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Shape-shifting 'smart dust' may explore alien worlds

19/04/2007 @ 23:01 GMT

Eric Meyer : Shape-shifting 'smart dust' may explore alien worlds - Or we could use them here at home in the ocean, across barren areas, in the air...

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Pololu Robotics and Electronics

19/04/2007 @ 23:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Pololu Robotics and Electronics - Pololu Robotics and Electronics: might be a good place to get parts for an idea I have

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Click Fraud Getting Worse, Especially on Content Networks

19/04/2007 @ 22:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Click Fraud Getting Worse, Especially on Content Networks - Click Fraud Getting Worse, Especially on Content Networks: "industry-wide click fraud increased modestly in Q1 to its highest level ever" ahh, the wild west lives on...

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Outlook 2007: downgrade no longer

19/04/2007 @ 22:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Outlook 2007: downgrade no longer - Outlook 2007: downgrade no longer: "The only possible explanation is that someone on the Outlook team is getting paid a bonus for convincing people to switch to Gmail." Classic!

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Jott.com - Mobile Note Taking and Hands-Free Messaging

19/04/2007 @ 21:02 GMT

factoryjoe : Jott.com - Mobile Note Taking and Hands-Free Messaging - A service that transcribes notes and reminders over the phone. Tags: notes, mobile, sms

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Corner.js

19/04/2007 @ 21:02 GMT

factoryjoe : Corner.js - Corner.js 1.0 allows you to add corners to images on your webpages. It uses unobtrusive javascript to keep your code clean. It works in all the major browsers - Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+ and Safari. On older browsers and Internet E

Rod Begbie : Corner.js - Add nice corners and shadows to your images with just a smidge of JavaScript. [via#

deusx : Corner.js - Can we have LensFlare.js next please? "Corner.js 1.0 allows you to add corners to images on your webpages. It uses unobtrusive javascript to keep your code clean."

Tags : images javascript html ugh web20 webdev

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Actual Browser Sizes (final) - Baekdal.com

19/04/2007 @ 21:02 GMT

factoryjoe : Actual Browser Sizes (final) - Baekdal.com - For years we have seen statistics telling us the size of people's screens. We know that 1024x768 is the dominant screen size, and that large resolution screens are coming strong. But, this is useless information. We do not want to know

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ivantohelpyou: Session: "The New Hybrid Designer"

19/04/2007 @ 21:01 GMT

factoryjoe : ivantohelpyou: Session: "The New Hybrid Designer" - A good summary of points made in the Hybrid Designer panel. Tags: Web 2.0, web design, web2expo, hybrid designer, chris messina

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Polar Clock Screensaver

19/04/2007 @ 21:01 GMT

Khoi Vinh : Polar Clock Screensaver - Beautiful and (no longer just) for Mac OS X only, but you can view the demo.

jimray : Polar Clock - Information aesthetics at its finest! I want one of these for my house...

Tags : Three Star design infographics tumbl via:khoivinh

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Facebook by the Numbers

19/04/2007 @ 21:01 GMT

WillPate : Facebook by the Numbers

Tags : community facebook

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Simon Phipps, SunMink: Full Java Stack In Ubuntu

19/04/2007 @ 21:00 GMT

wearehugh : Simon Phipps, SunMink: Full Java Stack In Ubuntu - "making the JDK available in Debian made an enormous difference to the Brazilian Free software movement"

Simon Willison : Full Java Stack In Ubuntu - Full Java Stack In Ubuntu. JDK6, Glassfish, NetBeans and Java DB are all available in the Multiverse repository for Ubuntu 7.04.

