SQUIRRELS + COFFEE « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/12/29/funny-pictures-squirrels-coffee
"SQUIRRELS + COFFEE Dear god, help us"
Strange Attractor » Blog Archive » 20 signs you don’t want that internal social media project
http://strange.corante.com/2008/12/15/20-signs-you-dont-want-that-internal-social-media-project
"I just nearly burst my appendix laughing at Chris Applegate’s 20 signs you don’t want that social media project. I am thus inspired to write my own list of tips that, perhaps, one doesn’t really want that internal social media project after all."
Things to do and eat in Silicon Valley
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/things-to-do-and-eat-in-silicon-valley
Managed to do quite a few of these things while I was out in California. "Summer is the time for family and friends to come and visit, so I took a little while and tried to think about things to do and places to eat."
PUT vs POST in RESTful Web Service « vincenthome’s Tech Clips
http://vincenthomedev.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/put-vs-post-in-restful-web-service
"This explains when to use POST or PUT for creating new resources. The answer ultimately lies in who is responsible for determining the new resource’s URI. If the client is in charge, the client can use PUT to the new URI (like we did for user accounts) and the service can return a response code of 201 (“Created”). However, if the service is in charge of generating the new URI, the client should POST the new resource to a factory URI like we’ve done for bookmarks. Then, the service can return a response code of 201 (“Created”) along with the URI of the new resource in the response “Location” header."
the man strikes again, youtube wars » amanda fucking palmer » blog
http://blog.amandapalmer.net/post/66586355/the-man-strikes-again-youtube-wars
"did i mention that being on a major label is starting to seem like…..not such a grand idea?"
Conditional stylesheets vs CSS hacks? Answer: Neither! — Paul Irish - Javascript, front-end web development, and hackery
http://paulirish.com/2008/conditional-stylesheets-vs-css-hacks-answer-neither
"Using the same conditional comments, we’re just conditionally adding an extra class onto the body tag."
A web-focused Git workflow
http://joemaller.com/2008/11/25/a-web-focused-git-workflow
"The key idea in this system is that the web site exists on the server as a pair of repositories; a bare repository alongside a conventional repository containing the live site. Two simple Git hooks link the pair, automatically pushing and pulling changes between them. "
Op-Ed Columnist - Time to Reboot America - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/opinion/24friedman.html
Improve your jQuery - 25 excellent tips
http://www.tvidesign.co.uk/blog/improve-your-jquery-25-excellent-tips.aspx
"I'd call myself an "intermediate" jQuery user and I thought some others out there could benefit from all the little tips, tricks and techniques I've learned over the past year. The article also ended up being a lot longer than I thought it was going to be so I'll start with a table of contents so you can skip to the bits you're interested in."
Learning Your Editor — ones zeros majors and minors
http://ozmm.org/posts/learning_your_editor.html
How Strange Is The Loop?
http://www.crummy.com/2008/12/22/0
"Because of these two books I came up with my current working explanation of death: when you die, you become a fictional character."
Reasons Behind Yahoo!'s Four-Year Slump | Investing News | Print Financial & Investing Articles | TheStreet.com
http://www.thestreet.com/print/story/10454159.html
Mike Morgan - morgamic.com » Blog Archive » Reclining Airplaine Seats and Your Addiction to Nothingness
http://morgamic.com/2008/12/21/reclining-airplaine-seats-and-your-addiction-to-nothingness
Left 4k Dead
http://www.mojang.com/notch/j4k/l4kd
"The game is inspired by Left 4 Dead by Valve Software."
Lazarus: Restore lost forms with a single click
http://lazarus.interclue.com
"Ever had one of those “oh $*#@” moments when you've finally finished filling out a long form, and hit submit only to see an error message? And when you hit the back button, the form was blank... If so, you know you need Lazarus. And if not, you have a chance to install Lazarus before disaster strikes! "
95 Old School Games You Can Play Online | AMOG - Alpha Males of the Group
http://amog.com/tech/gaming/oldschool-videogames
"Remember the classic video games? The 8-bit masterpieces of our sweaty-palmed youth. Inviting some friends over for a Maniac Mansion all-nighter, huffing asthmatically into a cartridge to clear out the dust, or the thrill and crushing disappointment of rescuing a princess, only to discover you’ve really just saved a fungus. ... These games aren’t lost forever. You can still play many of them online. If you love the old classics, this list should have you busy for months. Below is a list of 95 old school video games that you can play online. Click on each title to link directly to the game. Also, we’ve reviewed and rated each game for you, our loyal AMOG readers."
