28/07/2005 @ 23:58 GMT
Linkorama : Blog Depression Guide - Know the signs
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28/07/2005 @ 23:57 GMT
Rod Begbie : I Unicode - Hee. If they weren't shitty Cafepress shirts, I might buy one. [via] #
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28/07/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
gleuschk : Mathematical Puzzle on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - can you solve it?
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28/07/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
cameron : Electron band structure in germanium: my ass - I wish my thesis read like this
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28/07/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
erikbenson : Strangely accurate article about the difference (or lack thereof) between online dating and other kinds of dating - I might actually watch this show if I had a television.
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28/07/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
jkottke : Sasha Frere-Jones on Diplo and Fernando Luis Mattos da Matta, who is a Brazilian funk DJ
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28/07/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
jkottke : A huge set of historic NBA photos
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28/07/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Nelson Minar : Swiss survival book - How to do basic stuff in Switzerland
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28/07/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
Nelson Minar : Beats the alternative - Shuttle "OK to fly home"
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28/07/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
kayodeok : CSS3 Values and Units: W3C Working Draft 26 July 2005 - To Read
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28/07/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
kayodeok : Boing Boing: Microsoft "Genuine Advantage" cracked in 24h - Before pressing 'Custom' or 'Express' buttons paste this text to the address bar and press enter: javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all') It turns off the trigger for the key check
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28/07/2005 @ 21:56 GMT
Linkorama : Tonis Palts - My old boss, now Mayor of Tallinn, has something like a blog
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28/07/2005 @ 21:56 GMT
Jason Shellen : 'Email is for old folks' - danah boyd has been telling me this for over a year. The kids love their IM! #
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28/07/2005 @ 21:56 GMT
jimray : Why crossdomain.xml is a good thing - It's STILL a pain in the ass, though
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28/07/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
cameron : Buzz tools reveal Google, Apple twice as popular as Microsoft - My guess is that this makes Microsoft happy (sometimes all news isn't good news)
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28/07/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
jkottke : J. Seward Johnson, Jr. recreated a bunch of impressionist paintings as sculptures you can walk around in - Looks very cool...the photos are from a show going on through Aug 7th at the Nassau County Museum of Art.
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28/07/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
kayodeok : Schneier on Security: Risks of Losing Portable Devices - As PDAs become more powerful, and memory becomes cheaper, more people are carrying around a lot of personal information in an easy-to-lose format
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28/07/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
cameron : Cheers: Belongingness and Para-Social Relationships - The social psychology of Cheers! and why we all love Norm
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28/07/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Lego Katamari - I wish they were doing a Katamari Brick Flick
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28/07/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
jkottke : To improve their observation skills, NYPD officers are observing Vermeers and other paintings in the Frick Collection
cobra libre : ARH301 for the 5-0 in the 1-9 - "to master the art of solving crimes, cops study vermeer" [via] #
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28/07/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
jkottke : The science of Lance Armstrong - Between 1992 and 1999, he increased his muscle efficiency by 8 percent, a gain previously thought to be impossible.
Matthew M. Boedicker : the science of Lance Armstrong
kayodeok : The Science of Lance Armstrong: Born, and Built, to Win
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28/07/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Danny Ayers - Bizarre Atom Advice - If you’re publishing feeds and want to future-proof with Atom, use Atom
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28/07/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
kayodeok : Sharing files between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office - How to share files between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office
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28/07/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
gleuschk : How to have your abstract [or paper, or dissertation] rejected - some sound advice here
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gleuschk : How to give a good talk - Joe Gallian in Math Horizons
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28/07/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
cameron : American Apparel CEO charged with multiple accounts of sexual harassment - We all knew there was something wrong with all that booty in their ads
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28/07/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
cameron : Tech by Design: Rapid-Fire Reading on Your Cell Phone - RSVP: rapid serial visual presentation
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28/07/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
jkottke : Steven Shapin reviews Tom Standage's A History of the World in 6 Glasses, a "social life of beverages" - Standage is one of my favorite technology/culture writers; he wrote about the telegraph in The Victorian Internet.
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28/07/2005 @ 17:56 GMT
kayodeok : 'Shadow Walker' Pushes Envelope for Stealth Rootkits - "A pair of researchers take the stage at the Black Hat Briefings to show off a prototype rootkit that uses memory subversion techniques [...] The rootkit uses DKOM (Direct Kernel Object Manipulation) to fake out the Windows Event Viewer to make forensics
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28/07/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
gleuschk : Life on the Color Line : The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black - Syracuse's Shared Reading book for this year
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28/07/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
jkottke : Why do you get stuck at O'Hare for hours? - The major airlines' hubs are too "hubby"; that is, to make all the connecting flights work, they overload the airports with takeoffs at peak times, making several flights a day chronically (and purposely) late.
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28/07/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : The White Stripes at Glastonbury mp3s [via]
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28/07/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
Ethan Marcotte : Aerophobe - Incredible story of overcoming a phobia.
