29/01/2007 @ 23:01 GMT
cameron : Digg This Post: Trendy Buttons - The rise of those annoying buttons. They can't be stopped!
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29/01/2007 @ 23:01 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Change Windows drive letters - Change Windows drive letters: I always forget how to do this
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29/01/2007 @ 23:01 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : MyBlogLog and spam - MyBlogLog and spam: "It is inevitable that a system like MyBlogLog, if popular, would get spammed." Yup.
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29/01/2007 @ 23:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Andy Warhol would have loved this round-the-clock webcam view of... - Andy Warhol would have loved this round-the-clock webcam view of the Empire State Building...it's like a sequel to Empire that never ends. (via cyn-c) (link) [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 22:03 GMT
joshua : deactivate the stupid snap.com previews - thank god, this was making me afraid of mousing over links
Nelson Minar : Disable snap previews - Get rid of those horrible popups (via kottke)
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29/01/2007 @ 22:02 GMT
jimray : Can Brightcove Solve Net Video for Pros, Big Media? - Or, why Brightcove and YouTube are two different beasts. Also, I had no idea that Jeremy Allaire was behind Brightcove.
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29/01/2007 @ 22:02 GMT
jimray : Stephen Colbert is launching a UGC site for fake news - Send him your bogus tips and rumors!
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29/01/2007 @ 22:00 GMT
plasticbag : Beautiful credits and typography for the movie Thank You For Smoking, as made by Shadowplay - Dan Hill of CityOfSound.com found this. Bloody lovely bit of work - really nice combinations of old cigarette packaging and animated typography.
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29/01/2007 @ 22:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Wikipedia explains R&B: "She orders a milkshake and begins to... - Wikipedia explains R&B: "She orders a milkshake and begins to blow bubbles into it (a possible allusion to oral sex). She continues to prance throughout the restaurant and walks into the kitchen, 'helping' the chef remove biscuits from the oven as she
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29/01/2007 @ 21:06 GMT
Isofarro : Learning JavaScript - Co-worker Tim presents his list of must have JavaScript reference material, covering recent JavaScript books, freely available Douglas Crockford online videos, and reference websites. Its a good overview of the material out there. I've been fortunate to s
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29/01/2007 @ 21:06 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : good Syracuse Crunch hockey fight - (via hfboards) [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 21:05 GMT
Nelson Minar : Mutant fungus ants - NSF anyone afraid of their brains being eaten by fungus
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29/01/2007 @ 21:05 GMT
WillPate : How to Subscribe to Your Upcoming Events in Google Calendar
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WillPate : Google is the new http:// - franticindustries. - "many users have all but stopped typing domain names directly in the web browser, and started using Google instead"
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29/01/2007 @ 21:01 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Sour Skittles - Sour Skittles: they are most excellent
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29/01/2007 @ 21:01 GMT
Jason Kottke : Hey you, web designer! Looking for a job? - Serious Eats is looking for a web designer who's familiar with blogs, isn't afraid of a little PHP code, and is located in (or is planning on relocating to) NYC. Serious Eats is a start-up that is focused on sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and onlin
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29/01/2007 @ 21:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Steven Shapin reviews the history of vegetarianism, from Pythagoras to... - Steven Shapin reviews the history of vegetarianism, from Pythagoras to Hitler to organic Zambian green beans. "Recent epidemiological studies suggest that adult vegetarians tend to have lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels, lower rates of obesit
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29/01/2007 @ 20:03 GMT
43folders : PackRat goes 1.0 - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - Great idea. OS X app syncs all your Backpack pages to your Mac and back. Stuff like this makes online-only apps a *lot* more attractive to serious users.
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29/01/2007 @ 20:03 GMT
43folders : Faking it at the Watercooler: Super Bowl XLI Primer at Dethroner - My friend, Giles, used to skim the sports page every morning so he could bluff his way through manly business-guy pillow talk. "How 'bout them Bears?"
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29/01/2007 @ 20:02 GMT
43folders : Cocoa Dev Central: Learn Cocoa - "This tutorial shows you how to create your first Cocoa app. It assumes no previous experience with programming or Xcode." Pretty, too.
