28/08/2006 @ 23:13 GMT
jimray : Who killed the newspaper? - The Economist declares the newspaper dead, but it'll be ok
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28/08/2006 @ 23:12 GMT
deusx : jQuery: Blog: jQuery 1.0 - "Here's a fun fact. jQuery 1.0 has been released nearly one year after it was first conceived as a post in my weblog. Funny how those things work."
Paul Hammond : jQuery: Blog: » jQuery 1.0 - A lot of bugs fixed, a ton of new features, and a complete overhaul of how the jQuery development process is run.
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Jeremy Zawodny : Google Office: Google Apps for Your Domain (Anil Dash) - Google Office: Google Apps for Your Domain (Anil Dash): "Don't ever count the Yahoos out. They've got versions of each of these applications that are at least the equal of Google's offerings."
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jkottke : More and more people are using their mobile phones to tell time instead of watches - More and more people are using their mobile phones to tell time instead of watches. Telling time has always been the #1 function I use on my phone.
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28/08/2006 @ 23:08 GMT
jkottke : Mars, Inc. is offering a reward of 2 million dark chocolate MandM's for the safe return of The Scream, the Edward Munch painting stolen from Norway in 2004 - Mars, Inc. is offering a reward of 2 million dark chocolate M&M's for the safe return of The Scream, the Edvard Munch painting stolen from a museum in Norway in 2004. Mmmm....Munch. (via girlhacker) [via]
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Linkorama : BarCampEarth: a local report - Having literally been there, done that, and got the T-shirt, I can safely say that the quality of the presentations and the chances to make connections are at least as good as at a formal conference that would cost at least 20 or 30 times more to organize
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kellan : Flickr Map: 315 Linden St., San Francisco, CA - Blue Bottle #
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Cameron Moll : Chumby - low cost, wifi-enabled delivery device - I've seen at least a couple sources citing Chumby, a low cost, wifi-enabled delivery device, as the most interesting news to come out of Foo Camp '06. More from Christine.net: "Once you've plugged in your chumby, it connects to your home network via wifi.
Matthew M. Boedicker : Chumby, internet connected thing - (via radar.oreilly) [via]
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28/08/2006 @ 21:15 GMT
Cameron Moll : Flow, a money manager for freelancers and small businesses - Flow, a money manager for freelancers and small businesses. Wow, that was fast, Mark.
# copy28/08/2006 @ 21:13 GMT
Cameron Moll : Pantone, CMYK, RBG color codes matching chart - Cross-reference Pantone, CMYK, and RGB Hex values with LogoOrange's color codes matching chart. (Keep in mind these are approximations.)
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28/08/2006 @ 21:11 GMT
Linkorama : Get Wiki With It - Peer review – the unsung hero and convenient villain of science – gets an online makeover.
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jimray : Surfing YouTube with Class - InnerTube is a dedicated YouTube client for OS X. Neat.
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deusx : Think of it as evolution in action. | MetaFilter - I'm walking distance to Santana Row. Weird. "San Jose's Santana Row, which at first glance seemed no more than a Beverly Center you can live in, is now being compared favorably to urban European living."
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28/08/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Upcoming.org adds Flickr and Yahoo! Local integration - increasing the number of events by 3000% overnight, plus pretty pictures and nicer event pages
kellan : Upcoming.org: News: Undiscovered Events, Flickr Integration, and More - And an awesome new release from Upcoming #
jimray : Upcoming adds undiscovered events, Flickr integration - I kinda dig the two tiers of Yahoo these days, one for the nerd/hacker set, one for everyone else
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28/08/2006 @ 21:08 GMT
Andy Baio : Flickr adds extensive geotagging and maps support - and, surprise! two-way integration with Upcoming
kellan : FlickrBlog: "Great shot - where'd you take that?" - Our new maps feature is out! #
jkottke : Flickr just launched an interface to geotag your photos - Flickr just launched an interface to geotag your photos. Geotag = situate your photos on a map.
jimray : Flickr adds geotagging
Simon Willison : Flickr launches geocoding - Really great job - congrats Dan Catt and the rest of the team.
Nelson Minar : Flickr Geotagging - Mainstream feature now!
Linkorama : Geo Flickr - Bout time, nah, space
bmilleare : Geotagging on Flickr
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deusx : Wired News: Saved by the Bell - "Save mechanisms are key to the emotional stakes in a game."
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deusx : The Cheney presidency - The Boston Globe - "for all intents and purposes, Cheney is chief, and Bush is more in the ceremonial role of the queen of England."