Pharyngula: Virgin male in dress chastises gay people for their confused sexuality
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/12/virgin_male_in_dress_chastises.php
Notable if only for the fact that Comic Sans is used whenever the Pope is quoted. "Yeah, the Pope babbles dicta against people who are different from him, so what else is new?"
DIY: How To Hack a Nerf Vulcan to Fire 500 Rounds a Minute
http://gizmodo.com/5115844/how-to-hack-a-nerf-vulcan-to-fire-500-rounds-a-minute
"In order to accomplish this feat, the guys from Manapotions increased the voltage to the firing motor using 2 x 9.6v battery packs. More juice equals a faster spinning motor. A faster spinning motor means that toy darts will come down on your enemies like rain. As an added bonus, they equipped the gun with a sweet LED round counter and a slick paint job. Seriously folks, this thing is like the A-bomb of office warfare. And the best part is that it is a cheap upgrade. Hit the link for complete instructions on how to do it yourself. "
stinkygoat: Creepiest ROM cartridge EVER
http://stinkygoat.livejournal.com/154279.html
The Video Game Systems of the 1983 Sears Wishbook - The Retroist
http://www.retroist.com/2008/12/17/the-video-game-systems-of-the-1983-sears-wishbook
At the age of 8, I can clearly remember staring for hours at every page of this wishbook, and I wanted everything in it. "1983 was the year of the video game crash and that year’s Sears Wishbook was chock full of the detritus of a bloated dying industry. You got the handhelds, Vectrex, Gemini, Colecovision, Intellivision, Odyssey 2, Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 in this issue. Along with some great games and accessories. My favorite is the Handsome Hassock storage system on Page 9. I would love one of those now."
Mind Hacks: Exploring the extended mind
http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/12/exploring_the_extend.html
Mark Maynard - ArbCamp 08
http://markmaynard.com/index.php/2008/12/18/arbcamp_08_begins_in_two_minutes
"It was a great event, and I feel fortunate to have been a part of something so spontaneous and grassroots in nature. It’s a welcomed change from what I generally see in the local business community…. And that’s all I’m going to say about that."
The Ann Arbor Chronicle » Column: A Small Slice of ArbCamp 2008
http://annarborchronicle.com/2008/12/19/column-a-small-slice-of-arbcamp-2008
"On Thursday evening, the second floor of Cottage Inn Pizza on William Street in downtown Ann Arbor was cram-packed with geeks and non-geeks alike. But it seemed like mostly geeks – propeller heads, techies, code-freaks, whatever term of endearment you prefer. They were there for ArbCamp 2008, a gathering meant to stimulate discussions around topics mutually agreed upon, on the fly at the event, and to promote connections in the tech community that might prove constructive. If the breaking news of the day – UM’s purchase of the old Pfizer site to establish a medical research hub – represents a big box approach to economic development, then ArbCamp 2008 is a grass-roots approach."
Ken Kovash Day 2008
http://kenkovash.com
My favorite part is that I can resize the front page and have as large an image of Ken on my screen as I want. "Somewhere between hope and deliverance, thought and expression, reality and madness lies Ken Kovash. Today we celebrate both the man and the myth... may the spirit of Ken Kovash Day stay with you all year round. "
Python Package Index : Spawning 0.8.7
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Spawning
Ann Arbor-based Web hosting firm's eviction sends clients scrambling -
http://www.mlive.com/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf/2008/12/ann_arborbased_web_hosting_fir.html
Poka-yoke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poka-yoke
"Poka-yoke (ポカヨケ, Poka-yoke?) (IPA: [poka joke]) is a Japanese term that means "fail-safing", "Foolproof" or "mistake-proofing" — avoiding (yokeru) inadvertent errors (poka)) is a behavior-shaping constraint, or a method of preventing errors by putting limits on how an operation can be performed in order to force the correct completion of the operation."