Rod Begbie : Cocoa Dev Central: Learn Cocoa - Mega-wicked-simple "getting started with Cocoa" tutorial. [via] #
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29/01/2007 @ 20:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : How to disable the stupid Snap Preview things that are... - How to disable the stupid Snap Preview things that are popping up on everyone's site these days. (via df) (link) [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 19:03 GMT
43folders : YouTube - Tom Cruise Crazy - John the Uke-ist does a terrific ukulele cover of Jonathan Coulton's song "Tom Cruise Crazy." Here's the video.
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29/01/2007 @ 19:02 GMT
jimray : Google Book Search now integrates maps - See places mentioned in the book on a map.
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29/01/2007 @ 19:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted - Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted: "The best strategy for career planning is this: make your best guess, try it out and don't be surprised if you don't like it. But for heaven's sake don't mention this in your interviews."
philgyford : PsyBlog: Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted - The group who chose their sandwiches for the week in advance "are significantly less happy with their choices than the group who chose their sandwiches on the day." (via Haddock)
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29/01/2007 @ 19:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The Effect of Typeface on the Perception of Email - The Effect of Typeface on the Perception of Email: interesting... too bad they didn't include background images and ugly colors too! :-)
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29/01/2007 @ 19:00 GMT
wearehugh : myFairTunes V.0.5.5b - a iTunes/DRM removal tool - Doom9's Forum
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29/01/2007 @ 19:00 GMT
wearehugh : BackupBluray Guide » WesleyTech.com: HD DVD, Blu-ray, CD info and more
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29/01/2007 @ 19:00 GMT
wearehugh : High Def and BlueRay... - Page 2 - SlySoft Forum - ""We are currently working AnyDVD HD"
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29/01/2007 @ 19:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : David Shenk is writing a book about genius, specifically "how... - David Shenk is writing a book about genius, specifically "how science is unveiling a rich new understanding of talent, 'giftedness,' and brilliance -- and the lessons we can all apply to our own lives", and he's using a blog to help him while he researche
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29/01/2007 @ 19:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : In this video, an autistic woman speaks in her native... - In this video, an autistic woman speaks in her native language and then translates it into English. But it's not really a direct translation because, as she states, her language is not limited to expressing her thoughts to other human beings...it's more a
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jimray : Buzz.mn is the Star-Tribune's Drupal-powered community site - Looks like this is finally live. I'd like to see better integration with the rest of the site, but this is an obvious future for newspapers. Looks great.
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Jeremy Zawodny : Hillary Clinton, Yahoo Answers & the Power of Social Media - Hillary Clinton, Yahoo Answers & the Power of Social Media: "I cannot think of another form of media which would allow the same kind of user interaction AND approachability that Yahoo Answers brings to the table."
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29/01/2007 @ 18:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Good People, new fiction by David Foster Wallace in the... - Good People, new fiction by David Foster Wallace in the New Yorker. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 17:07 GMT
Cameron Moll : Inmaness - Scads of new stuff from Shaun Inman today: Mint 2 (demo), Peppermill, another rev of shauninman.com, and the full write-up.
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29/01/2007 @ 17:07 GMT
Cameron Moll : sxsw.mobi - sxsw.mobi. Southby on your phone.
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29/01/2007 @ 17:06 GMT
Cameron Moll : Drafty door how-to - Drafty door, a how-to by way of Flickr photoset.
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29/01/2007 @ 17:06 GMT
Cameron Moll : Stylish dinnerware... at Wal-Mart? - Stylish dinnerware... at Wal-Mart? Wha?
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29/01/2007 @ 17:05 GMT
43folders : Fanboy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - I get called an "Apple fanboy" about every day; it still makes me smile. You might as well also call me a "gravity fanboy" and a "thermodynamics fanboy."
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29/01/2007 @ 17:05 GMT
Milo Vermeulen : How to disable those annoying Snap linkhover website thumbnail previews that are everywhere these days [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 17:04 GMT
deusx : Lake Tahoe's unwelcome houseguest -- the bear - "Close the curtains so the bears can't see the refrigerator."
