15/08/2006 @ 23:24 GMT
wearehugh : Workbench: Help! Help! You're Being Repressed! - "After a decade of publishing on the web, I finally reached my fuck-that moment regarding censorship"
deusx : Workbench: Help! Help! You're Being Repressed! - "Telling someone you have a right to free speech on their site is like walking into their house and demanding a ham sandwich." Right on!
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deusx : apophenia: youth and those crazy hormones - "There should be a list of things that youth should learn as young as possible to be a part of society."
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15/08/2006 @ 23:22 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Marking of the Firefox Crop Circle - Marking of the Firefox Crop Circle: kick ass!
Eric Meyer : Firefox Circle - We are not alone? [via Jon] [via]
Cameron Moll : Firefox crop circle - "Planned in under two weeks and completed in under 24 hours, the [Firefox] crop circle had a final diameter of 220 feet. We constructed the circle in an oat field near Amity, Oregon, where it was completely invisible from the road but unmistakable from th
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Paul Hammond : ETech Conference 2007 • March 26-29, 2007 • San Diego, California - The Call for Participation is now open
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Paul Hammond : Guardian Unlimited | Family | Just one more ... - A photograph reinforces your memory, and makes that particular moment more significant than it would otherwise have been
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15/08/2006 @ 23:18 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : ack - ack: "ack is like grep, but better. Especially if you’re using it for source code."
Paul Hammond : Brad Choate: ack - ack is like grep, but better. Especially if you’re using it for source code
Simon Willison : ack - Someone wrote a better grep. [via]
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Paul Hammond : Happy Quote (Reviewed at WorkHappy.net) - Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that
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Paul Hammond : Eric's Archived Thoughts: Angry Indeed - One by one, I saw some of the best minds of my generation soured by the W3C
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15/08/2006 @ 23:12 GMT
Paul Hammond : Something went wrong at the W3C? - Anne’s Weblog - I actually like some of the things being done at the W3C now and some of the things that will be done soonish
jcgregorio : Something went wrong at the W3C? - Anne’s Weblog - It turns out that all my links tagged 'deathspiral' are about the W3C.
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Paul Hammond : On Ethical Weblogging (Part Two) (plasticbag.org) - How do you handle corrections? How do you reconcile advertising with truth?
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Paul Hammond : Infovore : Slides now available for my LRUG talk - a client-side-developer’s perspective on Rails, and how to integrate client side development into the build process
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jkottke : The Wolfram Integrator uses a web version of Mathematica to find integrals of functions - The Wolfram Integrator uses a web version of Mathematica to find integrals of functions. We used Mathematica a lot in college to help visualize examples from math and physics classes. (via rw) [via]
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deusx : GBAtemp Forum -> GBAtemp.net EXCLUSIVE: DS-Xtreme *Update* - "Here's an exclusive for you all! Arriving soon is a brand new DS flash kit, that runs completely from the DS slot -- The "DS Xtreme"."
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deusx : Supercard Lite Superkey Bundle - "Can be inserted into NDSL GBA slot without any stick out."
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bmilleare : Clear input fields (javascript)
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Jeremy Zawodny : Junkbusters Anti-Telemarketing Script - Junkbusters Anti-Telemarketing Script: "Telemarketers always use a script: why shouldn't you?"
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Jeremy Zawodny : My Google bag - My Google bag: "Google is what shows up on your screen when something doesn't work."
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Jeremy Zawodny : If you are a boy and I am a girl, can you be my "homeboy" or are you only another guy's "homeboy"? - If you are a boy and I am a girl, can you be my "homeboy" or are you only another guy's "homeboy"?: Y! Answers handled this much better than my python vs. ruby question
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Jeremy Zawodny : Aviation Videos - Aviation Videos: a ton of aviation related videos... some are quite amusing! [via]
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Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo's Lost Bid Doesn't Spell Doom - Yahoo's Lost Bid Doesn't Spell Doom: "Although Google won the deal to handle search for News Corp., Yahoo's focus and prospects are different."
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Jeremy Zawodny : Left-handed men see better paychecks - Left-handed men see better paychecks: woohoo! my awkwardness pays off (maybe)
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15/08/2006 @ 22:16 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Liquids On A Plane! - Liquids On A Plane!: when the terror alert is severe
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Jeremy Zawodny : Science Foo Camp - Science Foo Camp: sounds like a good time for science geeks
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Jeremy Zawodny : 30% of Americans don't remember what year the 9/11 attacks occurred - 30% of Americans don't remember what year the 9/11 attacks occurred: I love our collectivite stupidity.
