19/04/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
jimray : The Associated Press to impose online licensing fees - Now you have to pay extra to put AP feeds online and in the paper
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19/04/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Goonies' 20th Anniversary Celebration - they should do the tour on kids' BMX bikes
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19/04/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Rogers Cadenhead bought BenedictXVI.com yesterday - he hedged his bets by buying six domains, and guessed correctly
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19/04/2005 @ 22:57 GMT
Anne van Kesteren : Flashfire! - Egor: ?It?s been an interesting day. Especially here at zappwerk.nl, where we use Coldfusion. Well for now anyway.? #
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19/04/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Anne van Kesteren : WebDAV - I?m using something similar for Windows, albeit not that cool. #
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19/04/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Anne van Kesteren : Mozilla Security Claims Questioned - Ouch. Back to IE then, not? Or Opera maybe. Nobody will attack that browser I assume. At least, for now. #
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19/04/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Anne van Kesteren : Changelog for Opera 8.0 for Windows - Where is xml:id?! #
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19/04/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Anne van Kesteren : I Surf Everyday with Internet Explorer - I don?t really have that different kind of feeling in IE. Neither do I have the time to use it on a daily basis. It?s just not quick enough ;-) #
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19/04/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Anne van Kesteren : Adobe, 'Rich Internet Applications' and Standards - Another large post on the Adobe thing. Personally, I don?t really care about SVG that much. #
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19/04/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
Philippe Janvier : Elbow Etiquette - "How precious few inches of solid existence can be a war zone..." [via] #
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19/04/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
deusx : rc3.org | Accountability revisited - "Let's say that as part of my job, I sent a report to my boss every week charting my progress."
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19/04/2005 @ 20:57 GMT
Jason Shellen : Armstrong Says He Will Retire After Tour De France - It would have been more like him to announce that he will retire after *winning* his 7th Tour De France. #
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19/04/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
jimray : Food Force - First person shooter, er, feeder from the U.N.
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19/04/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
jimray : Playlist: Finding the best of online radio - Time to pay for that copy of Audio Hijack Pro and set up some micro podcasts
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19/04/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
kaninka.net : Versta frumvarp ársins I - Andri Óttarsson mælir satt og rétt.
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19/04/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Cake, PHP framework based on Rails - sounds promising [via] [via]
jimray : Cake PHP framework - Based on Rails, aims to make webdev easier. But will it stack up to RoR?
François Nonnenmacher : Cake - Cake is a framework for PHP, based on Rails
Jeremy Zawodny : Cake PHP framework - Cake PHP framework: rails for php
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19/04/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Taiwanglish phrases on scooters - scroll down to view them all [via] [via]
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19/04/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Tag clouds are the new mullets - I'm convinced there are better ways of displaying top tags than this
kellan : Tag clouds are the new mullets - Flickr inspired weighted tag lists are only useful when tagging is being deployed as game of discovery, not a useful tool for organziing #
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19/04/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Trackerbt, a distributed BitTorrent tracker - redundant trackers all aware of peers participating in the download [via] [via]
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19/04/2005 @ 19:56 GMT
Isofarro : Ruby, the ultra compact Tablet PC ? - Hmm, a Newton-esque sub-tablet. (via Newton Talk)
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19/04/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
Isofarro : Tablet PC: The Next Generation? - 'Could the hottest new Tablet form factor end up being a mini Tablet/eBook hybrid? Microsoft seems to be betting on it.'
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19/04/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
kayodeok : A Model Regime of Privacy Protection (Version 2.0) - Paper by by Daniel Solove and Chris Hoofnagle. This version incorporates and responds to the many comments that we received to Version 1.1, which we released on March 10, 2005
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19/04/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
kayodeok : Google Local UK - Google Local comes to the UK
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19/04/2005 @ 18:57 GMT
Nelson Minar : Artificial languages - Game designers make up languages
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19/04/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
Nelson Minar : Sechselaeuten - Crazy Zurich tradition (via Douwe, Ken)
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19/04/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
Andy Baio : Snap search engine statistics - they're extremely transparent, listing their revenue, advertisers, and more [via] [via]
Nelson Minar : Snap stats page - Revenue graph shows about $200/day
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19/04/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
Rod Begbie : MusicBrainz Blog: The MetaBrainz Foundation launches! - Congratulations to Robert and the team. MusicBrainz is a fantastic resource, and I hope this helps it build up to greater things. #
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19/04/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Auxiliary-powered Sailplane Association (ASA) - Auxiliary-powered Sailplane Association (ASA): motorgliders and powered sailplanes
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19/04/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Tetris shelves - $7,000, cheap! [via] [via]
Wayne Burkett : Return of Tetris Shelves - Cool, but not $7,000 cool. #
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19/04/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Blogger adds Captcha for new blog creation - hopefully, this will slow the mass creation of spam blogs [via] [via]
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19/04/2005 @ 17:56 GMT
François Nonnenmacher : Unholy trio menace Firefox - The Mozilla Foundation has released updated versions of its popular Firefox (version 1.0.3) and Mozilla (version 1.7.7) web browsers to correct a number of recently discovered security flaws
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19/04/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
jkottke : Google Maps launches in the UK with London Tube stations right on the map - Google, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please do the same for the NYC subway. Please?