Tags : debian java linux

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Urban Workshop

19/04/2007 @ 20:03 GMT

joshua : Urban Workshop - some interesting furniture

Tags : home

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Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

19/04/2007 @ 20:03 GMT

joshua : Tumbleweed Tiny House Company - tiny prefab houses

Tags : architecture

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Ray's Bucktown Bed and Breakfast

19/04/2007 @ 20:02 GMT

jimray : Ray's Bucktown Bed and Breakfast - Man, if I ever make that much promised return visit to Chicago, I'm totally staying here

Tags : awesome chicago travel

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Will Friedwald, Owner Of The Worlds Largest iTunes Collection

19/04/2007 @ 20:01 GMT

jimray : Will Friedwald, Owner Of The Worlds Largest iTunes Collection - Has several libraries, totaling about 1200 gigs of music. Apple should call this guy up, offer him a new octocore in exchange collecting usage stats to make iTunes better.

gleuschk : Glenn Wolsey : Blog Archive : Interview: Will Friedwald, Owner Of The Worlds Largest iTunes Collection - 809 days of continuous music; 1200gigs

Tags : awesome itunes music tumbl blog interview library mp3

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8 Steps to Creating a Great Social Network

19/04/2007 @ 20:01 GMT

WillPate : 8 Steps to Creating a Great Social Network

Tags : community

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Design Observer: The Nazi Triangle

19/04/2007 @ 19:06 GMT

Khoi Vinh : Design Observer: The Nazi Triangle - Steven Heller on the Third Reich’s use of iconography.

Tags : Three Star

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John Kricfalusi on Draughtsmanship, Style, Cartooning and Animation

19/04/2007 @ 19:05 GMT

Khoi Vinh : John Kricfalusi on Draughtsmanship, Style, Cartooning and Animation - Very good post from the creator of Rem & Stimpy on translating drawing skills learned at school into professioonal work.

Tags : Four Star

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Polar Clock Screensaver

19/04/2007 @ 19:04 GMT

Khoi Vinh : Polar Clock Screensaver - Beautiful and for Mac OS X only, but you can view the demo.

Tags : Three Star

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ONLamp.com -- The lighttpd Web Server

19/04/2007 @ 19:04 GMT

jcgregorio : ONLamp.com -- The lighttpd Web Server

wearehugh : ONLamp.com -- The lighttpd Web Server

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Say goodbye to the page view as an ad metric

19/04/2007 @ 19:03 GMT

jimray : Say goodbye to the page view as an ad metric - "The Wall St. Journal is reporting that Nielsen NetRatings will drop the page view as a metric to measure web traffic and instead rely more on time spent on a site" My god, this is such good news. Seriously, this makes me freaking day.

Tags : advertising awesome ecommerce media tumbl via:rdsholin work

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Thanks for the Facts. Now Sell Them. - washingtonpost.com

19/04/2007 @ 19:02 GMT

veen : Thanks for the Facts. Now Sell Them. - washingtonpost.com - "Simply put, the media, policymakers and members of the public consume scientific information in a vastly different way than the scientists who generate it."

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Why Are Americans Afraid of Being Naked?

19/04/2007 @ 19:01 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Why Are Americans Afraid of Being Naked? - Why Are Americans Afraid of Being Naked?: probably because they're overweight...

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Guys, I owe you an apology

19/04/2007 @ 19:01 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Guys, I owe you an apology - Guys, I owe you an apology: A woman struggles to understand other women and finally understands how men feel. Heh.

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Michael Dell Uses Ubuntu

19/04/2007 @ 19:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Michael Dell Uses Ubuntu - Michael Dell Uses Ubuntu: apparently so... huh. I had him pegged as a windows guy

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In their honor

19/04/2007 @ 18:05 GMT

Eric Meyer : In their honor - Mini-profiles of the VT victims.

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ABC News: Student Arrested Over Va. Tech Remarks

19/04/2007 @ 18:03 GMT

deusx : ABC News: Student Arrested Over Va. Tech Remarks - "I would have hoped that state officials would know their First Amendment better than they seem to"

Tags : freespeech school virginiatech vt

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Pharyngula: Dinesh D'Souza is a contemptible ghoul

19/04/2007 @ 18:02 GMT

deusx : Pharyngula: Dinesh D'Souza is a contemptible ghoul - "Dinesh D'Souza has a truly awful opinion piece up in which he basically accuses atheists of being hateful robots."

