20/09/2006 @ 23:04 GMT
joshua : visualcomplexity.com - A visual exploration on mapping complex networks
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20/09/2006 @ 23:04 GMT
jimray : Chan Marshall opens up - Man, I had no idea she's an alcoholic. Sounds like her shows are going to be good again!
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20/09/2006 @ 23:02 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Why I hate Evite - Why I hate Evite: there's venom in them thar comments...
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20/09/2006 @ 23:02 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Licensing Modes - Licensing Modes: "I have strong negative feelings about other people making money from my words or pictures without involving me."
wearehugh : ongoing · Licensing Modes
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20/09/2006 @ 23:02 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Getting MarkDown and SmartyPants working with EditPad Pro - Getting MarkDown and SmartyPants working with EditPad Pro: this might be useful one day...
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20/09/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : YHOOuch - YHOOuch: "So I think Yahoo! is fairly valued, and possibly cheap, at $25/share. I am going to join my friend and buy some more."
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20/09/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Dell battery explodes at Yahoo HQ, hundreds evacuate - Dell battery explodes at Yahoo HQ, hundreds evacuate: "We just got word that a Yahoo employee's laptop went up in flames today at their Mission College campus down in Silicon Valley, causing hundreds of Yahoo employees to be evacuated from an 8-s
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20/09/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
jkottke : A recent study concludes that in terms of life expectancy, there are eight different Americas, all with differing levels of health - A recent study concludes that in terms of life expectancy, there are eight different Americas, all with differing levels of health. "In 2001, 15-year-old blacks in high-risk city areas were three to four times more likely than Asians to die before age 60, [via]
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20/09/2006 @ 22:01 GMT
jimray : Madame Talbot's Victorian Lowbrow - Wicked cool (thanks, Margann)
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20/09/2006 @ 22:00 GMT
jkottke : Sam Brown has written a nice remembrance of his recently deceased Powerbook G4 - Sam Brown has written a nice remembrance of his recently deceased Powerbook G4. "Last fall it got to the point where i thought that my powerbook had finally died for good. so i went to the apple store to purchase a new computer. only to get home and find [via]
Matthew M. Boedicker : creator of explodingdog on his battered powerbook dying - (via kottke) [via]
kellan : exploding dog: my powerbook g4 - ode to a titanium powerbook #
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20/09/2006 @ 21:04 GMT
Rod Begbie : BBC - Press Office - This Life returns - The BBC's filming a 10-year anniversary episode of the superb soapdrama "This Life". Hope they don't screw it up, because This Life was one of my favouritist dramas ever. #
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20/09/2006 @ 21:01 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Side-by-side Windows and Mac OS with Parallels - Side-by-side Windows and Mac OS with Parallels: if I ever end up with a Mac again, this will be quite useful
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20/09/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
Paul Hammond : danwebb.net - RailsConf Presentation Slides and Example Code - As promised
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20/09/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
Paul Hammond : Mind Hacks: Why email is addictive (and what to do about it) - Checking email is a behaviour that has variable interval reinforcement. Sometimes, but not everytime, the behaviour produces a reward
philgyford : Mind Hacks: Why email is addictive (and what to do about it) - I've got this bad. I need to replace my Apple-M habit with Apple-Q. (via Yoz)
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20/09/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
Paul Hammond : How to lose your fear of being fired - You say I’m fired like it’s a bad thing…
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20/09/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
Paul Hammond : Adventures in JavaScript testing - here are the slides on unit testing JavaScript from my talk at RailsConf Europe
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20/09/2006 @ 20:02 GMT
Cameron Moll : HP pushes "slimming" feature - The HP Diet Plan: Buy our cameras. "Can you believe this? HP is pitching a new 'artistic effect' called the slimming feature."
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20/09/2006 @ 20:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Defaker - was Defamer involved in this parody for NBC's Studio 60? they don't seem to even know about it [via]
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20/09/2006 @ 20:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Amazon adds comments to reviews -
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20/09/2006 @ 20:00 GMT
jkottke : Witold Rybczynski on the problem with underground architecture - Witold Rybczynski on the problem with underground architecture...it's not the seamless hidden-away experience that one might think.
