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Toward a definition of Open Source Events - BarCamp and the Unconference | Event Management Blog

15/12/2007 @ 23:02 GMT

factoryjoe : Toward a definition of Open Source Events - BarCamp and the Unconference | Event Management Blog - In fact the concept of invite-only conferences, where two or three heads decide what is to be discussed, who discuss it and who is going to attend, belongs more to the 20th Century than to the 2.0 era. As said before I started to explor

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Featured Interviews: Harrison Owen on Open Space Technology | Event Management Blog

15/12/2007 @ 23:02 GMT

factoryjoe : Featured Interviews: Harrison Owen on Open Space Technology | Event Management Blog - Three attributes of the perfect OST event? "I hate to say it, but every Open Space is perfect J And the common attributes are 1) High Learning - folks regularly think impossible thoughts and come up with unthinkable solutions. 2) High Pl

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Mule--Open Source ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) and Integration Platform

15/12/2007 @ 23:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Mule--Open Source ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) and Integration Platform - "Mule is the leading open source ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) and integration platform. It is a scalable, highly distributable object broker that can seamlessly handle interactions with services and applications using disparate transport

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I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Oh, and We Also Saved the World | PBS

15/12/2007 @ 22:02 GMT

jcgregorio : I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Oh, and We Also Saved the World | PBS - """I can only conclude, then, that Google must be grossly mismanaged. Good."""

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Economics that are impossible to stop

15/12/2007 @ 22:01 GMT

Linkorama : Economics that are impossible to stop - Even so, the model is compelling. When you can build large, distributed systems and avoid pouring precious dollars into fixed capital assets, startups can do things that just weren’t possible before.

Tags : amazon database simpledb

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Socialtext Aims To Free The Wiki

15/12/2007 @ 22:01 GMT

Linkorama : Socialtext Aims To Free The Wiki - InfoWorld 2008 Innovators & Influencers: CEO Lee is an "old collaborative software geek" looking for new ways to keep people connected.

Tags : Socialtext eugenelee wikis

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Imposed Stupidity, Emergent Intelligence

15/12/2007 @ 22:01 GMT

Linkorama : Imposed Stupidity, Emergent Intelligence - With examples of Subversion and Git, this makes me wonder if distributing commit access isn't distributing decision making, but distributing information and the ability to produce

Tags : activity decentralization decisions development information management subversion

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[Rankin-Bass-ish Mac & PC commercial]

15/12/2007 @ 21:01 GMT

43folders : [Rankin-Bass-ish Mac & PC commercial] - Adorable. [via DF]

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Amazon SimpleDB 101

15/12/2007 @ 21:01 GMT

Linkorama : Amazon SimpleDB 101 - This service works in close conjunction with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), collectively providing the ability to store, process and query data sets in the cloud.

Tags : amazon database datacenter distributed ec2 grid platform programming s3 saas scaling simpledb storage

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Volvo Safety Tech Removes the Weakest Link You

15/12/2007 @ 19:00 GMT

WillPate : Volvo Safety Tech Removes the Weakest Link You

Tags : auto cars safety technology volco

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"Browser." The four-letter word of web design.

15/12/2007 @ 18:01 GMT

Greg Storey : "Browser." The four-letter word of web design. - Ethan on conditional love.

Tags : Development

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LucasFilm Christmas cards

15/12/2007 @ 17:01 GMT

nelson : LucasFilm Christmas cards - 30 years of Lucas nerdism

Tags : christmas lucas lucasfilm starwars via:metafilter

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AppJet: Instant Web Programming

15/12/2007 @ 17:00 GMT

Simon Willison : AppJet: Instant Web Programming - AppJet: Instant Web Programming. Another attempt at simple server-side JavaScript application hosting. Worth checking out for the impressive syntax highlighting code editor, which even matches braces.

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The Mookse and The Gripes

15/12/2007 @ 16:00 GMT

cobra libre : The Mookse and The Gripes #

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ExtInfoWindow 1.0: Ajax powered, CSS customization

15/12/2007 @ 14:00 GMT

Simon Willison : ExtInfoWindow 1.0: Ajax powered, CSS customization - ExtInfoWindow 1.0: Ajax powered, CSS customization. Finally, a semi-official way of creating customised info windows for the Google Maps API. You lose the default shadow but gain the ability to style the entire info window using CSS.

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Techniques for safely consuming external HTTP on demand?

