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American Institute of Architects's 2006 Top Ten Green Projects.

Originally from Social Design Notes reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 7:19PM

Originally from Social Design Notes, on May 20, 2006 7:53 PM

Barry Bonds finally ties Babe Ruth with 714 home runs. And with relatively little fanfare, largely because the homers will be eventually invalidated by his drug use and because Bonds is a dink.
Update: The kid who caught the home run ball doesn't care for Bonds much: "When asked if he would consider giving [the ball] to Bonds, Snyder declined with a mild expletive." Bonds was also booed at stadiums around the league when the homer was announced.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 6:48PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 20, 2006 7:53 PM

Time for another round of links to cool stuff related to TextMate.

Multiple Arbitrary Simultaneous Carets

Duane Johnson, who should already be known for his many Rails bundle contributions (which started as syncPeople on Rails) has taken it upon himself to implement requests that I turn down. His wish? To have multiple arbitrary simultaneous carets, so that he could type once, and have the text inserted multiple places.

It sounds like something only direct access to the text editing core would allow, but not if you are creative. Witness his MASC bundle (well, it’s actually his TextMate bundle, but he refers to this part of it as MASC). There is a screencast which shows it in action, and it looks very smooth!

WebMate — Editable HTML Preview

James G. Speth had another itch to scratch (actually two, but only one can be downloaded from his website). The ability to make the web preview of TextMate editable, so while you can currently edit the HTML source and preview that, you can’t edit the preview, and have the source updated accordingly. Well, say hello to WebMate, a plug-in which allows just that!

Edit in TextMate from Apple Mail

Hawk Wings notes that TextMate can be used as external editor for Mail. Although I myself am behind this feature, I haven’t made any mention of it outside of the release notes, but it is actually quite nice.

As noted on the blog, you need to install the Edit in TextMate input manager, which is done by clicking the gear menu in the status bar (inside TextMate), navigating to the TextMate submenu and selecting Install “Edit in TextMate”…

After that, relaunch Mail, and it will have a new item in the Edit menu, which allows you to call up TextMate for the current letter (in the compose window). If you are using the cutting edge version of TextMate (presently r985) or have the Mail bundle from the subversion repository, you will get syntax highlighting of quoted text, and ⌃Q will be overloaded to reformat text respecting quotation levels, plus a few other niceties, e.g. ⌃{ inserts [...].

Note: This only works in Tiger. Also note that this is essentially a hack, and I of course make no claim to its suitability for any purpose etc. The source for the hack (input manager) is available from the bundles repository.

PyTestMate — Supporting py.test

Timothy Grant has added support for py.test in the form of PyTestMate.

Trick Your TextMate: Snippets

Garrett Domon has put up part two of his Trick Your TextMate series.

PHPfi Lookups in TextMate

Bob McDonald describes how to make PHPfi lookups from TextMate. This allows access to the PHP documentation even when offline, as the default Documentation for Word in the PHP bundle uses the online site for PHP. This of course requires that you have PHPfi installed.,

Originally from TextMate Blog by Allan Odgaard reBlogged on Apr 27, 2006, 2:35PM

Originally posted by Allan Odgaard from TextMate Blog, on May 20, 2006 6:32 PM

Looking Southwest
Originally uploaded by david.

Adriana and I took a walk through midtown last night and ended up at the new Apple store.

Lists make for lazy English, but here I go anyway:

• Apple is clearly channeling the Louvre. It's placed in the most Parisian-feeling corner of the city, just a half of a block away from Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza.


• Steve Jobs is clearly channeling Willy Wonka, all the way down to the Glass Elevator.


• FAO Schwarz looked like a deserted film set. Kind of sad for me, since it used to be my favorite store. My favorite was the basement in the old Forbidden Planet (on 11th st., not 13th). They had tens of thousands of back issues of comics in hardly sorted white cardboard boxes and Go-Bots. Every Go-Bot. Come to think of it, that is the exact opposite retail experience of the new Apple Store.


• One of the City's great architectural treasures, The Plaza, looked like the crummy construction site it is after her very public battle with the Hotel Workers Union. Just down 59th St. the Time Warner Center looked lonely and dark.


• No, we didn't go in.

Originally from hello, typepad by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 10:23AM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, typepad, on May 20, 2006 6:09 PM

brian_d_foy writes "Apress is running a hell of a deal: buy a bundle of five of their Perl eBooks for $50. This bundle includes (without substitutions) Beginning Perl Web Development, Pro Perl, Pro Perl Parsing, Regular Expression Recipes, and Perl 6 Now. The deal is good until the end of May."

Originally from use Perl by brian_d_foy reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 2:17AM

