17/10/2006 @ 23:02 GMT
Eric Meyer : fail better - Brilliant! I'd subscribe to that magazine in half a heartbeat.
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17/10/2006 @ 23:02 GMT
jimray : Small Number of Fifth Generation iPods May Be Carrying Windows Virus - Whoops!
Andy Baio : Small Number of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus - "we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses"
Eric Meyer : Small Number of Fifth Generation iPods May Be Carrying Windows Virus - No one is safe! Don't you understand? There's no stopping them! They're everywhere!
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17/10/2006 @ 23:01 GMT
Jon Hicks : Coming soon: Mobile Web Design, the book ~ Authentic Boredom - I’m so excited about this, it can’t be released fast enough. There are so many books on Standards and CSS, but none on mobile design. At chuffin’ last!
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17/10/2006 @ 23:01 GMT
Jon Hicks : Google is ruining everything
Cameron Moll : "Google Is Ruining Everything" - Shirt: "Google Is Ruining Everything".
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Jeremy Zawodny : FAQ: What is a variable speed furnace? - FAQ: What is a variable speed furnace?: "The term "variable speed" refers to the furnace's indoor blower motor, which moves at different speeds to precisely control the flow of heated and cooled air throughout your home."
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17/10/2006 @ 23:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo! buys AdInterax for undisclosed sum - Yahoo! buys AdInterax for undisclosed sum: hmmm
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Jeremy Zawodny : A Cult of Backyard Rocketeers Keeps the Solid Fuel Burning - A Cult of Backyard Rocketeers Keeps the Solid Fuel Burning: If I needed another expensive hobby, this would be it!
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17/10/2006 @ 22:01 GMT
jimray : Give me back my GOOGLEâ„¢ - Google without all the crap results
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17/10/2006 @ 22:00 GMT
gleuschk : soli deo 10/17 « soli deo - just a public service message: this meeting is not at *my* house.
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Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo goes punk with a Zen twist - Yahoo goes punk with a Zen twist: good Bradley interview with a dumb title
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17/10/2006 @ 22:00 GMT
jkottke : The economic case against philanthropy: charity is selfish - The economic case against philanthropy: charity is selfish. "Those organizing fund-raising drives for the United Way tend to be disproportionately real estate agents, insurance brokers, car dealers, and other people with something to sell."
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17/10/2006 @ 22:00 GMT
jkottke : Clay Davis: Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeit - Clay Davis: Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeit. This is right up there with Khaaan! (thx, david)
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Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo! Makes Strategic Investment in Right Media - Yahoo! Makes Strategic Investment in Right Media: iiiiinteresting
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Andy Baio : New Bravia paint commercial - this observer video makes more sense now
jimray : Sony BRAVIA - The Advert - Possibly the best commercial ever. Best part? No CGI was used - Jonathan Glazer spent 10 days with 600 explosive devices and 1,700 detonators linked by 35 miles of copper wire to vaporize 18,000 gallons of paint.
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17/10/2006 @ 20:02 GMT
Cameron Moll : Web 2.0 Thinking Game - Zeldman: Web 2.0 Thinking Game. "Web 1.0: Pointless Flash widgets. Web 2.0: Pointless 'Ajax' widgets. Now you try it!"
Jeremy Zawodny : Web 2.0 Thinking Game - Web 2.0 Thinking Game: haahaha... the comments are priceless.
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Andy Baio : Coleco Toys & Games catalog from 1980 - "we're the one."
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17/10/2006 @ 20:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Best Dreamcast games for today's gamers - I would love to see thoughtful lists like this for other platforms; I've found many underrated gems for the SNES, for example
joshua : dreamcast game list - probably all $5 on ebay these days
Matthew M. Boedicker : list of underrated Dreamcast games that still hold up today - (via waxy links) [via]
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17/10/2006 @ 20:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Paul Graham on the mistakes that startups make - I usually avoid lists like this, but this is a thoughtful one
jkottke : Paul Graham on the 18 mistakes that kill startups - Paul Graham on the 18 mistakes that kill startups. Some interesting stuff here, but heavily technology-biased (#6 Hiring Bad Progammers...what, everyone else on the team can be bad and you'll still succeed?).
