11/01/2006 @ 23:11 GMT
kellan : Stan Goff: Sex and War - Now available for pre-order on Amazon #
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11/01/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
jkottke : Random House, the publisher of James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, is offering refunds to folks who bought the book - Random House, the publisher of James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, is offering refunds to folks who bought the book. Wow, this situation is getting out of hand in a hurry for Mr. Frey. And speaking of out of control, the kottke.org thread about Frey is
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11/01/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
jkottke : Fine gallery of well-designed book covers - Fine gallery of well-designed book covers with an opportunity for you, the visitor, to comment on them. (via coudal) [via]
cobra libre : Covers! [via] #
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11/01/2006 @ 22:10 GMT
Linkorama : Wikis: A Killer Collaboration Tool - Interview on Socialtext
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11/01/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Orbitz Travel Deals RSS Feeds - Orbitz Travel Deals RSS Feeds: I've never seen so many Add To My Yahoo buttons in once place!
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11/01/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
jkottke : A list of a favorite movie moments from 2005 - A list of a favorite movie moments from 2005. I need to get out to way more movies this year.
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11/01/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Video: Live Action Punch-Out - not great, but I've been humming the Punch Out theme since I saw this last week
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11/01/2006 @ 19:09 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Flash Earth - Flash Earth: uses images from google and/or msn
Nelson Minar : Flash Earth - Google Earth-like UI entirely in Flash. Very nicely done. (via jayisgames)
gleuschk : Flash Earth ...Google Local and Windows Live Local in Flash - wow. just wow.
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11/01/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : How Apple lost it's Web Video mojo, and how it could get it back - How Apple lost it's Web Video mojo, and how it could get it back: that's always bothered me
François Nonnenmacher : How Apple lost it's Web Video mojo, and how it could get it back
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11/01/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Susan Mernit is joining Yahoo! - Susan Mernit is joining Yahoo!: to help run the Personals group
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11/01/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Google Video and missing the wow - Google Video and missing the wow: maybe they're running out of 'wow'?
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jkottke : Slate's The Year in Culture for 2005 - Slate's The Year in Culture for 2005. "As infuriating and crippling as the [NYC transit] strike was for so many, I selfishly appreciated having a city that was uninviting and briefly in turmoil."
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11/01/2006 @ 18:09 GMT
Eric Meyer : Disable iTunes 6.0.2's reporting of listening habits - Just in case you're feeling paranoid, hermetical, or whatever. (No imprecation intended--I disabled it right away!)
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11/01/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
Andy Baio : The Prejudice World Map - silly fun with Google wildcards
jkottke : A world map of cultural prejudices, compiled by asking Google what different cultures "are known for" - A world map of cultural prejudices, compiled by asking Google what different cultures "are known for". (via waxy, who is known for good links) [via]
Rod Begbie : The Prejudice Map - "According to Google, people in the world are known for..." [via] #
Wayne Burkett : The Prejudice Map - Just getting around to this. Interesting and funny. #
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11/01/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
jkottke : On the day that Apple announced their first Intel-based computers, their stock price closed at $80.86 - On the day that Apple announced their first Intel-based computers, their stock price closed at $80.86. Spooky. (via df) [via]
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11/01/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
jkottke : Dark horse - Dark horse "originally alluded to an unknown horse winning a race and was so used in a novel by Benjamin Disraeli (The Young Duke, 1831)". An answer to a "where on earth did that expression come from" discussion I had the other day.
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11/01/2006 @ 16:10 GMT
kellan : Ted has a good list of reasons to be disappointed with the new Probooks - no battery life info in sight, capped top speeds, slow disks #
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11/01/2006 @ 14:09 GMT
Isofarro : Cheeky Tip: Default Function Arguments In JavaScript - Useful technique of using default values in JavaScript
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11/01/2006 @ 13:08 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : Jonathan Ross - Confessions of a Nipponophile [via]
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11/01/2006 @ 12:08 GMT
plasticbag : Get back to work, George Galloway! - "As Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow, George Galloway MP earns an annual basic salary of £61,708. Paid by you, the British taxpayer."
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11/01/2006 @ 11:08 GMT
Jon Hicks : Flip4Mac - Amazing. MS release an app that allows you to view Windows Media Files in Quicktime. Huzzah!
François Nonnenmacher : Flip4Mac - Play Windows Media files in QuickTime
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11/01/2006 @ 10:08 GMT
ricmac : ben barren - rss'ing down under: Yahoo + Google not the Only Place to Work :P - I bloody well hope GYM aren't the only places to work, because that leaves stranded kiwis out in the cold :-0 Thank goodness for those aussie media magnates...
