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michael-mccracken.net » Processing Email

26/07/2007 @ 22:02 GMT

43folders : michael-mccracken.net » Processing Email - "[If] you’re really just tracking bugs, use a bug tracker. If you’re coordinating things in real time, use IMs or IRC." True dat, Michael.

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The Douche Card

26/07/2007 @ 22:01 GMT

Rod Begbie : The Douche Card - Forget Moo Cards... *these* will be the essential wicked-classy cards to hand out at future Web Innovator Groups. [via#

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Brendan Eich: New Projects

26/07/2007 @ 22:01 GMT

Simon Willison : Brendan Eich: New Projects - Brendan Eich: New Projects. Exciting new projects from Mozilla. ActionMonkey is joined by IronMonkey (IronPython/IronRuby on Tamarin) and ScreamingMonkey (Tamarin for IE). Upgrading IE’s JavaScript using the Flash Player as a vector is a game-changing

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Mozilla and IronPython: IronMonkey

26/07/2007 @ 22:00 GMT

Simon Willison : Mozilla and IronPython: IronMonkey - Mozilla and IronPython: IronMonkey. Interesting to note that all three new Mozilla projects are being lead by experienced Python developers.

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High Scalability

26/07/2007 @ 22:00 GMT

Simon Willison : High Scalability - High Scalability. New blog about building scalable, reliable sites.  [via]

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mod_wsgi 1.0 Release Candiate Available

26/07/2007 @ 22:00 GMT

Simon Willison : mod_wsgi 1.0 Release Candiate Available - mod_wsgi 1.0 Release Candiate Available. mod_wsgi is shaping up to be an excellent alternative to mod_python.

jcgregorio : Hex dump: mod_wsgi 1.0 Release Candiate Available - mod_wsgi

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tesseract-ocr

26/07/2007 @ 22:00 GMT

Simon Willison : tesseract-ocr - tesseract-ocr. Open source OCR, sponsored by Google. I just sat in on a talk on this at OSCON and the complexity of the problem is pretty incredible.

deusx : tesseract-ocr - Google Code - "one of the most accurate open source OCR engines available"

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Aircraft Specifications - 1975 A36 BONANZA

26/07/2007 @ 22:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Aircraft Specifications - 1975 A36 BONANZA - Aircraft Specifications - 1975 A36 BONANZA: too bad they're kinda pricey for what I'd like...

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RESTful Web Services: the book

26/07/2007 @ 21:01 GMT

jcgregorio : RESTful Web Services: the book

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This Island Earth wav files!

26/07/2007 @ 20:00 GMT

deusx : This Island Earth wav files!

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Atom Protocol Exerciser

26/07/2007 @ 20:00 GMT

deusx : Atom Protocol Exerciser - "It would be nice if there were a cute picture of an ape here, ideally grooming another ape for fleas and parasites. Got one?"

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Rails vs MySQL

26/07/2007 @ 19:01 GMT

nelson : Rails vs MySQL - Amazingly detailed technical article about how Ruby on Rails design choices can interact badly with MySQL's limitations

Tags : database mysql optimization orm performance rails ruby rubyonrails webapp

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Twitter / Natalie: Its announced and official...

26/07/2007 @ 19:00 GMT

Simon Willison : Twitter / Natalie: Its announced and official... - Twitter / Natalie: Its announced and official.... We’re both moving to Brighton in September.

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Nordic Light Hotel: The White Room

26/07/2007 @ 18:01 GMT

Cameron Moll : Nordic Light Hotel: The White Room - "The White Room is a constantly changing meeting place providing a wide spectrum of possibilities.... The room and its interior design have an all-white theme and the four Bang&Olufsen 42" flat screens mounted on the walls can be used for all kinds of

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Loope Loopita

26/07/2007 @ 18:01 GMT

Cameron Moll : Loope Loopita - Loope Loopita.

Richard Rutter : Loope Loopita - Now that’s something for the ‘new’ room.

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OrangeTreeProject

26/07/2007 @ 18:01 GMT

Cameron Moll : OrangeTreeProject - "We are a group of designers who felt a need to give back to our community.... So we started OrangeTreeProject, a line of original products that have both contemporary appeal and an inspiring message. These unique products are for sale on this site, as we

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iPhone Nano musings

26/07/2007 @ 17:02 GMT

Cameron Moll : iPhone Nano musings - Thoughts about what an iPhone Nano might be like.