plasticbag : Google Maps for the UK - This has to be the most blatantly obvious link of the day really. It's almost ridiculous that I'm referencing it at all...
kayodeok : Google Maps for the UK
Philippe Janvier : Google Maps UK - Google Maps for the UK. A quand Paris ! [via] #
Simon Willison : Google Maps UK! - That didn't take long. I can't wait for them to add satellite photos from Keyhole. (via) [via]
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19/04/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Kottke rounds up blog responses to the Adobe-Macromedia deal - some great thoughts from Om Malik, Dave Shea, and others
Anne van Kesteren : Adobe Macromedia acquisition roundup - More on the same. #
Paul Hammond : Adobe Macromedia acquisition roundup (kottke.org) - Here are what some technologists, designers, and pundits have had to say about the deal so far
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19/04/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
jimray : Bush Backer Sues RNC Over 'W' Logo - See, that's what happens when your base is a bunch of money grubbing assholes
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19/04/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
Andy Baio : McDonald's employee hassles McCafe photographer - there are even more McCafe photos on Flickr; here's a review of the first store in 2003 [via] [via]
deusx : The Photo McDonalds Didn't Want You To See :. WillPate.org - "So in the interest of showing how silly corporate policy can become, I've posted the pictures to Flickr and wrote about my experience."
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19/04/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
deusx : Vancouver Coffee: Why I drink cheap coffee in the morning... - "So, since my first mugs of coffee are intended as rocket fuel, not a taste celebration, I drink cheap coffee first."
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19/04/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
deusx : Questionable Content: Like Petting a Tiger - "But it better be a chaste hug or my bitch instincts will take over and you'll be hurled into traffic."
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19/04/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
deusx : bread coffee chocolate yoga - life with the cafetiére - "making coffee in the french press ? properly called the cafetiére ? is still one of the most popular methods used today."
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19/04/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Chicago transit map overlay on Google Maps - a brilliant hack; I'd love to see this for all major metros
jimray : Chicago Transit Authority map on Google Maps | Holovaty.com - Impressive use of greasemonkey
Jeremy Zawodny : Chicago Transit Authority map on Google Maps - Chicago Transit Authority map on Google Maps: pretty damned cool
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19/04/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
Richard Rutter : NIN offers new single for GarageBand - It’s free, editable and 70Mb.
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19/04/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
kayodeok : KDevelop vs. Microsoft Visual Studio .Net - The leading desktop operating system, Microsoft Windows, has a strong integrated development environment (IDE) in Visual Studio .Net, while the upstart Linux platform's KDE environment has KDevelop. Let's pitch them against each other and see which ends u
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19/04/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
kayodeok : Secure your Server with iptables - "For the purpose of this article, we'll focus on securing a single development Web server environment where multiple services are offered"
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19/04/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
kayodeok : Ten good practices for writing JavaScript in 2005
Anne van Kesteren : Ten good practices for writing JavaScript in 2005 - Very useful! #
Paul Hammond : bobbyvandersluis.com | Ten good practices for writing JavaScript in 2005 - Make sure your JavaScript code is in balance with its environment
Isofarro : Ten good practices for writing JavaScript in 2005 - Focusing on unobtrustive JavaScript and DOM
Richard Rutter : Ten good practices for writing JavaScript in 2005 - Accessible, usable, applicable, future-proof, re-usable, optimal.
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François Nonnenmacher : Star Wars Revelations - Once in a while I need to post some Star Wars stuff to justify my pseudo :-)
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19/04/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
deusx : A Whole Lotta Nothing: Note to geeks: look beyond the end of your nose - "Ajax now means more money will funnel to your projects and users will prefer your products over the competition."
Paul Hammond : A Whole Lotta Nothing: Note to geeks: look beyond the end of your nose - In the end, the more people that use and understand what "ajax" means, the better off you'll be as a programmer
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19/04/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
deusx : Simon Willison: Why the term Ajax is useful - "While the techniques it describes have been around for years, grouping them under a single term is extremely valuable for raising the level of discussion about them."
Paul Hammond : Simon Willison: Why the term Ajax is useful - it's about smarter and more effective conversations
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19/04/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Flickr.rb - An insanely easy Ruby interface to the Flickr photo-sharing service
jimray : Flickr.rb - A better name would've been Flick.rb - also, this is good
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19/04/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
jkottke : Coates redesigns plasticbag.org and is a little hand-wringy about it, but it's good so he shouldn't worry too much about it
Paul Hammond : A few words while I switch the designs around... (plasticbag.org) - I think I'm also secretly hoping that by going so stark that people find the site intimidating and unfriendly
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19/04/2005 @ 11:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Google Blog - Google does Grimsby, Gateshead and Glasgow - New Orleans, Anchorage and Beverly Hills are all very well, but what about London, Cardiff, and Belfast?
