12/04/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
Jon Hicks : The state of OmniWeb - All good news! Site specific CSS, Web Inspector and unified toolbars!
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12/04/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
gknauss : Luke Seemann's Euology for His Father - Luke Seemann's moving euology for his father. Fart jokes included. -- GK
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12/04/2006 @ 22:09 GMT
Linkorama : SocialText Sends Wikis on the Road - More on Miki
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12/04/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : RAVE: My cheating husband!!! - RAVE: My cheating husband!!!: "You've been to the movies, you've had study dates. The next logical step is fucking. So put down the goddamn books and get your mouth on hers. Let's step it up! I want to go buy myself some shoes! "
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12/04/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The Love/Hate T-Shirt - The Love/Hate T-Shirt: a clever shirt design
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12/04/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Anti-tank dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Anti-tank dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Anti-tank dogs, also known as dog mines, are starving dogs with explosives harnessed to their back, trained to seek food under enemy tanks and armoured vehicles. By doing so, a small wooden lever wou
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12/04/2006 @ 21:10 GMT
Rod Begbie : MONEY Magazine's Best Jobs: Software engineer [via] #
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12/04/2006 @ 21:09 GMT
philgyford : Haddock Directory - If you were thinking I've been keeping the site unusuallly up-to-date over recent weeks, it's because an anonymous and glamorous assistand has taken over the task for me. Thank you, glamorous assistant!
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12/04/2006 @ 21:09 GMT
philgyford : Lily Allen - Catchy, wonderful tunes. But can I buy them or legally download them? No. Chance of me being sick of them before I can pay for them? High. How silly is the music industry? Very.
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12/04/2006 @ 21:09 GMT
philgyford : Web-based job tracking, invoicing, reporting & project management software for the part-time independent contractor. - Side Job Track - Haven't tried it, but looks good. Not sure why it's only for "part-time" contractors.
Jeremy Zawodny : Side Job Track - Side Job Track: "Web-based job tracking, invoicing, reporting & project management software for the part-time independent contractor."
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12/04/2006 @ 21:09 GMT
philgyford : Hotel • Home - I love the design of this site's pages (designed by Paul Hetherington built by Dorian Moore). I'm not sure if I love it in spite,or because of it looking more like a paper brochure than a website.
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12/04/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
philgyford : Kyle Reed Illustration | 905.297.9454 - Some of these collage illustrations are great, although I wish he'd use a few more of the original photos' features rather than, say, making eyes out of black and white paper. (via Drawn!)
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philgyford : André Carrilho - Some fab distorted caricatures here. (But what is it with illustrators' websites and endless Flash and pop-up windows? Hello, it's the 21st century, please keep up.) (via Drawn!)
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12/04/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
djacobs : Extend the Tax Deadline - Every April 15, I file for an extension on my taxes. -dj
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12/04/2006 @ 19:09 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Google Earth Plus - Google Earth Plus: "Google Earth Plus is an optional, upgraded version of Google Earth available for $20"
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12/04/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Thomas Dolby’s Blog - Thomas Dolby’s Blog: the "she blinded me with science" guy has a blog and it's pretty good
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12/04/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : It's official -- beans make you fart - It's official -- beans make you fart: man, I had this particular nut cracked YEARS ago!
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12/04/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Plugins « WordPress Codex - Plugins « WordPress Codex: "Plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress."
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12/04/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Google Earth Community - Google Earth Community: lots of forums to troll
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12/04/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Ogle Earth - Ogle Earth: A blog about Google Earth.
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12/04/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : the almonds move - the almonds move: but only when you eyes do
Nelson Minar : Optical illusion - No, it's not animated (via Populicious)
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12/04/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The Psycho Moment: Engagement - The Psycho Moment: Engagement: "So I did what I figured I should do - I went out shopping for a diamond ring... That was the biggest mistake I ever made."
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12/04/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : AutoIt v3 - Automate and Script Windows Tasks - AutoIt v3 - Automate and Script Windows Tasks: "AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting."
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12/04/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Google will meet 2006-Q1 earnings, but stock will still drop ;) - Google will meet 2006-Q1 earnings, but stock will still drop ;): Amr is making more GOOG stock predictions
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12/04/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
plasticbag : Search users 'stop at page three' - This is a really interesting and useful artivcle about search results...
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12/04/2006 @ 12:08 GMT
Jon Hicks : the submarines - Whoever it was that wrote to let me know about The Submarines is a star! Sorry I lost your email, and don’t know who you are…
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12/04/2006 @ 12:08 GMT
Philippe Janvier : Mo' Beta Maps - "Global satellite imagery added to Yahoo! Maps beta." [via] #
Simon Willison : Yahoo Maps Satellite and Global coverage - Lo-res global satellite photos and basic road features.
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12/04/2006 @ 11:09 GMT
merlinmann : Tim Goodman. The Bastard Machine - New blog from the Chronicle's beloved cranky pants TV critic. He tried to save Arrested Development; he's one of us.