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Jeremy Zawodny : Sugary drinks are piling on pounds - Sugary drinks are piling on pounds: "An extra can of soda a day can pile on 15 pounds (7 kilograms) in a single year, and the evidence strongly suggests that this sort of increased consumption is a key reason that more people have gained weight, the
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wearehugh : At long last, Blogger has upgraded to Atom 1.0 // plasmasturm.org - "This leaves WordPress as the last laggart."
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wearehugh : Valid Flash, video, and audio embed (object) markup - The Web Standards Project - "producing valid and effective plugin markup is a nightmare"
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15/08/2006 @ 22:08 GMT
jkottke : According the Bible, who has killed more, God or Satan? - According the Bible, who has killed more, God or Satan? God wins in a landslide: 2,038,334 to 10. To be fair, if Satan wrote a book, it would detail more of his escapades than the Bible. (via cyn-c) [via]
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15/08/2006 @ 21:11 GMT
merlinmann : Kevin Kelly -- Street Use - "This site features the ways in which people modify and re-create technology." [via BB]
Matthew M. Boedicker : blog about the street finding its own use for things - (via del.icio.us/merlinmann) [via]
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Nelson Minar : Satie Gnossiennes - Insightful article
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Rod Begbie : How To Break Web Software - A look at security vulnerabilities in web software - Google Video - Google TechTalk from one of the authors of "How to Break Web Software". [via] #
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15/08/2006 @ 20:20 GMT
deusx : mnot’s Web log: Putting the Web back in Web 2.0 - "Http.Autocompleter is a quick and dirty modification of Ajax.Autocompleter that a) uses GET by default, and b) takes a URI template as an argument, instead of a URI"
Paul Hammond : mnot’s Web log: Putting the Web back in Web 2.0 - Don’t let tools tell you how to form your URIs, and certainly don’t let them force you to serve your content in a particular way
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philgyford : GogglesBeta09.swf - Server problems mean I'm probably the last person to link to this. Still fun. (via Haddock)
Cameron Moll : Googles - Google Maps flight sim - Goggles, the Google Maps flight simulator. Crazy!
Jon Hicks : Goggles - Flight simulation with google maps! Via 38one [via]
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15/08/2006 @ 20:18 GMT
philgyford : MT Hacks FastSearch - PHP-based replacement for Movable Type's generally inadequate in-built search tool.
Rod Begbie : MT Hacks FastSearch - The shitty search built into MovableType has been hammering my server. Hopefully this'll be a decent drop-in replacement. [via] #
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philgyford : Create a Timeline : My Timelines - Create a timeline from an RSS feed. Not sure how useful it is, but might be interesting for something.
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Andy Baio : Apple making huge social software push? - the Teams feature is the most interesting; social networks will eventually be built into the OS [via]
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Andy Baio : Steely Dan vs. Wes Anderson - there's a fine line between eccentric and insane [via]
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Andy Baio : Barry Diller buys majority stake in CollegeHumor - investing $20 million into a linkblog for and about boobs [via]
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jkottke : Al Gore is developing a program to train people to give his global warming slideshow to audiences around the country - Al Gore is developing a program to train people to give his global warming slideshow to audiences around the country.
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jkottke : A controlling interest in Connected Ventures (which includes CollegeHumor) has been purchased by Barry Diller's IAC/Interactive Corp - A controlling interest in Connected Ventures (which includes CollegeHumor) has been purchased by Barry Diller's InterActive Corp (press release). Congrats guys! Although I don't agree with the choice of suitor...I hate IAC-owned Ticketmaster with the fire
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jimray : Most Americans don't think evolution is true - "Thirty-four countries were polled, and guess what? We score 33rd - edging out Turkey for last place."
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philgyford : Cool Tool: Adventure Cycling - The woman cycling across the USA on the Saturday Guardian's Travel section back page has got me intrigued...
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philgyford : SovMusic.ru - Soviet Music - Lots of free Soviet MP3s. Hear a choir sing (apparently) 'Capital Oppresses Us' and other family favourites. Also, speeches and lots of Soviet posters.