Originally posted by brian_d_foy from use Perl, on May 20, 2006 10:08 AM

I've written several times about the "Uncanny Valley" theory -- the idea that as computer-generated depictions of humans become more and more photorealistic, they look creepier, more ghastly, and more cadaverlike. The concept is simple: When we look at a cartoon-like drawing of a person, like Charlie Brown, our brains fill in the missing information, and the cartoon seems warm, cute, and lifelike. But when an animated version of a human becomes incredibly close to being real, we start focusing instead on the tiny details that aren't right: The slack skin, the not-quite-dewy-enough eyes, the stiff body movements. Paradoxically, the more realistic the human becomes -- the worse they look. Sure, enhanced graphics look terrific when lavished on static things, like scenery or smoke or bullets. But the human face? Our video-game graphics aren't up to it -- and, if you believe the Valley theory, may never be. The Uncanny Valley effect has become painfully, itchingly obvious in today's video games. Whenever a game comes out with cartoonish and stylized humans -- like the anime-style Final Fantasy series -- they look wonderful and lively. But whenever the game designer gets obsessed with being "cinematic" and "superealistic" and producing "cutting edge graphics", woof woof, meow meow, the results are just unwatchable -- as with, say, the "lifelike" characters in Half Life 2 that cavort about like a corpsetastic army of zombies. After hurling themselves against these shoals and crashing again and again and again and again and again, wouldn't you imagine that game designers would learn their lesson? But no. The advent of the Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, and the PS3 have all got them whipped into a fresh new lather about creating "photorealistic" humans. Thus it was that I came across the promotional trailer for Heavy Rain, the sequel to the terrific game Indigo Prophecy that's slated for the PS3. I clicked on it, wondering ... hmmm, are the PS3's graphics finally so good that the designers have climbed out of the Valley? Nope. They've trudged in ever deeper. Check out this clip, in which a young girl does a "casting call" and delivers a long monologue into the camera. Prepare to scream and scream again. Seriously: It's goosebump-inducingly bad. Her lips attempt to smile, and pull back in some unholy rictus of a grimace; her skin slides like dead sheets of atrophied flesh along the surface of her bone structure; and her eyes -- my god! Her eyes! It's like looking over the edge of the flat earth into an endless infinite howling darkness, unto which an anvil could be tossed and fall for forty days and forty nights and not yet reach the inky awful depths of her soul. This wouldn't be so bad if the designers were actively trying to create some eldritch, sephulchral nightmarescape straight out of Goya's Black Paintings. But no ... they're trying to create a spunky, cute, realistic girl. God almighty, these people must be stopped. This stuff is hideous beyond description, and I describe things for a living. (Thanks to Jonn Wood for this one!)

Originally from collision detection reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 3:14PM

Originally from collision detection, on May 20, 2006 10:07 AM

"Baghdad ER," which chronicles two months in the life of the hospital, is as intimate a depiction of the war's miseries as we have seen. And it has arrived as a news event in itself.

Originally from NYT > Arts by GINIA BELLAFANTE reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by GINIA BELLAFANTE from NYT > Arts, on May 20, 2006 10:06 AM

The Roots proved that they were the best backing band in hip-hop on Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall.

Originally from NYT > Arts by KELEFA SANNEH reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by KELEFA SANNEH from NYT > Arts, on May 20, 2006 10:06 AM

The VeriSign Personal Identity Provider is kind of dangerous; if you're going to use a URL for your identity, it better be in your own domain, not verisignlabs.com. Coincidentally, VeriSign is in the domain business, so maybe they'll fix this before it gets out of beta.

Originally from Hack the Planet reBlogged

Originally from Hack the Planet, on May 20, 2006 10:06 AM

The panel's criticism came as military officials at Guantánamo disclosed the most serious disturbances by prisoners there since the camp opened.

Originally from NYT > Home Page by TIM GOLDEN reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by TIM GOLDEN from NYT > Home Page, on May 20, 2006 10:05 AM

david posted a photo:

- Taken at 7:25 PM on May 19, 2006; cameraphone upload by ShoZu

Originally from david's Photos by david reBlogged

Originally posted by david from david's Photos, on May 20, 2006 10:04 AM

"Construct is a python library for parsing and building of arbitrary data structures. It works by defining complex constructs using more primitive ones, in a hierarchy. This declarative structuring of components makes it very flexible and strong. It's the first library that makes parsing fun, instead of the usual headache it is today."

Originally from tecznotes links by Michal Migurski reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 6:21PM

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

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Originally from Happy Famous Artists by happy famous artists reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 5:51AM

Originally posted by happy famous artists from Happy Famous Artists , on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

Wiretaps, leaks, and whistle-blowing have recently become popular topics of discussion within the US . The current Administration’s secrecy seems to depend increasingly upon a lack of secrecy for everyone else, as journalists fight to keep their sources private and activists find themselves targeted by the FBI. One assumes that social networking sites like Friendster are under surveillance... So where can conspiracy-minded people get together? Perhaps on Sinister, a social software tool for our collective dark side. Managed by the suspicious team of Cassandra Rand, Georgia Underwood, and Annina Rüst, Sinister is a connection to underground chat worlds revolving around gardening, real estate, and finance, via the web, IRC, and telephone. One can call access numbers provided on the Sinister Calling Card to listen in on ongoing conversations. More than a mere communication platform, the Sinister website uses theories developed by researchers at Rensellear Polytechnic Institute to analyze the 'shape' of communication patterns in order to reveal the topic of discussion. Sure, conspiracies simmered before social software, but have they ever had their own calling card? - Ryan Griffis

http://www.sinister-network.com/

Originally from Rhizome.org: Rhizome News reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 3:00AM

Originally from Rhizome.org: Rhizome News, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

If I didn't already own almost every model they carry, this news would be terribly frightening:  Timbuk2 is opening has opened* a retail store in Hayes Valley in San Francisco.  Timbuk2 has done a terrific job of creating a compelling online experience (build your own bag, anyone?), so I'm interested to see how they do with retail.

The latest addition to my (always) growing collection of bags -- their Ace Day Pack.  I've always hated laptop backpacks -- they're usually way too big and way too ugly -- but this one is just right.  Just the right size, just the right pockets and in all black you can't go wrong.  (They're not paying me, I swear...) 

Now, if only I could fill it with one of those sexy little 13" MacBooks...

* Thanks, Owen!

Originally from this is sippey.typepad.com by Michael Sippey reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 1:10AM

Originally posted by Michael Sippey from this is sippey.typepad.com, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

[The Daily ACK] - Dennis CrowleyIt turns out it's down to the new accounting regulations that require cities to inventory virtually everything, including lamp posts, to keep their credit rating. Despite this you have to hope that they'll publish the data, but considering the "security concerns" that would doubtless be raised by that I guess they'll probably manage to avoid it.

