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Jason Shellen : Robertson issues Fatwa - Tell Robertson you don't remember assasination being advocated by Jesus. #
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deusx : Home of the Underdogs - Entry: Adventure Construction Set - " As its name implies, Adventure Construction Set is a program that allows you to create your own "adventure.""
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24/08/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
gleuschk : How do I improve my blowjob technique? | Ask MetaFilter - threads like this are why I love MetaFilter. Can you imagine this anywhere else on the web?
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24/08/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
gleuschk : 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live updates - Dave's one won, lost two so far -- you can play the games sequentially. (ABCEISS -> SCABIES)
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Andy Baio : I am not responsible for making Google better - concise counterpoint in the search engine spam debate with some good thoughts in the comments
Paul Hammond : Greg Yardley’s Internet Blog » I am not responsible for making Google better - It’s Google’s responsibility to ensure the quality of their search index, not the collective community of website publishers
kayodeok : I am not responsible for making Google better - It's Google’s responsibility to ensure the quality of their search index, not the collective community of website publishers
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24/08/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Paul Hammond : cssQuery - getElementsByTagName? Pah!
joshua : cssQuery - query a dom document by css selector
jimray : cssQuery - Query CSS selector elements instead of using getElementById - rad
deusx : /my/cssQuery/ - "cssQuery() is a powerful cross-browser JavaScript function that enables querying of a DOM document using CSS selectors."
kayodeok : cssQuery() - cssQuery() is a powerful cross-browser JavaScript function that enables querying of a DOM document using CSS selectors. All CSS1 and CSS2 selectors are allowed plus quite a few CSS3 selectors
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24/08/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
Paul Hammond : x180 / james duncan davidson: Google and Jabber (Yay! Boo!) - Google not routing Jabber, Boo!
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24/08/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
Paul Hammond : Create Your Communications Experience: 6 Don'ts for the End of Your Presentation - Even strong speakers can undercut a whole presentation with three seconds of wobbly indecision at the end
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24/08/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
jkottke : Non English speaking Scrabble champs - The competitive Scrabble world is starting to see some top-notch players for whom English is not their native language. At he highest level of competition, "Scrabble's secret is that it's a math game: board geometry, strategic decision making, probability
gleuschk : Dave Wiegand in the National Scrabble Championship Finals! - Go Dave!
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24/08/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
jkottke : DVD Six Feet Under Season Four - Season four of Six Feet Under is now available on DVD. Watch as Nate and George and David and, well, everyone really, goes nuts.
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kayodeok : The Pharming Guide: Understanding and Preventing DNS-related Attacks by Phishers (pdf) - This paper, extending the original material of "The Phishing Guide", examines in depth the workings of the name services of which Internet- based customers are dependant upon, and how they can be exploited by Pharmers to conduct identity theft and financ
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24/08/2005 @ 21:56 GMT
deusx : Text Input Mappings - WikiPodLinux - Holy crap! Morse Code!
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24/08/2005 @ 21:56 GMT
deusx : Cursive - WikiPodLinux - "With a bit of imagination, think of writing that letter onto the scrollwheel." HADOKEN!
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24/08/2005 @ 21:56 GMT
deusx : Linux on iPod :: View topic - Music menu. - "For some reason, having podcast on your iPod causes iPL to freeze when you select the music menu. If you remove all the podcast on your iPod, everything should start working again."
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24/08/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
jkottke : Google 500 - Fun speculation that the purpose of Google's big stock sale is to grease the skids for their entrance into the S&P 500. Lots of new people buy the stock of a company just added to the index and the stock sale would make that inventory available. (Or d
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24/08/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
jkottke : Jobs at Per Se - Wanna go work for Thomas Keller? Per Se is using Craigslist to fill some server openings in the front of the house.
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24/08/2005 @ 21:01 GMT
Nelson Minar : China MMOG regs - Mandating that games encourage people to only play a few hours a day?!
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24/08/2005 @ 21:00 GMT
jimray : Jobs at MSNBC.com - Some new stuff coming online at work, you should apply!