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Milo Vermeulen : Helvetica, a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture
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gleuschk : A Theory of Fun (PDF) - for 'games', read 'mathematics'
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Linkorama : Web Monday Silicon Valley - Tonight we had a very successful Web Montag Silicon Valley at Socialtext Headquarters in Palo Alto. About 35 people showed up, and listened raptly to cool demos and talks:
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Milo Vermeulen : Ask Metafilter - "Literally" is its own antonym! How can this be? - Ask Metafilter - "Literally" is its own antonym! How can this be?
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deusx : Simon van de Berg -DS section - "The Beginners Guide To DS Homebrew"
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jkottke : Yikes, the Shake Shack failed their recent health inspection....and bad - Yikes, the Shake Shack failed their recent health inspection....and bad.
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Linkorama : Harness the power of collaboration - "The web is the natural home of social networking tools," said social software consultant Suw Charman. "The biggest challenge is to make these things useful for business users."
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Milo Vermeulen : interesting discussion on audio (de)compression algorithms on MetaTalk
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deusx : Wired News: TechTV Reborn as 'UndoTV' - "We're undoing TechTV's untimely and unwarranted demise"
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gleuschk : Elusive Proof, Elusive Prover: A New Mathematical Mystery - New York Times - Grisha Perelman has vanished -- will he show up in Madrid next week? I'll report from the scene. (Film at 11.)
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wearehugh : SPE IDE - Stani's Python Editor
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15/08/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
jkottke : Bijou Phillips shows everyone her bag of tricks - Bijou Phillips shows everyone her bag of tricks. May be NSFW. (thx, dj)
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jkottke : The CSM reviewed a book called Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl last week, saying if you like Eggers and footnotes (a la Clarke's Strange and Norrell or, presumably DFW), you might like this one - The CSM reviewed a book called Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl last week, saying if you like Eggers and footnotes (a la Clarke's Strange & Norrell or, presumably DFW), you might like this one. Anyone read this? Worth a shot? (Comme
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15/08/2006 @ 14:13 GMT
Isofarro : JSON All The Way - JSON is proving to be one of the most practical options to delivering semi-structured content on the Web. As Drew notes: 'if you want people to hack on your APIs, roll out JSON support.'. Just from experience, when using a data source you trust, its much
deusx : all in the head — JSON All The Way - "I’m increasingly coming around to the realisation that JSON is pretty much the best way to consume external data within JavaScript."
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plasticbag : An awesome flash representation of the music that's playing on US radio stations (in real time) - Lovely bit of work this, built by the people who are doing a 'rate the music you hear on the radio' application that really reminds me of the Phonetags work we did at the BBC
Rod Begbie : yes.com visualization - See what's playing on radio stations across the USA, in realtime. [via] #
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plasticbag : A rather frustrating article from The Independent about Ashley Highfield - I think my opinions are relatively well-known, so I think I'll keep my mouth shut on this particular one.
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jkottke : Great Coke ad parody of Grand Theft Auto - Great Coke ad parody of Grand Theft Auto. (via df) [via]
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Linkorama : "no military use" GPL clause - "We are software developers who dedicate part of our free time to open source development. The fact is that open source is used by the military industry. Open source operating systems can steer warplanes and rockets. [This] patch should make clear to user
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Andy Baio : Full-motion 3D posters - don't miss the soccer video; estimated to cost $200-500 per square foot
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jimray : The seven ways that people search the Web - Really fascinating, well written breakdown of the AOL leak
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deusx : Mindsack � Blog Archive � Four Warning Signs You May Already Be A Yahoo! - "If you land a job at Yahoo!, it looks to me like they’re convinced of your strength in some or all of the following areas"
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15/08/2006 @ 08:08 GMT
Andy Baio : MP3: Sprites, "I Started A Blog Nobody Read" - "I started a blog and nobody came; no issues were raised, no comments were made"
jimray : I started a blog that nobody read - "No issues were raised, no comments were raised" Song from a band called Sprites. Really catchy, actually.
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Linkorama : Wiki.com partners with MindTouch - the most disgusting thing I've seen being in this business, do I have to say more? you probably don't want me to.
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deusx : Sunshine - Sounds like a twist on the killer asteroid plot. "The Sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. "
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merlinmann : 5 Steps To Being More Photogenic - "Ask someone to sit on a chair and then ask them to squeeze their cheeks together. I have not met ONE person who doesn’t immediately smile...."