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Originally from Geotags.org by admin reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 10:40PM

Originally posted by admin from Geotags.org, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

VeloNews.com | Ullrich shows his form; Basso solidifies grip on jersey

Looks like Jan Ullrich is TT-fit for the Tour de France.

T-Mobile's 1997 Tour champion scorched the 50-kilometer (31 mile) time trial course today, finishing in 58:48, for his first race victory since last year's Tour of Germany.

Ullrich showed he's got the numerator down on the power-to-weight ratio, and the upcoming mountains should help him shrink his, um, denominator.

"To beat Ivan Basso is going to give me a huge morale boost. I knew right from the start that I was going to have a good day.

Giro leader Ivan Basso of CSC was 2nd on the day in 59:16, 28 seconds back, but ahead of Italian TT champion Marco Pinotti, at 1:01, T-Mobile's Sergei Honchar, at 1:09, and Paolo Savoldelli, at 1:19. Phonak's José Enrique Gutierrez rounds out the top 6 at 1:42.

Damiano Cunego, who was best able to hang with Basso on Sunday's first big climb of the Giro, lost 5:06 (!) to Basso in today's TT, and Gilberto Simoni and Danilo Di Luca did only slightly better.

In the GC, Gutierrez remains in 2nd, now 2:48 back, while Savoldelli slips to 3rd behind Honchar at 3:24 and 3:26. Discovery Channel's Tom Danielson is now 5th overall, 5:38 back, with Cunego 8th at 6:54, Simoni 9th at 7:13, and Di Luca 10th at 7:33.

Also:

cyclingnews.com | Jan's one mean motor scooter

Enormous picture of Ullrich at Gazzetta dello Sport

Originally from Tour de France 2006 by Frank Steele reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 4:53PM

Originally posted by Frank Steele from Tour de France 2006, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

My Old Kentucky Blog is collecting a list of bands that have covered Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 7:10PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

And the iron coder API is: iTunes visualization!!!1!.

Nice.

Originally from Gus's blog, adventures in Flying Meat. reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 6:18PM

Originally from Gus's blog, adventures in Flying Meat., on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Cornell University study suggests that restaurant and hotel owners should reconsider their tipping policies because "tipping may not be as advantageous as managers seem to believe".

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 2:59PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Dustin MacDonald: “What will we see in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard? Windows Virtualization? Full Screen Applications? Don’t count your chickens, but I do want to point out one subject that apparently a lot of rumor sites have overlooked: resolution independence.”

Originally from ranchero.com by Brent Simmons reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 2:26PM

Originally posted by Brent Simmons from ranchero.com, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Nicholas Carr weighs in on the serendipity of the web: "Once you create an engine - a machine - to produce serendipity, you destroy the essence of serendipity. It becomes something expected rather than something unexpected. Looking for serendipity? Just follow these easy links!" Previously on serendipity and the web: William McKeen and Steven Johnson.
Update: Steven Johnson responds to Nicholas Carr's post. The circle of feedback continues.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 2:25PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

I was incredibly honored in a pinch-me-is-this-real kind of way to receive a WIRED magazine Rave award this past Tuesday in San Francisco. Since then my ego has inflated to the size of Canada and I just might float away any minute now.

The annual Rave awards honor folks in 16 different categories, like architecture, books, business, film, television and blogs. (Guess which one I'm in.) Other winners include the man who coined the term Ajax, Jesse James Garrett, current residents in my iTunes library, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and some Hollywood dude named George Clooney. Pick up a copy of WIRED's June issue to check out the rest of the winners and photo of yours truly wrapped in a cloud-covered comforter looking sleepy - cuz that's how us bloggers roll.

My sincerest thanks to everyone at WIRED and a hearty congratulations to my esteemed fellow Rave award winners. It's such an honor just to have my name listed with yours.
- Gina

Rave Awards

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Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:30PM

Originally from Lifehacker, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Amit sent in this video tutorial on making your own photo blocks, you'll need - "One Photograph printed at 4x6 or larger. Something to measure and cut your photo with. Four 2"x3" Linoleum Blocks (More if you're using a larger photograph). Acid-free Rubber Cement. And, for extra credit, One Foam Brush and painter's Gel Medium (Gloss, because it dries clear)." - Link.

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Originally from MAKE: Blog by philliptorrone

reBlogged by Matthew Haughey on May 19, 2006, 4:04AM

Originally from mathowie reBlog feed by philliptorrone reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:19PM

Originally posted by philliptorrone from mathowie reBlog feed , on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Tech author and programmer Mark Pilgrim describes his current rate of personal data accumulation and long-term backup strategies:

I'm creating a lot of data, and I want to keep most of it for the rest of my life. This includes video of my children growing up, but also things like video footage of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. In 2004, I generated 35 GB of such data. In 2005, I generated just shy of 150 GB. This year I'm on track to generate about 100 GB. I foresee doing this for about 20 more years, and then maintaining the archive for another 30 years after that.

He asks, "How do you back up 100 GB of data per year for 50 years? Or even 10 years?" There's no obvious definitive answer, but the post and comment thread is an interesting discussion on whether or not safely backing up our digital lives is possible in a scalable way. How do you back up your gigabyte-hogging stuff like video, music and photos? Let us know in the comments or at tips at lifehacker.com.

Long-term backup [dive into mark]

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Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:00PM

Originally from Lifehacker, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Elephants Dream, a short film that premiered late March, is now available for download in many formats, including a stunning AVI, MPEG4 (mp42) / AC3 5.1 Surround / HD 1920x1080 encoding. The production files are also downloadable.

The film is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license. It was created to show off the capabilities of open source 3D modeling software Blender, a task at which it has surely succeeded.

Originally from Creative Commons Blog by Mike Linksvayer reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 8:09AM

Originally posted by Mike Linksvayer from Creative Commons Blog, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

When the Apple Store on 5th Ave. and 59th St. opens today(in less than 45 mins) it will stay open 24/7/365.