Tags : atheism virginiatech vt

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Modded Recumbent Bikes Rip Through NASA Ames -

19/04/2007 @ 18:02 GMT

deusx : Modded Recumbent Bikes Rip Through NASA Ames - - "Send someone to NASA Ames Research Center, and they're sure to expect rocket scientists and spaceships. But on a recent rainy morning, more than 100 budding engineers raced around Moffett Field on bikes for the annual Human Powered Vehicle Challenge

Tags : bikes nasa

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Super Mario Bros: Frustration - Google Video

19/04/2007 @ 18:02 GMT

deusx : Super Mario Bros: Frustration - Google Video - "(note: this video originally was found on tuduo.com, and I merely ... all » added a fun and profane soundtrack, because I know exactly how frustrating this can be)"

Tags : funny gaming mario nintendo profanity video

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Talking to everyone: the framing of science and technology « Jon Udell

19/04/2007 @ 18:01 GMT

veen : Talking to everyone: the framing of science and technology « Jon Udell - "How do you talk to everyone about the transformative benefits of the technologies we’re so excited about, in ways that don’t make people flip the bozo switch and tune you out?"

Tags : ideas innovation

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Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)

19/04/2007 @ 18:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) - Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn): shiny new bits available now

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tour of the Debian 4.0 CDs

19/04/2007 @ 18:00 GMT

wearehugh : tour of the Debian 4.0 CDs

Tags : debian linux

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New Linux scheduler

19/04/2007 @ 17:01 GMT

nelson : New Linux scheduler - Ingo goes away for 60 hours, comes back with a new CPU allocation scheme

Tags : code ingo kernel linux molnar opensource

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"...things get knocked out of my head"

19/04/2007 @ 16:02 GMT

Cameron Moll : "...things get knocked out of my head" - Edison, second oldest son (5), said to me the other day, "Sometimes I forget things because they get knocked out of my head." I so know what you mean, Edison.

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Clifton Labrum survived the all-day interview

19/04/2007 @ 16:02 GMT

Cameron Moll : Clifton Labrum survived the all-day interview - Recall all that chat about surviving all-day interviews? Here's one who recently did: Clifton Labrum will join our team April 30th. Welcome aboard, Clifton!

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End-to-end principle and human society

19/04/2007 @ 16:01 GMT

Linkorama : End-to-end principle and human society - PEOPLE ARE THE ENDS!

Tags : academia communication endtoend freespeech history links media optimization

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Gmail Super Clean

19/04/2007 @ 14:01 GMT

jonhicks : Gmail Super Clean - A greasemonkey script to make Gmail super clean!

Tags : gmail greasemonkey scripts sidenotes skin theming

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S5: HTML slides

19/04/2007 @ 12:01 GMT

nelson : S5: HTML slides - Nicely put together package for doing slides in a browser, not powerpoint

Tags : S5 powerpoint presentation slides via:markpilgrim

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French government

19/04/2007 @ 11:01 GMT

nelson : French government - How the government is structured

Tags : france government politics

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Sarkozy vis-a-vis the US

19/04/2007 @ 10:03 GMT

nelson : Sarkozy vis-a-vis the US - American take on the front-runner for president of France

Tags : france politics sarkozy

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Paris Parks @ National Geographic Magazine

19/04/2007 @ 10:02 GMT

nelson : Paris Parks @ National Geographic Magazine - National Geographic article about urban parks in paris

Tags : france paris parks

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Segolene / Kruger

19/04/2007 @ 10:01 GMT

nelson : Segolene / Kruger - Interesting comparison of poster styles

Tags : art barbara france kruger politics royal segolene

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polar bear lamps: PNG color mismatch on the web: an easy fix

19/04/2007 @ 10:01 GMT

jonhicks : polar bear lamps: PNG color mismatch on the web: an easy fix - Must try this with Fireworks PNGS too

Tags : todo

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PEAR :: Package :: Net_URL_Mapper

19/04/2007 @ 10:01 GMT

deusx : PEAR :: Package :: Net_URL_Mapper - "Provides a simple and flexible way to build nice URLs for web applications."