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24/08/2005 @ 20:59 GMT
deusx : Modifying Podzilla - Linux on iPod - "This section describes a step by step introduction to adding new applications to podzilla."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:58 GMT
deusx : Installation from Mac - WikiPodLinux - "This section of the guide details how to install Linux on your iPod using a Mac OSX based PC."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:58 GMT
deusx : 90% Crud: Mr. Brin, Mr. Page, Tear Down This Wall! - "As it stands now (the day the beta launched), Google Talk speaks the Jabber protocol but it doesn't enable the server to server (S2S) communication."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:58 GMT
deusx : Installation from Linux - wikiPodLinux - "This section of the guide details how to install Linux on your iPod using a Linux based PC."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:58 GMT
deusx : How to install iPodLinux on 4G iPod using Linux - wikiPodLinux - "The contents of this article are UNSUPPORTED."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:57 GMT
deusx : Poweroff beta - Linux on iPod - "Well thanks to recent developments, iPodlinux and Podzilla is now able put your ipod into deep sleep."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:57 GMT
deusx : Kernel Building - Linux on iPod - "This short guide will take you through the procedure of building the uClinux kernel for an iPod."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:57 GMT
deusx : Building Userland - WikiPodLinux - "The output of this fairly lengthy process will be a romfs directory containing all the binaries ready to run on your iPod."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
deusx : Serial Port - Linux on iPod - "The 3rd generation iPod introduced a new headphone and remote connector, this connector seen below carries both the audio data and remote control data to the iPod."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
deusx : USB to TTL - "The cable contains a USB to serial converter chip and is terminated in a standard 0.1" pitch header. The serial data is at standard TTL levels allowing it to interface directly to the micro-processor of the intended application."
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24/08/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
Wayne Burkett : Photoshop Friday takes on the Ad Council - Holy. Crap. Actual tears. #
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jkottke : Eyebrow world record - Only three inches of eyebrow hair gets you a world record? I think most of my dad's eyebrow hair is at least that long and I could probably beat the record given a little growing time. And unibrow Josh Hartnett probably has a few long ones in that sucker
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24/08/2005 @ 18:59 GMT
Nelson Minar : Robertson video - Watch the preacher call for assassination!
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24/08/2005 @ 18:58 GMT
kayodeok : Get Your JavaScript Groove On - A roundup of JavaScript resources for Web Development
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24/08/2005 @ 18:57 GMT
kayodeok : Behold Google Talk! A Mini-Review - If whiz-bang is what you're looking for, don't look at Google Talk. Underwhelming is the word of the day, and this client has a long way to go if it's going to impress those of us who live an die by instant messenger (e.g., me)
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24/08/2005 @ 18:57 GMT
kayodeok : A List Apart: Articles: Facts and Opinions About PDF Accessibility - PDF accessibility is not as straightforward as HTML accessibility. But we need to stand up to the untruths that are spoken about PDF, especially since many of those untruths come from authorities with the power to find authors guilty of discrimination
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24/08/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
kayodeok : Koders - Source Code Search Engine - Koders.com is the leading search engine for open source code. Our source code optimized search engine provides developers with an easy-to-use interface to search for source code examples and discover new open source projects which can be leveraged in the
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kayodeok : How It Works: DNA Technologies - Researchers have developed ways of combining DNA molecules that allow them to carry out computations in test tubes and create two-dimensional patterns and three-dimensional structures at the nanoscale
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24/08/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
plasticbag : From the sublime to the ridiculous - recording background noise from BarCamp and distributing it over the internet... - When Podcasts Go Wrong! - this evening on Slightly Bitchy And Feeling A Bit Guilty TV!
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24/08/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
plasticbag : Leonard has some video of a rave being broken up (and people being beaten) in Utah - Extraordinary imagery - feels like something out of a movie.
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24/08/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
jkottke : Interesting bike rental scheme - An interesting bike rental scheme from Lyon, France: you pay by the hour with a credit card and the rack automatically checks your bike in and out (using sensors and whatnot) and rides under 30 minutes long are free. More information is available on the V
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24/08/2005 @ 17:57 GMT
Linkorama : Geek Gatherings - Camp learnings by Jay Cross
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24/08/2005 @ 17:56 GMT
deusx : Google Groups : google-talk-open - Where is Talk between Jabber Servers - "When will it be possible to send messages between users on different jabber services?"
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24/08/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
jkottke : Ansel's moon shot - Astronomers have determined the precise location and time that Ansel Adams took a famous photograph of the moon in Yosemite National Park and are going to attempt to recreate the shot in September. The same forensic team has previously determined when Van
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24/08/2005 @ 17:02 GMT
Linkorama : Bad Platform Influence - Why Microsoft-only development is foolish business logic
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24/08/2005 @ 17:02 GMT
Linkorama : Nat on Gtalk - Good discussion of Jabber and SIP implications
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24/08/2005 @ 17:01 GMT
Linkorama : Google Talk Skype Killer? - This is not a phone replacement.
