2/09/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
ricmac : Consumer Investing pt1 - VC David Cowan is targetting mobile and Asian consumer markets - plus early adopter as norm.
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2/09/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
ricmac : David Cowan: Consumer Investing pt2 - "That's why we believe that the formula for any successful consumer venture is to be as scrappy as possible until you see that exponential growth curve."
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2/09/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Google Software Principles - Google Software Principles: other companies should do this too
kayodeok : Google Corporate Information: Software Principles - We believe software should not trick you into installing it. It should be clear to you when you are installing or enabling software on your computer and you should have the ability to say no
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2/09/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
Andy Baio : What if Hurricane Ivan Had Not Missed New Orleans? - unbelievably accurate predictions from October 1994
Jeremy Zawodny : Natural Hazards Observer - Natural Hazards Observer: prediction from a while back...
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2/09/2005 @ 22:57 GMT
Linkorama : Unfair Advantage – Is Everything - Guest blog post by John Nesheim
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2/09/2005 @ 22:56 GMT
jimray : Washing away - Five part series from the Times-Picayune basically predicting Katrina
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2/09/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
ricmac : VCs Back China Blog Site, Bokee - “Investments such as Bokee extend our consumer portfolio into the realm of applications widely known as web2.0, which to us means applications that are viral in nature and leverage consumer-generated content—two elements of a business that le
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2/09/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : WeFixNYC.com - WeFixNYC.com: Right now we're primarily tracking and documenting potholes, to build a photographic map of where they are and how long it's taking the city to fix them.
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2/09/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
gleuschk : apparently Tulane made payroll this week - meaning they paid their faculty
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2/09/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Tale of dead soldier and his little girl was elaborate hoax - the Iraq war's own Kaycee Nicole [via]
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2/09/2005 @ 20:56 GMT
kellan : "According to them, America's Second Harvest (ASH) is a foodbank and *98%* of funds donated go to program." - Nice mention of 2nd Harvest on Boing Boing; the org my father has worked for for most of the last 20 years. #
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2/09/2005 @ 20:55 GMT
kayodeok : RSS Tutorial for Content Publishers and Webmasters - This tutorial explains the features and benefits of a Web format called RSS, and gives a brief technical overview of it. It also includes information on a similar format called Atom. The reader is assumed to have some familiarity with XML and other Web te
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2/09/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
erikbenson : lia celebrates einstein - The excerpt from the book about driving Einstein's brain around is priceless.
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Andy Baio : Video: Mr. Bill and Hurricane Sluggo - disturbing wetlands preservation ad from last year; mirrored locally
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2/09/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
Linkorama : Technorati Blog Finder - Tag generated directory
kayodeok : Technorati Blog Finder - The Blog Finder is Technorati's directory of blogs, organized by subject. Type in a category name (or select one) to find blogs on that topic
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2/09/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Trackback Validator Plugin - Trackback Validator Plugin: for wordpress
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2/09/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo! steps in a pile of identity - Yahoo! steps in a pile of identity: Phil talks about the difficulty of ID management at Yahoo
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2/09/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
Philippe Janvier : The Yahoo ! Weather RSS Service - "...keep track of the weather at your favorite locations in an RSS reader...". [via] #
jimray : Yahoo! Weather RSS feeds - This rules. I have to wonder if Rick Santorum will introduce the "keeping America safe from the communists of Silicon Valley and weather modernization bullshit act of 2005"
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2/09/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
Nelson Minar : Failed presidency - If Bush isn't accountable for national relief efforts, who is?
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2/09/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
deusx : Script for DB2 Universal Database using REXX: Learn REXX fast - "If you learn Rexx, you'll know a scripting language that runs everywhere from mainframes to handheldsand everything in between."
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2/09/2005 @ 15:56 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : SEGA's Yuji Naka visits a German hedgehog sanctuary with Sonic [via]
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2/09/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
deusx : Mobile Wireless - How to Mobilize your WRT54G - "So for a few months i've been trying to put a PC on an RC car and drive it around through wifi."
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2/09/2005 @ 14:56 GMT
Nelson Minar : N.O.: race class - Was waiting for a story like this that references the complicated gumbo of New Orleans
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2/09/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
deusx : ThinkGeek :: Etymotic In-Ear Headphones - ""
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2/09/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
deusx : ThinkGeek :: Desktop R/C Mini-Rovers - "These mini remote controlled desktop rovers with tank treads are only 4 inches long and ready to explore the "Alien Landscapes" around your home or office."
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2/09/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
deusx : ThinkGeek :: Caffeine Molecule Stainless Travel Mug - "These sophisticated stainless steel, travel style, mugs have our famous Caffeine molecule printed in black on the front."
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2/09/2005 @ 14:55 GMT
deusx : ThinkGeek :: Duct Tape Wallet by Ducti - "Made from Super Duct Tape (specifically engineered so that your wallet won't lift, peel, or get sticky), these duct tape wallets are one part high fashion, one part weekend warrior, and another part sheer cool. "
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deusx : Welcome to MichaelMoore.com! - Vacation is Over... an open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush - "Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted."
