11/09/2005 @ 23:55 GMT
jkottke : c-jump computer programming game - We ran across the nerdiest board game today called c-jump, the computer programming game. More info: "Skiers and snowboarders line up at the start location and race along the ski trails. Spaces on the board show statements of programming language. First p
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11/09/2005 @ 22:55 GMT
jimray : LighttpdOnRails - lighttpd - Trac - Using Ruby on Rails with Lighttpd
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11/09/2005 @ 21:56 GMT
Eric Meyer : Snakes on a Plane (2006) - Upon reading the plot outline, a little piece of my soul shrieked and died. [via Ferrett] [via]
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11/09/2005 @ 21:55 GMT
jimray : Howto Install On OSXTiger Using Darwin Ports - I'm really starting to love DarwinPorts
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11/09/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
jimray : iDevelopers! iDevelopers! iDevelopers! - The iPod wins because it is so damn easy to develop for - I've long thought that any of the wanna-be iPod killers would do well to reverse engineer the dock connector for instant access to all of the third party gear
deusx : bynkii.com's Mac Matters: iDevelopers! iDevelopers! iDevelopers! - "Until they simplify their product line and create a standard interface ala the Dock connector, relax and remember...they're all just remoras, catching Apple's scraps."
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11/09/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
kayodeok : Dear Microsoft, why not sell Starter Edition everywhere? - So why not make Windows XP Starter Edition (and the Windows Vista equivalent, when its time comes) available here? Sell it for $29.99. Make it available only as an upgrade to Windows 98 or Windows Me
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11/09/2005 @ 19:55 GMT
Andy Baio : Firefox 1.5 developer highlights - not just making the best browser around, but setting the tech agenda
Eric Meyer : Simon Willison: Firefox 1.5 developer highlights - If you can live without the Web Developer Toolbar, Firefox 1.5 has some way cool stuff to try out.
jimray : Simon Willison: Firefox 1.5 developer highlights - I'd honestly be more excited by these if I knew they were also coming to IE sometime in the next decade
Philippe Janvier : Firefox 1.5 developer highlights - "The ability for Firefox extensions to render web pages to images using canvas should lead to some very cool new extensions in the future". [via] #
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11/09/2005 @ 18:56 GMT
kellan : Spun, a web developer's notebook - New tech focused blog from Gina Trapani #
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11/09/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
jimray : Y Combinator: Startup Resources - Good startup starts
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11/09/2005 @ 18:55 GMT
plasticbag : Some page scans from the first issue of the new Grant Morrison / Frank Quitely "All Star Superman" - It's kind of nice to see a good old-fashioned super-intelligent super-villain again. Missed those...
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11/09/2005 @ 17:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Jewel Staite - Jewel Staite: yay for IMDB. her name went by too quickly in the credits and I wanted to know what else she had been in
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11/09/2005 @ 16:57 GMT
joshua : Kragen's Amazing List of Filesystems
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11/09/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : The Partisans of Boston Common
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11/09/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : side by side comparison of Google and Yahoo home page layout, 1996-2005
Jeremy Zawodny : yahoo and google visual timeline - yahoo and google visual timeline: a screenshot of each home page over the years
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11/09/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
jimray : New Harmony remote works through walls - Also supports Z-Wave for home automation
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11/09/2005 @ 16:56 GMT
jimray : George Bush: most unoriginal asshole ever - The man invokes 9/11 for everything!
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11/09/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
jimray : Adult Swim throws fans broadband lifeline - Cartoon network will put full length shows online, but only between 11pm and 6am eastern time on Friday nights. Hm - seems like one step forward, half a step back
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11/09/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
bmilleare : JavaScript - Edit text
Simon Willison : JavaScript - Edit text - PPK experiments with inline editing.