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Laying off George
http://www.zeldman.com/2008/12/16/laying-off-george
"George Oates is responsible for much of what is great about Flickr. George Oates is the last person a sane company would lay off. I don’t know what to think about Yahoo after reading how they laid off George Oates."
kewlchops: Not quite what I had in mind.
http://george08.blogspot.com/2008/12/not-quite-what-i-had-in-mind.html
""I'll just get straight to the point. You've been affected by the layoffs." ... I watched as my access to various parts of the guts of Flickr fell away. I noticed how naturally I searched for any and all bits I could think of, just in the hope that it still existed. But no. I was shut out entirely within about 14 hours of the phone call. ... I was beginning to feel humiliated, particularly given what I was up to. You know, being in Taiwan at an international conference to talk about my work."
The Ann Arbor Chronicle » Jones Drive (near Broadway)
http://annarborchronicle.com/2008/12/16/jones-drive-near-broadway
"office furniture and equipment piled on curb; landlord says “chronic non-payment of rent” caused eviction of web hosting company IAS; provides service for AATA; AATA website currently down;"
Microsoft Internet Explorer users told to switch browsers over 'zero-day' flaw | Technology | guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/16/internet
"Microsoft is trying to put together a patch, but in the meantime computer users have been advised to update their security settings or switch to unaffected browsers such as Firefox or Opera. ... The flaw in IE allows criminals to gain control of computers that have visited a website infected with malicious code designed to exploit it. While restricting web surfing to trusted sites should reduce the risk of infection, the malicious code can be injected into any website. Users do not have to click or download anything to become infected, merely visiting an infected website is sufficient."
10 Useful Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs | How-To | Smashing Magazine
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/15/10-useful-techniques-to-improve-your-user-interface-designs
"1. Padded block links 2. Typesetting buttons 3. Using contrast to manage focus 4. Using color to manage attention 5. White space indicates relationships 6. Letter spacing 7. Auto-focus on input 8. Custom input focus 9. Hover controls 10. Verbs in labels"
Beer: NanoBrewMaster Home Brew Station Will Be the End of Me
http://gizmodo.com/5109585/nanobrewmaster-home-brew-station-will-be-the-end-of-me
"I think I'm in love: The NanoBrewMaster Home Brew Station is an infinitely configurable, 15-gallon beer-making gift from the gods. Newbie brewers like myself just set it up, forget it, and it makes beer."
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Atlas Shrugged Updated for the Current Financial Crisis.
http://mcsweeneys.net/2008/11/20tucker.html
yolisp.jpg (JPEG Image, 596x500 pixels)
http://jonex.info/dump/yolisp.jpg
Amazon.com: Playmobil Security Check Point: Toys & Games
http://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-3172-Security-Check-Point/dp/B0002CYTL2/lewrockwell
"The woman traveler stops by the security checkpoint. After placing her luggage on the screening machine, the airport employee checks her baggage. The traveler hands her spare change and watch to the security guard and proceeds through the metal detector. With no time to spare, she picks up her luggage and hurries to board her flight! "
Compile (software company) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compile_(software_company)
"Compile was a Japanese video game company founded in 1983, originally named Programmers-3. Founded by Masamitsu Niitani (otherwise simply known as 'Moo'), they were responsible for developing some of the most colourful and popular action and puzzle games ever made, including their signature franchise, Puyo Puyo. Although they created games for many systems, they were noted for particularly strong support of the MSX and PC Engine, as well as a number of notable games on the NES and Sega Master System."
RANDAR.png (PNG Image, 165x152 pixels)
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/aleste/RANDAR.png
Wow, finally I know this thing's name. Friends and I were semi-obsessed with various Compile games in high school, and we'd doodle this thing from time to time. "Randar/Lander: Known by various different translation, Randar is this smiling blue thing with huge eyes. He's pretty much Compile's mascot, and appears in nearly every title. He heals you in Golvellius, sells you things in The Guardian Legend, and acts as nifty power-ups in many of the shooter titles. He even starred in a few small little RPGs."
Link's hat (life-size) - Nintendo Papercraft - The resource for all your Nintendo themed papercrafts!
http://www.nintendopapercraft.com/2008/12/links-hat-life-size.html
Zelda category - Nintendo Papercraft - The resource for all your Nintendo themed papercrafts!
http://www.nintendopapercraft.com/labels/Zelda.html
Lots of Zelda papercraft
Rotor Throbber :: Firefox Add-ons
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8315
"Replaces the default throbber with a spinning rotor from a Wankel engine."
