10/08/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Linkorama : Personal, Portable, Pedestrian - Mobile Phones in Japanese Life
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10/08/2005 @ 23:56 GMT
Eric Meyer : Internet takes soldier into delivery room - This is why we connected everything in the first place.
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10/08/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Eric Meyer : Water ice in crater at Martian north pole - Dear God, that's beautiful.
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10/08/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
kayodeok : DEFCON WiFI Shootout 2005: Video of record-breaking 125 mile WiFi link - Video of record-breaking 125 mile WiFi link
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10/08/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Linkorama : Wanted: Customer Support Engineer - Socialtext is hiring
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10/08/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Linkorama : Community op-eds - A threat to newsroom editors?
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10/08/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Linkorama : Berners-Lee on the read/write web - For years I had been trying to address the fact that the web for most people wasn't a creative space; there were other editors, but editing web pages became difficult and complicated for people. What happened with blogs and with wikis, these editable web
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10/08/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
jimray : Monks who make the world's best beer pray for quiet life - "The monks believe the most important thing is monastic life, not the brewery."
deusx : Independent Online Edition > Europe : Monks who make world's best beer pray for quiet life - "So great is demand that stocks are exhausted and sales have been stopped."
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10/08/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
jkottke : New photo with an old camera - A contemporary photo taken with a circa-1914 Kodak. For some reason I always thought old photos looked old because they were old. But really it's mostly the camera's doing.
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10/08/2005 @ 21:56 GMT
kaninka.net : Hættur tölvuleikjanna - TölvuleikjafÃkill overdósar.
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kayodeok : C/C++ Source Code Search Engine - This site allows you to search over 107 million lines of open source C/C++ code and it actually understands the C/C++ syntax thus giving better results
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10/08/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
kayodeok : Opera Mini for Mobile - Opera Mini is a new kind of web browser for virtually all mobile phones. Instead of requiring the phone to process Web pages, it uses a remote server to pre-process the page before sending it to the phone
Cameron Moll : Opera Mini 2.0 - Opera Mini 2.0 released. New features include image/mp3 downloads, skins, multi-engine searching, and more.
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10/08/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
deusx : del.icio.us warning: non-utf8 string! (sorry) - "Javascript function closures probably don’t work the way you think they do."
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10/08/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
deusx : How to write a novel in 100 days or less - "How many times have you finished reading a novel and said, “I could have written that book.â€"
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10/08/2005 @ 20:57 GMT
Linkorama : Podshow Venture Funding - Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital
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10/08/2005 @ 20:57 GMT
Jason Shellen : Google Fight : RSS 1.0 vs RSS 2.0 - Calling a fight between RSS and Atom is stacking the deck by a long shot. #
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10/08/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
jkottke : Subway maps for your iPod - Subway maps that you can put on your iPod. Currently available: DC, NYC, Boston, and Hong Kong. Good one for the 50 Fun Things To Do With Your iPod list. (via coolhunting) [via]
kayodeok : Subway Maps For Your iPod Photo - None for London yet
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10/08/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
deusx : Extending Entry Collections [Long] - About feed extensions: "The problem is that those extensions require boiling the ocean."
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10/08/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
deusx : Jim Minatel's Wrox Book Editor Blog: Self-publishing - "What a self-published book probably won't get..."
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10/08/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
deusx : The Onion | Why Somebody Always Around Every Time I Drop My Baby? - "After he knock his head on the shelf, he slept for a few hours, which was cool 'cause I got to watch my soaps with no goddamn interruptions for once."
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10/08/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
deusx : The Onion | Klingon Speakers Now Outnumber Navajo Speakers - "According to a report released Monday by the Modern Language Association, speakers of the Star Trek-based Klingon language outnumber individuals fluent in Navajo by a margin of more than seven-to-one."
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10/08/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
jkottke : Predicting wine scores - A company called Enologix uses spectroscopy and chromotography to predict wine scores with a high level of accuracy. Critic Robert Parker introduced wine scoring (here's his perfect score list) but some say that his dominance is not such a good thing.
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10/08/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
kayodeok : Hacking Firefox Extensions - "In this excerpt from the ExtremeTech book, Hacking Firefox: More Than 150 Hacks, Mods, and Customizations, you'll learn how to recognize the difference between "old" and "new" extensions, why some extensions from web sites won't install, how to hack the
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10/08/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
Jason Shellen : Crime, Pornography Taint Russian Reality Show - My fellow Americans, rejoice! We are not alone in the decay of modern civilization! The title graphic alone proves this. #
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10/08/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
kayodeok : How to Tip Properly - Tipping rewards those who provide useful services that make your life easier and more enjoyable. Be discreet when you tip, and be generous--you'll be remembered long after your departure and welcomed back enthusiastically
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10/08/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
kayodeok : Sparklines Roundup - Sparklines, the new rage in visualizing information on the web comes, not surprisingly, from the godfather of the medium, Edward Tufte. What are sparklines?