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Web apps imitating OS apps

26/07/2007 @ 17:01 GMT

Cameron Moll : Web apps imitating OS apps - Web apps are feeling more OS-like at an increasing rate these days, if evidenced by at least these two simple examples: Moving items to different pages in Backpack and Drag 'n drop route customization in Google Maps.

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Google hopping on "optimized for iPhone" bandwagon

26/07/2007 @ 17:01 GMT

Cameron Moll : Google hopping on "optimized for iPhone" bandwagon - Google iPhone-optimized search. This is probably used in conjunction with device detection, but this seems totally unnecessary.

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What Apple copied from Microsoft

26/07/2007 @ 17:01 GMT

Cameron Moll : What Apple copied from Microsoft - Zeldman: What Apple copied from Microsoft. I repeat my comment: Not only is this an insightful article, but it's written so beautifully it's blissfully painful. Thank you, Jeffrey, for reminding us how to write.

François Nonnenmacher : What Apple copied from Microsoft

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Can't Tell Me Nothin' (alternate version)

26/07/2007 @ 17:01 GMT

Eric Meyer : Can't Tell Me Nothin' (alternate version) - Or, "Amish Paradise" Part II. [via Ethan] [via]

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YouTube - Carlsberg and mentos

26/07/2007 @ 17:01 GMT

deusx : YouTube - Carlsberg and mentos - "YOU DON'T PUT SWEETS IN CARLSBERG"

Tags : beer carlsberg funny mentos via:codepo8 video

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The New Dimension

26/07/2007 @ 17:01 GMT

deusx : The New Dimension - "The main purpose for this web site is to produce legal future reference for those people who would like to be involved with assembly programming side of the C64 scene."

Tags : 6502 assembly c64 demos oldschool programming

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Linux.com :: Eben Moglen challenges Tim O'Reilly to "join the conversation"

26/07/2007 @ 17:00 GMT

wearehugh : Linux.com :: Eben Moglen challenges Tim O'Reilly to "join the conversation" - "on the 10-year timescale, Web 2.0 is thermal noise."

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The Telephone EXchange Name Project

26/07/2007 @ 16:01 GMT

43folders : The Telephone EXchange Name Project - This is the site I mentioned on MBW for finding your old-timey telephone exchange. Mine's "OVerland."

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Oscar, the "furry grim reaper"

26/07/2007 @ 16:00 GMT

cobra libre : Oscar, the "furry grim reaper" - "... the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours." #

Eric Meyer : When death comes calling, so does Oscar the cat - IM IN UR HOSTIPAL STEALIN UR SOULZ [via Ferrett] [via]

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BBC iPlayer launch: The first 14 days

26/07/2007 @ 15:01 GMT

jonhicks : BBC iPlayer launch: The first 14 days

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Grid-it Notepads

26/07/2007 @ 15:01 GMT

Richard Rutter : Grid-it Notepads - Gimme gimme gimme!.

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Why Mathematics is Boring

26/07/2007 @ 15:00 GMT

gleuschk : Why Mathematics is Boring - research papers should tell a story

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del.icio.us/help/abuse

26/07/2007 @ 15:00 GMT

gleuschk : del.icio.us/help/abuse - report del.icio.us spammers -- looking at you here, muci1320.

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Elliot Jay Stocks

26/07/2007 @ 12:01 GMT

jonhicks : Elliot Jay Stocks - Elliot spoke at Oxford Geek Nights yesterday - and lo! He has an impressive site and portfolio!

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Checkland Kindleysides

26/07/2007 @ 12:00 GMT

jonhicks : Checkland Kindleysides

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Simplify Media - Connect Your iTunes

26/07/2007 @ 11:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Simplify Media - Connect Your iTunes - Simplify Media software lets you share your music using iTunes. It is simple, safe and legal to access your home music library over the internet and to connect with friends and family. Simplify Media is a free download for PC and Mac,

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OSI Approves Attribution

26/07/2007 @ 10:01 GMT

Linkorama : OSI Approves Attribution - After months of back and forth between open source vendors, the OSI and pundits in the blogosphere, it's great to see that common sense prevailed. Congrats to all those who persevered to make this happen. And now we can get back to more important issues..

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brew your own beer

26/07/2007 @ 10:01 GMT

Linkorama : brew your own beer - I think I just found my weekend project

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smart frog [photo]

26/07/2007 @ 08:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : smart frog [photo] - smart frog [photo]: heh

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Raising issues in a way that the editors will pay attention to them from Ian Hickson on 2007-06-0...