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19/04/2005 @ 10:55 GMT
jkottke : Dressed as their favorite characters from a Wes Anderson movie
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19/04/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : KinkyScreen.com - KinkyScreen.com: Naughty Desktop Goodies to Keep Your Screen Happy
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19/04/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
ricmac : Phil Pearson gives a virtual tour of New Zealand - Including pointing out where I live. Via Google Maps, pretty darn cool!
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19/04/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Hey Cats - Hey Cats: heh. he said "rank dump"
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19/04/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
Rod Begbie : Unlicensed Poultry: Temporary Spy - Go see "Temporary Spy", our entry for the 48 Hour Film Project. It's ace, and features Mrs B. on vocals over the end credits. #
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19/04/2005 @ 04:55 GMT
Rod Begbie : FlickrBlog: New prices, Freebies and Rock - Woo! Free extension for me, free accounts for my chums. Thanks Yahoockr! #
Andy Baio : Flickr upgrades free accounts, drops price of Pro accounts - and they gave me another year of Pro service and two extra Pro invites for free
jkottke : Flickr, citing their new Yahoo! affiliation, upgrades free account limits, doubles Pro account lifespans, and lowers the Pro account price by 50+%
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19/04/2005 @ 04:55 GMT
Rod Begbie : Spam Kings Blog: Lawsuit over coffee spam - Philip Morris: It's not just our cigarette marketing that's sleazy. #
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19/04/2005 @ 03:56 GMT
jimray : What's coming from the next generation of game consoles - This is why I held off on buying a PS2 last month
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Rod Begbie : BMX Bandits - I didn't realise that Duglas T Stewart and co had released a new album last year. Damn the weak dollar for making it so expensive to me. #
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19/04/2005 @ 03:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Earth to Friendster: We Have A Problem - Earth to Friendster: We Have A Problem: no shit
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19/04/2005 @ 01:56 GMT
jimray : Connoisseur recipe database for OS X - Looks like a nice app for the Powerbook for Dawn
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19/04/2005 @ 01:56 GMT
jimray : Senate Republicans' Bid to Destroy the Filibuster Option, And Push Through Ultraconservative Federal Judges - Republicans seem to have an awful short memory, considering they filibustered 65 of Clinton's nominees
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19/04/2005 @ 01:56 GMT
Rod Begbie : The White Stripes - Blue Orchid - First track from the White Stripes upcoming album is released to iTunes. [via] #
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Simon Willison : Seeing Metaclasses Clearly - Metaclasses in Ruby - but no cartoons :( (via) [via]
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Simon Willison : Hixie's Natural Log: Threads - Hixie talks about Acid2 - and model trains.
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Simon Willison : Better date input demo (allegedly) - Tom highlights a bunch of problems with my "better date" script.
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Blogs, Boards, and Posts: Capturing Consumer Buzz Online - Blogs, Boards, and Posts: Capturing Consumer Buzz Online: a good writeup on searchenginewatch
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : ZabaSearch.com - ZabaSearch.com: this is an identity theft gold mine!
Matthew M. Boedicker : ZabaSearch free people search
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : getluky.net » Freetag - an Open Source Tagging / Folksonomy module for PHP/MySQL applications - implements a simple, fairly robust beginning of a tagging and folksonomy system
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Etech 2005 Notes - four people chatting on a train, two are in a backchannel
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : The Robot Co-op: Building web services that play nicely with other web services - you can begin to string them all together and build things that are greater than the sum of their parts
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Paul Hammond : Sidenote - a multi-document drawer that will hide in the corner of your screen
cobra libre : sidenote - nifty note-taking app for os x #
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : v-2 Organisation | media + culture | Design Engaged: The final programme - Every convention we've relied upon, as designers and consumers of digital media both, is predicated on false assumptions of stability
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : //// COLOURlovers :: loving colours since 1981 - the idea is to create a place of color inspiration where a designer of any sort can see new and lovely colours
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19/04/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Splits and multi-file editing - Jonathan McPherson - Assuming you are already editing a file in a vim session and want to split the screen and edit a second file
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19/04/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : Cory Doctorow talks to Ray Kurzweil - "We used to think that in the brain?the physical part of us most closely associated with our identity?cells change very slowly, but it turns out that the components of the neurons, the tubules and so forth, turn over in only days. I?m a completely d #
deusx : When the Singularity is More Than a Literary Device: An Interview with Futurist-Inventor Ray Kurzweil - "It?s not clear to me whether the Singularity is a technical belief system or a spiritual one."
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19/04/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : iPod shuffle Database Builder - From the MAKE:DIYcast. #
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Andy Baio : MovableType 3.16 released - a big point release with hundreds of bug fixes and tweaks, including removing the nav-commenters.gif
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