philgyford : The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups - I also love reading about how to have a successful (or unsuccessful) startup. (via Kottke)
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Andy Baio : Backstory of the questionably diverse resume of Yale senior Aleksey Vayner - you might want to watch the video in question first [via]
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17/10/2006 @ 20:00 GMT
jkottke : Cory posted a nice review of Julian Dibbell's Play Money - Cory posted a nice review of Julian Dibbell's Play Money. I loved the book as well and Cory's review captures what's so compelling about it. It's a shame that it didn't gain a wider readership (and a less unfortunate cover as well)...it's not just some ne
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17/10/2006 @ 19:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Two Gallants frontman tazered by police at Texas show - the SF-based folky indie band is an unlikely target for violence [via]
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jkottke : Photographer Philippe Halsman took portraits of people while jumping (the people, not Halsman), as a way to loosen up - Photographer Philippe Halsman took portraits of people while jumping (the people, not Halsman), as a way to loosen up. Subjects include Marilyn Monroe, Richard Nixon, and the Dule and Duchess of Windsor. (viabb) [via]
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17/10/2006 @ 18:02 GMT
Eric Meyer : And the Winner Is ... Me - Ay-men: "Election administration should be removed from partisan politics, in Ohio and everywhere else." [via Zoethe] [via]
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17/10/2006 @ 18:00 GMT
jkottke : Short Q and A with David Simon about The Wire - Short Q&A with David Simon about The Wire.
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43folders : Control Page for our house on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - Not shown: alcove where Ethan stores robot maid; conveyor where he walks space dog.
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jkottke : Just how much women's underwear can be stashed in one person's closet? - Just how much women's underwear can be stashed in one person's closet? "Next I discovered two loose pairs of women's underwear. Next I discovered a Pokemon lunchbox containing 20 pairs of women's underwear, and next I discovered a blue hardened briefcase
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43folders : Kasper Hauser Sketch Comedy: Phone Call to the 14th Century - "Some of the popes are evil! Some of the popes are evil!"
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17/10/2006 @ 16:01 GMT
43folders : Urban Legends Reference Pages: College (That Sinking Feeling) - Regrettably, your architect schadenfreude is not well founded.
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17/10/2006 @ 15:02 GMT
wearehugh : Greaseblog: Greasemonkey 0.6.6 - Firefox 2 support and new install UI
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17/10/2006 @ 15:02 GMT
wearehugh : The Fishbowl: How to (and how not to) sell technology
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jkottke : Thoughtful review of the Picasso and American Art show currently on at the Whitney - Thoughtful review of the Picasso and American Art show currently on at the Whitney.
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17/10/2006 @ 11:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Online Confessions of a Childhood Murderer - origins and fallout of a hoax on Kuro5hin; here's the Mefi thread
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17/10/2006 @ 11:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Wired News reviews the new Sam & Max game - positive review on the first episode of the new series
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17/10/2006 @ 10:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker piece on predicting box office hits with algorithms - the problem with their technique is coming up with every possible meaningful variable
jkottke : Malcolm Gladwell writes about a group of people trying to predict movie hits - Malcolm Gladwell writes about a group of people trying to predict movie hits. As Andy notes, "the problem with their technique is coming up with every possible meaningful variable".
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17/10/2006 @ 09:01 GMT
Nelson Minar : Datacenter in a cargo container - Sun concept for a portable datacenter
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17/10/2006 @ 09:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Rails, Streamlined, and DabbleDB - Rails, Streamlined, and DabbleDB: "Not too long ago applications ran on one machine and used custom data formats--if they used data at all. Now most interesting applications are connected to databases and usually online." Good point.
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17/10/2006 @ 07:00 GMT
jkottke : Headline of the week - Headline of the week: "Horniest male beetles have the tiniest testicles". Bravo!
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17/10/2006 @ 06:01 GMT
43folders : Excel Pivot Table Help From Mr Excel - I met Mr. Excel while taping Call for Help a couple weeks back, and he totally schooled me on Pivot Tables. Looks like he has lots of helpful stuff here.