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24/08/2005 @ 17:01 GMT
Linkorama : Gtalk in Anticipation of Buying Skype? - Despite Gtalk, I'm standing by my comment that the SPO is for the Skype acquisition
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24/08/2005 @ 17:01 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : Photographing Flying Insects - Photographing Flying Insects [related]
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tehu : When bugs become patterns - A look at CSS Hacks - Placing user agent as top level classnames. More readable than CSS hacks.
deusx : Scott's "SiteExperts" Place: When bugs become patterns - A look at CSS Hacks - ""
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24/08/2005 @ 17:00 GMT
Nelson Minar : Google Talk / Trillian - Works for me!
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24/08/2005 @ 16:59 GMT
Nelson Minar : Is it public domain? - 1923 is the magic year (via BoingBoing)
cobra libre : a u.s. copyright expiration flowchart #
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24/08/2005 @ 16:58 GMT
kayodeok : Wired 13.09: Serenity Now! - How fans helped reincarnate a canceled TV show
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24/08/2005 @ 16:58 GMT
kayodeok : Space radiation may select amino acids for life - The work suggests the molecular building blocks that form the "left-handed" proteins used by life on Earth took shape in space, bolstering the case that they could have seeded life on other planets
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24/08/2005 @ 16:58 GMT
deusx : Retro Gamer RG magazine - "Published bi-monthly, each issue delves into the glorious, ever-growing retro scene and covers all the classic games, computers and consoles from your misspent youth."
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24/08/2005 @ 16:57 GMT
gleuschk : links for 2005-08-24 | A Whole Lotta Nothing - hah -- Reed comes in high on the list on both of Matt's links
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gleuschk : N.Y. man in record book for eyebrow hair - Boston.com - awesome. upstate reprazent!
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24/08/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
gleuschk : Jon Stewart proved the Goodness Theorem - in Wired
Rod Begbie : Wired: Jon Stewart on "Reinventing Television" - "And if you have three nipples, you're basically walking high definition." [via] #
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24/08/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
Andy Baio : TechCrunch reviews Pandora - new music recommendation engine for custom streaming radio
deusx : TechCrunch - Dig into the Music Long Tail - Pandora - "What is it? It is a music recommendation engine and player and it is the future of discovering the long tail of music."
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24/08/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
jkottke : Supernotes! - Supernotes are high quality fake US dollars printed on the same printing presses that the US government uses to make money.
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24/08/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
jkottke : Remembering Six Feet Under - Excellent little piece by Steven Johnson on the end of Six Feet Under: "I had a genuine feeling last night watching the finale that I was going to miss these people, which I can honestly say I've never had with a television show before." I'm still thinkin
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24/08/2005 @ 11:55 GMT
kayodeok : Test drive: Windows Vista shows promise for security - Another review of Windows Vista Beta 1
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24/08/2005 @ 11:55 GMT
kayodeok : Wired 13.09: The Super Network - Why Yahoo! will be the center of the million-channel universe
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24/08/2005 @ 10:56 GMT
kayodeok : Google Developer FAQ
deusx : Google Talk - "Service choice is something you have with email and, for the most part, with your regular phone service today."
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24/08/2005 @ 10:56 GMT
kayodeok : A Really, Really, Really Good Introduction to XML - This excerpt is taken from "No Nonsense XML Web Development with PHP", SitePoint's new release, by Thomas Myer, which was designed to help you start using XML to build intelligent 'Future-Proof' PHP applications today
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24/08/2005 @ 10:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Chris Anderson on "just enough piracy" - piracy can be useful, and there may be optimal piracy rates for different industries
jkottke : Chris Anderson on "just enough piracy" - Chris Anderson argues that media companies, unable to push the piracy rate to 0%, should live with the benefits of "just enough piracy". I've heard that in the (distant) past, Adobe turned a blind eye to piracy of Photoshop because it was getting their pr
deusx : The Long Tail: "Just enough piracy" - "The lesson is to find a good-enough approach to content protection that is easy, convenient and non-annoying to most people, and then accept that there will be some leakage."