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jkottke : The Jedi archives in Star Wars Episode II were modelled after the Long Room Library at the Trinity College of Dublin - Remember those neat library pictures I pointed to last week? Turns out that the Jedi archives in Star Wars Episode II were modeled after the Long Room Library at the Trinity College of Dublin. (thx, everyone who sent this in)
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28/08/2006 @ 19:13 GMT
kellan : Jared is liberating the USGS maps! - Help out. #
gleuschk : Free the Maps - excellent idea
jimray : Free the Maps - USGS maps now available for free from the Internet Archive
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28/08/2006 @ 19:13 GMT
jimray : Monolingual - Remove languages you don't need, save lots and lots of space
joshua : Monolingual - program for removing unnecessary language resources
# copy28/08/2006 @ 19:10 GMT
deusx : Attack of the Clonefucker
jimray : Attack of the clonefucker - Yeah, this is some disturbing nerdcore
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jkottke : What would happen if the irrepressibly positive Apple repair technician I talked to this week about my broken iPod were to get a new job at a suicide hotline - "What would happen if the irrepressibly positive Apple repair technician I talked to this week about my broken iPod were to get a new job at a suicide hotline".
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28/08/2006 @ 19:08 GMT
jkottke : The lost art of film editing - The lost art of film editing. "Why has this chaotic, rat-tat-tat style of assembly, the kind usually associated with Michael Bay-brand megatonnage, been cropping up in such unlikely places?"
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Linkorama : Zend Raises $20 Million - Led by Greylock
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jimray : Nonconformity Is Skin Deep - David Brooks' latest salvo in the culture wars is now aimed at the tattoo'd. If there's ever been a better reason to get tatted up, I'm not sure what it is.
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28/08/2006 @ 18:12 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : sudo make me a sandwich - sudo make me a sandwich: hahahahaha
plasticbag : sudo humour from xkcd - We're using this in the office now. "Get me a drink?", "No", "Sudo get me a drink?", "Okay"... etc
Simon Willison : sudo sandwich - xkcd cracks me up.
jkottke : Nerd cartoon - Nerd cartoon: "Sudo make me a sandwich."
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Jeremy Zawodny : The Myth About Homework - The Myth About Homework: "homework does not measurably improve academic achievement for kids in grade school"
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jkottke : Henry Abbott reports on what he's learned about William Wesley, a behind-the-scenes power player in the business of basketball - Henry Abbott reports on what he's learned about William Wesley, a behind-the-scenes power player in the business of basketball. "Enter William Wesley. How's this for a resume? He was right there in Michael Jordan's ear. The whole time. 'Wes' helped pull o
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28/08/2006 @ 17:08 GMT
jkottke : Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places In The United States: 1790 to 1990 - Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places In The United States: 1790 to 1990. Even in 1800, New York was #1...and Nantucket was #14. (via fakeisthenewreal) [via]
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Cameron Moll : Adobe's del.icio.us bookmarks - Adobe's del.icio.us bookmarks.
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28/08/2006 @ 16:15 GMT
Cameron Moll : Heather Sloane Illustration - "Try looking through heathersloane.com without grinning," writes Pete K., reader. I tried. I failed. Beautiful, light-hearted illustration work.
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Linkorama : Google Office 1.0 - Interesting that Microsoft is responding so strongly
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Jeremy Zawodny : New York to L.A. in Two Hours - New York to L.A. in Two Hours: "A new generation of supersonic private jets could trigger a boom in luxury high-speed flight -- without the sonic boom normally associated with breaking the sound barrier."
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Jeremy Zawodny : Unofficial Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) Starter Guide - Unofficial Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) Starter Guide: Good for new Ubuntu users
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28/08/2006 @ 16:08 GMT
jkottke : You know those spams you get touting penny stocks? It turns out they actually work - You know those spams you get touting penny stocks? It turns out they actually work. "The team found that a spammer who bought shares the day before starting an e-mail campaign and then sold them the day after could make a return on his or her investment o
# copy28/08/2006 @ 15:08 GMT
jkottke : A short interview with Grigory Perelman - A short interview with Grigory Perelman, the Russian mathematician who proved the Poincare conjecture and turned down the Fields Medal. "Newspapers should be more discerning over who they write about. They should have more taste." (thx pedro)
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François Nonnenmacher : Diebold voting machine failures strike again in Alaska - Alaskan state elections are hampered by problems with the company's products
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28/08/2006 @ 10:11 GMT
joshua : Onomy Labs Geo-Explorer Table - they had one at foo. this is the coolest thing i have ever seen.
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Andy Baio : NYT tracks down "Canon Rock" YouTube star - the original video, and its many, many imitators [via]
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28/08/2006 @ 09:09 GMT
joshua : GEOS: The Graphical Environment Operating System
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28/08/2006 @ 06:08 GMT
Linkorama : A Web 2.0 Tour for the Enterprise - pretty good tour
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jcgregorio : Bill de hÓra: Zope, Java Content Repository, and Web Architecture - One of the first concepts introduced in JSR170? Workspaces.
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28/08/2006 @ 05:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : DC Power - DC Power: another source for powerpole gear
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28/08/2006 @ 03:08 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Backwoods Solar Electric Systems - Backwoods Solar Electric Systems: lights, panels, and various solar stuff
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28/08/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
tehu : FooCampers 2006 - Yes, I do like Canada. And Canadians too.
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28/08/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
gleuschk : Pi squared over six - someone's got a little obsession going on here
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