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17/10/2006 @ 06:01 GMT
43folders : Hi, my name's Chris [logorot] - Chris Glass's posts on the ongoing assification of lovely and classic logos.
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17/10/2006 @ 06:01 GMT
joshua : A Guide to Restaurants in Downtown Mountain View
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17/10/2006 @ 04:03 GMT
43folders : The Laws of Simplicity » SLIP - I don't completely get the SLIP tool yet, but I enjoyed using it. Great site.
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17/10/2006 @ 04:00 GMT
deusx : The Unsolved Case Of Anthrax - washingtonpost.com - "It's been five years since the anthrax attacks shook our country and took the lives of five Americans. We cannot permit another five to pass before we close this chapter and prepare for the next one."
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17/10/2006 @ 03:03 GMT
43folders : iphone - Google News - I have a pretty good idea of at least one thing we'll be talking about tomorrow night on Mac Break. Rejoice, Scott!
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17/10/2006 @ 03:02 GMT
Andy Baio : Conflict of interest leads two to resign at Seattle's The Stranger - someone from ad sales was writing record reviews, which is a dangerous mix [via]
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17/10/2006 @ 03:00 GMT
wearehugh : Hixie's Natural Log: HTMLOptionsElement - this makes me want to gouge out my eyes with red-hot angle brackets
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17/10/2006 @ 02:02 GMT
Linkorama : Beyond Technology and Automation - Through experience, we have learned the limitations in our ability to leverage IT to automate quintessentially human tasks, even many seemingly simple ones, no matter how fast our computers have become. I think that the key breakthrough that we have need
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17/10/2006 @ 02:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Best Outlook error message… ever - Best Outlook error message… ever: Ha! It's not just me.
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17/10/2006 @ 02:00 GMT
jkottke : Dori Smith had her personalized license plate ("WEB GEEK") stolen and she wants it back, no questions asked - Dori Smith had her personalized license plate ("WEB GEEK") stolen and she wants it back, no questions asked. "I know a lot of people in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area. I know a lot of Web geeks. The chances are good that whoever ends up with my pla
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17/10/2006 @ 01:01 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Cat starts house fire, dog saves owner - Cat starts house fire, dog saves owner: yikes!
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17/10/2006 @ 01:01 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : A Failure To Be Honest... - A Failure To Be Honest...: "Okay, it's official, transparency is now the universal PR euphemism for honesty."
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17/10/2006 @ 01:01 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Who are you calling fat? - Who are you calling fat?: "How hard can it really be? The rolls of surplus flesh, the tight waistband, not being able to see your own feet - you don't need to be a rocket scientist to work out you're carrying extra pounds."
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17/10/2006 @ 01:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : America's Dumbest Congressmen - America's Dumbest Congressmen: "when it comes to sheer stupidity, the men and women of the 109th have distinguished themselves as a breed apart."
Rod Begbie : Radar Online: America's Dumbest Congressmen - "His campaign style is so completely unhinged that political observers openly speculated in 2004 that the then-73-year-old was suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's ... To scotch the rumors, Bunning was forced to hold a press conference and offer up doct [via] #
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17/10/2006 @ 01:00 GMT
jkottke : Photoshop tutorial: how to add 20 years to someone in a photograph - Photoshop tutorial: how to add 20 years to someone in a photograph. (via photojojo) [via]
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17/10/2006 @ 00:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : CNET TV: Everything old is new again - CNET TV: Everything old is new again: "Most notably, we couldn't have anything blue on our desks. Apparently blue clashed with the CNET brand identity."
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17/10/2006 @ 00:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Where's Google Going? - Where's Google Going?: "Why does Yahoo have all that search market share? And why aren’t we the only ones with cool developers?"
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17/10/2006 @ 00:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : This American Life Podcasts - This American Life Podcasts: yay!
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17/10/2006 @ 00:00 GMT
jkottke : Billionaire casino owner and art collector Steve Wynn accidentally put his elbow through a $140 million Picasso while gesturing in talking about the painting - Billionaire casino owner and art collector Steve Wynn accidentally put his elbow through a $140 million Picasso while gesturing in talking about the painting. Update: Nora Ephron was present at the accidental violation of Ms. Marie-Therese Walter by Wynn [via]
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