9/10/2006 @ 23:01 GMT
Eric Meyer : GRIN (Great Images in NASA) - NASA provides "...a collection of over a thousand images of significant historical interest scanned at high-resolution in several sizes". [via Greg] [via]
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9/10/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
deusx : Home of the PingPongPixel - "We developed a new kind of output device for your computer, consisting out of 8100 tabletennis balls in 6 greytones."
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9/10/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Official Google Blog: About that fake post - Official Google Blog: About that fake post: It's impressive to see a company like Google own up to a problem like this. I know some folks who ought to learn from this.
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9/10/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : 18 cent Amex purchase I should've stolen - 18 cent Amex purchase I should've stolen: "So I think Home Depot lost money. Had I stolen it, they'd only lose the cost of the bolt, but they'd also get to write-off the theft on their taxes!" Heh.
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9/10/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Some thoughts on Youtube and Google - Some thoughts on Youtube and Google: "The copyright shit is going to hit the lawsuit fan." Well said.
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9/10/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Open Hack Day - Wikipedia - Open Hack Day - Wikipedia: wow, we've got a wikipedia page already!
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9/10/2006 @ 22:02 GMT
joshua : preventing alien abductions - sensible and practical advice
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9/10/2006 @ 22:00 GMT
jkottke : Gothamist Maps uses Google Maps to pinpoint news alerts (fires, robberies, car accidents, etc.) on a map of NYC - Gothamist Maps uses Google Maps to pinpoint news alerts (fires, robberies, car accidents, etc.) on a map of NYC. Pretty cool.
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9/10/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Why blogging matters - Why blogging matters: written version of a talk that Havi gave recently
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9/10/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Trying something new - Trying something new: including a good list of wordpress bugs
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9/10/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : RV Dump Stations - RV Dump Stations: another good list
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9/10/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Public RV Dump Stations in the US - Public RV Dump Stations in the US: a handy list
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9/10/2006 @ 21:00 GMT
jkottke : Crappy new Chevy commercial - Screw Chevy: "It's not OK to use images of Rosa Parks, MLK, the Vietnam War, the Katrina disaster, and 9/11 to sell pickup trucks."
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9/10/2006 @ 20:02 GMT
kellan : CHOW.com: Ruby on Rails - 2 or 3 medium strawberries, thinly sliced, 1 1/2 ounces Plymouth gin, 1 3/4 ounces rose wine, 3/4 ounce Strawberry Syrup, 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice, 1/2 ounce Pimm's No. 1 #
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9/10/2006 @ 20:02 GMT
kellan : Paragraph level comment annotation in Wordpress! - Hell yeah! Something I've wanted for years, need to make time to play with this. Uses YUI, Seth, technology is finally catching up the point where we can do Dru's FIP system. [via] #
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9/10/2006 @ 20:01 GMT
deusx : IM v6 Examples -- Text to Image Handling - "Creating text labels, or adding text to images is probably one of the most basic and common operations ImageImagick is used for."
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9/10/2006 @ 20:01 GMT
deusx : youngpup.net - Say Hello to Halfnote - "Halfnote is a simple, fast, and secure notepad that I have been wanting for my own personal use. You can use it too."
Rod Begbie : youngpup.net - Say Hello to Halfnote - Rather spiffy browser-based TODO.TXT from Aaron "Greasemonkey" Boodman. Minimal, secure, distributed, and AJAXtastic. [via] #
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9/10/2006 @ 20:00 GMT
gleuschk : NPR : Uncovering the 'True' History of the Funerary Violin - expand the notion of musical composition to encompass the creation of an entire artistic genre, with its necessary accompanying history, mythology, philosophy, social function, etc.
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9/10/2006 @ 20:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : After Yahoo! Hack Day - After Yahoo! Hack Day: "Yahoo needs to be a great technology company, not a second-rate media company, no matter what the folks in Santa Monica may think." Hahahaha!
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9/10/2006 @ 19:05 GMT
Nelson Minar : Catacombes de Paris - The official web page
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9/10/2006 @ 19:05 GMT
jimray : 2006 Online Journalism Award winners - MSNBC.com takes home General Excellence in Online Journalism and Outstanding Use of Multiple Media (for the Rising from Ruin package). Rock.
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9/10/2006 @ 19:00 GMT
jkottke : Facadeprinter is a paint gun that prints images on the wall from 20 feet away - Facadeprinter is a paint gun that prints images on the wall from 20 feet away. See also the opening credits of the A-Team.
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9/10/2006 @ 18:02 GMT
jimray : IEBlog : IE7 Is Coming This Month...Are you Ready? - Why is "The Imperial Death March" stuck in my head now?
Jon Hicks : IE7 Is Coming This Month...Are you Ready? - Yes, I have my crash helmet, and ear muffs to block out the sound of clumsy behemoth trashing everything I’ve done.
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9/10/2006 @ 18:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Flickr Map Icon Greasemonkey Script - Flickr Map Icon Greasemonkey Script: very cool
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9/10/2006 @ 18:00 GMT
jkottke : Photographs of female anatomy for artists - Photographs of female anatomy for artists, just in case you don't have the resources to hire live nude models. Male anatomy photos available here. NSFW.
