11/07/2006 @ 22:09 GMT
jimray : Create 8-bit sounds (a la NES) in GarageBand - Prepare for a world of even more annoying ringtones
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11/07/2006 @ 22:09 GMT
jimray : Syndicator Denies Coulter Lifted Material - "Universal Press Syndicate is confident in the ability of Ms. Coulter, an attorney and frequent media target, to know when to make attribution and when not to." Because an attorney would never lie. This is such horseshit, the text was verbatim.
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11/07/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
gleuschk : Atoll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - with animated GIF explaining how they form. I still don't understand the 'sinking' part, though.
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11/07/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The Vanishing Bees - The Vanishing Bees: "With the accelerating decline of native bees, honeybees are becoming ever more critical to farmers."
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11/07/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Philippe Janvier : Population : One - One person is one pixel. Dans la même catégorie des chiffres qui font peur, je viens d'apprendre qu'il y a 60 millions de pianistes en Chine. [via] #
Andy Baio : Population One - I feel insignificant; a good companion piece to this
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11/07/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Up, up and Away in Montague - Up, up and Away in Montague: "When the rest of Siskiyou County residents were heating up their grills, readying fireworks and waving flags on July 4, the 15 Meter Nationals got under way at the Siskiyou County Airport in Montague."
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11/07/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Daniel Raeburn's harrowing story of the stillbirth of his first daughter, Irene - after reading that, don't miss the happier ending; thanks for making me cry at work, Jason [via]
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11/07/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Zidane World Cup Headbutt Animation Festival - Anil collects every Zidane remixed animated GIF into a single video; funny!
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11/07/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
jkottke : Interesting tour/visualization imagining 10 dimensions - Interesting tour/visualization imagining 10 dimensions.
plasticbag : Imagining the Tenth Dimension - A Flash walkthrough of some of the concepts in the book by Rob Bryanton - It's pretty extraordinary stuff and sort of makes sense. I think I'll watch it through a couple of times more later this evening
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11/07/2006 @ 20:10 GMT
jimray : TorrentScrape Concept Beta - Maybe I'll finally be able to find season 2 of Lost
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11/07/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Syd Barrett, dead at 60 - shine on, you crazy diamond [via]
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11/07/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Hitwise claims Myspace now #1 most popular website - though Stewart's case study for Flickr shows that Hitwise has some accuracy issues
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11/07/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
jkottke : The IHT on a resurgence in popularity of the Georgia typeface online - The IHT on a resurgence in popularity of the Georgia typeface online. (thx, newley)
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11/07/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
jkottke : Physicist Lawrence Krauss sums up his thoughts from a small conference he organized on the topic of gravity - Physicist Lawrence Krauss sums up his thoughts from a small conference he organized on the topic of gravity. "There appears to be energy of empty space that isn't zero! This flies in the face of all conventional wisdom in theoretical particle physics. It
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11/07/2006 @ 19:09 GMT
merlinmann : The Books of Bokonon [wrang-wrang] - "A wrang-wrang is 'a person who steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing that line, with the example of the wrang-wrang's own life, to an absurdity.'" via: Ethan S.
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11/07/2006 @ 19:09 GMT
jimray : Go forth and API - How to use API's on the client side, including working around XSS issues
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11/07/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
jkottke : Joan Murray poem: We Old Dudes - Joan Murray poem: We Old Dudes. (via 3qd) [via]
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11/07/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
Nelson Minar : Traffic log patterns - Jakob Nielsen finds no change in statistics of visitors to his web site in 10 years
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11/07/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
cobra libre : syd barrett, r.i.p. - that cat's something i can't explain #
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11/07/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
plasticbag : According to Mr Hammersley, the Florence police are now running around on Segways - Awesome picture. I love Segways. I know it's not cool to love them, but they're just totally completely awesome. This one is particularly awesome.
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11/07/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
jkottke : Earlier this year, Daniel Raebrun wrote a heartbreaking piece for the New Yorker about the stillbirth of his first daughter, Irene - Earlier this year, Daniel Raeburn wrote a heartbreaking piece for the New Yorker about the stillbirth of his first daughter, Irene. A year and a half later, a much happier update (online only).