Blizzard opens up old instances to soloers, changes quest items - WoW Insider
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/12/blizzard-opens-up-old-instances-to-soloers-changes-quest-items
Huh. WoW is starting to call to me again with stuff like this. I missed 90% of the dungeons in the game, and never joined a raid doing anything but harassing a city. "Blizzard has made a few changes to the way keys and unlocks work in the old dungeons, so that you no longer need keys or multiple people to get to the good stuff"
james.padolsey/style.css
http://james.padolsey.com/wp-content/themes/james.padolsey/style.css
Huh, I didn't know you could customize the text selection highlight color in CSS. "::selection { background: #CF0000; color: white; /* Safari */ } ::-moz-selection { background: #CF0000; color: white; /* Firefox */ } "
Extending jQuery’s selector capabilities - James Padolsey
http://james.padolsey.com/javascript/extending-jquerys-selector-capabilities
"I’m sure you all know that it’s possible to create plugins and extend various aspects of the jQuery JavaScript library but did you know you could also extend the capabilities of it’s selector engine?"
COFFEE TASTER'S FLAVOR WHEEL
http://www.atdcusa.com/flavor.html
HTML-Ipsum
http://html-ipsum.com
TF2__DELICIOUSLY_CAKEY_by_wandamagi.jpg (JPEG Image, 1570x354 pixels)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/MrDelish/tuftoo/TF2__DELICIOUSLY_CAKEY_by_wandamagi.jpg
Pocket Gnome - WoW Bot for Mac
http://www.savorydeviate.com/pocketgnome
The real question, though, is will it play Progress Quest for me? "Pocket Gnome is a "bot" for World of Warcraft. Its goal is to make it easier to automate repetitive activities within the game; activities like moving around, killing monsters, looting, mining/herbing, skinning, and generally wasting your life waiting for your mana bar to refill. Pocket Gnome designed to do all of these things for you."
Media: Why the Yahoo feeding frenzy?
http://valleywag.com/5107029/why-the-yahoo-feeding-frenzy
Yes, unexpected lucidity from Valleywag, but this is why it's so sad: "Yahoo, meanwhile, sees a place for human beings in a future media landscape that is increasingly automated. That's why the emotion that Yahoo attracts isn't anger, but sadness; not rage, but disappointment. Yahoo could be so much better than it is, if only it weren't saddled with visionless leaders, subpar management, and a do-nothing board."
snowstorm.js
http://s2.wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/snow/snowstorm.js
"DHTML PNG Snowstorm! OO-style Jascript-based Snow effect "
Image evolution
http://alteredqualia.com/visualization/evolve
'Star Trek' exhibit to make first Midwest stop in Detroit | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20081210/NEWS01/812100400
How to Start Speaking at Events | chrisbrogan.com
http://www.chrisbrogan.com/how-to-start-speaking-at-events
"One day, I wasn’t a speaker at conferences, and then I was. And then a little while later, I was a paid speaker. And now, I’m a decently paid speaker. Some day, I hope to be a really well-paid speaker"
Spock Proxy
http://spockproxy.sourceforge.net
"Spock Proxy supports range-based horizontal paritioning of a large MySQL database. The proxy intercepts SQL queries from the client, sends queries to the correct databases based on how the database is partitioned, then aggregates the results from each database and returns them to the client as a regular MySQL result set. "
The Lonely Island | TheLonelyIsland.com
http://www.thelonelyisland.com
"Over the past two years the Lonely Island made over 30 digital shorts for Saturday Night Live. Here are the ones NBC has posted on their website. We apologize for the advertisements before them, but it's the best we can provide for you."
Just Got Fired From Yahoo? Have A Taco.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/10/just-got-fired-from-yahoo-have-a-taco
Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed | Webware - CNET
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10119149-2.html?part=rss&subj=Webware&tag=feed
"hough Firefox remains the leader on the SunSpider test, with a score of 2,110, Chrome edged very close with 2,140."
OK! Magazine: First For Celebrity News :: World In Action :: Beavers break the law
http://www.ok.co.uk/worldinaction/view/5810/Beavers-break-the-law
"A police spokesman said: "The campaigners are feeling pretty stupid. There's nothing more natural than a beaver.""
McCormick: Where is the fury at Detroit's treatment? | The Detroit News | detnews.com
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081209/OPINION03/812090399/1001
jamesoff.net » Random Recipe Generator
http://jamesoff.net/site/fun/random-recipe-generator
"Below is a randomly-generated recipe!"