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12/04/2006 @ 11:09 GMT
joshua : ExPASy - Biochemical Pathways - the metabolic cycle
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12/04/2006 @ 11:08 GMT
plasticbag : "Police are trying to locate the owner of a 300-year-old ledger, bound in human skin, found in a Leeds road." - In the 18th & 19th Century, apparently accounts of some murder trials were bound in the skin of the perpetrators. Extraordinary.
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12/04/2006 @ 10:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Argentina on Two Steaks A Day - I'm drooling vicariously through Maciej
djacobs : Argentina on Two Steaks a Day - Argentina on Two Steaks a Day. Maciej may very well have just ended my vegan career, if I ever get to Argentina. -dj
Nelson Minar : Argentinian food - Excellent food writing (via just about everyone)
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12/04/2006 @ 09:08 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : Muppets Mahna Mahna video - I always thought Rowlf the dog was the singer
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12/04/2006 @ 09:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The Lightning Project - Integrated Calendar - The Lightning Project - Integrated Calendar: a calendar for thunderbird?!
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12/04/2006 @ 08:08 GMT
deusx : Elderbloggers Stake Their Claim - New York Times - "With a breadth of experience and perspective, older bloggers are staking out a place in the blogosphere a medium overwhelmingly dominated by the young."
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12/04/2006 @ 07:08 GMT
merlinmann : Don, Version 2.0: Lifehack: Mulch - "I had the driver put it on the driveway so that I can't drive my Spyder!" Love it.
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12/04/2006 @ 06:08 GMT
deusx : I-Hacked.com Taking Advantage Of Technology - Install a Wireless Card Into Your XBOX - "In this tutorial, I will show you how to install a wireless game adapter into your XBOX internally so that you can have a wireless connection, where available, without the extra hardware."
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12/04/2006 @ 06:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The Making of a World Record out of Minden - The Making of a World Record out of Minden: a nice write up of flying last year at Minden
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12/04/2006 @ 05:09 GMT
joshua : Adventure Game Interpreter - an engine for running those old sierra games
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12/04/2006 @ 05:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : SSNs and Security - SSNs and Security: To tour the white house, you need to email your Social Security Number to the government--unencrypted. WTF?!
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12/04/2006 @ 05:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : BeyondVC: Remember Long Term Capital? - BeyondVC: Remember Long Term Capital?: spooky similarities between Google and Long Term Capital Management, the hedge fund that crashed and burned back in the 90s
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12/04/2006 @ 04:10 GMT
merlinmann : WORK ALERT: new site: headautomatica.com - Ethan's group at WB Records rolls out their first band site using a heavily modded Drupal. Very cool!
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12/04/2006 @ 04:10 GMT
merlinmann : One Hundred Rules for NASA Project Managers - "If you have a problem that requires additional people to solve, you should approach putting people on like a cook who has under-salted the food."
Paul Hammond : One Hundred Rules for NASA Project Managers - Wrong decisions made early can be recovered from. Right decisions made late cannot correct them.
WillPate : One Hundred Rules for NASA Project Managers - Wisdom on getting projects done from an experienced NASA project manager
jimray : One Hundred Rules for NASA Project Managers - Mostly obvious, but good to keep in mind all the same
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12/04/2006 @ 04:09 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : how the Jeopardy buzzer works - (via Universal Hub) [via]
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12/04/2006 @ 04:09 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : Steve Wozniak's 888-8888 cell phone number received over 100 prank calls per day from babies - (via digg) [via]
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12/04/2006 @ 04:09 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : Nitendo DS download station locator - I've always thought there should be iPod download stations (via digg) [via]
Rod Begbie : Nintendo DS Download Stations [via] #
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12/04/2006 @ 04:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : PooPeGifts.com - PooPeGifts.com: the special gift for that not so special someone
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12/04/2006 @ 04:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The First 100 Days: Observations of a Nouveau Blogger - The First 100 Days: Observations of a Nouveau Blogger: Guys hit some nails on the head, except for those he misses.
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12/04/2006 @ 03:09 GMT
Paul Hammond : Oblique strategies for software engineering: markpasc.org weblog - Denormalize
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12/04/2006 @ 03:09 GMT
Paul Hammond : iAlertU - turn your computer into a remote activated alarm system
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12/04/2006 @ 03:09 GMT
Paul Hammond : with Statement Considered Harmful » Yahoo! User Interface Blog - There is no way that you can tell by looking at the code which bing and bang will get modifed
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12/04/2006 @ 03:09 GMT
Paul Hammond : The Development Abstraction Layer - Joel on Software - Management's primary responsibility to create the illusion that a software company can be run by writing code, because that's what programmers do
Linkorama : The Development Abstraction Layer - Both of these companies can easily be wiped out by a company that's driven by programmers and organized to put programmers in the driver's seat, but which have an excellent abstraction that does all the hard work to convert code into products below the de
jimray : The Development Abstraction Layer - Joel on Software - "Software is a conversation, between the software developer and the user. But for that conversation to happen requires a lot of work beyond the software development."