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20/09/2006 @ 19:01 GMT
Eric Meyer : The ISS and Shuttle Atlantis in silhouette - They're on the left, about halfway down. Incredible shot. [via Spaceweather.com] [via]
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20/09/2006 @ 19:01 GMT
Nelson Minar : Eve Online GDP - Some new financial statistics
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20/09/2006 @ 19:01 GMT
jimray : LegiStorm - The Web's only source for congressional staff salaries
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20/09/2006 @ 19:00 GMT
jkottke : On the origin and popularity of the yellow legal pad - On the origin and popularity of the yellow legal pad. (via bb) [via]
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20/09/2006 @ 18:04 GMT
joshua : Greylisting Postfix implementations
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20/09/2006 @ 18:02 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : YouTube - Kreatief met Kurk: Rondom Eenzaam
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20/09/2006 @ 18:01 GMT
kellan : Flickrss Wordpress Plugin - Haven't tried it yet, but I've kind of got a moral obligation to link to anything involving Magpie and Flickr. #
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20/09/2006 @ 18:00 GMT
wearehugh : Joel on Software
Rod Begbie : Joel on Software: Amazing X-Ray Glasses from Sprint! - Joel rips into the craptacular experience of the new Sprint phone. I bet the PR bod who figured sending free phones to bloggers was a great idea is regretting it. #
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20/09/2006 @ 18:00 GMT
jkottke : According to data from an annual FBI study, New York City was the safest large city in the US in 2005 - According to data from an annual FBI study, New York City was the safest large city in the US in 2005. Least safe big city: Dallas.
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20/09/2006 @ 17:02 GMT
Cameron Moll : Wilton Foundry - Wilton Foundry. Some solid fonts here. Favs: Petronella and Duet 2 with Flourishes.
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20/09/2006 @ 17:02 GMT
Cameron Moll : You Tube: Miles Davis, John Coltrane play "So What" live in 1958 - Miles Davis and John Coltrane performing "So What" live in 1958. Noted for those of you attending my session this Friday at Webmaster Jam Session (come and you'll see what I mean).
jimray : Miles Davis and John Coltrane playing "So What" in 1958 - Why do i not have these DVD's?(hat tip to Cameron Moll for this one)
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20/09/2006 @ 17:01 GMT
fastclemmy : usbcell.com - usbcell.com by fastclemmy Clever idea. An AA battery that can be charged via USB. hotlinks power aa usb battery energy charging Copy | React (0)
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20/09/2006 @ 17:01 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : Wikipedia:WikiProject Syracuse, New York
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20/09/2006 @ 17:00 GMT
jkottke : Scott McCloud, who wrote Understanding Comics, is taking an unusual approach to the education of his two daughters - Scott McCloud, who wrote Understanding Comics, is taking an unusual approach to the education of his two daughters. Over the next year, the family will be traveling the US doing talks and presentations, with the daughters taking an active role in speaking [via]
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20/09/2006 @ 16:02 GMT
43folders : Cool Tool: The Art of the Stonemason - "1. Gravity always works. 2. If a stone can move, it will." Trips to RI with Maddie have made me an admiring fan of stone walls. Amazing stuff.
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20/09/2006 @ 16:01 GMT
Andy Baio : First penis transplant reversed after two weeks - rejected by another organ: the brain [via]
Nelson Minar : Agh, get it off me! - World's first transplanted penis removed because of psychological rejection
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20/09/2006 @ 16:01 GMT
Nelson Minar : 20,000 Myspace pwds - Analysis of some found passwords
cameron : Analyzing 20,000 MySpace Passwords - CyberKnowledge Blog - Someone found the storage for a phishing site and analyzed the passwords they found
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20/09/2006 @ 15:00 GMT
jkottke : Last year, a Japanese company had Sotheby's and Christie's play Rock, Paper, Scissors to decide which company would handle the firm's art auction - Last year, a Japanese company had Sotheby's and Christie's play Rock, Paper, Scissors to decide which company would handle the firm's art auction. Christie's consulted some tween players before the sudden death match and went with scissors, correctly assu [via]
Andy Baio : Japanese company had Sotheby's and Christie's play Rock, Scissors, Paper to decide art auction - old, but great; they turned to 11-year-olds for advice [via]
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20/09/2006 @ 15:00 GMT
jkottke : Gourmet magazine has named Alinea the best restaurant in the US - Megnut's got the scoop: Gourmet magazine has named Alinea the best restaurant in the US, amazing considering its only been open a little more than a year. "[Grant Achatz] is redefining the American restaurant once again for an entirely new generation. And
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20/09/2006 @ 14:01 GMT
jcgregorio : Python Software Foundation News: Python 2.5 released - http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/whatsnew25.html
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20/09/2006 @ 14:01 GMT
Jon Hicks : print & pattern: casa & ideas - You see? Concentric circles are so in.