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29/01/2007 @ 17:03 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Unhappy Meals (New York Times Magazine) - Unhappy Meals (New York Times Magazine): While "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." is Michael Pollan's advice, he also provides an excellent walk thru food government and science history.
deusx : Unhappy Meals - Michael Pollan - New York Times - "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
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29/01/2007 @ 17:01 GMT
gleuschk : Phil Hirschhorn's Homepage: the 'exam' documentclass - I'm so tired of adding up points by hand and messing it up
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gleuschk : Uses of Linear Algebra - pretty fancy handout
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29/01/2007 @ 16:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Google mixes their chocolate and peanut butter to map out... - Google mixes their chocolate and peanut butter to map out locations found in books on Google Maps. Check out the maps for Around the World in Eighty Days or War and Peace (near the bottom of the page). More information about this project here. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 14:02 GMT
Isofarro : Net Magazine: The Accessibility Test - Alastair Campbell writes a regular column in net magazine assessing the accessibility of various websites. Alastair works for Nomensa, one of the top accessibility consultancies in the UK. I've had the pleasure of interesting discussions with him over the
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29/01/2007 @ 13:01 GMT
WillPate : YouTube to share revenue with users - This is good for content creators, spells trouble for a few video startups
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29/01/2007 @ 13:01 GMT
WillPate : 10 years to save world - 10 years to reverse surging greenhouse gas emissions or risk runaway climate change that could make many parts of the planet uninhabitable.
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29/01/2007 @ 09:00 GMT
deusx : My Project Du Jour: GetaFirstLife.com | DarrenBarefoot.com - "Moreover, Linden Lab objects to any implication that it would employ lawyers incapable of distinguishing such obvious parody."
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29/01/2007 @ 07:02 GMT
Rod Begbie : Apple (UK and Ireland) - Get a Mac - Watch The New Ads - The Mac & PC on British TV are played by ace comedy double-act Mitchell & Webb. Genius! [via] #
Jon Hicks : UK "Get a Mac" adverts - I like the fact that our ads use Mitchell and Webb!
cameron : UK Get a Mac Ads are decidedly different - Most notably, the Mac character is not very hip and the PC is not John Hodgeman (via mandydale)
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29/01/2007 @ 07:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Some RSS and remaindered links changes - As promised, I've made some long overdue changes to the kottke.org RSS feeds and the remaindered links. I've combined the two kottke.org feeds -- previously one contained main posts, movie posts, and book posts and the other contained the so-called remain
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Simon Willison : Apple UK Get a Mac ads - Apple UK Get a Mac ads. Totally awesome, they’re using Mitchell and Webb. Not sure how much Mac users will want to be associated with Jeremy from Peep Show though...
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Simon Willison : XRID.net - XRID.net. Sign up for a free @xrid*something i-name by logging in with an OpenID. [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Bubble Bobble street art in London. BB is one of... - Bubble Bobble street art in London. BB is one of my favorite arcade games ever. (via wonderland) (link) [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Is Food Network doing subliminal advertising during its shows? This... - Is Food Network doing subliminal advertising during its shows? This video shows a McDonald's ad that was displayed for only one frame during a recent episode of Iron Chef America. (via the grumpiest) Update: Additional information from my inbox: "Thank yo [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : A report encompassing the work of thousands of climate experts... - A report encompassing the work of thousands of climate experts says that "global warming will happen faster and be more devastating than previously thought". "The really chilling thing about the IPCC report is that it is the work of several thousand clima
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : The making of an Al Qaeda operative - One of the most interesting articles I've read in the New Yorker in recent months is Raffi Khatchadourian's piece on Adam Gadahn, an American who is a member of Al Qaeda and "one of Osama bin Laden's senior operatives". In it, Khatchadourian describes how
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Ticklebooth has tracked down online clips of three (and 1/2)... - Ticklebooth has tracked down online clips of three (and 1/2) of the short films nominated for an Oscar this year. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Andy Baio has a report on Oscar nominated films showing... - Andy Baio has a report on Oscar nominated films showing up online. Out of the 34 films nominated in one form or another, 31 have been released online. "The average length of time between a film's USA release and its first appearance online is 12 days." (l
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : The top 100 fonts as determined by a panel of... - The top 100 fonts as determined by a panel of designers and type experts. Top 10: Helvetica, Garamond, Frutiger, Bodoni, Futura, Times, Akzidenz Grotesk, Officina, Gill Sans, and Univers. A PDF of the results (with photos, in German) is also available. (v [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : How to extract stem cells from a placenta and store... - How to extract stem cells from a placenta and store them for possible future use, all from the comfort of your own home. The cost runs in the thousands of dollars but it's totally doable at home. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Running the Numbers, a great new series of photography from... - Running the Numbers, a great new series of photography from Chris Jordan, is kind of a combination of Chuck Close and Edward Burtynsky, with a bit of Stamen thrown in for good measure. (via conscientious) (link) [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Human slingshot video. I so want a four-wheeler and a... - Human slingshot video. I so want a four-wheeler and a big backyard! (via cyn-c) (link) [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Tupper's Self-Referential Formula is an equation that when graphed, displays... - Tupper's Self-Referential Formula is an equation that when graphed, displays the formula itself. Update: In computing, a quine is a program which "produces its complete source code as its only output". (thx, sam) (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : 1993 New Yorker piece on Barry Diller's search for his... - 1993 New Yorker piece on Barry Diller's search for his future and that of television, cable, and technology. This article is a time capsule of the optimism surrounding technology in the early 90s. Note that no one saw the internet coming then...the word d
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Finally, a book unafraid to speak the truth: MySpace for... - Finally, a book unafraid to speak the truth: MySpace for Dummies. I keed, I keed. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : A pair of fine sports-related headlines from The Onion: Confused... - A pair of fine sports-related headlines from The Onion: Confused Bill Simmons Picks The Departed To Win Super Bowl and Bears Lead Rex Grossman To Super Bowl. "All season long, the Bears have shown that they can win, even in the presence of Rex Grossman."
