent but decreases a waiter's tips by 9 percent".
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jkottke : Why Robert Rodriguez quit the Directors Guild to make Sin City - They wouldn't allow Frank Miller, a first-time director and non-Guild member, to be Rodriguez's co-director on the film.
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11/04/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
jkottke : Express Train, photography taken in and around the NYC subway system
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11/04/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
kayodeok : Spyware Installation Methods - This page indexes installation methods used by spyware programs and other unwanted software
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11/04/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
kayodeok : 3D Desktop's Misleading Installation Methods - 3D Desktop, Ltd. makes a variety of computer screensavers. Common among them is the installation of a large amount of bundled software - preceded by limited disclosure that results in users failing to understand the effects of installing 3D's software on
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11/04/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
kayodeok : brian's Guide to Solving Any Perl Problem - Guidelines to follow when coding perl
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kayodeok : WordPress Lessons - Tutorials, tips, techniques, and step-by-step guides for WordPress users
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11/04/2005 @ 07:56 GMT
kayodeok : Programmed DNA forms fractal: It is possible to coax short strands of artificial DNA to spontaneously assemble into a Sierpinski triangle - The ability is a step toward embedding programming instructions in chemical processes
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kayodeok : Non-acoustic sensors detect speech without sound - Just think how eerie it would be, yet also how peaceful - people all around having conversations on their mobile phones, but without uttering a sound
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11/04/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
kayodeok : My first 48 hours enduring Ubuntu 5.04 - A usability review of Ubuntu
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cameron : Contagious Media Showdown - Eyebeam and others offer up some crazy prizes for viral websites
Andy Baio : Eyebeam's Contagious Media Showdown - design a virulent meme website, win thousands of dollars
jkottke : Create the most infectious web meme and win big prizes in the Contagious Media Showdown
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11/04/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
ricmac : Interview with Super Blogger, Darren Rowse - Lots of great advice here from Darren, if you're interested in earning money from blogging. How he manages to be passionate about the Michael Jackson trial though, is beyond me ;-)
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11/04/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Google Maps: Zoom in on Corporate Campuses - Google Maps: Zoom in on Corporate Campuses: heh
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11/04/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Long Line mosaics on Flickr - including these lovely cube printouts [via] [via]
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11/04/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Jason Kottke's micropatron followup - it worked well enough this year, but it's a difficult road
Anne van Kesteren : Micropatron follow-up report: how things went - "how the kottke.org micropatron fund drive went" #
ricmac : Jason Kottke: Micropatron follow-up report - His fund-drive nearly made target. I'm glad he recommends most people consider advertising if they want to make money, because only about 1-2% people could ever live off the 'micropatron' model.
Milo Vermeulen : kottke.org: micropatron follow-up report
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11/04/2005 @ 04:55 GMT
jimray : Behold, the wizard of blogs - Thanks, Joe, I'll not be getting that 4 minutes of my life back
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11/04/2005 @ 04:55 GMT
ricmac : Answers.com are indexing bloggers - Steve Rubel points out it's selective.
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11/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
ricmac : Steve Gillmor: Vote with your feed - "there?s a bunch of early-stage attention aggregators who are mining the feed vein. Feedburner just got a $7 million second round, numerous Web analytics startups are getting snapped up, and overt attention plays such as Rojo are about to go public."
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11/04/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
ricmac : Susan Mernit: corp blogging thoughts - "Blogging has moved way beyond an exotic phenom for many marketers and corp comm folk."
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