Tags : pear php

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Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant

19/04/2007 @ 10:00 GMT

Simon Willison : Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant - Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant. On 18th and Mission in San Francisco. We ate there this evening—the meal took three hours and was worth every minute.

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Toys "R" Us - Beaker Muppets 18" Posable Plush

19/04/2007 @ 09:02 GMT

Rod Begbie : Toys "R" Us - Beaker Muppets 18" Posable Plush - Love the "features" on this. (Found while playing around on the renamed "Google Product Search") #

Tags : beaker meep! muppets

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Pug Hat on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

19/04/2007 @ 09:01 GMT

Rod Begbie : Pug Hat on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - "Look, you guys, when the world is divided into who has Pug Hats and who does not, I will really miss you and write every day. " #

Tags : jillbernard photo pughat

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"groovy mother" :: First Post!

19/04/2007 @ 09:00 GMT

Rod Begbie : "groovy mother" :: First Post! - Lummy! It's been five years since I started writing on groovymother.com. Gonna have to spend some time this weekend doing visualizations of my post history. #

Tags : groovymother me meta rodbegbie

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Joe Gregorio | BitWorking | First Atom Publishing Protocol Interop Notes

19/04/2007 @ 08:01 GMT

jcgregorio : Joe Gregorio | BitWorking | First Atom Publishing Protocol Interop Notes

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160 killed In terrible Massacre

19/04/2007 @ 08:01 GMT

jimray : 160 killed In terrible Massacre - I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the 80pt font headlines about the VaTech massacre followed by the normal 11pt font "160 killed in Baghdad" just below it. Because it's more important when the killing happens in America.

Tags : media war

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asdf-jkl - Google Code

19/04/2007 @ 08:00 GMT

wearehugh : asdf-jkl - Google Code - hover your cursor over toolbar buttons to display keyboard shortcuts

Tags : extension firefox mozilla

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wowmount.jpg (JPEG Image, 1020x754 pixels) - Scaled (96%)

19/04/2007 @ 07:02 GMT

deusx : wowmount.jpg (JPEG Image, 1020x754 pixels) - Scaled (96%) - "Hello I need 5000 gold for my epic flying mount. In return you can mount me."

Tags : gaming mounting via:stlhood whoa wow

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Real Estate Blog - The Death of Retail

19/04/2007 @ 07:01 GMT

deusx : Real Estate Blog - The Death of Retail - "Wizzywig, a downtown Ann Arbor store specializing in Japanese pop-culture collectables is moving. They are relocating their store front to the industrial park by the Ann Arbor Airport where there warehouse is."

Tags : annarbor commerce economy japan jpop sad toys wizzywig

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feedparser - Google Code

19/04/2007 @ 07:00 GMT

wearehugh : feedparser - Google Code - UFP development moves to a new home

Tags : feedparser

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Panelists say IT can't stop Web 2.0

19/04/2007 @ 06:01 GMT

Linkorama : Panelists say IT can't stop Web 2.0 - my enterprise 2.0 panel at Web 2.0 expo

Tags : google hosted socialtext wiki zimbra

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[video] Web 2.0 for the enterprise

19/04/2007 @ 05:01 GMT

Linkorama : [video] Web 2.0 for the enterprise - At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber talks to Ross Mayfield, CEO of SocialText; Matthew Glotzbach, product management director of Google Enterprise; and Satish Dharmaraj, CEO of Zimbra, about why CIOs are starting to impl

Tags : enterprise2.0 events google socialtext video web2con zimbra

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Tools of Engagement

19/04/2007 @ 05:01 GMT

Linkorama : Tools of Engagement - Recommended Wiki Tools: Hands down, the best I've seen for usability (a big issue for wikis) is SocialText. It's not free, but it's so worth it. Get it if you can.