Well, word is an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Originally from l-e-mental by clairehyland reBlogged

Originally posted by clairehyland from l-e-mental, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Ted has gone camp, that's [Ted Baker], the British designer label.

Now there are those among you who might be thinking 'Ah, whot?? Designer prints at the local campsite. What next? Jimmy Choo walking boots.'

Well, those of the cyncial attitude take note: getting back in touch with the big outdoors is a growing trend. We've become so disconnected from nature in the last decade, that we're now desperate to once again re-connect. Camping is thee new pursuit of trendsetting folk, (after knitting)! And who says stylish design and mother nature can't exist side by side? Isn't mother nature the best damn designer, anyway?

The range includes tents, sleeping bags and folding chairs and is available through [Blacks] - long time purveyor of all things camping. The tents start at a very reasonable £89.99, and sleeping bags at £49.99 with the chairs at £29.99. Add some designer marshmallows and we're sorted.

Originally from l-e-mental by clairehyland reBlogged

Originally posted by clairehyland from l-e-mental, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

"Namaste" is a salutation that's been around for a long time - mostly in India. Until recently - in America - it was a phrase commonly associated with yoga class. Nowadays if you look it up on Wikipedia, under "See also" there are links to Hindu, Buddhism, Greetings and the Hanso Foundation.

If you don't know what the Hanso Foundation is, then you're not watching the right TV show. If you do know what it is, then you should buy this shirt:

Originally from Mule Design : Off the Hoof by Katie Spence reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 6:14PM

Originally posted by Katie Spence from Mule Design : Off the Hoof, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

Mac Download: Menu Master is a crazy useful application that lets you change and remove menu short cut keys.

It takes about 15 seconds to learn how to use Menu Master, and saves you lots of time later because you can use the shortcuts you defined and do not bother remembering which ones the developer of the software invented for you. Additionally, you can set shortcuts to any menu item that had no shortcuts, or remove shortcuts from menu items.

If you can't see a use for that, you're not really thinking about it. Free trial download, requires Mac OS X 10.2 or higher.

Menu Master [via Working Smart]

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Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 6:00PM

Originally from Lifehacker, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

Posted by Eva Ho, Product Marketing Manager, Google Video

Pearl Jam's new music video "Life Wasted" is now on Google Video for free! Be sure to check it out now, as free streaming and download is available only until June 1.

And in line with the band's experimental personality, Pearl Jam released the "Life Wasted" video under a Creative Commons "some rights reserved" copyright license. What does all that legal gibberish mean to you? It means that you can download the video for free, share it with your friends, and even post it on your own site--provided you give the band credit and don't use it for commercial purposes. It's yet another example of Pearl Jam putting its fans first.

[UPDATE 05/25: The free streaming-and-download period was originally scheduled to end on May 24; due to popular demand, we're extending it until June 1.]

Originally from Official Google Blog by A Googler reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 5:34PM

Originally posted by A Googler from Official Google Blog, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

He's friendly with Udonis Haslem. He lives in Florida. He knows the Heat well. So, say what you want about bias.

But Five Star's David Thorpe also knows a hell of a lot about basketball, and he tells me that of the teams left in these playoffs, he's convinced Miami has the inside track on the title. Listen to Thorpe's explanation (MP3) for yourself. These, he says, are some of the Heat's strengths:

• They can blow you out.
• They can win a close game.
• Then have an inside/outside game.
• They have role players.
• They have a bench.
• They have Pat Riley.
• They are rested.

And most importantly, says Thorpe, if they make it to Finals, they will have a very motivated Shaquille O'Neal. He was great in that Finals loss to the Pistons. O'Neal has a history of giving everything he has in the Finals.

For what it's worth, the Pistons and Mavericks are still the favorites.

Thorpe also lent some credence to the rumor (MP3) I have been spreading that the Celtics and Danny Ainge may be in a rough patch.

Originally from True Hoop by Henry Abbott reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 5:30PM

Originally posted by Henry Abbott from True Hoop, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

If you’re a TextMate junkie, check out this “TextMate Tricks” post on the Macromates blog about the “Edit in TextMate” input manager for your Cocoa apps (like Mail.app and Safari.) Very, very handy!

Originally from [eriksmartt.com/blog] by erik reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 5:17PM

Originally posted by erik from [eriksmartt.com/blog], on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

[sent in by Brendan]

Originally from Signal vs. Noise reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 4:20PM

Originally from Signal vs. Noise, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

S-s-s-omething from the inbox. Paul writes regarding the uncanny valley:

Given your recent link re: the uncanny valley, I thought this article about Sun-Maid's redesigned icon would be worth your time. Photo.

Clearly, she's selling grapes from a certain valley. Creeeepy.

I love the idea of Uncanny Valley being an actual geographical location (situated in California, I would assume) inhabited by creepy video game characters, digitized actors, and retooled advertising icons.

Imagine the views from neighboring hillsides! (Image courtesy of Google Earth.)

Originally from kottke.org reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 3:23PM

Originally from kottke.org, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

The new music video for Pearl Jam's "Life Wasted" was released today under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivs license, so that people anywhere can legally copy, distribute, and share the clip. This is the first Pearl Jam video to be released in eight years and, as far as we know, the first video produced by a major label ever to be CC-licensed. Pearl Jam and J Records are offering the video as a free download at Google Video from today, May 19th, through May 24th. After May 24th, the clip will be made available for sale. For more information, check out PearlJam.com and CC's press release.

Originally from Creative Commons Blog by Eric Steuer reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:53AM

Originally posted by Eric Steuer from Creative Commons Blog, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

Here are some notes from my talk at mobile monday.

Here is my notes of the key points I made at my talk at Mobile Monday in Helsinki. It is a good example of the types of notes I make in my analogue notepad. I am now using the Moleskin landscape reporter notepad.

