13/02/2007 @ 22:02 GMT
43folders : Inside baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - I think I first heard this secondary usage from Anil. Anyhow, I use this term all the time now.
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13/02/2007 @ 22:01 GMT
Linkorama : BatanCity - Imaginary city in a wiki, started by Paul Youlten
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13/02/2007 @ 22:01 GMT
Linkorama : I Hate Cilantro - an anti cilantro community
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13/02/2007 @ 22:01 GMT
deusx : 01000001 - Binary code for ASCII 'A'. Hidden message extra embedded in an episode of J.C. Hutchins' 7th Son sci-fi podcast.
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13/02/2007 @ 22:00 GMT
Andy Baio : Video of 12,000 foot skydiver accident and post-landing interview - hit the ground at 80 miles an hour and survived, with cameras recording everything from two angles
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13/02/2007 @ 22:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : "A six-year Greek study found that those who took a... - "A six-year Greek study found that those who took a 30-minute siesta at least three times a week had a 37% lower risk of heart-related death." Among working men, the risk was reduced by 64%. Naps all around! (link)
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13/02/2007 @ 21:01 GMT
jimray : Patenting Life - Michael Chricton's impressively lucid critique of gene patents. After all that global warming inanity, good to see him making sense again.
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13/02/2007 @ 21:01 GMT
Rod Begbie : BarCamp / BarCampBoston2 - BarCampBoston2 is on for March 17th & 18th, at the Stata Center at MIT. #
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13/02/2007 @ 21:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Anthony Bourdain critiques Food Network and some its stars on... - Anthony Bourdain critiques Food Network and some its stars on Michael Ruhlman's blog. "SANDRA LEE: Pure evil. This frightening Hell Spawn of Kathie Lee and Betty Crocker seems on a mission to kill her fans, one meal at a time. She Must Be Stopped. Her dea
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13/02/2007 @ 20:02 GMT
Eric Meyer : Kingston Beta - Man, I totally want to attend that conference some day. I bet my wife will, too.
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13/02/2007 @ 20:02 GMT
kellan : Flickr: Photos from life in Iran - Flickr: Photos from life in Iran. Show a different image then our official propaganda. Picnics, family, skiing, snow days. Are we really going invade a country full of Flickr users and bloggers? (Rafe as always, says it better) #
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13/02/2007 @ 20:02 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : web comic about Unicode characters - (via negatendo) [via]
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13/02/2007 @ 20:01 GMT
jimray : Top 10 indy games of the year - Some spectacular looking stuff here
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13/02/2007 @ 20:01 GMT
jimray : Battlestar Galactica gets a fourth season - Frak yes!
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13/02/2007 @ 20:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : "Love bombing is the deliberate show of affection or friendship... - "Love bombing is the deliberate show of affection or friendship by an individual or a group of people toward another individual. Critics have asserted that this action may be motivated in part by the desire to recruit or otherwise influence." (link)
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13/02/2007 @ 19:02 GMT
43folders : Rock On - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - "An expression used at rock concerts or similar festivities, indicating a desire to hear more rock music or general celebration."
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13/02/2007 @ 19:01 GMT
Nelson Minar : Giant cargo ships - Huge enormous barges (via Metafilter)
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jimray : MediaFork picks up where Handbrake left off - For all your DVD ripping needs
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13/02/2007 @ 19:01 GMT
jimray : YouTube shuts down Gawker account, Gawker says they did nothing wrong - Gawker was bookending copyrighted videos with their own promotions, says they never got complaints from the copyright holders, though
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13/02/2007 @ 19:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : A Wii-themed Valentine's Day card. "Will you be my player... - A Wii-themed Valentine's Day card. "Will you be my player 2?" More here. (thx, nicholas) (link)
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13/02/2007 @ 18:02 GMT
Nelson Minar : Slinky chair - High concept design, and you can even sit on it! (via kottke)
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13/02/2007 @ 18:02 GMT
Nelson Minar : Blu-Ray HD-DVD crack - When will these idiots learn?
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13/02/2007 @ 18:01 GMT
Jon Hicks : Bringing New Life to Boarded Up Homes
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13/02/2007 @ 18:00 GMT
Simon Willison : FreeYourID.com - FreeYourID.com. A free .name domain for 90 days, with built-in tools for managing e-mail forwarding and your OpenID. Could really do with some unobtrusive JavaScript.
