16/06/2006 @ 22:09 GMT
merlinmann : visor:visor [docs] - From the mind that brought you Quicksilver -- one click access to a Terminal window from anywhere. via:Metafilter
joshua : visor - like the quake console but for Terminal.app; i wish this was not a simbl plugin
Rod Begbie : visor - Cunning OSX hack to enable an instantly-accessible Quake-style terminal window. [via] #
deusx : visor:visor [docs] - "Visor provides a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake."
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16/06/2006 @ 22:09 GMT
merlinmann : Visor: a quake-like drop down terminal for your Mac. | MetaFilter - "No, noone can fully explain Quicksilver, not even the developers." Funny 'cuz it's true.
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16/06/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
wearehugh : Frank Hecker, Mozilla : Frequently asked questions about the feed icon usage guidelines
jimray : Frank Hecker, Mozilla : Frequently asked questions about the feed icon usage guidelines
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16/06/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
wearehugh : Adding search engines from web pages - MDC
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16/06/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
wearehugh : NetworkManager - Linux Networking made Easy
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16/06/2006 @ 21:09 GMT
joshua : termlib - generate and control a terminal-like interface for web services
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16/06/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Philippe Janvier : Gutenkarte - "...a geographic text browser, intended to help readers explore the spatial component of classic works of literature." [via] #
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16/06/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : InFlight USB Power Unit uses audio jack to give you juice - InFlight USB Power Unit uses audio jack to give you juice: A clever idea!
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16/06/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
jkottke : Some photos of contemporary Japan - Some photos of contemporary Japan.
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16/06/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
Rod Begbie : Extortr: online blackmail for the masses - Genius! This is everything social software should be. User-generated content, bringing people together. [via] #
Nelson Minar : Extortr - Web 2.0 for the blackmail business
Andy Baio : Extortr - free and easy video blackmail; I'm disappointed this is just a joke
Philippe Janvier : Extortr - "Online blackmail for the masses". Enfin un site web 2.0 utile :) [via] #
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16/06/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
Rod Begbie : Game Over - Classic video games re-enacted in stop motion with food and toys. [via] #
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16/06/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
jkottke : Tutorial on how to draw a photorealistic portrait using only Photoshop 6 and a mouse - Tutorial on how to draw a photorealistic portrait using only Photoshop 6 and a mouse. Look out, Robert Bechtle.
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16/06/2006 @ 19:11 GMT
jcgregorio : XML 2006: Call for Participation - In Boston as opposed to San Diego which they had threatened. Don't know if I will attend.
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16/06/2006 @ 19:11 GMT
merlinmann : Larry Wall - Wikiquote (diff bet. 'null' and 'space') - "And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is." (via: btrott's old sig)
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16/06/2006 @ 19:11 GMT
merlinmann : What Is Null? - "It is the same as the Japanese character 'mu'. It means 'no thing'. In logic it means 'neither yes nor no' or 'dumb question'"
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16/06/2006 @ 19:11 GMT
cameron : Scaryideas.com: Cartoons - How IT Projects Really Work (v1.5) - Illustration of IT implementation.
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16/06/2006 @ 19:10 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : New Role for Bill in July 2008 - New Role for Bill in July 2008: channel 9 video
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16/06/2006 @ 19:10 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition - Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition: "The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives."
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16/06/2006 @ 19:10 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : GeoTag Photos with Picasa and Google Earth - GeoTag Photos with Picasa and Google Earth: very nice!
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16/06/2006 @ 19:10 GMT
jkottke : Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal lean was patented in 1993. - You know that patented move that Michael Jackson does in the Smooth Criminal video where he leans and looks like he's going to tip over but then he doesn't? Turns out Jackson actually did patent that method back in 1993. The drawings are pretty funny.
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16/06/2006 @ 19:10 GMT
jkottke : ideasonideas asks several prominent designers what they would have done differently at the beginning of their careers - ideasonideas asks several prominent designers what they would have done differently at the beginning of their careers. David Carson's first crack at an answer seemed apropos for him: "not much. things have gone pretty good." Me? I would have learned how t
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16/06/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
jcgregorio : Joel on Software | Gates to Step Down - ""...it's really Ballmer that needs to go.""