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11/01/2006 @ 10:08 GMT
ricmac : Alex Barnett blog : Recording Skype calls, II - Thanks Alex for the pointer. I'd downloaded HotRecorder earlier, but hadn't realised it can be used to do mp3 podcast files too.
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11/01/2006 @ 10:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Debian key management problems - Debian key management problems: Nelson documents how to fix the problem I just ran into. Kick ass.
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11/01/2006 @ 09:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Apple's stock price closed at $80.86 today - cute coincidence [via]
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11/01/2006 @ 08:09 GMT
Linkorama : HR Wikis - Pick something that you’ll use often and just follow the discipline of using it and soon your Wiki will be growing like a Chia pet.
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11/01/2006 @ 08:08 GMT
jimray : Radio Babylon - Little embedded gadget that finds an iTunes share and plays random tracks. Also, check out that killer domain name.
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11/01/2006 @ 08:08 GMT
jimray : Google Earth - Now for Mac!
Jeremy Zawodny : Google Earth Download - Google Earth Download: get the latest
43folders : Google Earth - System Requirements - "Google Earth is a broadband, 3D application that not all computers can run." Awesome introductory sentence. Stay humble, Google!
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11/01/2006 @ 07:08 GMT
deusx : ongoing · Don’t Invent XML Languages - "Here’s a radical idea: don’t even think of making your own language until you’re sure that you can’t do the job using one of the Big Five: XHTML, DocBook, ODF, UBL, and Atom."
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11/01/2006 @ 06:08 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : anecdote about Colgate sending free toothpaste samples for 8 years
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11/01/2006 @ 05:09 GMT
deusx : I-Roast 2 Coffee Bean Roaster by Hearthware: - "The new I-Roast 2 has a few design changes from the original I-Roast, including tighter locking system between the roasting pot and the base, chaff collector base and the roasting pot, and the chaff collector base and chaff collector lid."
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deusx : Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life - Shelley Powers on DRM and the Cluetrain Clique - "Absolutists who argue that DRM is evil and should be shunned are ignoring reality."
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11/01/2006 @ 04:10 GMT
Nelson Minar : Veblen goods - Something that is more desireable the more expensive it is
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Nelson Minar : Diamonds are bad - Lots of interesting stuff in the comments
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11/01/2006 @ 04:09 GMT
jimray : Levi Strauss debuts iPod-ready jeans - iDenim
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11/01/2006 @ 04:09 GMT
Jason Shellen : The Last iPod Video Guide You’ll Ever Need - Pretty much obsoletes about 30 links I had on delicious, in other words a great guide [via Micro Persuasion] #
jimray : The Last iPod Video Guide You’ll Ever Need - Looks true to its word
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11/01/2006 @ 04:08 GMT
deusx : ExpressCard: Superfast I/O - "The standard PC Card slot that has been found on the sides of notebooks since 1991 is wearing out its welcome. ... Enter ExpressCard, a smaller, faster, cheaper solution."
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11/01/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
Jason Shellen : Apple - iLife - iWeb - Blogging - Seems a bit weird to lead off with how easy blogging is by touting that iLife does RSS. #
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11/01/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Jon Hicks : Mediacentral - The freeware movie playing app gets updated to 1.0, and is looking promising! Now plays iTunes music too, and is looking like a good alternative to those who want FrontRow, and aren’t too worried about viewing photos. More on this later…
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11/01/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
ricmac : The New Foo » “bury†coming to Digg - Good. More needs to be done too...
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11/01/2006 @ 00:09 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : Kintaro Walks Japan - Google Video [via]
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11/01/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Rod Begbie : Weebls Stuff - 100 - The awesomely inexplicable Weeble & Bob makes it to 100 episodes. Hooray. #
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11/01/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
jkottke : A Selection From George W. Bush's Eavesdropping Tapes: Matthew Barney and Bjork Place an Ikea Phone Order - A Selection From George W. Bush's Eavesdropping Tapes: Matthew Barney and Bjork Place an Ikea Phone Order. "Ask if they have an aluminum igloo."
deusx : McSweeney's Internet Tendency: A Selection From George W. Bush's Eavesdropping Tapes: Matthew Barney and Bjrk Place an Ikea Phone Order. - "BJRK: (In background.) Ask if they have an aluminum igloo. "
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