2/06/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Jason Shellen : Wireless Carriers' Veto Over How Phones Work Hampers Innovation - Walt Mossberg on the amount of power that US cell carriers wield. #
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2/06/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Isofarro : GAWDS participate in British Standards Steering Group to improve web access - This is the DRC and BSI initiative to create guidelines for web site owners about making their websites accessible. Good luck Mel!
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2/06/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
deusx : McSweeney's Internet Tendency: From the Prog Rock Ice Cream Shoppe: Flavors Inspired by a Certain Canadian Power Trio. - Distant Early Praline is my favorite.
Eric Meyer : From the Prog Rock Ice Cream Shoppe: Flavors Inspired by a Certain Canadian Power Trio - Discovered while listening to a bootleg of a show from the Grace Under Pressure Tour. Truth. [via Leslie] [via]
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2/06/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
deusx : GBA Flash Advance Mac OS X Drivers Software - "...we have compiled the software that will let you use Flash Advance Linkers for write GBA ROMS to Flash Carts while using Mac OS."
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2/06/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Flash: Poom - frustrating, but addictive bouncing game [via] [via]
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Jeremy Zawodny : Ask The Captain - Ask The Captain: this needs and rss feed
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2/06/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
jkottke : Bob Woodward on how Mark Felt became Deep Throat
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2/06/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
jkottke : Interview with Nigo, founder of the Japanese clothing label, A Bathing Ape
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2/06/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
jkottke : The typography of the Star Wars opening sequence
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2/06/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
jkottke : The Blurb Racket is a weekly roundup of movie blurbs put back into context - "...Travolta is as smooth as ever..." is actually "...although Travolta is as smooth as ever, the picture is a bust, a grimly unfunny comedy with no connection to reality, and worst of all, running on and on for two dismal hours".
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2/06/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
deusx : Doctor Fun - The precocious car decal design contest - "This decal is an Escherian Calvin recursively peeing on himself."
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2/06/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
deusx : ASCII by Jason Scott: Why the BBS Documentary is Creative Commons - "I've tried to make a decent, good, solid loaf of bread here, which tastes good, is what it says it is, and doesn't cheat you." Definitely happy I bought this.
Andy Baio : Why the BBS Documentary is Creative Commons licensed - read this immediately
Wayne Burkett : ASCII by Jason Scott: Why the BBS Documentary is Creative Commons - "It was in some ways a tough decision, because you want to "protect" yourself, but then you realize you're not really "protecting" anything; all you're doing is being a paranoid twitch-bag. And once you realize this, then it becomes a little easier." #
jkottke : Jason Scott on why he decided to license his straight-to-DVD documentary under a Creative Commons license - "It was in some ways a tough decision, because you want to 'protect' yourself, but then you realize you're not really 'protecting' anything; all you're doing is being a paranoid twitch-bag. And once you realize this, the
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2/06/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : PubSub LinkStats - PubSub LinkStats: neat tool for tracking blog links
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2/06/2005 @ 19:56 GMT
jimray : Weather.gov has a cross domain file open to everyone! - Rad
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2/06/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
deusx : Fanatical Apathy - Shoebox of Terror! - "When the enemy can come apart at will, we have to stick together."
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2/06/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Google's secret lab - a look at Google's internal tools for evaluating their search results quality; Flash movie [via] [via]
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2/06/2005 @ 18:57 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : paulgilbert.com/Nihongo.html
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2/06/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
kayodeok : MySQL Configuration and Installation - Installing and Configuring MySql on Windows and Unix Computers
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2/06/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
plasticbag : A quick pass through the regulatory framework concerned with the distribution of Thorium - I don't know why this interests me so much, but there's something glorious and intricate in the form-filling and process. It's like coral...
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2/06/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
Andy Baio : Ten interesting ideas in videogame construction - themes bubbling under in indie gaming projects [via] [via]
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Andy Baio : The Freaky Universe of McDonald's Advertising - history of bizarre vintage McD's ads, with video [via] [via]
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2/06/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Andy Baio : ICANN set to approve .xxx top-level domain - might as well add it to your e-mail and comment blacklists now [via] [via]
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2/06/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Anil Goatse'd the New York Times - photo of the article and the article online
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Andy Baio : Video: Celine Dion is bad - um, err
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2/06/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
cameron : Javascript - Event compatibility tables - What works and what doesn't
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2/06/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Last Week, Google Had A Strategy. This Week, It Doesn't - Last Week, Google Had A Strategy. This Week, It Doesn't: hahaha... gotta love the GOOG
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2/06/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Monthly Yahoo! News Wrap-up: May 2005 - Monthly Yahoo! News Wrap-up: May 2005: hey, maybe we should publish something like this
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2/06/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
Andy Baio : pbWiki - instant, free wiki spaces for groups or individuals
Jeremy Zawodny : PeanutButterWiki - PeanutButterWiki: a free wiki
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2/06/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
jkottke : Every issue of the New Yorker to be offered in $100 DVD collection
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2/06/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
plasticbag : The Record Effect, by Alex Ross - "How technology has transformed the sound of music"
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2/06/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
Ethan Marcotte : Busted for Blackness at Middlebury - Or, "I become infinitely more ashamed of my alma mater."
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2/06/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
Philippe Janvier : xFolk Entry 0.4 - Microformat for decentralized tagging - "...an xhtml microformat that enables users to tag and share bookmarks on the Internet without using a centralized system such as del.icio.us or flickr". [via] #
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2/06/2005 @ 09:55 GMT
philgyford : Michael Tsai - Blog - My New Backup Strategy - I'm always intrigued by other people's Mac backup strategies.