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28/07/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
jkottke : Latest David Sedaris in the New Yorker - What do you care what it's about? It's David Sedaris. Just go read.
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Charles Miller : Echinacea out in the cold - A comprehensive study finds echinacea is completely ineffective as a cold remedy. Eat that, herb-lovers.
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28/07/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
Nelson Minar : Bad-ass hyena - Lovely photo (via BoingBoing)
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28/07/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
kayodeok : Schneier on Security: Monopolies and DRM - Intel and Microsoft are using DRM technology to cut Linux out of the content market
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28/07/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
kayodeok : NOVELL: Developer Shortcut Guide to SUSE LINUX - Free eBook on developing with SUSE LINUX now available
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28/07/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
kayodeok : IE7 Beta 1 - The browser is terrible. The menu bar is under tabs as mentioned on several blogs and only two renderings bugs are fixed and PNG support has been added as Tom-Eric reports
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28/07/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
Ethan Marcotte : A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible - I just discovered this webcomic today. Damn, but it's gorgeous.
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28/07/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
Ethan Marcotte : Oh, that's appetizing. - Best. Word. Ever.
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28/07/2005 @ 13:56 GMT
kayodeok : We Are the Web - The Netscape IPO wasn't really about dot-commerce. At its heart was a new cultural force based on mass collaboration. Blogs, Wikipedia, open source, peer-to-peer - behold the power of the people
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28/07/2005 @ 13:56 GMT
kayodeok : Wireless hijacking under scrutiny - A recent court case, which saw a West London man fined £500 and sentenced to 12 months' conditional discharge for hijacking a wireless broadband connection, has repercussions for almost every user of wi-fi networks
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28/07/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
kayodeok : Japanese develop 'female' android - Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet devised - a "female" android called Repliee Q1
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28/07/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
deusx : macosxhints - Support the latest Real Player formats in MPlayer (CLI) - "I use MPlayer in the Terminal quite often to record Real-formatted streams."
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28/07/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
deusx : MilkandCookies - Origin of CTRL-ALT-DELETE - "David Bradley describes how he invented CTRL-ALT-DEL. Then tries to packpedal after he inadvertantly slams Bill Gates for making it famous."
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28/07/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
philgyford : Anil Dash: Pay By The Hour - How to tell if you're not charging enough for your freelance work. I'm bad at this.
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28/07/2005 @ 12:56 GMT
François Nonnenmacher : Pay-per-click speculation market soaring - What people can do for a cheap buck
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28/07/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
kayodeok : Atomic RSS - You can generate an RSS feed and, by following a few simple rules, be really sure that there's a 100%-equivalent Atom 1.0 feed, so that if you're generating both, they'll be in sync, and if you need to switch back and forth, it's just a matter of changing
François Nonnenmacher : Atomic RSS
Paul Hammond : ongoing · Atomic RSS - Atomic RSS is pretty easy, really.
Philippe Janvier : Atomic RSS - Atom et RSS version "coktail-shaker". Est-ce vraiment une bonne solution ? [via] #
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28/07/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
kayodeok : The Birth of Google - Larry thought Sergey was arrogant. Sergey thought Larry was obnoxious. But their obsession with backlinks just might be the start of something big
Linkorama : The Birth of Google - Battelle's book excerpt in Wired
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28/07/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
kayodeok : Wired News: Hollywood Plots End of Film Reels - Representatives of Hollywood's top movie studios say they have agreed on technical specifications that will make it easier to distribute and display movies digitally
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28/07/2005 @ 10:55 GMT
kayodeok : FeedShake - Merge , sort and filter RSS feeds - Feedshake tool helps you to generate new feeds by merging, sorting and filtering existing online RSS feeds. This service doesn't require any subscription nor e-mail adress
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28/07/2005 @ 09:56 GMT
kayodeok : phil ringnalda dot com: Now that's autodiscovery - Phil discusses the new aol web-based aggregator's usability
Paul Hammond : phil ringnalda dot com: Now that's autodiscovery - Either that or it's just broken in beta
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28/07/2005 @ 09:56 GMT
kayodeok : Periodic table's design gets an elemental challenge - Ecologist Philip Stewart of the University of Oxford in England has designed a table that is fueling intense interest
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28/07/2005 @ 09:55 GMT
kayodeok : A Keyboard That Eases Hand Strain (After You Hand Over $495) - The Maltron Ergonomic 3D has a concave shape that does away with the straight, staggered rows of keys on conventional keyboards, making greater use of the thumb and offering easier access to the backspace key
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28/07/2005 @ 09:55 GMT
kayodeok : Exposing the deep web to increase access to library collections - This paper documents lessons learned in exposing the deep web and presents statistics on increased web usage focussing particularly on the Library’s Pictures Collection
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28/07/2005 @ 08:56 GMT
Linkorama : Who Designed the Bell Curve - Bob: The danger in positing a designer is that it denies us the ability to explore and learn more.
deusx : SATN.org: Who "designed" the Bell Curve? - "The danger in positing a designer is that it denies us the ability to explore and learn more."