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2/09/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
deusx : Haserl - - "Haserl is a small cgi wrapper that enables shell scripts to be embedded into html documents. It is intended for environments where something like PHP is too big."
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2/09/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
deusx : Linksys NSLU2 Serial Port Mod - "This page contains instructions on how to add a serial port (a DB9 Female DCE port) to a Linksys NSLU2 ("Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives"). "
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2/09/2005 @ 13:55 GMT
deusx : ThinkGeek :: CTS - Obey The Tube - "The Obey The Tube shirt subjugates all who observe it - making it a great Subjugation Day gift! Civilize the masses in a twenty yard radius wherever this shirt is worn."
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2/09/2005 @ 12:55 GMT
Nelson Minar : New Orleans photos - Excellent set (via Metafilter)
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2/09/2005 @ 11:56 GMT
Nelson Minar : Red Cross donation - Amazon is hosting a page for donations
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2/09/2005 @ 11:56 GMT
kayodeok : New techniques study the brain's chemistry, neuron by neuron - Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed tools for studying the chemistry of the brain, neuron by neuron
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2/09/2005 @ 11:55 GMT
plasticbag : The Onion Magazine - America's Homeless: Still the best in the world? - I'm sure that's the same title face as the Sunday Telegraph Magazine that my parents read... Almost as funny too!
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2/09/2005 @ 10:55 GMT
kayodeok : The Customer Is Always Wrong: A User's Guide to DRM in Online Music - There is an increasing variety of options for purchasing music online, but also a growing thicket of confusing usage restrictions
jimray : EFF: The Customer Is Always Wrong: A User's Guide to DRM in Online Music - Why I don't buy DRM music any more
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2/09/2005 @ 09:55 GMT
Nelson Minar : Zermatt tourist site - First weekend excursion
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2/09/2005 @ 08:56 GMT
Nelson Minar : No embedded fonts - I always wondered why this didn't work.
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jimray : FEMA Hiding Rev. Pat 'Charity' : Sploid - Good find from Sploid
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2/09/2005 @ 08:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : One Six Right - One Six Right: an aviation documentry film that looks outstanding!
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2/09/2005 @ 07:58 GMT
jimray : Department of Homeland Screw-Up - What is the Bush administration doing? By Tim Naftali - "And in the event of a WMD attack, when there would likely be no warning at all, what is DHS's contingency plan for moving into position the army or the marines to restore order and sustain life? In the wake of Katrina and the breached levee, the answer s
deusx : Department of Homeland Screw-Up - What is the Bush administration doing? By Tim Naftali - "How is it possible that with the fourth anniversary of 9/11 almost upon us, the federal government doesn't have in hand the capability to prepare for and then manage a large urban disaster, natural or man-made?"
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2/09/2005 @ 07:57 GMT
jimray : Fats Domino found OK in New Orleans - R.L. Burnside died today, though, at a hospital in Memphis, unrelated to the Hurricane
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2/09/2005 @ 07:57 GMT
jimray : Guardian Unlimited | Life | One side can be wrong - Richard Dawkins on the whole intelligent design fiasco. "When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly half way between. It is possible for one side simply to be wrong."
plasticbag : One side can be wrong - scientists articulate their problems with Intelligent Design (from The Guardian) - "Accepting 'intelligent design' in science classrooms would have disastrous consequences, warn Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne "
jkottke : Richard Dawkins on intelligent design - Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne on intelligent design: "You cannot have it both ways. Either ID belongs in the science classroom, in which case it must submit to the discipline required of a scientific hypothesis. Or it does not, in which case get it out
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2/09/2005 @ 07:57 GMT
jimray : Philips Shows Rollable Display : Gizmodo - Totally rad
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2/09/2005 @ 07:57 GMT
jimray : Don't test drive a Mac Mini - Apple pulls the "test drive a mini" campaign? Seems dumb.
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2/09/2005 @ 07:56 GMT
ricmac : Technorati Blog Finder: web 2.0 - New Technorati feature, which allows you to search by tag.
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2/09/2005 @ 07:56 GMT
ricmac : tecznotes on Web 2.0, freedom and discipline - "...publishing your information under a technical format such as RSS and a legal format such as a Creative Commons license means that your work can fly faster, further, and affect a broader audience."