Originally from ChristianLindholm.com by Christian Lindholm reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 10:55AM

Originally posted by Christian Lindholm from ChristianLindholm.com, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

The mayor called the union leaders' position on starting pay for police officers "a little bit duplicitous."

Originally from NYT > Home Page by WINNIE HU reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by WINNIE HU from NYT > Home Page, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

Still, Mena drew a really good picture.

Originally from The Mobile Andrew by aa reBlogged

Originally posted by aa from The Mobile Andrew, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

What do you get when a best-selling critique of fast food gets turned into a Hollywood feature? Best Food Nation, an industry website (BestFoodNation.com) critquing the critique. It is a tour-de-force of PR insanity. My two favorite sections on the site are Ingredients and What Critics Say. Ingredients is actually only one ingredient: High Fructose Corn Syrup - a substance that makes everything it touches unhealthy. It's like an energy advocacy group including a link for Waste dumped in rivers. What Critics Say follows a by now familiar formula:Critics say XWe say, Nuh-uh!They don't even bother to address the charges....

Originally from Stay Free! Daily by Charles Star reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 2:20PM

Originally posted by Charles Star from Stay Free! Daily, on May 19, 2006 1:22 PM

My parents are in town this week which means that we got to see a play!

Defiance, written by John Patrick Shanley who also wrote the Pulitzer award winning Doubt, was quite good. It's clear that the playwrights main interest is authority which is the central theme in both these plays. Doubt deals with the Catholic church and Defiance takes on the military. Time flew right by and afterwards I was left to ponder authority, morality and existentialism.

If you're expecting your parents, better buy those theater tix now!

Originally from Andrea Harner by Andrea reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 9:10AM

Originally posted by Andrea from Andrea Harner, on May 19, 2006 1:22 PM

I just joined my neighborhood Y which is brand new, right across the street and fantastic. I started swimming with a regular bathing cap but something wasn't right. The imprint it left on my forehead and the lack of style chilled me to the bone.

Finally, I found some flair to make swimming those laps glamorous!

Don't worry, I would never get this in rainbow colors...I chose the all blue so it's classy and sexy.

Originally from Andrea Harner by Andrea reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 9:56AM

Originally posted by Andrea from Andrea Harner, on May 19, 2006 1:22 PM

The most beautiful eggs in the...

Originally from A Full Belly by Alaina Browne reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 6:13PM

Originally posted by Alaina Browne from A Full Belly, on May 19, 2006 1:19 PM

Cork’d is a newly launched free, web-based service that makes it simple to review and share wine. When the community shows up, this should become a fantastic resource....

Originally from A Full Belly by Alaina Browne reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 5:04PM

Originally posted by Alaina Browne from A Full Belly, on May 19, 2006 1:19 PM

Adopt an Italian olive tree for a year and receive all of its produce. I love this concept, unfortunately they don't ship outside of the European...

Originally from A Full Belly by Alaina Browne reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 4:55PM

Originally posted by Alaina Browne from A Full Belly, on May 19, 2006 1:19 PM

At TED2006, we devoted an unusual amount of our "interstitial" time to a single advertiser, showing three different ads from Honda, all brilliant in their own way. Mind you, Honda has no affiliation with TED. We just like their ads.

And we're not the only ones. Two of the Honda spots — Choir and Impossible Dreams — walked away with the top prize in advertising last night, winning the Grand Clio for television ads. Congratulations are in order to TEDster Russell Davies (whose blog we love); he was instrumental in the Honda campaign, before joining Nike.

So here they are: Two ads that breathe new life into the 60 (or 120) second spot. Impossible Dream and Choir. Created by Wieden + Kennedy London for Honda.

Originally posted by June Cohen from TED Blog, on May 19, 2006 1:19 PM

We were pleased to see that several of the ads we highlighted at TED2006 and TEDGlobal were awarded Clios last night, in Miami. The Honda ads, Choir and Impossible Dream, took the Grand Clio, and gold awards went to Guinness noitulovE (that's "evolution," backwards), Sony Bouncy Balls, and Sony PSP A Day in the Life. Adidas Hello Tomorrow, the mesmerizing spot from Spike Jonze, picked up a few silvers.

Originally posted by June Cohen from TED Blog, on May 19, 2006 1:19 PM

Posted by Dave Weissman, Software Engineer, Google Blog Search

Today we launched a new feature on Google Blog Search that lets you narrow your search by date. Using this feature, you can track blog posts on your favorite topics according to when those items were posted. We've also incorporated some improvements in search quality that should make your blog-search experience even better.

Ever since Google Blog Search launched, we've noticed that the universe of blogs has truly exploded--our index is doubling every six months. Perhaps even more striking, though, is that there's no one region in the world that leads the growth of blogs. Self-publishing clearly has global appeal, and blogging makes it easy for everyone on the web to share their voices and connect. True, there continues to be blog spam (and we continue to fight it), but our blog search reveals the great range and quality of ideas and writing out there.

Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.

Originally from Official Google Blog by A Googler reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 9:12PM

Originally posted by A Googler from Official Google Blog, on May 19, 2006 1:18 PM

Posted by Alex K., Technical Solutions Engineer, Partner Solutions Organization

I love what I do (I work for Google's Partner Solutions Organization, writing internal programs and tools to help better manage our partner relationships--check out our job listings), but Google's "20 percent time" recently came in handy. The 20 percent time is a well-known part of our philosophy here, enabling engineers to spend one day a week working on projects that aren't necessarily in our job descriptions. You can use the time to develop something new, or if you see something that's broken, you can use the time to fix it. And this is how I recently worked up a new feature for Google Reader.