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24/08/2005 @ 10:55 GMT
Andy Baio : China tries to remove Internet icon from Web - like always, Wikipedia's coverage of Sister Furong is essential
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24/08/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Tim O'Reilly responds to accusations of supporting search engine spammers - thoughtful reply; this is a subtle issue that people are only now becoming aware of
kayodeok : Search Engine Spam? - A response from Tim O'Reilly
jkottke : Tim O'Reilly on ad spam - Long thoughtful response from Tim O'Reilly about the questionable advertising on some of O'Reilly Media's sites. Is selling your site's Page Rank to someone more or less legitimate than selling them your customers' attention? (via waxy) [via]
Paul Hammond : O'Reilly Radar > Search Engine Spam? - I'm uncomfortable with these ads, and have tasked my team with coming up with an alternative as soon as possible
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24/08/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
Jason Shellen : Google Talk - 'Talk and IM with your friends for free' #
Andy Baio : Google Talk launches - Skype must be freaking out right about now; here's a review
kayodeok : Google Talk - They say talk is cheap. Google thinks it should be free. Google Talk enables you to call or send instant messages to your friends for free–anytime, anywhere in the world
Philippe Janvier : Google Talk - IM with Google. [via] #
Paul Hammond : Google Talk - They say talk is cheap. Google thinks it should be free
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24/08/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
jkottke : Google Talk review and screenshots - Download Squad has screenshots and a quick review of Google Talk, Google's new IM/VoIP app. Doesn't look Web-based, which is surprising to me. Looks Windows-only as well, which is lame, lame, lame. Update: the Google Talk site appears to be live and letti
kayodeok : Google Talk Review - A review of Google Talk
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24/08/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
jkottke : Chat with Google Talk on the Mac - Here's how to connect to Google's IM network with iChat or Adium. The audio works with iChat as well. Not as good as a Google Talk client for OS X, but I guess it'll have to do.
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24/08/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
jkottke : Google IM prediction - Back in April 2004, John Rhodes predicted that Google would do an IM client using Jabber. Tada!
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24/08/2005 @ 03:55 GMT
kayodeok : Microsoft Security Advisory (906574): Clarification of Simple File Sharing and ForceGuest - Microsoft has issued this Security Advisory to clarify information of the issue addressed in Security Bulletin MS05-039 for non-default configurations of Windows XP Service Pack 1
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24/08/2005 @ 03:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Customize the From: field in Gmail - Customize the From: field in Gmail: kick ass!
Rod Begbie : How do I customize the 'From:' address on outgoing mail? - Fookin' YEAH! Reply-To is for pussies. You can now read your email online in GMail and send replies "from" any email address you have access to. [via] #
kayodeok : Gmail: How do I customize the 'From:' address on outgoing mail? - If you'd like your outgoing Gmail messages to display another one of your email addresses in the 'From:' field (instead of your Gmail address), just follow these easy steps:
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24/08/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
Linkorama : Jeteye - Can't see the social incentives in this yet
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24/08/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Leaked info on logging into Google's new Instant Messenger service - using their Jabber-based IM with your Gmail username
kayodeok : Using Google's new IM service before it launches tomorrow - The settup in GAIM is to use talk.google.com as the server, your gmail username (without the "@gmail" part as your username), and your gmail password as the password
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24/08/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
jimray : Equal Time - No tax-exempt status for churches that refuse to distribute pro-evolution propaganda! - Christopher Hitchens on the unfairness of intelligent design. Or, as the bumper sticker says "I won't think in your church if you won't pray in my school."
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kayodeok : Actor Brock Peters dies at 78 - Aug 23, 2005 - Actor Brock Peters, best known for his heartbreaking performance as the black man falsely accused of rape in "To Kill a Mockingbird," died Tuesday at his home after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 78
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24/08/2005 @ 00:56 GMT
Jason Shellen : vedana: Fresh Gmail - Eric explains a cool new feature for Gmail that just went live. #
kellan : Custom From: in Gmail. - Very nice, definitely on my top features for Gmail, now if we can just get a roles concept ala Pine. #
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24/08/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
jimray : Amazon.com: Books: Ex Machina Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days
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24/08/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
kayodeok : Bricolage Now has PHP 5 Templating - So how did we add PHP 5 templating to a mod_perl application? Easy: we hired George Schlossnagle of Omni TI to write PHP::Interpreger, an embedded PHP 5 interpreter. Now anyone can natively execute PHP 5 code from a Perl application
Andy Baio : Bricolage adds support for PHP templating - the open-source CMS we use at work keeps getting better
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Jeremy Zawodny : Seeing nofollow links - Seeing nofollow links: Matt shows us how to higlight nofollow links with a little CSS hack in firefox
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