Tags : socialtext

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Death and Taxes

19/04/2007 @ 04:00 GMT

Simon Willison : Death and Taxes - Death and Taxes. Beautiful massive zoomable/pannable infographic of the 2008 Federal Discretionary Budget.  [via]

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The End of a 1,400-Year-Old Business

19/04/2007 @ 02:01 GMT

kellan : The End of a 1,400-Year-Old Business - The End of a 1,400-Year-Old Business. Japanese temple builder Kongo Gumi, in operation under the founders’ descendants since 578, succumbed to excess debt and an unfavorable business climate in 2006. #

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Public safety hang-ups - The Boston Globe

19/04/2007 @ 02:01 GMT

Rod Begbie : Public safety hang-ups - The Boston Globe - The Scottsdale, AZ police department is running recruiting ads in the mens room at Fenway Park. I saw one last week, but really didn't think it was an appropriate time to whip out my cellphone and take a photo. [via#

Tags : advertising arizona bizarre Boston fenwaypark scottsdale

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GameTrailers.com - User Movie: Haloid by montyoum

19/04/2007 @ 02:01 GMT

deusx : GameTrailers.com - User Movie: Haloid by montyoum - "As I explained above in the choice of character was a means of gaining publicity. Further looking into the concept, I discovered that the Master Chief Vs Samus debate had started quite a while ago. It makes sense to ask that sort of question."

Tags : animation gaming halo metroid video

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Atompub Interop Lessons

19/04/2007 @ 02:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Atompub Interop Lessons - Atompub Interop Lessons: "Judging by my email, there are a bunch of startups hacking together one side or another of the protocol. Draw your own conclusions, but I think it’s obvious."

wearehugh : ongoing · Atompub Interop Lessons

Tags : links atomapi

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Hack Day in London

19/04/2007 @ 02:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Hack Day in London - Hack Day in London: That's right! We're teaming up with the BBC and doing an Open Hack Day in London.

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simplefold: better vim folding (Ruby, Objective Caml, Perl, PHP, Java)

19/04/2007 @ 01:01 GMT

joshua : simplefold: better vim folding (Ruby, Objective Caml, Perl, PHP, Java)

Tags : vim

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A Hack for Europe!

19/04/2007 @ 01:00 GMT

Simon Willison : A Hack for Europe! - A Hack for Europe!. Signups are now open for Hack Day Europe, on June 16th and 17th. You need to apply for an invitation.

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gdata-objectivec-client - Google Code

19/04/2007 @ 00:03 GMT

factoryjoe : gdata-objectivec-client - Google Code - The Google Data Objective-C Client Library provides a Mac OS X framework and source code that make it easy to access data through Google Data APIs. Tags: gdata, api, objectivec, cocoa, macosx

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lj_nifty: RSS timeline

19/04/2007 @ 00:02 GMT

deusx : lj_nifty: RSS timeline - "User's RSS feed displayed on a scrollable timeline."

Tags : js rss timeline webdev

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Atom Publishing Protocol Interop a Success - O'Reilly XML Blog

19/04/2007 @ 00:01 GMT

deusx : Atom Publishing Protocol Interop a Success - O'Reilly XML Blog - "Two days of intense work didn’t uncover big holes in the spec, which is nice."

Tags : app atom gdata http protocol publishing rest webdev

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Frank Hecker, Mozilla : In transition

19/04/2007 @ 00:00 GMT

wearehugh : Frank Hecker, Mozilla : In transition - frank steps down as mozilla foundation director

Tags : community mozilla

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snellspace.com » Blog Archive » APP Interop

19/04/2007 @ 00:00 GMT

wearehugh : snellspace.com » Blog Archive » APP Interop - "Auth[entication] is and will continue be the most significant issue with APP interopability."

Tags : atomapi

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Two Zunes Find Each Other in the Wild

19/04/2007 @ 00:00 GMT

wearehugh : Two Zunes Find Each Other in the Wild

Tags : zune

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