I really like the keyboard shortcuts in Gmail, and they work in Reader too. But when using Reader, I found myself wanting to skip whole sections of stories, and I was wearing out my "N" key (which moves the browser down one item). There are buttons on the screen to scroll up and down a whole page at a time, but I thought it would be nice to have a keyboard shortcut too. I could have hacked something together with Greasemonkey or a Firefox extension, but that would've only helped me and the three other people who read my blog.

So I fired off an email to the Reader team, hoping that they'd be able to add a keyboard shortcut. The team got back to me right away, and they told me how easy it would be to add the shortcut myself. They were right--it was easy, because the internal documentation was good and the code was really easy to work with. Once my change had been reviewed, it went live.

And I have to admit--every time I use the new shortcut ("shift" and "N"), I get a little thrill at how easily I was able to get my idea implemented.
Hope you enjoy it too.

Originally from Official Google Blog by A Googler reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 9:08PM

Originally posted by A Googler from Official Google Blog, on May 19, 2006 1:18 PM

an interactive media installation at the Noble Peace Center in Oslo, Norway. the Nobel Field is a virtual garden grown from 100 LCD displays planted among a 1000 twinkling blades of LED grass. each individual screen display, enclosed in a lucite stem, honors the winner of a Peace Prize & reacts to the approach of a person by revealing the winner's story & philosophy. a small sensor at the bottom of the screen registers a presence, triggers animations on the screen, & sends a wave of color across nearby LED stalks. synchronized audio spreads throughout the space.
see also white noise white light & gori node garden.
[davidsmall.com]

Originally from information aesthetics by infosthetics reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 6:26PM

Originally posted by infosthetics from information aesthetics, on May 19, 2006 1:17 PM

This war in Iraq was launched on a theory: That, with the right communication and reconnaissance gear, American armed forces would be quicksilver-fast and supremely lethal. A country could be conquered with only a fraction of the soldiers needed in the past.

During the initial invasion in March 2003, this idea of "network-centric warfare" worked more or less as promised -- even though most of the frontline troops weren't wired up. It was enough that the commanders were connected.

But now, more than three years into the Iraq conflict, the network is still largely incomplete. Local command centers have a torrent of information pouring in. But, for soldiers and marines on the ground, this war isn't any more wired that the last one. "There is a connectivity gap," a draft Army War College report notes. "Information is not reaching the lowest levels."

And that's a problem, because the insurgents are stitching together a newtwork of their own. Using throwaway cellphones and anonymous e-mail accounts, these guerrillas rely on a loose web of connections, not a top-down command structure. And they don't fight in large groups that can be easily tracked by high-tech command posts. They have to be hunted down in dark neighborhoods, found amid thousands of civilians, and taken out one by one.

David Axe and I have a special report in this month's Popular Science, on "Winning (and Losing) the First Wired War." Give it a read. And see how this network-centric ideal is playing out, for real.

Originally from Defense Tech reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:48AM

Originally from Defense Tech, on May 19, 2006 1:17 PM

Quick Post

So easy. Can't wait to get the next revision of this beast.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8c6ckjy-gdY

Originally from Capn Design reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:57AM

Originally from Capn Design, on May 19, 2006 1:17 PM

Seriously though, after the first month, I wonder what the clientelle will look like at the new 24/7/365 Apple Store.

Apple Retail Employee: Welcome to the new Apple Store on 5th Avenue! Would you like an iPod?
Homeless Man: Unnghhhh. Which laptop makes a better pillow, the MacBook or the MacBook Pro?
ARE: Umm, these aren't really meant for sleeping. Maybe you could buy some iPod Socks though?
HM: Nah, I'm wearing six pairs of socks right now. I'm just gonna curl up under those stairs.
ARE: Sir, I'm, wait... [homeless man hobbles away] ...don't forget about AppleCare!

And scene.

Originally from Capn Design reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:14AM

Originally from Capn Design, on May 19, 2006 1:17 PM

Quick Post

This would only be cool if he got it every year.

http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?home&NewsID=14685

Originally from Capn Design reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 10:53AM

Originally from Capn Design, on May 19, 2006 1:17 PM

He's back! And just in time for the World Cup.

This time he is aligning himself with the hopes and dreams of all teams with his version of “We are the Champions“. Jamster is releasing brand new and exclusive Crazy Frog content including the realtone, the videotone and full track.

[via MocoNews]

Originally from ringtonia.com by emily reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 3:31AM

Originally posted by emily from ringtonia.com, on May 19, 2006 1:17 PM

Brainoff has posted this mapufacture, a geoRSS aggregator:

mapufacture is a GeoRSS aggregator. here you can layer multiple GeoRSS feeds from different sources into a single map, and search the database of GeoRSS feeds by keyword and location. search results are themselves available as GeoRSS feeds. if you do want to create a map, we ask that you go through a simple registration process.

Why do I blog this? this is the new trend, aggregating different flows of information on top of a spatial representation using the simple RSS adaptations. I like the idea of having search results as geoRSS feeds.

What I also find interesting is the fact that those RSS derived standards are more and more available and this should eventually lead to more interesting aggregating interfaces, what are the progress in this area so far? Lots of components could be helpful (spatial, social, datamining features…).

Originally from pasta and vinegar by Nicolas reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:02AM

Originally posted by Nicolas from pasta and vinegar, on May 19, 2006 1:16 PM

Maybe we can get Mr. T to bust into MTV's "Yo Momma" show like this, and then whoop Wilmer Valderrama's ass for good measure? I would pay one thousand dollars cash monnnnny to see that.

Treat Your Mother Right

Originally from Tuberaider Video by Jay Smooth reBlogged

Originally posted by Jay Smooth from Tuberaider Video, on May 19, 2006 1:16 PM

Since it opened its first two stores five years ago today, the Apple chain has become a retailing phenomenon.