CradlePoint Technology
http://www.cradlepoint.com/phs300/phs300.php
"The PHS300 creates a fully portable WiFi Hotspot from broadband-enabled cellular phones and modems. Take WiFi to a new level by 'bringing it with you'."
Novatel MiFi proves "3G hotspot" and "sexy" can coexist - Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/novatel-mifi-proves-3g-hotspot-and-sexy-can-coexist
I've had Palm sleds and PCMCIA cards for cellular internet from these guys. This thing looks hot. "Our EV-DO ExpressCards are looking a whole lot frumpier (and less functional) today now that Novatel's shown off this hot little metallic number, the "MiFi" mobile 3G hotspot for getting high-speed data to you and your closest friends on the go. Routing your choice of EV-DO Rev. A or HSPA over WiFi, the slab is about as wide and long as a credit card -- goodness -- and features an internal battery that'll allegedly be good for four hours of use or forty hours of standby on one charge. The MiFi is scheduled to blast off in the first half of 2009 through carriers and retail channels, which means we can finally look forward to ditching our N78 with Joikuspot and a couple hundred dollars worth of spare batteries."
Apple - Support - Discussions - Clipboard being taken over through ...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7768848
YUI on GitHub — GitHub
http://github.com/blog/262-yui-on-github
"That’s right! As mentioned in their YUIDoc announcement, Yahoo’s User Interface Library is now hosted publicly on GitHub at http://github.com/yui."
Want Real Stimulus? Try Universal Health Care - BusinessWeek
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/dec2008/pi2008125_772719.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_top+story
"Health-care reform would put one of the most productive sectors in the U.S. to work to shore up the nation's economy, says BW contributing editor Chris Farrell"
Thats Incredible
http://www.rtnville.com/show_pages/thatsincred.html
"Following in the footsteps of "Real People" (1979), this show took a look at the more unusual sides of nature, medicine and human endeavor. Segments ranged from the uplifting (young people overcoming severe handicaps to lead normal lives) to the unexplainable (a park ranger who had been hit by lightning over 7 times) to the simply stupid (a stunt man jumping a motorcycle over the spinning rotors of 3 helicopters). Popularized the phrase "don't try this at home.""
Retro Television Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_Television_Network
"The Retro Television Network (RTN) is a system of television stations primarily airing classic television programming from the 1950s through the 1980s, such as Leave it to Beaver, Kojak, McHale's Navy, Adam-12, Emergency!, and The Rockford Files.The network is specifically designed to air on a digital subchannel for a local broadcast station, allowing channels an easy way to expand their programming options. With the 2009 switch to digital television drawing closer, RTN has added many affiliates in 2007 and 2008."
emulate collections.defaultdict « ActiveState Code
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/523034
"A pure-Python version of Python 2.5's defaultdict"
scans_daily: Watchmen: The condensed version
http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/6615867.html
Meraki Releases World’s First Solar-Powered WiFi Device : CleanTechnica
http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/05/meraki-releases-worlds-first-solar-powered-wifi-device
"Yesterday, wireless networking provider Meraki started shipping the world’s first solar-powered WiFi mesh device. Meraki’s groundbreaking energy-independent device is powered by a single solar panel and solar-charged battery. Since the unit requires no grid-derived energy, it can be set up in areas lacking power suppliesWith a price range of $848 to $1,497, Meraki’s set-up isn’t exactly cheap. It is, however, cheaper than most other outdoor wireless network installations. The most expensive item in outdoor wireless networks is often the electrical cabling installation— a step that isn’t necessary for the Meraki unit since it uses a solar-powered battery."
Bush's Eyelid Accidentally Nailed To Wall | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/bushs_eyelid_accidentally
Christ - again? Who is writing these, and how are they funny? "President George W. Bush sustained a perforation injury to his right eyelid when a pneumatic nail gun malfunctioned and shot a 12-centimeter-long iron nail that entered Bush's superonasal sclera, exited through his upper eyelid, and then penetraed the wall of the White House Blue Room. The president remained pinned to the wall for a period of 27 hours before help arrived."
Deliverance — Deliverance v0.3 documentation
http://deliverance.openplans.org
"Deliverance is a tool to theme HTML, applying a consistent style to applications and static files regardless of how they are implemented, and separating site-wide styling from application-level templating."
