3/08/2006 @ 23:09 GMT
jimray : New program allows online book browsing - Dear Harper Collins. Instead of suing Google and spending money on this project, why not work together?
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3/08/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
jkottke : Part two of a conversation between Jesse James Garrett and Steven Johnson - Part two of a conversation between Jesse James Garrett and Steven Johnson. Here's part one. (thx, kevin)
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3/08/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
jkottke : Photos of a marijuana growing fortress, complete with escape exit that comes out under a fake rock in the backyard - Photos of a marijuana growing fortress, complete with escape exit that comes out under a fake rock in the backyard.
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3/08/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
deusx : Don't let these disasters happen to you: The top five engineering hints you'll rarely hear - "Lewin Edwards presents five engineering tips that are crucially important to successful product engineering, but which are rarely brought up in discussions of engineering practices."
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3/08/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
gleuschk : Urban Dictionary: mathematics - a form of mental kung fu. awesome
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3/08/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
jkottke : Van Gogh's Starry Night done in Lego - Van Gogh's Starry Night done in Lego. (via photojojo) [via]
Nelson Minar : Starry Lego Night - Van Gogh in Duplo (via kottke) (yes, not really Duplo)
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3/08/2006 @ 21:09 GMT
Linkorama : Don’t Break the Web - an issue raised: if you’re going to make connections, then you have to honor those connections and keep the Web working.
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3/08/2006 @ 21:09 GMT
Rod Begbie : The Red Seat | The Threads | Sweet Caroline - T-shirt celebrating one of my favourite things about baseball at Fenway: The sing-a-long-a-Sweet-Caroline during the middle of the 8th. #
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3/08/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
wearehugh : Push the Third Button Twice: Free the Pig
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3/08/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
jkottke : New tagline for kottke.org: "bringing you the world's finest treadmill music videos" - New tagline for kottke.org: "bringing you the world's finest treadmill music videos".
Rod Begbie : OK Go - Here It Goes Again - Very cool (and pretty low-budget) promo from OK Go. Just four guys, eight treadmills, and presumably hours of sweat and choreography. Anyone know who directed it? [via] #
jimray : OK Go - Here It Goes Again - Pretty much the raddest video ever.
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3/08/2006 @ 20:09 GMT
jimray : Daring Fireball dishes on the supposed Macbook wireless attack - "...the exploit apparently requires the MacBook to be using a third-party wireless card. Given that all MacBooks come with built-in AirPort support, how many MacBook users are actually susceptible to this? Any?"
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3/08/2006 @ 20:09 GMT
jimray : Ulterior Motive - If you have to wear a tie, these are nice. And cheap, too!
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3/08/2006 @ 20:09 GMT
jimray : Generation Debt - Blog/book about my generation's problems with money
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3/08/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
wearehugh : Official Google Reader Blog: Namespaced Extensions in Feeds
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3/08/2006 @ 20:08 GMT
jkottke : Nice little history of Warren Moon, the NFL's first prominent black quarterback, on the occasion of his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame - Nice little history of Warren Moon, the NFL's first prominent black quarterback, on the occasion of his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame. (via a.whole) [via]
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3/08/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
deusx : YouTube - Going to Work for SUBWAY: Part 1 - Remember kids: Viral doesn't mean good. Mocking and derision are viral vectors. And sometimes, there is a such thing as bad publicity.
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3/08/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
deusx : Cultspace - "Cultspace is a community of fictional priests, preachers, prostelytizers, and problem children."
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3/08/2006 @ 18:08 GMT
jkottke : Josephine Rose Wilkie! - Josephine Rose Wilkie! Congratulations Mark and Tam!
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3/08/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
plasticbag : Looks like OK/Cancel have been meeting Dan Hill again - And that is all...
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wearehugh : Innovation Still Sucks · eighty-eight miles per hour
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3/08/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
wearehugh : Ubuntu System Panel (USP) - Ubuntu Forums
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3/08/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
wearehugh : The Universe of Discourse : Excellent numbers
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3/08/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
jkottke : Part two of an interview with Paul Buckley, a creative director for Penguin, on the topic of book cover design - Part two of an interview with Paul Buckley, a creative director for Penguin, on the topic of book cover design. Part one is here.
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3/08/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
jkottke : People, especially Americans, are so well-fed and taken care of prenatally and from 0-2 years of age that the population is growing taller, getting heavier, living longer, and us much less likely to suffer from chronic diseases - People, especially Americans, are so well-fed and taken care of prenatally and from 0-2 years of age that the population is growing taller, getting heavier, living longer, and us much less likely to suffer from chronic diseases.
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3/08/2006 @ 14:09 GMT
Isofarro : JSON and the Dynamic Script Tag: Easy, XML-less Web Services for JavaScript - Webservices using the script element, JSON data structure and a callback function. Perhaps the simplest way of using web services from a JavaScript enabled page. The main requirement from the server is returning a JSON structure wrapped inside a callback.
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3/08/2006 @ 11:08 GMT
deusx : HOW TO: Setup Gregarius RSS Aggregator - PaulStamatiou.com - "I mentioned earlier how I had setup an aggregator for this site utilizing Gregarius. Today I will show you how you can do the same."
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3/08/2006 @ 11:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Coudal's response to the Agency.com video - made me laugh
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3/08/2006 @ 09:09 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : National Politics within Virtual Game Worlds: The Case of China [via]
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3/08/2006 @ 08:11 GMT
deusx : InformationWeek | Digital Rights Management | Opinion: Apple's Copy Protection Isn't Just Bad For Consumers, It's Bad For Business | July 31, 2006 - "Apple's copy-protection technology makes media companies into its servants."