Originally from NYT > Technology by STEVE LOHR reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by STEVE LOHR from NYT > Technology, on May 19, 2006 1:16 PM

"Philadelphia cab drivers are protesting a requirement by the Parking Authority to force them to install GPS gadgets in their cars. The GPS unit would enable customers to see if the driver is padding the fare by taking an indirect route, and has a panic button telling police the location of the car. Cab drivers say the GPS units cost too much, and would create traffic jams along routes preferred by GPS software."

Originally from tecznotes links by Michal Migurski reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:44AM

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on May 19, 2006 1:14 PM

Keep zooming: "Information. One of ten random flash thingys from the 10 ways project."

Originally from tecznotes links by Michal Migurski reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 5:57PM

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on May 19, 2006 1:14 PM

XHTML slide shows, like S5 but new.

Originally from tecznotes links by Michal Migurski reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 1:28AM

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on May 19, 2006 1:14 PM

"Glossy displays have effectively taken over the entire laptop market. Why are they so popular? Here are three possible reasons: 1. They are better than matte-finish displays. 2. They are cheaper than matte-finish displays. 3. People are idiots."

Originally from tecznotes links by Michal Migurski reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 4:22PM

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on May 19, 2006 1:14 PM

Finnish summer!
Originally uploaded by schickr.

Peas and strawberries - signs of Finnish summer

Originally from Cognections by charlie reBlogged

Originally posted by charlie from Cognections, on May 19, 2006 1:12 PM

Check out this photo site, BlueJake. He has great big shots of New York, and he puts a big one on the front page nearly every day. It's strange being here in a Starbucks at W51st and Broadway, a big window of New York right in front of me, and looking instead at these photos on my laptop, most of them taken five or six miles down the road.

Originally from BusinessWeek Online - Blogspotting by stephen_baker reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 6:22PM

Originally posted by stephen_baker from BusinessWeek Online - Blogspotting, on May 19, 2006 1:12 PM

Via 'Rob''s interpretation of 'backhoe':

("This is probably not what Nintendo had intended", he says) ... I find the Flickr pool of Brain Age drawings.

Some of them are delightful, although the pool only has 2 members! Call to action!

Originally from Wonderland by Alice reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 8:58AM

Originally posted by Alice from Wonderland, on May 19, 2006 1:11 PM

We've just confirmed with social networking company Friendster some of news floating around in recent days, and want to clear up some misunderstandings in those reports. Friendster's original investors Kleiner Perkins and Benchmark have reset the company's value, and invested $3.1 million (in what is called a recapitalization). The news, reported today in VentureWire, confirms what we'd heard and partially reported in February. Russ SiegelmanFriendster will release some more online features and a revised home page, perhaps next week, the company's officials confirm. None of them are surprising: Friendster will give users a way to know when their friends have added new photos, written new blog postings or changed their profile, as VentureWire reports. The company will also make its site searchable by Google and other search engines, at least for those members that choose to make their profiles public. The site already has a web-based chat service....

Originally from VentureBeat by Matt Marshall reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 1:07PM

Originally posted by Matt Marshall from VentureBeat, on May 19, 2006 1:11 PM

Innovative autism community software project Reactive Colours had its official launch the other day, and is now sporting a new website and numerous 'reactivities' to download and play online.

The project is designed to encourage individuals with autistic spectrum differences and learning disabilities to use computers, through which they can develop mouse, keyboard, programming and screen skills and deliberately emphasise the characteristics of computing that are of potential significance to people on the autism spectrum.

The project is based on open-source principles and intended to be more than just a free download. Interested people are encouraged to contribute their own programming skills to the project.

The input of people with autism and Asperger syndrome is particularly encouraged, as they are likely to have the best insight into what sort of activities will engage those on the autism spectrum.

Mind Hacks covered Reactive Colours last year where we interviewed project leader Wendy Keay-Bright about the development of the idea.

Link to Reactive Colours website and community.
Link to Reactive Colours project description.

Disclaimer: I am an open licensing advisor to the project.

Originally from Mind Hacks by vaughan reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 10:25AM

Originally posted by vaughan from Mind Hacks, on May 19, 2006 1:11 PM

Originally from Modern Art Notes reBlogged

Originally from Modern Art Notes, on May 19, 2006 1:11 PM

Originally from Modern Art Notes reBlogged

Originally from Modern Art Notes, on May 19, 2006 1:11 PM

I'm leaving for our speaking tour. Internet access will be sporadic at best, but I'll try to schedule posts when I can get online. Comments are off during my trip since I have no idea how often I'll even be able to get online.

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket reBlogged on Jun 12, 2006, 8:30AM

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket, on May 19, 2006 1:09 PM

Partial DNA profiles of Jack the Ripper suggest that he may have been a woman—a theory espoused by one of the investigators of the time.

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 8:30AM

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket, on May 19, 2006 1:09 PM

Since reading 1491, this doesn't surprise me as much as it once would have: Amazon Stonehenge found in Brazil, possibly 2000 years old.

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 8:30AM

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket, on May 19, 2006 1:09 PM

Professor of Economics Tyler Cowen argues that, with the rise of the Internet, independent bookstores are no longer necessary. (via rc3oi)

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 12:49PM

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket, on May 19, 2006 1:09 PM

Last night I attended the seventh annual Wired Rave Awards, and watched my husband receive the award for technology. I couldn't be more proud of him, but the highlight of the evening for me was joining in the only standing ovation given that night—for the Honorable John E. Jones III, who was honored for his ruling on intelligent design. Update: Here I am next to the Giant Floating Head.

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 12:48PM

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket, on May 19, 2006 1:09 PM

You may have noticed that for some time now, this site has been more and more focused on food. Following my heart has led me to kitchen work (From geek to chef) and then back to more technology (Returning to tech? Sort of...) and now to a technology food combination. Today I'm happy to announce that megnut.com is going 100% food and that I'll be devoting myself to it full-time.