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29/01/2007 @ 06:05 GMT
Jason Kottke : Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics. - Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:04 GMT
Jason Kottke : Lego reproductions of some well-known photos. Update: Another... - Lego reproductions of some well-known photos. Update: Another set from a different person, this time representing well-known paintings. (thx, derek) (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:03 GMT
Jason Kottke : Designers often have the design disease, where you "can't stop... - Designers often have the design disease, where you "can't stop looking at things through your designer eyes". "But it's not just books, it's everything. You'll choose wine by the design of the label and you'd stay [at a hotel] because of the sign." (via e [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:03 GMT
Jason Kottke : How to photograph cool smoke pictures. Or you can skip... - How to photograph cool smoke pictures. Or you can skip the smoke altogther and make smoke-like images with Processing. (thx, shay) (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:03 GMT
Jason Kottke : If Roger Federer keeps going the way he's going, he... - If Roger Federer keeps going the way he's going, he could one day be considered the greatest sportsman in history. Update: Via email, a nomination for Pakistani squash player Jahangir Khan, who engineered a 5+ year unbeaten streak during which he won the [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:03 GMT
Jason Kottke : Smart or Stoopid is a neat quick intelligence test. (thx,... - Smart or Stoopid is a neat quick intelligence test. (thx, mark) (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:02 GMT
Jason Kottke : "Until a few decades ago, Gustav Klimt was relatively ignored by... - "Until a few decades ago, Gustav Klimt was relatively ignored by the art establishment. Now his paintings are among the most expensive ever sold. How did the Viennese painter's prices rise so high so fast?" (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:02 GMT
Jason Kottke : Two structural engineers pick their ten favorite man-made structures. - Two structural engineers pick their ten favorite man-made structures. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:02 GMT
Jason Kottke : Chicago Bears vs. Prince rematch at Super Bowl XLI - When the Chicago Bears take the field against the Indianapolis Colts in early February for Super Bowl XLI, a former foe of the Bears will be close at hand. A kottke.org reader writes: The "Super Bowl Shuffle" earned The Chicago Bears a [1987] Grammy nomi
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29/01/2007 @ 06:02 GMT
Jason Kottke : Google is now including YouTube videos in Google Video search... - Google is now including YouTube videos in Google Video search results. I love the smell of synergy in the morning. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:02 GMT
Jason Kottke : Music video for Rock Me Amadeus by Falco. Not to... - Music video for Rock Me Amadeus by Falco. Not to be confused with the Dr. Zaius song from The Simpsons. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:02 GMT
Jason Kottke : Do The Right Thing - I don't typically write about many new Web 2.0 products, but Do The Right Thing is doing something interesting. The site works on a modified Digg model. If you see a story you like, you click a button to declare your interest in it. But then you also rate
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Jason Kottke : Long audio interview with Michael Lewis by economist Russ Roberts... - Long audio interview with Michael Lewis by economist Russ Roberts on "the hidden economics of baseball and football". "Michael Lewis talks about the economics of sports -- the financial and decision-making side of baseball and football -- using the insigh
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29/01/2007 @ 06:01 GMT
Jason Kottke : Before NBA player Jason Kidd split with his wife, his free... - Before NBA player Jason Kidd split with his wife, his free throw routine included blowing a kiss to her. After the ugly breakup, he kisses his fingers and wipes them on his butt...kiss my ass! (link)
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Jason Kottke : Ho. Ly. Shit! Muji is planning on opening "two Muji... - Ho. Ly. Shit! Muji is planning on opening "two Muji stores in New York between July and December". Anyone have a sub to WWD...email me the text of this article? Got it, thanks Nixta! (via the cap'n) (link) [via]
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Jason Kottke : A list of 16 genuinely good Oscar-winning songs. As noted... - A list of 16 genuinely good Oscar-winning songs. As noted in the comments, Lose Yourself by Eminem should have been included. (link)