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13/02/2007 @ 18:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Will Widgets Hit A Mainstream Wall Just Like RSS? - Will Widgets Hit A Mainstream Wall Just Like RSS?: That's a interesting question. It's very possible.
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13/02/2007 @ 18:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids - The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids: "The Inverse Power of Praise"... a good article from New York Magazine
gleuschk : The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids -- New York Magazine - fascinating
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13/02/2007 @ 18:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Sarah Silverman's "A Very Convenient Truth" [video] - Sarah Silverman's "A Very Convenient Truth" [video]: "Global warming needs our help!" Heh.
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13/02/2007 @ 18:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Reagrding the 70-hour unabridged War and Peace audiobook I posted... - Reagrding the 70-hour unabridged War and Peace audiobook I posted about back in December, the Washington Post has a short profile of the audiobook's reader, Neville Jason. "But if the world has ever been ready for nearly three straight days of recorded To
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13/02/2007 @ 18:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Cate Blanchett's relaxed concentration - One of my favorite actresses is Cate Blanchett, but I don't know much about her. A profile of Blanchett from last week's New Yorker (not online) filled in the blanks nicely: What Blanchett hides from her directors and her audience she also hides from her
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13/02/2007 @ 17:02 GMT
43folders : MacBreak 63: TextExpander - A quick demo of one of my fave utilities for saving keystrokes. (And, man, I'm glad I got a haircut since this segment)
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13/02/2007 @ 17:02 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : new dollar coins - bad engravings (via parislemon) [via]
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Isofarro : Accessible Flash @ Web Standards Group in London - Niqui Merret will be speaking at the London WSG's Accessibility evening talking about accessible Flash. It will be an interesting session for web developers as well as seasoned Flash developers - both groups can learn and share from this particular discus
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13/02/2007 @ 16:03 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : sites for tall people - (via weblogs.mozillazine) [via]
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13/02/2007 @ 16:01 GMT
Andy Baio : Pirates of the Multiplex - the Pirate Bay make Vanity Fair [via]
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Andy Baio : Schwarzenegger & Chan Terminate Piracy - I don't know how I missed this PSA, mentioned in the Vanity Fair article
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13/02/2007 @ 16:01 GMT
Andy Baio : Michael Crook settles out of court - and rescinds his false DMCA notices
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Jason Kottke : Miami Vice - Count me among those that scoffed when I heard a movie was being made of the Miami Vice TV series. The lesson: don't doubt Michael Mann. Not to mention Vice's director of photography, Dion Beebe. The movie was gorgeous and had the most distinct and tight
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13/02/2007 @ 16:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Regarding last week's post about LED lightbulbs, Matt Haughey... - Regarding last week's post about LED lightbulbs, Matt Haughey bought a variety pack of LED bulbs, tried them out, and says "save your money". "The color is definitely blue and the light is dim. There's no way on earth these bulbs are worth running out and
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Rod Begbie : ChipLog: VMware Workstation 6.0 beta 3 - Wow, Record/Replay sounds useful. Similar to the Java Omniscient Debugger, but capturing the whole machine state. Looks like VMWare are doing a good job of differentiating their free and pay-for versions. [via] #
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Jason Kottke : Denis Darzacq's photos of dancers, caught in mid-flight. (thx, david) - Denis Darzacq's photos of dancers, caught in mid-flight. (thx, david) (link)
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13/02/2007 @ 13:00 GMT
Simon Willison : Too many Chiefs... - Too many Chiefs.... OpenID’s current biggest problem is that there are plenty of OpenID providers but not nearly enough places that you can log in to with one.
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13/02/2007 @ 12:02 GMT
François Nonnenmacher : How to install a Vista upgrade on any PC - Unadvertised sale: Buy an upgrade, get a stand-alone version
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13/02/2007 @ 11:01 GMT
Jon Hicks : Command, Option, Control
wearehugh : Daring Fireball: Command, Option, Control
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13/02/2007 @ 08:01 GMT
Linkorama : Linkslaver on open licensing - As Cory Doctorow says, 99.9% of those who haven't paid you have never heard of you. Because you haven't released your code nobody knows about it and you aren't in demand as a famous C++ guru.
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13/02/2007 @ 08:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : About a week ago, here's what Boston actually thought. [video] - About a week ago, here's what Boston actually thought. [video]: oh, man.... that's funny. I hope people in boston feel evern more dumb now.