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3/08/2006 @ 08:10 GMT
deusx : RSS/Atom Feeds: Best Practices - "The following may be useful if making the pipes work is your job"
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deusx : Finding Feed subscribers from the User Agent - "I just noticed last week that some of the online web aggregators (such as bloglines, newsgator online, live journal, etc) will send the number of subscribers in their HTTP user agent."
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3/08/2006 @ 08:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Video: Leaked pilot of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Aaron Sorkin's new show starts with an amazing Network-style rant by Judd Hirsch [via]
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3/08/2006 @ 07:11 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Teenagers on the go - Teenagers on the go: a great presentation by Sam Ruby. More of Yahoo needs to grok this.
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3/08/2006 @ 07:11 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Samuel L. Jackson on my motherfucking phone - Samuel L. Jackson on my motherfucking phone: funniest thing I've read all day!
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3/08/2006 @ 07:10 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Sam Ruby: Python vs Ruby - Sam Ruby: Python vs Ruby: "Since I learned Ruby, my usage of Perl for new stuff has essentially been eliminated."
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3/08/2006 @ 07:10 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : ActiveTrails - ActiveTrails: see walking trails online before you walk them
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3/08/2006 @ 07:10 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : NutritionData's Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter - NutritionData's Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter: "NutritionData (ND) provides a complete nutrient analysis for any food or recipe, and helps you select foods that best match your dietary needs."
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3/08/2006 @ 07:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option - XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option: "Fred Langa shows you how to completely rebuild, repair, or refresh an existing XP installation without losing data, and without having to reinstall user software, reformat, or otherwise dest
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3/08/2006 @ 07:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : VW Golf TDI Review, Long Term Road Test, Biodiesel Information - VW Golf TDI Review, Long Term Road Test, Biodiesel Information: "The Volkswagen Golf TDI (Turbo Diesel) is one of the most fuel efficient cars sold in America and one of the most popular cars in Europe."
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3/08/2006 @ 07:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Yodel Anecdotal - Yodel Anecdotal: The Yahoo! Corporate blog has launched
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3/08/2006 @ 06:08 GMT
deusx : MindBlog: How do we persist when our molecules do not? - "No component of the system is itself stable but the entire production locks together to have stable existence. This is how you can manage to persist even though much of you is being recycled by day if not the hour."
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3/08/2006 @ 04:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Send a "Snakes on a Plane" prank call to your friends - for example, I had Samuel L. Jackson call Matt Haughey earlier today
Rod Begbie : Snakes on a Plane phone spammer - Torment your friends by having Samuel L Jackson prank-calll them. [via] #
Eric Meyer : Snakes On A Plane :: Send a Message From Samuel L. Jackson! - Oh HELL yeah. Between this and Afro Samurai, can we just go ahead and make SLJ the President now? [via FreshArrival] [via]
Cameron Moll : "Snakes On A Plane" customized email - This is wacky... but perhaps one of the best targeted emails I've seen recently. Send a "Snakes On A Plane" email to a friend with Samuel L. Jackson making jests about him/her based on the character traits you choose. (Thanks, Jesse)
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3/08/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
Rod Begbie : WinTabber - Tab your terminal, shell, browser or favorite application - Can be used with PuTTY to create a tabbed interface. Since I usually have four or five ssh shells open at a time, this'll help me keep track of things. [via] #
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3/08/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Introducing Yodel Anecdotal - Introducing Yodel Anecdotal: "I flew to California thinking I was just going to be a blogger intern, but then again Yahoo! is not your ordinary Internet company. I ended up having a huge effect on the blog’s current state."
deusx : Introducing Yodel Anecdotal - PaulStamatiou.com - "I flew to California thinking I was just going to be a blogger intern, but then again Yahoo! is not your ordinary Internet company."
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3/08/2006 @ 02:08 GMT
joshua : LiquidThreads - redesigning tha weful "talk" pages on wikipedia
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3/08/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
kellan : Google Search: "4.2.2.2" dns - The person next to me at Mission Creek is pinging 4.2.2.2; some day I'd love to see a sociololgy paper on the spread of 4.2.2.2 #
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3/08/2006 @ 01:09 GMT
jimray : Google releases a Mac uploader tool for Picassa web albums - Includes an iPhoto plugin and standalone drag/drop app. Looks slick, watch out Flickr.
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3/08/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
Simon Willison : Why is XSS so common? - Because dev tools don't escape things by default.
Paul Hammond : The Fishbowl: Why is XSS so common? - XSS bugs are common because most web development environments make it far too easy to introduce XSS bugs.
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3/08/2006 @ 01:08 GMT
jkottke : Orgasm or excellent marinara? - Orgasm or excellent marinara? Can you tell the difference between the faces of Food Network celebrities and porn stars? Might be a little NSFW depending on where you W. (via ed) [via]
jimray : Details: Orgasm or Excellent Marinara? - The food network really is porn
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3/08/2006 @ 00:09 GMT
jimray : Far and Wide - The Golden Age of travel posters, from the 20's and 30's
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3/08/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
jkottke : Vanity Fair has a report on the military history of 9/11 (i.e. what the Air Force did to find/stop the hijacked planes), including audio tapes from the NORAD control room - Vanity Fair has a report on the military history of 9/11 (i.e. what the Air Force did to find/stop the hijacked planes), including audio tapes from the NORAD control room. (thx, andrew)
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