26/07/2007 @ 07:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Raising issues in a way that the editors will pay attention to them from Ian Hickson on 2007-06-01 (public-html@w3.org from June 2007) - instructions on how to raise issues with the w3's html5 draft. Saved By: Chris Messina | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: ian hickson, w3c, HTML5

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The Atom Publishing Protocol | The Atom Publishing Protocol

26/07/2007 @ 06:01 GMT

jcgregorio : The Atom Publishing Protocol | The Atom Publishing Protocol

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Crates and Barrels

26/07/2007 @ 04:02 GMT

nelson : Crates and Barrels - images of ubiquitous video game objects

joshua : crates and barrels in video games - reminds me of oldmanmurray's reviews

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YouTube - Algorithm March! with Ninjas!

26/07/2007 @ 04:01 GMT

deusx : YouTube - Algorithm March! with Ninjas! - "From Dattebayo's fansub release of Pythagoras Switch. I'm trying to hype up this dance so people will perform it in cosplay skits."

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Human Brain Cloud

26/07/2007 @ 04:00 GMT

Andy Baio : Human Brain Cloud - massively multiplayer word game, with one of the nicest graphs ever

Rod Begbie : Human Brain Cloud - Massively-multiplayer word association game. The Flash graphs are particularly gorgeous. [via#

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Wii T-shirt

26/07/2007 @ 03:02 GMT

43folders : Wii T-shirt - Chris's exploded isometric Wii "Tii" is the shirt I was wearing during the Google Talk. Always buys me tons of compliments.

deusx : Wii T-shirt - "This isometric exploded view was handcrafted and placed on a soft American Apparel shirt with a few hits of teal ink. Game with style."

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SugarCRM trades badgeware for GPL 3

26/07/2007 @ 03:02 GMT

Linkorama : SugarCRM trades badgeware for GPL 3 - "There's peace on earth," Roberts said.

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OSI approves 'badgeware' license

26/07/2007 @ 03:02 GMT

Linkorama : OSI approves 'badgeware' license - I was rather oddly quoted in this piece, but that is the Register style

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The end of e-mail:

26/07/2007 @ 03:02 GMT

Linkorama : The end of e-mail: - discover new ways to stay in touch - Independent Online Edition > Sci_Tech

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Predictor or cause?

26/07/2007 @ 03:02 GMT

nelson : Predictor or cause? - Elderly people the cat sits near die two hours later

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Apache on iPhone

26/07/2007 @ 03:01 GMT

nelson : Apache on iPhone - Also Python. The toolchain is working, how long until Apple breaks it?

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Space Invader / MySpace

26/07/2007 @ 03:01 GMT

nelson : Space Invader / MySpace - French street artist shows up with a MySpace web page

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Space Invader / Second Life

26/07/2007 @ 03:01 GMT

nelson : Space Invader / Second Life - There's a nice full circle aspect to this

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Tick Tock - Joe Lindsey on the recent Tour doping news

26/07/2007 @ 03:01 GMT

veen : Tick Tock - Joe Lindsey on the recent Tour doping news - "If the Tour continues, what message does it send? That no matter what, the race goes on? What do we mean by 'no matter what?' We have to be really careful with that."

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Official Gmail Blog: Help make a Gmail video

26/07/2007 @ 02:01 GMT

Rod Begbie : Official Gmail Blog: Help make a Gmail video - Fun little collaborative video project from GMail. #

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Yahoo! Search via Adobe AIR

26/07/2007 @ 02:00 GMT

Jeremy Zawodny : Yahoo! Search via Adobe AIR - Yahoo! Search Adobe AIR: all source code included [via]

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Boing Boing: BBC: W's grandpappy planned fascist coup of USA

26/07/2007 @ 00:01 GMT

jcgregorio : Boing Boing: BBC: W's grandpappy planned fascist coup of USA

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Boston Red Sox - Red Sox connecting with their cut-off man - The Boston Globe

26/07/2007 @ 00:00 GMT

Rod Begbie : Boston Red Sox - Red Sox connecting with their cut-off man - The Boston Globe - "Each of these guys is like a character, and each one has their thing -- Papi's beard, [Dustin] Pedroia's sideburns, [Mike] Lowell's little mustache," says LMontro, sipping lemonade before a recent game. "The Yankees are all shaved and boring." [via#

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