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Jason Kottke : Social network map of the New Testament. Jesus Christ, supernode.... - Social network map of the New Testament. Jesus Christ, supernode. (via waxy) (link) [via]
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Jason Kottke : Photos by Bill Sullivan of people going through NYC subway... - Photos by Bill Sullivan of people going through NYC subway turnstiles. I love the moments of recognition depicted here. (via dooce) (link) [via]
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29/01/2007 @ 06:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Lots of nice photographs on Flickr of Comet McNaught,... - Lots of nice photographs on Flickr of Comet McNaught, the brightest comet seen by the earth since 1965. This one by John White is stunning. (link)
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29/01/2007 @ 06:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Calvin Trillin, parallel parking expert, parks a self-parking car. "As... - Calvin Trillin, parallel parking expert, parks a self-parking car. "As you ease up gradually on the brake, the wheel turns on its own to make one reverse swoop into the spot. Watching the wheel turn by itself is a bit like watching a player piano, except
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Simon Willison : undisposable.org - undisposable.org. A free Web Service for checking if an address is likely to come from a disposable e-mail service. It’s the anti-Mailinator!
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29/01/2007 @ 05:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Scoble: Throwing himself under busses so I don’t have to. - Scoble: Throwing himself under busses so I don’t have to.: "The real, true power of the web is just that - it’s a web. Everything can be interconnected, and learning about or researching a subject can be vastly easier online than anywhere
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29/01/2007 @ 05:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Farecast’s Groundbreaking New Product - Farecast’s Groundbreaking New Product: "Why am I so excited about this? What this amounts to is in effect a 7-day call option on airfares. I’ve been privately predicting for some time that the travel industry would eventually turn out pro
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29/01/2007 @ 05:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Saying No? - Saying No?: "it struck me as actually a brilliant summary of why big companies often fail to create anything truly interesting, or put another way, why a product like Yahoo Personals is so impersonal"
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29/01/2007 @ 05:00 GMT
wearehugh : Michael.NET: Sysinternals Suite Published
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29/01/2007 @ 03:01 GMT
43folders : YouTube - NetRadio 1995 - Feature on Scott Bourne's NetRadio company from 1995.
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29/01/2007 @ 03:01 GMT
jimray : Scoobietron - Pro Dork Blogger - Fake blogs are one of my new favorite trends
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29/01/2007 @ 03:01 GMT
Rod Begbie : The truth about those little red lights: a tale of power and poppycock - Comment - Times Online - That "fact" that went around last year that appliances on stand-by were responsible for using 10% of British electrical power generation? No basis in reality. [via] #
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29/01/2007 @ 03:00 GMT
wearehugh : Say goodbye to Microsoft. Now. - C&D in 3, 2, 1...
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29/01/2007 @ 02:02 GMT
jcgregorio : kottke.org 5.0.0.1 (kottke.org) - ""I'm still using Movable Type to edit the site, but now there's a layer of PHP that takes what MT spits out, works some magic, and presents it to you folks"". PHP is even used as duct tape for Perl.
Jason Kottke : kottke.org 5.0.0.1 - Apologizing for not posting much lately is liable to get a fellow burned at the stake around these parts but since I'm feeling a little chilly today, I figured why not. Things outside kottke.org have been taking up much of my attention for the last week o
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29/01/2007 @ 02:02 GMT
jcgregorio : Daily Kos: Weekly High Impact Diaries: January 20-26, 2007
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29/01/2007 @ 02:01 GMT
Rod Begbie : Twitteroo - Windows Twitter client. Very "inspired" by Twitterrific. #
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