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merlinmann : Internet Time Blog :: Good Stuff to Know - "For preparing a talk…"
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merlinmann : Micro Persuasion: Micro Persuasion Gear: Yojimbo - Steve makes a good case for the coolness of Yojimbo. I do some of this with DevonThink, but Yojimbo sure is flexible and lightweight.
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jimray : Dell Recalls Batteries Because of Fire Threat - "This will be the largest safety recall in the history of the consumer electronics industry, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said."
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jimray : Dewey Decimal System Helpless To Categorize New Jim Belushi Book - "If no decision is reached within the week, librarians may be forced to shelve it in the "phantom zone" between Jenny McCarthy’s book of marriage tips and novels in which a cat helps solve a mystery."
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Rod Begbie : Nikto - Vulnerability scanner purely aimed at web servers. [via] #
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jkottke : Jill Carroll, the American journalist held by Sunni Muslim insurgents in Iraq for 82 days, is telling her story in the Christian Science Monitor - Jill Carroll, the American journalist held by Sunni Muslim insurgents in Iraq for 82 days, is telling her story in the Christian Science Monitor.
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jimray : Five people who are much more enjoyable if you imagine them as pro wrestlers - "1. Ann Coulter" Brilliant
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15/08/2006 @ 04:08 GMT
jkottke : I may be able to use macro filters on an existing lens instead of getting a new macro lens for my D70 - I may be able to use macro filters on an existing lens instead of getting a new macro lens for my D70 in shooting through the viewfinder of the Duraflex. Investigating... (Comment on this)
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jkottke : Cripes, Hasselblad makes a 39 megapixel digital camera - Cripes, Hasselblad makes a 39 megapixel digital camera. Cost: around $30,000. (via yp) [via]
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deusx : TheStar.com - Don't mess with my flight plans - "I am sick of living under the shadow of media-driven fear of terrorism."
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joshua : I/O Brush: The World as the Palette
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Linkorama : Palo Alto - The Film - PALO ALTO is the story of four college freshman on their last night of Thanksgiving Break, their first time back since leaving for school. We follow them as they come to realize that their small town, once seemingly boring and meaningless, has much more t
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Nelson Minar : Synthesis Studios blog - My old friend Raffi is up to some good new stuff
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wearehugh : tecosystems: xGL on Thinkpad x60s - i would personally burn up to $300 on a graphics card with open source 3D accelerated Linux drivers
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wearehugh : Re: Announcing free software graphics drivers for Intel i965 chipset - intel's much-hyped "open source" release of i965 drivers isn't complete
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Linkorama : Kawasaki and the Wrong Tale - Open source product companies are at least one exception to this notion that the Long Tail is only for marketing and distribution companies
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Nelson Minar : ExpoDisc colour temp - White balance device; or you could use a $3 grey card
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15/08/2006 @ 01:12 GMT
deusx : Gamasutra - BREAKING: Microsoft To Enable User-Created Xbox 360 Games - "XNA Game Studio Express will be available for free to anyone with a Windows XP-based PC, and will provide them with what's described as "Microsoft's next-generation platform for game development.""
Andy Baio : Microsoft to enable homebrew content on Xbox 360 - sharing the games will be challenging, but it's a great move that other consoles should try to top
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bmilleare : Security Testing Apache with Nikto
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jkottke : Design Observer has a suggested alert system for the avian flu - Design Observer has a suggested alert system for the avian flu. [via]
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jkottke : Google is not starting to become concerned about their name being used as a generic verb meaning "to search"; they've been concerned for more than 3 years - Google is not starting to become concerned about their name being used as a generic verb meaning "to search"; they've been concerned for more than 3 years (more here). This movement to expose Google as big, dumb, and humorless strikes me as big, dumb, and
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15/08/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Nelson Minar : Counterstrike crates - From virtual world to real (via Digg)
joshua : de_dust in real life - reminds me of old man murray's crates reviews of doom levels
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15/08/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Andy Baio : First Nintendo DS emulator to play commercial games released - compatibility list with some screenshots; also, you'll need to dump your BIOS [via]
Nelson Minar : Nintendo DS emulation - no$gba has NDS emulation good enough to be useful
Rod Begbie : no$gba - nocash gameboy advance emulator - DS emulator which can play "backup" ROMs on your PC. [via] #
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