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2/06/2005 @ 08:57 GMT
kayodeok : New Compilation of Research Papers by Google Engineers - Papers: "The Google File System", "Extracting knowledge from the World Wide Web", "Searching the Web by Voice", etc
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2/06/2005 @ 08:57 GMT
kayodeok : Loosing Google's Lock on the Past - "How do you reinvent yourself when the old you is but a mouse click away? The answer, [...], is to electronically shape and edit your online self"
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2/06/2005 @ 08:57 GMT
kayodeok : Microsoft "Office 12" XML File Formats to Give Customers Improved Data Interoperability and Dramatically Smaller File Sizes - Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is adopting industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) technology for the default file formats in the next version of Microsoft Office editions, currently code-named "Office 12."
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2/06/2005 @ 08:56 GMT
kayodeok : Office 12 to Get New File Formats: Microsoft is making XML-based file formats the default in its next-generation Office suite - "For users of older versions of Office - specifically Office 2000, Office 2003 and Office XP - Microsoft will make available software downloads that will allow them to read, edit and save using the new file formats."
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2/06/2005 @ 08:56 GMT
kayodeok : Scott's Toolkit for Windows - "This toolkit looks like it will provide you with everything you will need to monitor, troubleshoot and maintain you network"
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2/06/2005 @ 08:56 GMT
kayodeok : Blue screen of death - Wikipedia's write-up on Windows' Blue Screen of Death
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2/06/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo Adds News Headlines "Module" to Yahoo Mail Home Page - Yahoo Adds News Headlines "Module" to Yahoo Mail Home Page: well, I didn't see that one coming
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2/06/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Harry Potter's Wang - Harry Potter's Wang: damn, that's funny
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2/06/2005 @ 07:56 GMT
Rod Begbie : Amazon.com: Trainspotting (Statistically Improbable Phrases) - Rude words and Scottish pronunciation a-go-go. #
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2/06/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
kayodeok : Netscape 8's "Trust Rating System" - Screenshots - Netscape's controversial new "Trust Rating" system risks giving favorable ratings to sites whose software is unpopular with users, typically showing extra ads without substantial user benefit.
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2/06/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
kayodeok : WordPress Text Flow vs. Markdown - Looks like WordPress doesn't play well with PHP Markdown
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2/06/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
kayodeok : GTD With Delicious and Firefox - How to set up Firefox to work with your delicious account
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2/06/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo!, Cisco Combine Antispam Efforts - Yahoo!, Cisco Combine Antispam Efforts: progress
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2/06/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : Landmarker, or: So you'd like to make an Ajax map - A la Google Maps. #
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2/06/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price - From the folks behind Outfoxed. Out in November. #
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2/06/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : The God Who Wasn't There - "Your guide through the bizarre world of Christendom is former fundamentalist Brian Flemming, who unflinchingly explores the absurdity of belief and believers. " #
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2/06/2005 @ 03:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : The executive director of the Parents Television Council on Fresh Air - Mediaweek claims the group is responsible for 99% of all indecency complaints received by the FCC. #
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2/06/2005 @ 02:56 GMT
Wayne Burkett : Curiosity is bliss: AJAX Debugging with Greasemonkey - "Each individual XMLHttpRequest invocation will get listed there, with all the details on the request and the response, as well as options to edit and replay the request or replay the response callback." #
Steve Cook : AJAX Debugging with Greasemonkey - I really want to use this, but there's something horrifically wrong with the character set. Or something. It works only fitfully.
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2/06/2005 @ 02:56 GMT
Wayne Burkett : Imkrozh - An English Cipher - "Though it's nothing more than just a play-cipher, it might prove to be a good puzzler to spring on linguist-type friends." #
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2/06/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
plasticbag : The Desperate Housewives dumb "Which Housewife are you?" Quiz pegged me (and Matt Biddulph and Gareth Klose) as Susan... - I really didn't think I'd get into Desperate Housewives, but the last episode just blew me away!
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2/06/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
plasticbag : The classic Threadless "this was supposed to be the future" T-shirt has been reprinting and is available for sale again - If I had a little more cash and T-shirts with words on them suited me a little more, I'd so be buying this...
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2/06/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
plasticbag : Another threadless t-shirt: Darth enjoyed gardening - Awesome, stunning t-shirt that unfortunately happens to also be green, which is not a colour that suits a lot of people...
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2/06/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Wayne Burkett : blog: Morse Texter - "Tap in some Morse code, and then send it as an SMS." #
jkottke : Use Morse Texter on your cell phone to tap out text messages using morse code
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2/06/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : uwMike | Jello: A Different Liquid Layout - what I believe to be a brand new* way of creating a website that is flexible relative to one's browser.
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2/06/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Is Trixie written by Microsoft? - other interesting information about the Greasemonkey clone for IE [via] [via]
Wayne Burkett : Mark Pilgrim comments on Trixie - A Greasemonkey-like app for IE. #
kayodeok : Mark Pilgrim's Thoughts on Trixie - "Filed under: things that don't work that people will constantly ask me about"
Paul Hammond : /pipermail/greasemonkey - [Greasemonkey] Trixie: Greasemonkey for IE - Filed under: things that don't work that people will constantly ask me about
jimray : Is Trixie a Microsoft project? - Which probably explains why, as Mark Pilgrim points out, Trixie doesn't seem to actually work
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Paul Hammond : Mozilla Deer Park Alpha 1 Release Notes - Deer Park Alpha 1 is an alpha release of our next generation Firefox browser
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2/06/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
plasticbag : Joel's Programmer's Bookshelf - "This is the short list of all the books that I honestly think that every working programmer needs to read, with my own book hidden in there in case you didn't notice..."
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