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20/09/2006 @ 11:01 GMT
joshua : Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - rules for astrogeography names
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20/09/2006 @ 11:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Video: Weird Al's "White and Nerdy" - watch for the O'Reilly book reference and Star Wars Kid parody
Jeremy Zawodny : White & Nerdy - White & Nerdy: people really seem to like the new Weird Al video, but I'm not that impressed
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20/09/2006 @ 10:00 GMT
plasticbag : "Apple takes a gamble: so you want to watch films on your iPod?" - The Guardian reports on Apple's incursion into the video on demand and digital sales space. Pretty interesting stuff.
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20/09/2006 @ 10:00 GMT
plasticbag : Dr. James Watson reflects on DNA research in the 21st century - Lovely article on ZDNet's Between the Lines, a site I've never really looked at before, but which seems to have an unusual quality of contributions...
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20/09/2006 @ 09:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Mailbox Locator - Mailbox Locator: what a simple idea.. and pretty well done!
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20/09/2006 @ 08:02 GMT
deusx : Rush (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - "progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart."
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20/09/2006 @ 08:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Spaceflight on the cheap - Spaceflight on the cheap: "Three engineering students reckon they'll be able to do it for just £1000 ($1879). And they've just sent a lunchbox-sized aircraft, called Nova 1, into the stratosphere where it captured some very nice picture
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20/09/2006 @ 08:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Video: Yahoo Current interviews Gary Brolsma - as terrible as New Numa is, it's weirdly compelling to see this guy from another angle
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20/09/2006 @ 07:03 GMT
jimray : Pitchfork pans the new DJ Shadow - Yeah, I'll probably buy it and, yeah, I'll probably hate it just like all the everyone else hoping for the next Endtroducing. Dammit.
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20/09/2006 @ 07:02 GMT
jimray : Ergonomic keyboard for pirates - ARRRRRRR!
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20/09/2006 @ 07:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Slimming photos with HP digital cameras - Slimming photos with HP digital cameras: or you could just eat less!
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20/09/2006 @ 07:00 GMT
plasticbag : Cameron Marlow posts Weird Al's White and Nerdy - "I'm fluent in Javascript as well as Klingon" - I don't get why people think this is insulting. It's totally awesome. It's like an anthem!
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20/09/2006 @ 06:04 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : DNA study finds Celts descended from Spanish fishermen - (via robot wisdom) [via]
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20/09/2006 @ 06:03 GMT
cameron : YaWho? Identity Crisis for Yahoo - Red Herring piece on Yahoo's place in the market, including interviews from all of my current and former bosses' bosses.
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20/09/2006 @ 06:03 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Why Bicycle Shorts are always Black? - Why Bicycle Shorts are always Black?: hahahahaha
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20/09/2006 @ 06:03 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Highlights: Python 2.5 - Highlights: Python 2.5: Python 2.5 is out. It's faster, better, and more snake.
Nelson Minar : Python 2.5 highlights - Not much here excites me (via Zawodny)
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20/09/2006 @ 06:03 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : GFS Forecast of 500mb Heights and Vorticity - GFS Forecast of 500mb Heights and Vorticity: A very handy site for looking ahead at soaring weather conditions
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20/09/2006 @ 06:01 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo Warns Of A Bad Quarter - Yahoo Warns Of A Bad Quarter: DOH!
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20/09/2006 @ 06:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo! stock plummets as CEO says ad sales are slowing - Yahoo! stock plummets as CEO says ad sales are slowing: oh, the pain! (mental note: sell stock when price is high, not low!)
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20/09/2006 @ 04:01 GMT
Douglas Bowman : Designing a web page - I'll figure that out when I'm done.