SitePoint » The Single Sign-On War Will Ruin OpenID
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/10/30/the-single-sign-on-war-will-ruin-openid
"Google and Yahoo! (and likely Microsoft to follow) are ultimately competing with one another to become the branded single sign-on solution for the web. The good news for users is that by using the same underlying technology, most relying parties will able to turn on support for any new OpenID provider fairly easily. The bad news for users is that since none of the major providers are also relying parties, using services at each of these site still requires multiple accounts. Further, a sign in box with 100 different logos for 100 different providers isn’t a great user experience."
Out of this world: British teddy bears strapped to helium weather balloon reach the edge of space | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1091896/Out-world-British-teddy-bears-strapped-helium-weather-balloon-reach-edge-space.html
"It's not often that Britain can claim a win in the space race. But these teddy bears drifting nearly 20 miles above Earth have become the first soft toys to take part in extra-vehicular activity (to use correct NASA jargon) at such an altitude."
The fringe movement to keep Barack Obama from becoming president. - By David Weigel - Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/id/2206033?from=rss
"If you thought Barack Obama's clear rout over John McCain meant we'd be spared a third Electoral College melodrama—well, think again. This time, the argument is not over votes. It's over Obama's citizenship."
AideRSS + GoogleReader Firefox extension
http://gr.aiderss.com
"AideRSS is pleased to provide a Firefox extension to harness the power of PostRank™ to score, filter and track performance of any RSS feed directly within GoogleReader. Now GoogleReader users can reclaim their time with a single mouse click to find the best content, boost their productivity and stay on top of the news."
Myspace.com Blogs - I’M DEFINITELY OUTTA HERE: NO MO’ "RODEO" - Chris Morris MySpace Blog
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?blogID=453526447&friendID=65055536&fuseaction=blog.view
Aw, crap. Just when I was starting to timeshift the show as a private podcast... "Darren Revell's shoegaze/dreampop show "Big Sonic Heaven" was axed, though Darren continues as the evening jock."
Bush Dragged Behind Presidential Motorcade For 26 Blocks | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/bush_dragged_behind
Seriously, what's funny here? I didn't get it last time with the Crocodile biting off his arm either. "President Bush sustained serious head injuries, massive internal bleeding, and a broken left leg Monday morning after being accidentally dragged behind the presidential motorcade for a period of 15 minutes."
WordPress Audio Player
http://wpaudioplayer.com
Ficlets Will Be Shut Down Permanently - People Connection Blog: AIM Community Network
http://www.peopleconnectionblog.com/2008/12/02/ficlets-will-be-shut-down-permanently/1#c15939294
Buying Tomatoes at the Birthplace of Silicon Valley - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/buying-tomatoes-at-the-birthplace-of-silicon-valley?apage=2
"Those rare creatures who consider themselves Silicon Valley history buffs can rejoice — the “birthplace of Silicon Valley” has reopened for business — this time as a fruit and meat market."
Hood Thong(tm)
http://www.hoodthong.com
XML-RPC in Mozilla
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xmlrpc
"Mozilla implements XML-RPC as a JavaScript component."
Ned Batchelder: Internet explorer mystery #1376
http://nedbatchelder.com/blog/200812/internet_explorer_mystery_1376.html
"In IE, the redefinition of really() is interpreted and used even though it is inside a block of code that is not executed. Wonder of wonders..."
mindkiller - mitten - plurk
http://www.plurk.com/p/9joi2
"mitten says correcting wrong people on the Internet is the mind-killer, the little death that brings total obliteration. I permit it to pass over me."
Pragmatic Dictator » Remodelling
http://www.dancres.org/blitzblog/2008/12/02/remodelling
Marshall Alexander
http://marshallalexander.net
"Growing up in the seventies and eighties, my childhood memories basically consist of videogames, bright plastic toys and TV cartoons. Any time that was left I spent drawing and programming games for my Commodore 64. At a later age a few of my childhood dreams became a reality when I temporarily moved to Melbourne, where I worked as a videogame programmer, did oil-painting in a studio and had my work displayed in one of the local galleries. After a course in Graphic Design I made a career-switch and became a graphic designer/illustrator. Currently back in The Netherlands I work at a small design company and spend my spare time illustrating my childhood memories and designing papertoys. I specialize in one-piece papertoys that consist of a single flat piece of paper, which by intricate folding is transformed into a 3-dimensional model."