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9/10/2006 @ 17:01 GMT
deusx : YouTube - Ray McGovern 0wns Donald Rumsfeld - "The audience member then read Rumsfeld's quote back to him, leaving the defense secretary speechless."
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9/10/2006 @ 17:00 GMT
deusx : Think Progress � Transcript: Rumsfeld Called Out On Lies About WMD - "So I would like to ask you to be up front with the American people, why did you lie to get us into a war that was not necessary, that has caused these kinds of casualties? why?"
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9/10/2006 @ 16:02 GMT
Isofarro : Color Palette Generator - Takes an image and returns a colour palette of what looks to be web-safe colours. Good for people with colour-matching deficiencies, like me.
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9/10/2006 @ 16:01 GMT
deusx : TIME.com: The End of a Revolution -- Oct. 16, 2006 -- Page 1 - "holding on to power has become not just the means but also the end for the onetime reformers who in 1994 unseated a calcified and corrupted Democratic majority."
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9/10/2006 @ 16:00 GMT
jkottke : More on Doug Block's new documentary film, 51 Birch Street - More on Doug Block's new documentary film, 51 Birch Street. "'But it wasn't until later, when we were in the car, and I asked [my dad] "Do you miss Mom?" and he said no' that Doug Block knew he was onto a movie." Previous post.
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9/10/2006 @ 16:00 GMT
jkottke : Eyes on the Prize, parts 3/4 tonight - Parts 3 and 4 of (the must-see) Eyes on the Prize are on tonight...here's a look at the difficulties the filmmakers went through to get the rights to all the material in the film cleared again. (thx, david)
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tjogin : Did the U.S. Provoke N. Korea? - On Sept. 19, 2005, North Korea signed a widely heralded denuclearization agreement with the United States, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea. Four days later, the U.S. broke it.
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9/10/2006 @ 15:00 GMT
Jon Hicks : Xcast - An impressive freeware podcast (or even just RSS) client.
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9/10/2006 @ 14:01 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : Conscientious - a weblog about fine-art photography (and more)
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9/10/2006 @ 13:00 GMT
Rod Begbie : Urban Legends Reference Pages: Reverse PIN Panic Code - Claim: Entering one's PIN in reverse at any ATM will summon the police. "I'm not sure anyone here could remember their PIN numbers backward with a gun to their head." #
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9/10/2006 @ 11:02 GMT
fastclemmy : 9 JavaScript Tips You May Not Know - 9 JavaScript Tips You May Not Know by fastclemmy & 1 other(s) Inside is a list of JavaScript tips, some offer techniques to simulate features found in C-like languages (such as assertions or static variables), others are meant to improve perfo
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9/10/2006 @ 07:02 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : how to fly without id - (via cryptome) [via]
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9/10/2006 @ 06:01 GMT
Rod Begbie : Joe Mathlete Explains Today's Marmaduke - Because all too often, the subtle humour of Marmaduke requires explaining. #
Jason Shellen : Joe Mathlete Explains Today's Marmaduke - I would have made this a Blog of Note but it's not the most family friendly blog. #
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9/10/2006 @ 06:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Skip the Coffee? What’s Money for, Anyway? - Skip the Coffee? What’s Money for, Anyway?: "...we put away a fair chunk of change out of every paycheck. So I’m a little tired of hearing this copycat scolding about my coffee."
deusx : Skip the Coffee? What’s Money for, Anyway? - New York Times - "A happier life calls for a little grasshopper with your ant."
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9/10/2006 @ 06:00 GMT
jkottke : Steven Johnson on The Long Zoom - Steven Johnson on The Long Zoom, "the satellites tracking in on license-plate numbers in the spy movies; the Google maps in which a few clicks take you from a view of an entire region to the roof of your house; the opening shot in 'Fight Club' that pulls
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9/10/2006 @ 05:00 GMT
Rod Begbie : Erik J. Heels » Pity The Yankees - Since the Sox didn't make the playoffs, all we have to fall back on is sweet sweet schadenfreude. After reading Moneyball, I'm rooting for the Oakland A's. [via] #
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9/10/2006 @ 02:02 GMT
jcgregorio : Google Base data API - Accessing the Google Base data API using PHP - PUT and DELETE using PHP curl.
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9/10/2006 @ 01:00 GMT
plasticbag : Creative Review has a weblog and they're using it to respond to criticism of the new BBC logos - I'm not sure what I think about them. Like many mainstream British television theme tunes, they seem restrained, lacking punch, with no bass or weight to really get the heart pounding. Pretty or constrained. The Daniel O'Donnell of branding?
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9/10/2006 @ 00:00 GMT
deusx : cbs13.com - Sprint Rate Hike Means Penalty-Free Cancellation - "Sprint is hiking its text message fee to $.15, which means that you can get out of your contract."
43folders : cbs13.com - Sprint Rate Hike Means Penalty-Free Cancellation - Sprint's fine print lets you get our of their onerous contract if they change your rate. Go! Run! Now! [via:MeFi]
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