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jkottke : A group of designers (National Design Award finalists and winners) recently declined to be honored at a White House breakfast - A group of designers (National Design Award finalists and winners) recently declined to be honored at a White House breakfast. "It is our belief that the current administration of George W. Bush has used the mass communication of words and images in ways
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11/07/2006 @ 16:14 GMT
Cameron Moll : Hockneyizer - Hockneyizer. Create a simulated collage from a single photograph. Hand-off to Flickr is pretty easy (sample). Tool inspired by English artist David Hockney.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:12 GMT
Cameron Moll : Pixel perfect BGs in PS - Tutorial for pixel perfect (background) patterns in Photoshop.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:12 GMT
Cameron Moll : Reasons Dan C. enjoys flying - Reasons Dan C. enjoys flying. Pre-completed Sudoku puzzles rock.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:12 GMT
Cameron Moll : Webvisions sessions and workshops - Speaking of Webvisions, there's a ton of great sessions and workshops this year. An entire track on mobile, no less, more than half of which cover the mobile web, including Brian Fling's workshop.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:11 GMT
Cameron Moll : CSS World Awards winners - CSS World Awards winners recognized by CSS Mania. I had the opportunity to stand in as one of the judges. Congrats to the nominees and winners.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:11 GMT
Cameron Moll : Creativity a discipline of learning - ideasonideas: Creativity is a discipline of learning. "About a year ago, I acknowledged that much of my design work simply wasnÂ’t good enough. As much as I wanted to believe that I was on par with some of the people I admired, it simply wasnÂ’t the
Paul Hammond : ideasonideas » Blog Archive » Creativity is a discipline of learning - About a year ago, I acknowledged that much of my design work simply wasn’t good enough. As much as I wanted to believe that I was on par with some of the people I admired, it simply wasn’t the case.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:11 GMT
Cameron Moll : Espacios publicitarios - "Anuncios publicados en la revista 'ClÃnica Rural'. Años 60-70." Simply magnÃfico.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:10 GMT
Cameron Moll : Graffiti brushes by Jason Gaylor - More Photoshop brushes from the infamous Jason Gaylor: Graffiti brushes.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:10 GMT
Cameron Moll : Inland surfing - So my cousin tells me he surfs on Lake Austin (inland, about 200 miles from the shore). Didn't believe it until I saw the video. Turns out with enough weight in the boat and at the right speed, it's do-able. Crazy.
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11/07/2006 @ 16:10 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : Wooster Collective: Dutch Masters street art exhibition opens in The Hague - Wooster Collective: Dutch Masters street art exhibition opens in The Hague [related] [via]
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11/07/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
wearehugh : Greasemonkey Detect - greasemonkey doesn't check mime types on .user.js files before displaying notification bar
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11/07/2006 @ 15:09 GMT
Cameron Moll : Time tracking/invoicing apps reviewed - Several time tracking and invoicing apps reviewed. I'd likely go for a Blinksale/Harvest mashup, too.
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11/07/2006 @ 15:09 GMT
Cameron Moll : Snipplr - Snipplr. "Share your code snippets with other coders and designers."
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11/07/2006 @ 15:09 GMT
Cameron Moll : Beginning CSS Web Development by Simon Collison - Beginning CSS Web Development. Another forthcoming book, this one by fellow author Simon Collison. I enjoyed his lighthearted yet technically sound style of writing in CSS Mastery. An entire book done up in that style should be well worth the money.
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11/07/2006 @ 15:09 GMT
Cameron Moll : Boys and paint become one - Nope, my boys didn't do it, but I bet they could have.
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11/07/2006 @ 15:08 GMT
Cameron Moll : Distressed sampler - Distressed design, sample sites. Cool visited technique on the thumbs, too.
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11/07/2006 @ 15:08 GMT
Cameron Moll : SaraJoy Pond - Love the tabs on SaraJoy Pond.
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11/07/2006 @ 14:08 GMT
deusx : Just a Bump in the Beltway: Losing the Right - "That's the record. That's the policy. A total failure."
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11/07/2006 @ 14:08 GMT
deusx : Waxy.org: Daily Log: California Extreme 2006 - "California Extreme, the awkwardly-named yearly arcade/pinball show, comes to San Jose's Parkside Hall again this weekend."
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deusx : A-VCS-tec Challenge - "I somehow remembered the game "Aztec Challenge" from 1983 on the Commodore 64 and as I always liked the first level (called "The Gauntlet") and the game-music I thought that a similar game for the VCS would be cool. "
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11/07/2006 @ 11:08 GMT
veen : Remote Buddy - "Remote Buddy provides you with a one-stop interface that allows you to control almost anything on your Mac just with the remote control."