15/12/2007 @ 14:00 GMT

Simon Willison : Techniques for safely consuming external HTTP on demand? - Techniques for safely consuming external HTTP on demand?. I asked this question on programming.reddit.com yesterday and got some really insightful answers, including Joe Stump from Digg describing how Digg Images uses Danga’s Gearman worker queue.

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DeWitt Clinton: T-Mobile and Twitter

15/12/2007 @ 14:00 GMT

Simon Willison : DeWitt Clinton: T-Mobile and Twitter - DeWitt Clinton: T-Mobile and Twitter. “If you think the rest of Internet needs net neutrality laws, that’s nothing compared with the backward-facing worldview of the established mobile carriers.”

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openqabal : Weblog

15/12/2007 @ 11:01 GMT

factoryjoe : openqabal : Weblog - Another distributed social networking attempt that weighs in around 900lbs. Saved By: Chris Messina | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: java, openqabal, sioc

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Discovering an XRDS Document from an HTTP(S) URI

15/12/2007 @ 09:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Discovering an XRDS Document from an HTTP(S) URI - "A resource described by an XRDS document and potentially identified by one or more XRIs may also be identified with one or more HTTP(S) URIs. For backwards compatibility with HTTP(S) infrastructure, this section defines two protocols, o

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omar kilani - projects - php-js

15/12/2007 @ 07:01 GMT

factoryjoe : omar kilani - projects - php-js - php-js is an experimental PHP extension which embeds Mozilla SpiderMonkey into PHP. Saved By: Chris Messina | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: php, js, javascript, SpiderMonkey

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Cap'n Krump : Distributed Social Network Brainstorming : Sam Gibson

15/12/2007 @ 07:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Cap'n Krump : Distributed Social Network Brainstorming : Sam Gibson - Interesting brainstorming on how distributed social networking might work. Saved By: Chris Messina | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: social networks, diso

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Twitterers: An introduction to #tags | Phil Morle

15/12/2007 @ 07:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Twitterers: An introduction to #tags | Phil Morle - I felt like I was behind the times yesterday when I noticed this tweet from Chris Messina. Yum! Boulevard at Mission and Steuart is taaasty! #food Saved By: Chris Messina | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: twitter, hashtags

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Library clips :: Blogosphere as a distributed social network :: December :: 2007

15/12/2007 @ 07:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Library clips :: Blogosphere as a distributed social network :: December :: 2007 - More great thoughts on what features a distributed social network should have. Saved By: Chris Messina | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: diso, mybloglog

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Friends In Feed - Distributed Social Networking

15/12/2007 @ 06:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Friends In Feed - Distributed Social Networking - "Friends In Feed is software for secure distributed social networking. It allows you to host your identity in a place of your choosing and maintain control over your personal information, yet at the same time interact with your friends a

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Let's Go Coworking In Biodiesel Betty's Bus

15/12/2007 @ 06:01 GMT

factoryjoe : Let's Go Coworking In Biodiesel Betty's Bus - '“Co-hopping,” I learned, is a social networking activity in which several dozen geeks, designers, about-to-start-up CEOs, and vloggers pile into Biodiesel Betty’s renewable-fuel bus and make the rounds between San Francisco co-wor

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T-Mobile Shuts Down Twitter Service for Good?

15/12/2007 @ 06:01 GMT

Rod Begbie : T-Mobile Shuts Down Twitter Service for Good? - T-Mobile is blocking SMSes sent to Twitter, claiming it is "not an authorized third-party service provider". This is interesting -- if users are paying for text messages and SMS packages, does the phone company have any right to block delivery? [via#

Tags : sms t-mobile twitter

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Dopplr launches publicly at Le Web

15/12/2007 @ 06:00 GMT

Andy Baio : Dopplr launches publicly at Le Web - even if you don't travel, it's worth signing up just to experience all the brilliant UI touches

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NginxMemcachedModule

15/12/2007 @ 03:00 GMT

Simon Willison : NginxMemcachedModule - NginxMemcachedModule. nginx can be set up to directly serve a URL from memcache if the corresponding cache key is set, and fall back to a backend application server otherwise. Application servers can then write directly to memcache when content needs to

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Google "Knol" to take on Wikipedia

15/12/2007 @ 00:01 GMT

Cameron Moll : Google "Knol" to take on Wikipedia - Google announces "Knol", Wikipedia competitor. See? WorldDomination™ is indeed just around the corner...

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