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12/04/2006 @ 03:09 GMT
Paul Hammond : /packer/ - A JavaScript Compressor/Obfuscator
factoryjoe : /packer/ - Dean Edwards' amazing JavaScript Compressor. Tags: dean edwards, compression, javascript, compressor, code, script
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12/04/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
Paul Hammond : 24 ways: Naughty or Nice? CSS Background Images - Here are some naughty examples of CSS background images with their nicer, more accessible counterparts.
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12/04/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
plasticbag : Kevin Marks has assembled a pretty useful and interesting grid of the various ways you can consume TV at the moment - I don't think he really talks about the problems with BitTorrent in terms of download speeds and how that offsets some of the cost stuff of services like iTunes, but generally this is a pretty solid statement of the pros and cons...
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12/04/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Video: Incredible Machines - more Japanese Rube Goldberg fun; also: cooking ramen, the hard way [via]
plasticbag : PistolWimp.com has this insane piece of Google video featuring thousands of insane machines made of books and marbles and magnets and stuff - Ludicrously addictive ten minutes of viewing awaits you. Say it with me everyone: pata-kowa-so-ree-chi! I've no idea what it means but I can't get it out of my head.
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12/04/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
plasticbag : An interesting post on ways people game digg.com - Basically people are setting up forums where people can trade diggs with one another to get their links onto the homepage. Digg are unsurprisingly not keen on this as an approach. Interesting social dynamic going on there...
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12/04/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
Andy Baio : IGN's I Am 8-Bit contest winners - don't miss the winner on the second page [via]
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12/04/2006 @ 02:08 GMT
Simon Willison : Introducing SqlSoup - Lovely simple DB abstraction layer built on the excellent SQLAlchemy.
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12/04/2006 @ 02:08 GMT
plasticbag : Westmin.co.uk is a little forum for people who live in and around Westminster in London - It's not a glimpse of the future of technology, but if a few more people were using it, it could become quite a useful resource. I wish UpMyStreet Conversations was still a useful site to do this kind of thing on...
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12/04/2006 @ 01:11 GMT
Douglas Bowman : Elderbloggers Stake Their Claim - Blogging isn't just for the kids. When Grandma has a blogroll of 100+ of her online friends, you know we live in an exciting time.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:10 GMT
Steve Cook : Cooking For Engineers's Oven-Fried Onion Rings - I'm practically drooling. (The secret seems to be pre-fried breading, using potato chips and saltines.)
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12/04/2006 @ 01:10 GMT
Steve Cook : Protectors of the Krispy Kreme Brand - I'm utterly fascinated by this blog, run by a large California franchisee and dedicated to exploring the attempts to pull the HOT DONUTS NOW company out of its nosedive.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:10 GMT
Steve Cook : The lost towns of New York - Upstate villages, flooded for New York City's watershed. (via ThingsMagazine.net)
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : Weylan-Yutani Corporation - I've got access to Mother now and I'll get my own answers, thank you.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : How cockroaches make decisions - "'Cockroaches use chemical and tactile communication with each other,' said José Halloy, who co-authored the research." I wouldn't have expected roach behavior to be complex, although I bet they can't handle going to the video store.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : The Chinese zombie ships of West Africa - "We move to the second ship, where again, a bunch of friendly young guys have been sitting at anchor for two months, waiting technical help and a new crew." And there, seventy miles off the coast of Guinea, the fishing trawlers rust and rot.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : The Bixler Press & Letterfoundry - Some beautiful recastings of Centaur, Baskerville, Univers, and other classic fonts for use with a letterpress.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : GamesKidsPlay.net - Four square -and- wall ball -and- Red Light Green Light. A one-stop grade school recess resource!
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : Joseph Cornell's "Rose Hobart" - Cornell obviously loved old movies, given how many of his boxes use movie stills, promo photos, and the like. This sounds utterly fantastic.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : Name The No-Name Directors Given Some of the Films They Directed - It's like Victor Fleming's career, only with "Revenge of the Nerds II" and "Christmas with the Kranks" instead of "Gone with the WInd" and "The Wizard of Oz".
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : Polanoir - "The first gallery project strictly devoted to the power of Polaroid photography." Highly variable, but some are really great.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Steve Cook : Beyond embiggens and cromulent - Lessons in lexical, grammatical, and morphological drift, the Simpsons way. Awesome.
jkottke : The language of the Simpsons (beyond embiggens and cromulent) - The language of the Simpsons (beyond embiggens and cromulent). "You pressed YOU, meaning me. This is incorrect. You should have pressed ME, meaning you."
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12/04/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Steve Cook : Man gets 218-trillion-dollar phone bill - It's good to see that the Malaysian phone company is as on the ball as here in the States.
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12/04/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Philippe Janvier : Blog Webatou - Monique en campagne pour des sites Web de qualité, conformes et accessibles... [via] #
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12/04/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
deusx : Blogging Points: How To Be A Good Christian Wife - "I've re-written the list and I hope it helps as many women reading this as it has helped in the past. "
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12/04/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
deusx : IE7 UI is Probably Going to Suck (Chris Pirillo) - "My guess is that when IE7 goes gold, more people will be driven to start using Firefox."
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