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20/09/2006 @ 03:01 GMT
jimray : Ellington | The online publishing platform for newspapers. - LJWorld's Django-based CMS
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20/09/2006 @ 03:01 GMT
Rod Begbie : Tanks appear in Bangkok. Thailand calls state of emergency (reddit.com) - A reddit user from Thailand, Alpha_Binary, has been giving live reports from Bangkok in a comment thread. [via] #
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20/09/2006 @ 03:00 GMT
jkottke : The seminal Icelandic band, The Sugarcubes, will perform one last time on November 17 in Reykjavik - The seminal Icelandic band, The Sugarcubes, will perform one last time on November 17 in Reykjavik. How will the concert hall hold all of Bjork's fans?
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20/09/2006 @ 02:00 GMT
plasticbag : David Gregory vs Bush on the so-called 'Torture Bill' - A decent question is asked, a reply with almost no substance is returned. Hideous little weasel.
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20/09/2006 @ 01:00 GMT
plasticbag : Death of the Author - Wikipedia has a pretty decent article on Roland Barthes arguing for the death of the author and the various responses and implications to and of that initial postulation, including Foucault's much more interesting commentary...
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20/09/2006 @ 01:00 GMT
plasticbag : The Cathie Marsh Centre is doing a survey on webloggers and their attitudes to privacy - It might be worth your while contributing to this if you find it interesting, although obviously they're likely to get a pretty skewed survey with this kind of selection metrics...
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20/09/2006 @ 00:10 GMT
Cameron Moll : Javascript/CSS how-to: pullquotes and crossfades - Some Javascript and CSS geekery: Automatic pullquotes with JavaScript and CSS and Crossfading animation effect.
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20/09/2006 @ 00:10 GMT
Cameron Moll : Frank Gehry-inspired toaster - Frank Gehry-inspired toaster.
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20/09/2006 @ 00:10 GMT
Cameron Moll : COBA Hair - COBA Hair. Ginormous photos. That Text Box Look. Nice.
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20/09/2006 @ 00:09 GMT
Cameron Moll : Maciej Hajnrich, Graphic Designer - Maciej Hajnrich, Graphic Designer. Very inspiring, to say the least. Lots of distressed/worn stuff, too.
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20/09/2006 @ 00:09 GMT
43folders : recurring tasks | Kinkless - Clearly explains diff. between "recur" and "reset" in kGTD tasks. Think: taking out the weekly trash versus getting a haircut.
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20/09/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
kellan : BookMooch, built on AOLServer and Tcl - People I respect have been doing this for years, but I always think, "Programming is hard enough, why make it into performance art?" [via] #
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20/09/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
Douglas Bowman : Photo Caption Zoom - Interesting idea and implementation for zooming photos (with captions) via CSS.
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20/09/2006 @ 00:08 GMT
jimray : Gonzales wants ISPs to save user data - You know, for the children
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20/09/2006 @ 00:05 GMT
cameron : Wize. People Know. - "Product Research Simplified." Web20 review site which incorperates three features: users, experts and "buzz."
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20/09/2006 @ 00:04 GMT
cameron : Viral Ads: It's an Epidemic - October 2, 2006 - The recent Smirnoff ice tea ad was apparently not posted on YouTube (users did the work)
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20/09/2006 @ 00:02 GMT
cameron : Krung Thai Bank Ad - Google Video - Clever advertisement for a Thai bank
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20/09/2006 @ 00:02 GMT
plasticbag : Awesome Daily Show clip from yesterday on Gays in the Military - Apparently a large proportion of gay men drink each other's urine. Difficult to argue with that, really.
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20/09/2006 @ 00:02 GMT
plasticbag : Techcrunch on the flickrization of your business cards - Some interesting commentary and responses around the MOO/Flickr Minicards launch...
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20/09/2006 @ 00:02 GMT
jkottke : A list of the 50 worst things ever to happen to music - A list of the 50 worst things ever to happen to music, from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (#50) to Suge Knight (#2)...I won't spoil #1.
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20/09/2006 @ 00:00 GMT
jkottke : When the UK gambling industry is deregulated next year, it will be legal for gamblers to use a tiny device to cheat at roulette - When the UK gambling industry is deregulated next year, it will be legal for gamblers to use a tiny device to cheat at roulette. The device works by listening to the wheel and how the ball bounces to predict roughly where the ball will land, reducing the [via]
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