Andy Baio : Video: Osama Team Hunger Force - "we will disrupt their workday with a mildly offensive blinking neon light!" [via]
cameron : Osama Team Hunger Force - "Why? What is in Boston?" "Average people." (via waxy)
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13/02/2007 @ 07:02 GMT
Cameron Moll : Starry Night Dashboard widget - For the astrology buffs in the crowd: Starry Night Dashboard widget.
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13/02/2007 @ 07:01 GMT
Cameron Moll : Valentine Brushes - Last-minute Valentine gifts might be gracefully polished with one of these Valentine Brushes.
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13/02/2007 @ 07:01 GMT
Linkorama : Will Widgets Kill the Webpage? - Yes
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13/02/2007 @ 07:01 GMT
Linkorama : Widgets Considered Harmful - Yes
deusx : JavaScript Badges and Widgets Considered Harmful (by Jeremy Zawodny) - "These JavaScript and, to a lesser degree, Flash droppings have annoyed me for a long time."
jimray : JavaScript Badges and Widgets Considered Harmful - Not only do I hate these ubiquitous badges, but I also think the API pull mechanism should be replaced with an update ping.
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13/02/2007 @ 07:01 GMT
Linkorama : Socialtext Hackathon Results - I stopped by Socialtext's monthly "Wiki Wednesday" hackathon yesterday. The premise? Free pizza and beer and internet, create what you will using Socialtext's open source technology.
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13/02/2007 @ 06:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Is It Time To Swap? [video] - Is It Time To Swap? [video]: hahahaha
deusx : YouTube - Is It Time To Swap? - "Jane, Stuart, Sarah and Roger have known each other a long time -- but have they truly known each other? In other words... Is it time to swap?"
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13/02/2007 @ 05:01 GMT
Eric Meyer : Baby Got Back - Gilbert and Sullivan Style - I had no idea G&S were so far ahead of their time. [via Dan] [via]
adamrg : Baby Got Back - Gilbert and Sullivan Style
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13/02/2007 @ 05:00 GMT
cameron : caturday night fever - You heard it here first: icanhascheezburger to receive best blog ever award in 2009.
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13/02/2007 @ 04:01 GMT
Matthew M. Boedicker : will California split from the rest of the US? - (via kottke) [via]
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13/02/2007 @ 03:00 GMT
Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo! Mail Beta meets Yahoo! Messenger - Yahoo! Mail Beta meets Yahoo! Messenger: the screencast does a good job of showing it off
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13/02/2007 @ 02:01 GMT
43folders : Why Vista's DRM Is Bad For You - Forbes.com - "...we're stuck with DRM systems that interfere with all of our computer use--even the uses that have nothing to do with copyright." [via: Daring Fireball]
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13/02/2007 @ 02:01 GMT
43folders : NDA = Not Doing Anything? at Like It Matters - "One way that I mark companies I think will win & lose: I tend to devalue those who rely on lawyers, trademarks, IP, etc. for their edge."
Nelson Minar : Idea vs. execution - Simple maxim of startups (via evhead)
veen : NDA = Not Doing Anything? at Like It Matters - " I tend to devalue those who rely on lawyers, trademarks, IP, etc. for their edge. To me, you are already showing you are worried about being able to translate community feedback and iterate in real time if you’re hung up on legal barriers."
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jimray : Duke out of AP top 25 for first time since '96
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13/02/2007 @ 01:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Nina Berman won a prize in the 2007 World Press... - Nina Berman won a prize in the 2007 World Press Photo contest for this heartbreaking photo of a badly wounded Iraqi war veteran and his childhood sweetheart on their wedding day. Their story is here. "One arm was a stump and his remaining hand had only tw [via]
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13/02/2007 @ 00:01 GMT
jimray : More Multitouch from Jeff Han - I want one of those screens in a newsroom to do photo edits
Rod Begbie : Mac Rumors: More Multitouch from Jeff Han - I saw the demo of this last year at ETech, and it was mindblowing. We're inching closer to the Minority Report user interface. #
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13/02/2007 @ 00:00 GMT
Simon Willison : Say Hello to Elixir for SQLAlchemy - Say Hello to Elixir for SQLAlchemy. New ActiveRecord style layer over SQLAlchemy; a collaboration that includes the authors of ActiveMapper and TurboEntity.
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13/02/2007 @ 00:00 GMT
Simon Willison : soaplib - soaplib. New open-source Python SOAP library, with a pleasantly Pythonic looking API. [via]
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13/02/2007 @ 00:00 GMT
Jason Kottke : Video of a crazy folding chair. - Video of a crazy folding chair. (link)
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