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10/08/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
kayodeok : Build your business with open source - Free alternatives are available in a wide range of enterprise software categories, including some that may surprise you
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10/08/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
deusx : del.icio.us warning: non-utf8 string! (sorry) - "We will not learn the lessons necessary for the proper use of what those ships have brought back."
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10/08/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
jkottke : Making sense of the appendix - Making sense of the appendix, the one in your body, not the one in books. "Perhaps the appendix lifted the odds that our ancestors could resist childhood diseases and live to childbearing years."
deusx : The Riddle of the Appendix - New York Times - "I was grateful that we have not only inherited a danger-prone appendix, but a brain that can invent surgery."
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10/08/2005 @ 17:56 GMT
joshua : firstworks: sql relay - persistent database connection pool and proxy load balancer
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10/08/2005 @ 17:56 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : Keuringsdienst van Waarde - Afleveringen archief - Keuringsdienst van Waarde - Afleveringen
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10/08/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
kayodeok : It's a Mini world - An ever-expanding map of satisfied customers who are giving the Google website and intranet search appliance rave reviews
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10/08/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
kayodeok : Coming to campus: E-books with expiration dates - The new digital textbook program imposes strict guidelines on how the books can be used, including locking the downloaded books to a single computer and setting a five-month expiration date, after which the book can't be read
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10/08/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
jkottke : Customized emblems - Custom chrome emblems for your car, Segway, motorbike, or laptop computer.
joshua : custom chrome emblems - we need this for the del.icio.us servers
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10/08/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
deusx : What do you see in Web 2.0? | 2005-08-09 | BitWorking - "How do you know a technology has matured? When it becomes invisible. "
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10/08/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
jkottke : Names for the tenth planet - Suggestions for the name of our solar system's tenth planet from New Scientist readers. Neither Matt Webb's suggestion (Daes) nor this suggestion on LJ (America) are on the list.
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10/08/2005 @ 15:56 GMT
deusx : The Elite Club - "This site was created with the intention of it becoming the hub for various projects based around the Elite series of games, particularly Frontier and First Encounters - including the release of the source code of the latter two games."
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10/08/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
jkottke : Married by weblog - Two bloggers get married their blogs. Texas law requires a public declaration of the marriage with local witnesses and their blog posts satisfy that requirement. (via mr) [via]
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10/08/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
jkottke : Convergent evolution in frogs - Newly discovered example of convergent evolution: frogs in Madagascar and South America who independently developed poisonous defense systems.
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10/08/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
jkottke : Abolish tipping in restaurants - Following the elimination of tipping at Per Se, an op-ed by Steven Shaw says tipping should be abolished in restaurants. (via tmn) Considering the statistics on tipping, perhaps he's right. For a less refined take, here's why Reservoir Dog Mr. Pink doesn' [via]
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10/08/2005 @ 14:56 GMT
joshua : DTV: Internet TV
deusx : DTV: Internet TV - "DTV is a new, free and open-source platform for internet television and video."
François Nonnenmacher : DTV: Internet TV on your Mac - Free and open-source platform for internet television and video. It's a beta, Windows version coming soon
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10/08/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
kayodeok : Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 1 - Administrator's Preview - I am going to cover some of the enhancements that Vista will provide for administrators as well as a few neat little tidbits that I have not seen much of
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10/08/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
kayodeok : Multifunction multimedia machine, Part 2: Add still images to your media player - In this article, Lewin Edwards shows how to make efficient, direct use of the framebuffer to display JPEG files and discusses the issues involved in deciding between direct framebuffer access and using the X server as a graphics driver
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10/08/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
kayodeok : Multifunction multimedia machine, Part 1: Load Linux on the Mac mini - Learn how to install and configure Linux on the mini. Future articles will add the software required to make it into a stand-alone multimedia appliance
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10/08/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
kayodeok : Wired News: Nike Makes Barefoot Breakthrough - "The challenge was to translate that barefoot experience, which promotes good biomechanics for runners, to a shoe. After all, that's not what most running shoes are designed for"
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10/08/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
deusx : Debunking the Drug War - New York Times - "And why spend three decades repeating the errors of Prohibition for a drug that was never as dangerous as alcohol in the first place?"
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10/08/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
jkottke : Ethical wills - An ethical will is a good way to pass on your values to your descendants. Here's a template and some advice to get you started.
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10/08/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
kayodeok : Can Apple Make the Switch? - Interview with Bob Wiederhold
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10/08/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
deusx : The Hidden Boot Code of the Xbox - Xbox-Linux - "A terribly wrong design and three bugs in the implementation opened three independent backdoors."