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28/07/2005 @ 08:56 GMT
kayodeok : Escape From Yesterworld - Get Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 and take your application platform and development tools into the future!
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28/07/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
kayodeok : linux not ready for the desktop part 3: helping regular people jump through hoops - helping regular people jump through hoops
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28/07/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
kayodeok : Firefox Toolbar: Beta no more! - Firefox Toolbar 1.0 released
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28/07/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
kayodeok : What's New in Internet Explorer 7 for Developers - What's New in Internet Explorer 7
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28/07/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Linkorama : Acceptable Downtime - On SLAs in volatile markets
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28/07/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Andy Baio : AOL partners with Feedster to launch "My AOL" feed reader - it's public, so give it a try
Linkorama : My AOL RSS Aggregator - Coup for Feedster
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28/07/2005 @ 06:56 GMT
joshua : MAKE: Blog: HOW TO geotag del.icio.us bookmarks
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28/07/2005 @ 05:56 GMT
Linkorama : The "long tail" is social - Cultural preferences are social. When people like strange music, unusual fashions, or minority religious practices, they most often do so with a subculture of like-minded folk.
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28/07/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : Small Property Owners of America boasting about how they keep Boston rent high by continually defeating rent control
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cobra libre : doodim - nifty OS X menubar utility that dims all background apps, reducing visual clutter #
joshua : doodim - dim background apps
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28/07/2005 @ 04:55 GMT
znarf : Is Mac OS X Becoming Crufty? [via] #
Charles Miller : Is Mac OX X Becoming Crufty? - Tao of Mac: Is Mac OX X Becoming Crufty? I'm not sure if it's becoming crufty as a whole, but Tiger was definitely released before it was fully cooked.
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28/07/2005 @ 03:56 GMT
joshua : ZDNet: Tech News and White Papers for IT Professionals
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28/07/2005 @ 03:56 GMT
joshua : NASA grounds shuttle fleet | Tech News on ZDNet
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28/07/2005 @ 03:56 GMT
joshua : Tech Blogs on ZDNet | blogs.ZDNet.com
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28/07/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
Rod Begbie : The Nameless Novel - Viral site for the next Lemony Snicket book. #
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28/07/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
kayodeok : Release Notes for Windows Vista Beta 1 and Windows Longhorn Server Beta 1 - The following components and features are being phased out and are not present in this beta release of Windows Vista versions of Windows operating systems
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28/07/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
kayodeok : Best Practices: Implementing javascript for rich internet applications - Five simple, best practices help ensure a project implements javascript in the most effective and valuable way
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28/07/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Anil Dash: How Do We Judge Our Tools? - I'm disheartened that so many people, especially those in the design community who are (ideally) focused on creating a good experience for users, don't judge an application by the goals it's supposed to accomplish.
Linkorama : How Do We Judge Our Tools? - Anil is disheartened that so many people, especially those in the design community who are (ideally) focused on creating a good experience for users, don't judge an application by the goals it's supposed to accomplish.
znarf : Anil Dash: How Do We Judge Our Tools? [via] #
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28/07/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
plasticbag : The Mac Mini's specs have now been bumped - £429 for 1.4 Ghz G4, 512 Mb RAM, combo drive AND airport extreme AND bluetooth - Now that's a decent specced little machine that's totally usable directly out of the box. Interesting...
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28/07/2005 @ 00:56 GMT
joshua : WorkHappy.net: killer resources for entrepreneurs
merlinmann : WorkHappy.net: killer resources for entrepreneurs - Enjoyable blog with a focus on reviews for savvy business types. I like the approach and presentation; like a _Wall Street Journal_ for hipsters.
jimray : WorkHappy.net: killer resources for entrepreneurs
WillPate : WorkHappy.net - Killer Resources for Entrepreneurs - One of the most consistently useful blogs, a must-read for any entrepreneur
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28/07/2005 @ 00:56 GMT
jimray : Grandmother sues maker of 'Grand Theft Auto' - Bought the game for her 14 year-old grandson. Just so I get this straight - it's ok to buy a game for an minor that depicts massive amounts of violence, but as soon as your character gets a BJ, all hell breaks loose?
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28/07/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
kayodeok : PowerPoint as a Toy for Thought - rich gold on powerpoint
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28/07/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
kayodeok : Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows Vista Beta 1 Review (Part 1) - Paul Thurrott's review of Windows Vista Beta 1
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28/07/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
deusx : iTunes emasculates Crazy Frog | The Register - "What the puritan elements at iTunes appear to have missed, though, is that although CF is now without his cocktail sausage, he is sitting astride an enormous, red-tipped and rocket-propelled phallus."
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