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11/09/2005 @ 16:55 GMT
bmilleare : In-browser XOXO Outliner Experiment
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11/09/2005 @ 15:55 GMT
kayodeok : Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows XP N Editions - If you're wondering what the XP N Editions are like, wonder no more. I got my hands on both XP Home N and XP Pro N this week and gave them both a spin. The results were pretty uneventful
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11/09/2005 @ 12:57 GMT
Nelson Minar : New Orleans failures - NYT breaks down various problems
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11/09/2005 @ 11:56 GMT
Nelson Minar : Quicksilver / Google - Launching searches from Quicksilver; harder than it needs to be, but it works
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11/09/2005 @ 11:55 GMT
ricmac : Dare Obasanjo: MSN Developer Announcements - "...during the PDC we'll be announcing developer programs for four MSN properties; MSN Virtual Earth, MSN Messenger, Start.com and MSN Search."
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11/09/2005 @ 11:55 GMT
ricmac : New form of RSS ripoff - This slimeball is using my RSS feed to get search engine ranking for the phrase "Cellular Phone, Nokia, Cheap Cellular Phone". Any ideas on how to stop this kind of thing?!?
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11/09/2005 @ 11:55 GMT
ricmac : These are the critters that are using my RSS feed for SEO - "Powered by RSS Equalizer". Makes me sick. I've fired off an email to them telling them to stop using my feed, or I'll contact their ISP and the search engines. Any other options? please email me if you know how to deal with these critters.
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11/09/2005 @ 10:56 GMT
Nelson Minar : Lost at Tora Bora NYT - How the US let bin Laden escape
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11/09/2005 @ 10:55 GMT
kayodeok : Exclusive: Windows Vista Product Editions Revealed - In Windows Vista, the two categories are Home and Business. In the Home category, Microsoft will create four product editions: Windows Vista Starter Edition, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, and Windows Vista Ultimate
jimray : Windows Vista will have SEVEN!! different editions, not including the server offerings - Also, I can't tell where the Microsoft marketing ends and Thurrott's sycophantic bullshitting begins
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11/09/2005 @ 10:55 GMT
kayodeok : Beginner's Guide to Professional Word Documents - Microsoft Word is a powerful word processor which, when used correctly, produces smart business documents with a consistent layout and style. For Word to work correctly, however, there are several Golden Rules you need to followed
cobra libre : beginner's guide to professional word documents - here's some thrilling saturday morning reading [via] #
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11/09/2005 @ 09:55 GMT
Nelson Minar : Unicode picker - As a web page (via AmitP)
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11/09/2005 @ 08:56 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : 20 things they don't want you to know
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Andy Baio : Neja - insane Javascript graphic demo from Assembly '05; runs in Firefox!
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Andy Baio : Java: Cyboman 2 - classic PC demo from 1999 ported to Java; all effects are real-time 3D, not pre-rendered
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11/09/2005 @ 06:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Windows In Your Pocket - Windows In Your Pocket: how to make a bootable flash drive with XP on it
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11/09/2005 @ 05:58 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : Hans Berger, inventor the EEG
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Matthew M. Boedicker : list of famous suicides
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jimray : iTunes 5 supports variable bit rate encoding - Hadn't heard this yet - wicked cool (no, I'm not rencoding my CD's. Again.)
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11/09/2005 @ 04:56 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : artists' favorite albums
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11/09/2005 @ 04:56 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : Robot Wisdom auxiliary
nelson : Robot Wisdom - The first ever linkblogger is still at it
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11/09/2005 @ 03:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Firms with Bush ties snag Katrina deals - Firms with Bush ties snag Katrina deals: now there's a shock
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11/09/2005 @ 02:55 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference - O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference: can we call this one ETEP?
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11/09/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
kayodeok : The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security - Let me introduce you to the six dumbest ideas in computer security. What are they? They're the anti-good ideas. They're the braindamage that makes your $100,000 ASIC-based turbo-stateful packet-mulching firewall transparent to hackers
Simon Willison : The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security - Thought provoking.
Eric Meyer : The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security - Indeed, quite a bit of thought was provoked. [via Simon] [via]
Milo Vermeulen : The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security [via]
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11/09/2005 @ 00:55 GMT
kayodeok : The hard drive is the new bling - Flash animation from hitachi
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