Nelson Minar : Xbox boot code - Breaking down the bootstrap (via Slashdot)
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jimray : Finding warez using Google | The days start here - It's all about where you look...
cameron : Finding warez using Google | The days start here - I missed this, but it's awesome. There should be more "click the link with these characters next to it" websites. It's so post-language.
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10/08/2005 @ 09:57 GMT
kayodeok : Key Website Research Highlights Gender Bias - A first-of-its-kind study conducted by experts at the University of Glamorgan has proved that men and women really are poles apart when it comes to what catches their eye on the internet
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10/08/2005 @ 09:56 GMT
kayodeok : Invention: Phone-bomb hijacking - Cellphones provide a simple yet effective way for terrorists to remotely trigger a bomb. But now a portable device devised by US defence contractor Raytheon could quickly identify and disable such weapons
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10/08/2005 @ 09:56 GMT
kayodeok : System carries PC soul - SoulPad is a portable USB disk that houses programs, settings and data, and software that automatically sets up the user's application and data environment, including all system settings, when it is plugged into any computer
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10/08/2005 @ 09:56 GMT
kayodeok : Hollywood Controlling Parts of Windows Vista Design - For example, pages 22-24 describe the "High Bandwidth Cipher" which will be used to encrypt video data is it passes across the PC’s internal PCIe bus. Hollywood will allow the use of the AES cipher, but many PCs won't be able to run AES fast enough
deusx : del.icio.us warning: non-utf8 string! (sorry) - "The document reveals that movie studios will have explicit veto power over what is included in some parts of Vista."
François Nonnenmacher : Hollywood Controlling Parts of Windows Vista Design - The real costs of Hollywood’s quest to redesign the PC’s video hardware and software
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10/08/2005 @ 09:55 GMT
kayodeok : DesktopBSD - DesktopBSD aims at being a stable and powerful operating system for desktop users. DesktopBSD combines the stability of FreeBSD, the usability and functionality of KDE and the simplicity of specially developed software to provide a system that's easy to
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10/08/2005 @ 09:55 GMT
kayodeok : IE-Vista: Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista - IE-Vista is a new site from MVP Sandi Hardmeier which will be dedicated to content specific to Internet Explorer 7 in XP and Windows Vista
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10/08/2005 @ 09:55 GMT
kayodeok : International Sites: Minimum Requirements (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) - Here instead are the minimum requirements for ensuring that international users can use your site. Just remember: To fully maximize your business potential in other countries, you should do much more.
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10/08/2005 @ 08:56 GMT
Isofarro : Continuous Integration - multiple builds a day, tested against unit tests. Tackles integration problems early and often.
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10/08/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
kayodeok : Get Cooking with Photoshop and CSS - 3 Low-fat Recipes [Design Practice] - This article will take you from a blank Photoshop canvas to a CSS-based Web page
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10/08/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : I Love Everything New Questions
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10/08/2005 @ 06:56 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : pictures of Cisco employees handing out censored CDs at Black Hat
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10/08/2005 @ 06:56 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : list of wars and disasters by death toll
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10/08/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
jkottke : Police Search of Backpack Reveals Explosive Bestseller - The Onion: Police Search of Backpack Reveals Explosive Bestseller. "The Union Square bestseller is the latest in a series of dramatic items discovered in New York since random subway bag searches began. On July 27, a hip-hop CD containing over 75 F-bombs
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10/08/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
jkottke : Salon profile of 37signals - Salon profile of 37signals and "the next web revolution". Also noted (for the first time in public, I think): Adaptive Path's secret web app is "a tool to help bloggers measure traffic and other stats on their site [and] will be out by the end of the year
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Matthew M. Boedicker : download the Metro in PDF
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10/08/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : the value of formal education
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10/08/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : data mining flagged four of the 9/11 terrorists in 2000
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10/08/2005 @ 04:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : What is the Google Admin Console? - What is the Google Admin Console?: secret knobs at the googleplex
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10/08/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
Rod Begbie : phpSurveyor - Really rather excellent open-source survey software. I've been playing with this for work, and it seems better than Zoomerang. #
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10/08/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
jkottke : Google corporate timeline - Google corporate timeline. Might be old, but I've never seen it before. (via Subtraction) [via]
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10/08/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Vizog - Vizog: Make Your Search Collage, powered by Yahoo! Image Search
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10/08/2005 @ 00:56 GMT
Jason Shellen : Art prankster sprays Israeli wall - Love that Banksy [via rebecca's pocket] #
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Rod Begbie : Audioscrobbler's gotten a facelift - Looks like they've actually paid someone to design it this time. They're marking their upgrade with the now-traditional "Server Load Issues". #
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Rod Begbie : indie tag - Last.fm - Ooh! Music tagging. Wonder if they'll be willing to push some of this data to MusicBrainz. That would be a huge win. #
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10/08/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
kayodeok : Google Blog: Fill in the blanks - "So instead of asking [who invented the parachute?], you can enter the query [the parachute was invented by *]"
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