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2/09/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Big Star's Alex Chilton missing in New Orleans - Fats Domino was reported missing, but found today
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2/09/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Andy Baio : The Interdictor - liveblogging, photos, and interviews from an ISP in New Orleans
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2/09/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Rumored screenshots of a Google OS - almost certainly fake, but the UI is ugly enough to be real
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2/09/2005 @ 07:55 GMT
Andy Baio : DIY GTD Planner Hipster PDA templates - very professional collection of PDF planner templates, ready for printing
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2/09/2005 @ 06:57 GMT
kayodeok : Data Tables and Cascading Style Sheets Gallery - The CSS Table Gallery is a showcase of how CSS and data tables can work together to create usable and pretty results
Philippe Janvier : Data Tables and Cascading Style Sheets Gallery - "...a showcase of how CSS and data tables can work together to create usable and pretty results". [via] #
Simon Willison : CSS Table Gallery - A gallery of CSS styled data tables. [via]
Milo Vermeulen : CSS Table Gallery [via]
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2/09/2005 @ 06:56 GMT
Isofarro : Cheat Sheet Roundup - Over 30 Cheatsheets for developers - via kayodeok
kayodeok : Cheat Sheet Roundup - Over 30 Cheatsheets for developers
Philippe Janvier : Cheat Sheet for developers - "Documentation can be cumbersome at times, thats why I like cheat sheets". [via] #
WillPate : Cheat Sheet Roundup - Over 30 Cheatsheets for developers
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2/09/2005 @ 06:56 GMT
kayodeok : Understanding User-Agent Strings - This topic describes the user-agent string, which identifies your browser and certain system details to servers hosting the Web sites you visit
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2/09/2005 @ 06:56 GMT
ricmac : Alex Barnett: Start.com out of beta - Alex is rounding up all the feedback. I've only looked at it for a few minutes - doesn't suit my purposes, but as a power user I don't think I'm the target user...
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2/09/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
ricmac : Darren Rowse: I'm a Six Figure Blogger - Darren earned nearly US$16k in August. Over 12 months, that'd put him at approx $180k per year! Incredible stuff, you've got to hand it to Darren - he's doing extremely well out of this.
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2/09/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
ricmac : Brad Neuberg: XHTML Considered Harmful - Brad doesn't mince his words here. He reckons "Well designed, semantic HTML is enough."
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2/09/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
ricmac : Ecosystems versus centralized development - "Salesforce.com has just gained an RSS interface to its application without having to do any development work at all."
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2/09/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
ricmac : CNET's Blogma - "Blogma is a special portal designed to highlight the most popular technology topics discussed throughout the expanding universe of Web logs."
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2/09/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
joshua : Flash / JavaScript Integration Kit
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2/09/2005 @ 05:55 GMT
deusx : ChilliSpot - Open Source Wireless LAN Access Point Controller. Spice up your HotSpot with Chilli - "ChilliSpot is a captive portal which authenticates users of a wireless LAN."
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2/09/2005 @ 04:55 GMT
deusx : Google Groups : comp.lang.python - "Please feel free to insert this fucking example into the fucking docs."
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2/09/2005 @ 04:55 GMT
deusx : Code Is Not An Asset [@lesscode.org] - "What's interesting is the open-source movement is kind of our first proof that code in fact is not an asset. What is your companys asset is the experience and knowledge that the people who have built your code have gathered during the construction of tha
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2/09/2005 @ 03:55 GMT
jimray : The Independent Weekly: Disaster in the making - A year-old article foretelling the problems with keeping New Orleans safe from natural disaster due to short sightedness from...you guessed it, our friends in the Bush administration.
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2/09/2005 @ 03:55 GMT
deusx : Former Clinton Advisor: "No One Can Say they Didn't See it Coming" - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - "On the day the levees burst in New Orleans, Bush delivered a speech in Colorado comparing the Iraq war to World War II and himself to Franklin D. Roosevelt"
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2/09/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
jimray : The Blue Technologies Group : Ulysses - Nifty looking text editor, for people who hate traditional word processors
joshua : Ulysses - writing tool
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2/09/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
jimray : Hurricane housing - Find or offer housing to those displaced by katrina
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2/09/2005 @ 01:56 GMT
joshua : GridFlow - Multidimensional dataflow processing library for PureData and Ruby, designed for interactive multimedia
jimray : home page of GridFlow - " A Multidimensional dataflow processing library for PureData and Ruby, designed for interactive multimedia." I'm not real sure what any of that means, but I like the sound of it.
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2/09/2005 @ 01:56 GMT
kellan : Q: What's the difference between Iraq and Vietnam? - A: Bush knew how to get out of Vietnam. #
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2/09/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
gleuschk : A decent, inexpensive red wine? | Ask MetaFilter - some good suggestions here
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2/09/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
ricmac : James Governor: Web 2.0 = Open Systems 2.0 - "Could it be that what we're attempting to define is not so much a new model for rich internet, but a new model for Open Systems. Truly open systems that is, where data, metadata, processing model and UI are all separate concerns."
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2/09/2005 @ 01:55 GMT
ricmac : NextSmallThings: why Web 2.0? - "I believe it’s because the Internet and the web are blending and weaving into our daily lives in increasingly transparent and profound ways."
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2/09/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
kayodeok : Foxie - Complete Privacy, Security and Productivity Suite - There is a new plugin available for IE that can make Internet Explorer resemble Firefox by adding tabbed browsing capabilities and an integrated search box
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2/09/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
plasticbag : "Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory" - Another stunning Onion article, and another satire of Intelligent Design. But is satire enough here?
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