Vacuum - Edward Vielmetti in Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104: web two point naught: watching the shutdown of free web 2.0 services
http://vielmetti.typepad.com/vacuum/2008/12/web-two-point-naught-watching-the-shutdown-of-free-web-20-services.html
"Web 2.0 is over. Back up your important data now, or decide which parts of it you are willing to discard."
Levin Calls For Bolstering U.S. Auto Industry : NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97673835
Schneier on Security: The Future of Ephemeral Conversation
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/11/the_future_of_e.html
Homeland Security: Rethinking What Works : NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97669757
Molten Core - Gamer’s University » Games
http://www.gamersuniversity.com/?page_id=209
Titles List (Library of Congress Online Catalog) - Session timeout in 4:36
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BROWSE=1&CNT=25&HC=3&PID=3qelAxGyE_qFqR6j0-5YZFGouFG1&SID=1&Search_Arg=Orchard,+Leslie+M.+(Leslie+Michael),+1975-&Search_Code=NAME_
Hey, look, I'm in the LIbrary of Congress! "Displaying 1 through 3 of 3."
Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-12/ff_kaminsky?currentPage=all
"Or, for the sheer geeky joy of it, he could reroute all of .com into his laptop, the digital equivalent of channeling the Mississippi into a bathtub. It was a moment hackers around the world dream of—a tool that could give them unimaginable power. But maybe it was best simply to close his laptop and forget it. He could pretend he hadn't just stumbled over a skeleton key to the Net. Life would certainly be less complicated. If he stole money, he'd risk prison. If he told the world, he'd be the messenger of doom, potentially triggering a collapse of Web-based commerce."
Why Git is Better Than X
http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/#easy-to-learn
"This site is here because I seem to be spending a lot of time lately defending Gitsters against charges of fanboyism, bandwagonism and koolaid-thirst. So, here is why people are switching to Git from X, and why you should too. Just click on a reason to view it. "
Developmentally Disabled Burger King Employee Only Competent Worker | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28779
Engelbart Mural
http://programforthefuture.org/about-us/Engelbart-Mural.jpg/image
I want this as a poster!
Using del.icio.us as a writing summarization tool (by Jeremy Zawodny)
http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/009424.html
Boffswana » Blog Archive » Papervision - Augmented Reality
http://interactive.digitalpictures.com.au/?p=392
"Using a webcam and flash, we’ve taken our Papervision character from the desktop to the desk. A new and exciting way to interact with your flash content. The possibilities are wide open."
Eve Online: When EVE Online Textures Go Wrong
http://kotaku.com/5100560/when-eve-online-textures-go-wrong
Where will all the web developers go? | Morethanseven
http://morethanseven.net/2008/11/30/where-will-all-web-developers-go
"So. What happens in 10–20 years time to the now quite large number of professional web developers.Do we all just do the same thing we’re doing now. Just with higher version numbers? ... Do we all become managers? ... Is their another industry that will have us?"
Software Craftsmanship 2009 - Home
http://parlezuml.com/softwarecraftsmanship
Revenge of the Chinese chickens: Farmers throw trussed-up eagles into poultry pens to put them off hunting | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1090803/Revenge-Chinese-chickens-Farmers-throw-trussed-eagles-poultry-pens-hunting.html
"The farmers say the trussed-up eagle is so frightened of poultry after the experience that they never return to hunt them. ... Farmer Xiao Wu of Huaxi Village at Lin’an said: 'Those eagles have eaten nearly 300 chickens over the past three months, and now I catch them with a trap and let the chickens get revenge."
Advogato: Blurring of MVC lines: Programming the Web Browser.
http://advogato.org/article/993.html
I think this whole "abstract the browser away behind my favorite language" thing is kind of batshit insane. The problem is, though, I've yet to think out a well-articulated argument against it and the arguments for seem very compelling. Of course, I also happen to *like* JavaScript. "Only by going the whole hog - fully into Javascript, augmented by Compiler Technology such as GWT and Pyjamas (and more specifically Unity) that allows both the Web Server and the Web Client to be programmed in exactly the same language - can the MVC approach be properly implemented and the user's expectations be satisfied, and thus both the developers' and the user's lives made easier. Gmail is the quintessential example of how this "whole-hog-Javascript" MVC approach can be achieved successfully. "
WARNING !!! TED MOSBY IS A JERK
http://tedmosbyisajerk.com