30/05/2006 @ 23:09 GMT
jimray : Slashdot | Slashdot CSS Redesign Winner Announced - Wow, rounded corners. This was such a hamstrung contest anyway, it was sort of desitined to mediocrity.
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30/05/2006 @ 23:09 GMT
deusx : Link gets some lovin' from Out magazine - Joystiq - "GameSpot is reporting that Legend of Zelda protagonist Link was named "Hottest Video Game Character" by Out magazine, purported to have the "highest circulation of any gay monthy publication" in the US."
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30/05/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
deusx : The next big bang: Man meets machine | CNET News.com - "research on multiple fronts in digital technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology may, over the next half century, alter the way we think about computers and information, and our relationship to them"
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30/05/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
cameron : Global dimming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - One theory is that jet contrails create enough clouds to reduce the overall light hitting the earth.
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30/05/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
cameron : YouTube - Ross Sisters - "Solid Potato Salad" - Flexibility redefined
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30/05/2006 @ 22:09 GMT
joshua : JavE - Java Ascii Versatile Editor - amazing ascii graphic editor
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30/05/2006 @ 22:09 GMT
cameron : Laundry Guide to Common Care Symbols - Guide to laundry hieroglyphics
Nelson Minar : Laundry hieroglyphics - Those little symbols mean something? (via Populicious)
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30/05/2006 @ 22:09 GMT
jimray : NPR : There Is No Such Thing as Too Much Barbecue - "Skinny people can eat barbecue, and do, but the kitchen should cook for a fat man who hasn't eaten since breakfast. My leftovers should last for days." Via my mom.
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30/05/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Dan Aykroyd takes UFOs out for a spin - Dan Aykroyd takes UFOs out for a spin: "Dan Aykroyd has a new video on the market, but the ex-conehead and one-time ghost-buster says he's not the star. The UFOs are."
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30/05/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
jkottke : Short list of hot dog places in NYC - Short list of hot dog places in NYC. What, no Crif Dogs? That's unpossible.
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30/05/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
jkottke : Add David Foster Wallacian "sidenotes" to any web page - Inspired by the hypertextish sidenotes in David Foster Wallace's Host, a piece from the Atlantic Monthly about radio host John Ziegler (screenshot of the article), arc90 whipped up a way add sidenotes to any web page. Here they are in action.
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30/05/2006 @ 21:09 GMT
merlinmann : William Bartholomew - GTD with Vim Project - "file-type plug-in and syntax file for the Vim editor that provides readers of..."Getting Things Done", a way to manage their task lists from within Vim."
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30/05/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
deusx : Guardian Unlimited Books | Special Reports | Top scientist gives up on creationists - "The most important difference between evolutionists and creationists, Prof Jones concluded, is that scientists are always prepared to say, "I don't know"."
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30/05/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
cameron : WineLog.net - Wine for the web 2.0 crowd. The design is nice, but we'll see whether or not they get any uptake in the wine community
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30/05/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
cameron : Wired 14.06: The Rise of Crowdsourcing - Using participatory media to do things that used to cost money.
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30/05/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : An Open Letter to Michael Pollan - An Open Letter to Michael Pollan: John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO and co-founder) responds to Michael Pollan’s book: The Omnivore’s Dilemma
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30/05/2006 @ 20:09 GMT
jcgregorio : Experimental Procedure for Long Term Suspensions from Mailing Lists - Another legacy of the AtomPub WG?
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30/05/2006 @ 20:09 GMT
merlinmann : Merlin Mann: You are “The Decider†- You decide what is best.
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30/05/2006 @ 20:09 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Sinking of the Oriskany - Sinking of the Oriskany: The Oriskany, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on May 17 to form an artificial reef. The sinking of the 888-foot ship took 37 minutes. (via nelson)
Nelson Minar : Sinking a carrier - Photo series (via Digg)
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30/05/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
jkottke : A quick study shows that stocks of simply named companies do better than those of more complexly named companies - A quick study shows that stocks of simply named companies do better than those of more complexly named companies. Even companies with pronounceable ticker symbols did better than those with unpronounceable symbols.
cameron : news @ nature.com - Simple sounds make for sound investments - Easily pronounced stocks do better on the market. - The name really does matter - simple sounding stocks perform better than ones with unpronouncable names.
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30/05/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
wearehugh : Hacking for Christ: GPLv3 Draft 1 Comments
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30/05/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
jkottke : The Photography Channel has more than a dozen videos of photographers dicussing their craft, techniques, and experiences - The Photography Channel has more than a dozen videos of photographers dicussing their craft, techniques, and experiences. A fine resource for photographers.
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30/05/2006 @ 19:09 GMT
Nelson Minar : Mutant baby - Three arms are better than two
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30/05/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
jkottke : World Cup Blog! - World Cup fever, who has it? World Cup Blog has it; they've got a blogger covering each team in the Cup and even one covering just the referees.
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30/05/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Fantazy Land - Egypt - Fantazy Land - Egypt: "The Worst Theme Park in the World" It's really that bad.