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16/06/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
jkottke : Jay-Z is banning Cristal champagne in his clubs after some "racist" comments by the champagne house's managing director in The Economist - Jay-Z is banning Cristal champagne in his clubs after some "racist" comments by the champagne house's managing director in The Economist. I think Jay-Z is confusing race with culture here; I can't imagine two cultures that are more different from each oth [via]
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16/06/2006 @ 16:09 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : Long Awkward Pose - people secretly filmed while holding poses for photographs [via]
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16/06/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
philgyford : Guardian Unlimited | The Guide | Jacques Peretti: History in the remaking - The commodification of our childhood memories. "Once they start making programmes about your youth, you may as well kill yourself with a spiked ball, preferably while wearing rollerskates."
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16/06/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
philgyford : Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | Confessions of a virtual virgin - Newspaperman Roy Greenslade on coming to terms with being a blogger, and what journalists must now accept and learn.
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16/06/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
philgyford : Guardian Unlimited | Family | Family Forum: How eccentric are your people? - I thought this would be horrendously cloying but it was actually really funny.
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16/06/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
jkottke : Here's my copy of Beautiful Evidence, Edward Tufte's new book - Here's my copy of Beautiful Evidence, Edward Tufte's new book. It's a gorgeous book; more of a report soon after I've had a chance to read it. Get yours by ordering directly from the author or Amazon. [via]
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16/06/2006 @ 15:08 GMT
Rod Begbie : Swansea North Residents Association - NEWS - Tango do a nice spoof of that Sony bouncing-balls-in-SanFran advert. The rest of the astroturf site is pretty decent too. #
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16/06/2006 @ 15:08 GMT
jkottke : Research shows that the lifetime earnings of graduates who enter the job market during recessions are lower than their boom-time colleagues - Research shows that the lifetime earnings of graduates who enter the job market during recessions are lower than their boom-time colleagues. "Even a decade or more later, the class of 1988 was still earning significantly less. They missed the plum jobs ri
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16/06/2006 @ 15:08 GMT
jkottke : Alex Halavais offers some advice for students looking to cheat on school papers - Alex Halavais offers some advice for students looking to cheat on school papers. "How do you think I check suspicious work? [...] I am pretty good with that Google thingy."
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16/06/2006 @ 04:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Publish and Share a My Yahoo! Page - Publish and Share a My Yahoo! Page: cool, you can aggregate and share stuff for other my yahoo users
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16/06/2006 @ 03:09 GMT
merlinmann : Microsoft issues 12 security updates. Many for 'Critical' vulnerabilities - "An unprecedented number of security critical updates have been issued by Microsoft during the past week." So that's...good, I guess?
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16/06/2006 @ 02:09 GMT
jimray : Chasing Crusoe | Buscando a Crusoe - The latest from my alma mater, these things keep getting better and better. If you work in multimedia, take a look at the credits list then start emailing those kids and offering them jobs. The visuals on this are just fantastic.
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16/06/2006 @ 02:08 GMT
jimray : Ubuntu is running in VirtualPC on Mac OS X - Pythoneer
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16/06/2006 @ 02:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Accelerating OpenSSH connections with ControlMaster - Accelerating OpenSSH connections with ControlMaster: oh, good... I used to have to do this the hard way.
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16/06/2006 @ 02:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Gmail attachment reminder v2.2 - Gmail attachment reminder v2.2: "This reminds you to attach a file to your Gmail if it appears that you have not, based on whether you have the word attach(ed, ment, etc) in the body." Need this for Thunderbird too!
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16/06/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Philippe Janvier : Google Maps Geocoding - "The Google Maps API now supports geocoding for the US, Canada, Japan, France, Italy, Germany and Spain." [via] #
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16/06/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Michael Fitzgerald's blogging guidelines - Michael Fitzgerald's blogging guidelines: good, simple, and sensible
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