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11/07/2006 @ 10:08 GMT
jimray : Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio
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11/07/2006 @ 09:10 GMT
jimray : Specere - Macintosh Software - Menuet looks handy
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11/07/2006 @ 09:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Video: Weird Al interviews Eminem - I missed this ballsy cut-up interview from 2003, y'know what I'm saying?
deusx : YouTube - Wierd Al Interviews Eminem - "From Wierd Al's TV show a few years back. Pretty funny."
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11/07/2006 @ 09:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Bradlands SXSW 2000 recollections - stumbled on this from the comments on Matt Haughey's classic photo
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11/07/2006 @ 08:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Pixhell - Waferbaby's oddball animated series, now CC licensed
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11/07/2006 @ 06:08 GMT
veen : What He's Been Pedaling - New York Times - Floyd Landis needs a new hip.
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11/07/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
deusx : DS Lite Airform Pocket (Black) - PD - HKToyz.com - Import games, consoles & accessories - "The Dragon DS Lite Airform Pocket is lightweight and slim, yet can hold several games, headphones, cleaning cloths, and other accessories. A detachable wrist-strap is included for carrying and convenience."
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11/07/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
deusx : DS Lite Battery Upgrade 1200 mAH - HKToyz.com - Import games, consoles & accessories - "The original battery from Nintendo is 1000 mAh, so you will gain up to 3 hours of extra battery life with this one!"
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11/07/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
deusx : DS Lite USB Charger Cable - HKToyz.com - Import games, consoles & accessories - "You can stick this in a small carrying case, and charge your DS Lite from any USB connection."
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11/07/2006 @ 02:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : News: Change of Scenery - News: Change of Scenery: upcoming.org has lots of improvements now!
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11/07/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Simon Willison : BackgrounDRb - Easy back-end daemons for your Rails apps. Django needs this. [via]
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11/07/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Paul Hammond : When less is more : Journal : Mark Boulton - It’s not about making things simple, or reducing complexity, but increasing focus on the immediate problem.
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11/07/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
Paul Hammond : Blackbeltjones/Work: » Design for mobile services: nice, little details matter - going for a URL that is t9/predictive-text friendly
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11/07/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Paul Hammond : Vitamin Features » Serving JavaScript Fast - we split our CSS and JavaScript resources into multiple sub-files, while at the same time keeping that number functionally low
wearehugh : Vitamin Features » Serving JavaScript Fast
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11/07/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Paul Hammond : Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot is a tool that puts a programming environment in Firefox so you can write scripts to manipulate web pages and automate web browsing
joshua : Chickenfoot - some sort of greasemonkey variant
Philippe Janvier : Chickenfoot - "...a tool that puts a programming environment in Firefox so you can write scripts to manipulate web pages and automate web browsing." [via] #
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11/07/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Paul Hammond : Don't load stuff you don't need - config.frameworks -= [ :action_web_service, :action_mailer ]
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11/07/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Paul Hammond : Continuing Intermittent Incoherency » Fast DOM Queries in Today’s Browsers - If you do not have the stomach for things that are useful in the real world, please stop reading here
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11/07/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Paul Hammond : Kathy Sierra on “keeping up†| 43 Folders - as I might have phrased it in third grade, if you love Digg so much, maybe you should marry it.
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11/07/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Paul Hammond : An Entirely Other Day - The Back-Logged Life - You get a week. If you can't get my attention in that time -- and it's plenty of time -- then you're tossed, junked, thrown away and forgotten.
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11/07/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Paul Hammond : Alex Barnett blog : it's about throwing stuff away - "Search is dead. The amount of viewing/listening time is finite. It's not about finding stuff; it's about throwing stuff away."
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11/07/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
deusx : Whiskey Bar: An Inconvenient Al - "I'd hate to think that Gore, who has better contacts and knows more about the science and the politics of climate change than I do, is as pessimistic as I am."
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11/07/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
deusx : XML Matters: Pipestreaming microformats - "UNIX pipes for the most part line-oriented, they have not been readily applicable to XML processing. You'll review some existing tools that result from the many attempts to address this."
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11/07/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Insider's response to "Who Killed the Electric Car" - I love a conspiracy theory as much as anyone, but the film's premise smells iffy [via]
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11/07/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Zidane simulator - 8 of the top 20 YouTube videos right now are versions of the Zidane headbutt [via]
Linkorama : zidane
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11/07/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Cody's Books in Berkeley closes today after 50 years - so sad, but almost inevitable; will Amoeba and Rasputin's be around by the end of this decade?
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