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30/05/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
jkottke : Greg Allen rips into the Smithsonian for selling their archive (actually *our* archive) to Showtime for $6 million - Greg Allen rips into the Smithsonian for selling their archive (actually *our* archive) to Showtime for $6 million. "So not only did Smithsonian executives sell out America's patrimony to a single, giant media corporation, they sold it for practically not
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30/05/2006 @ 17:09 GMT
deusx : Neo-cons question Bush's democratisation strategy - Yahoo! News - "Neo-conservative commentators at the American Enterprise Institute wrote last week what amounted to an obituary of the Bush freedom doctrine."
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30/05/2006 @ 17:09 GMT
deusx : WWdN: In Exile: i meant every word i said - "I don't know how he knew that it was the Konami code, but I'm sure he picked it up from me, somewhere over the years."
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30/05/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The 8 Minute Big O - The 8 Minute Big O: Clerks 2 got an 8 minute standing ovation. Wow.
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30/05/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Amazing R/C airplane demo - Amazing R/C airplane demo: it really is impressive
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30/05/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
jkottke : Over the last few decades, the most popular baby names have been used less and less as the number of uniques names has risen - More on baby name popularity. Over the last few decades, the most popular baby names have been used less and less as the number of uniques names has risen. 2005 #1 name Jacob was given to only 1.2% of boys while 1945 #1 name James was given to 5.4%. In ot
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30/05/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
Rod Begbie : Yelp - Rod B.'s Reviews - Somerville - I'm really enjoying playing with Yelp at the moment. They've done an excellent job of making the site browsable, and encouraging you to write your own reviews. #
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30/05/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
jkottke : Moleskine's City Notebook lets you create your own personal city guidebook - Moleskine's City Notebook lets you create your own personal city guidebook. Photos of a prototype here; available for Paris, London, Berlin, Amsterdam now, Chicago, NYC, SF, Boston in 2007. Love the idea of a writable guidebook.
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30/05/2006 @ 15:10 GMT
Cameron Moll : Buy A Baldy - Buy A Baldy. Great cause to help pay for chemo medication for a close friend's sister. Raise enough money and 8+ people shave their heads. Donate via PayPal, CafePress, or Firefox downloads.
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30/05/2006 @ 15:10 GMT
Cameron Moll : Blogging: Lane Smith - Remember the discussion about what designers read to their children? Turns out Lane Smith has a blog. And not surprisingly, it's replete with illustrations, sketches, and more. (Thanks Kirk.)
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30/05/2006 @ 14:08 GMT
deusx : chandraonline.net - Installing Trac on a shared server account - "This is a step-by-step guide of how I made it work and the mileage will vary greatly on the version you try to use. If this guide was helpful or needs corrections, please let me know."
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30/05/2006 @ 11:09 GMT
Jon Hicks : This Years Cheese Rolling contest is over - But you can read all about it here. Its dangerous, foolish even, but the rewards are more than just pride. “I’m going to take my cheese to the pub and have a party” said the winner, 18 yr old Jason Crowther. Read this and find out why we
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30/05/2006 @ 10:09 GMT
Andy Baio : Rebecca Mead's followup to "You've Got Blog" from 2000 - quite a bit can happen in six years
jkottke : kottke.org isn't a "particularly confessional site", so I'll let the New Yorker's Rebecca Mead fill you in on what Meg and I have been up to for the past 6 years or so - kottke.org isn't a "particularly confessional site", so I'll let the New Yorker's Rebecca Mead fill you in on what Meg and I have been up to for the past 6 years or so. Here's the illustration that appears with the print version of the article. Rebecca's
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30/05/2006 @ 06:08 GMT
Rod Begbie : Cute Overload: Hello, Pod - The SoundDock has met its match, I fear. #
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30/05/2006 @ 05:08 GMT
deusx : Calling Frontier from the command line - "Frontier for OS X is a bridge between the Macintosh and UNIX worlds."
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30/05/2006 @ 05:08 GMT
jkottke : The tragedy of Kevin Garnett - The tragedy of Kevin Garnett. According to the Wins Produced statistic, Garnett is far and away the best player in the NBA, but his teammates have always been bad. Hopefully Garnett can find "a few co-workers who can help him achieve the recognition his p
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30/05/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Nelson Minar : Private phone records - Someone bombs an ATT billboard
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30/05/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Wired on Tringo, the most popular mini-game in Second Life - the game has a life of its own, with a retail GBA release [via]
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30/05/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
plasticbag : Alas, Second Life! Web 2.0 in a virtual world - Matt Biddulph dragged me into Second Life this evening while I should have been working to blow my mind with fun Flickr widgets in game. Could revolutionise the poster industry!
Andy Baio : Flickr widgets in Second Life - next, there needs to be a way to upload Second Life screenshots to Flickr while in-game [via]
jimray : hackdiary: Alas, Second Life! Web 2.0 in a virtual world - I really need to sign up for Second Life as soon as my internet connection comes
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