I'll be updating (week) daily not only with links but also more original content. You can see the new feature section in the upper right hand corner of the home page. I'm going to try to do regular features on a variety of topics. And I'll pursue whatever else interests me in the world of food -- reviews of meals perhaps, recipes, book reports. Mostly it's just going to be an experiment, an outlet for me to follow my food passions wherever they take me.

It will probably take a couple days to work out the kinks with the new design, so if you have any problems feel free to email or comment and I'll try to get everything fixed up right away. The non food-related content has moved to http://meg.hourihan.com and old links should redirect to the new site. I can't promise a lot of updates on the personal blog, but I'm sure there will be some as the non-food urges strike.

Since 1999 this site has been a wonderful outlet for me. It's provided a way for me to learn more about myself, and a means for me to meet and connect with other people. I'm excited for that to continue as I explore the world of food, and I'm looking forward to sharing it with you. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the new megnut.com.

PS If you're reading this post in a news reader, you should really come on over to megnut.com and check out the new design!

PPS Thanks to Jason for the nice design!

Originally from megnut.com blog reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:59AM

Originally from megnut.com blog, on May 19, 2006 1:09 PM

How did I miss this Brooklyn beer and pigfest that Augieland attended? I must not be paying much attention, which is a shame because it looks like it was yummy fun.

Originally from megnut.com blog reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 11:12AM

Originally from megnut.com blog, on May 19, 2006 1:09 PM

Clever headline watch: Mayor tapped water customers for sex.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 1:07PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 1:05 PM

Megnut redesigns and refocuses full-time on food. I helped with the design and I can't wait to see how the site evolves over the next few months as Meg finds her stride.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 1:01PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 1:05 PM

MP3 audio of notable moments in history, including Apollo 13's "Houston, we have a problem", Albert Einstein explaining e-mc^2, and, uh, Al Pacino from Scarface. (via cyn-c)

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:10AM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 1:05 PM

Trailer for Fast Food Nation, based on the book by Eric Schlosser.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 10:42AM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 1:05 PM

Satellite photo of a piece of San Francisco "healing around now-gone railroad tracks".

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 7:41PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 1:05 PM

Starbucks is changing what we eat and drink. It's altering where and when we work and play. It's shaping how we spend time and money. That's just for appetizers.

Starbucks has an even glitzier goal: to help rewrite society's pop culture menu. The company that sells 4 million coffee drinks daily in the USA is hot to extend its brand beyond the espresso machine to influence the films we see, CDs we hear and books we read. In the process, it aims to grow into a global empire rivaling McDonald's.

"It amazes all of us — how we've become part of popular culture," says Chairman Howard Schultz, sitting casually in his office near a photo of him arm-in-arm with Mick Jagger. "Our customers have given us permission to extend the experience."

The kingpin of pricey coffee is intent on ranking among the top trendmeisters before the decade is out. Something like: If you love the taste of our coffee, you'll love our taste in pop culture, too. "Call it the Starbuckization of society," says George Ritzer, sociology professor at the University of Maryland. "Starbucks has created the image that they're cutting edge." (USA TODAY)

Originally from Agenda Inc. Live Feed reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:48PM

Originally from Agenda Inc. Live Feed, on May 19, 2006 1:05 PM

Check out the absolutely stunning photographic illustrations (with some obvious doses of CG and Photoshop) of Platinum, FMD.

(via Peacay by way of MetaFilter and LJ)

Originally from Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog by Johnny reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:08PM

Originally posted by Johnny from Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog, on May 19, 2006 1:04 PM

Policemen inflate lifebelt before the arrival of the Chanchu typhoon in the Chinese province of Zhejiang.
Via 20 minutos.

Originally from we make money not art by Regine reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 8:13PM

Originally posted by Regine from we make money not art, on May 19, 2006 1:04 PM

The Google Reader Blog announced that you can now use Google's RSS reader, Google Reader, on your mobile device.

In their own words:

If you use the Google Personalized Homepage and have installed our Reader Homepage Module it'll automatically show up on your mobile homepage. Simply go to google.com on your mobile phone's browser and click the link to "Personalized Home".

[via SearchEngineWatch Blog]

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 10:59AM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 19, 2006 1:03 PM

Electrilite Emergency is a new hand-cranked emergency flashlight with a built in FM radio, an alarm and an outlet to recharge cell phones. (Thanks Mike).

To charge your phone, turn off all LED lights. Attach the correct cell phone adapter to the power cord and plug it into your phone. Then simply plug the other end of the power cord into the Electrilite EmergencyJ. Begin charging your phone by cranking the handle at a rate of approximately 2-3 cranks per second, which generates a steady 6.2 volts.

Three minutes of cranking will provide 2-8 minutes of talk time. However, continuous cranking will provide you with an endless supply of talk time.

Click here for links to other innovative cell phone rechargers

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 2:56AM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 19, 2006 1:03 PM

On Ringtonia.com today, a political new ringtone from They Might Be Giants, entitled "Call Connected Thru The NSA" - with arresting and uh, timely lyrics.

Call connected to the NSA / complete transmition to the NSA/ suspending your rights for the duration of the permanent war.

The tracks were created by the band at the end of a TMBG album session with the legendary Pat Dillet.

[via YESbutNobutYes via [BB-Blog]]

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 1:40PM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 19, 2006 1:03 PM

C/Net has published a list of the ten highest-radiation cell phones in the US. Eight of the phone models on the list are Motorola's - with the Motorola SLVR L6 coming in first place. [via Gizmodo]

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 10:33AM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 19, 2006 1:03 PM

With Enemies Like This...

Wiretaps, leaks, and whistle-blowing have recently become popular topics of discussion within the US. The current Administration’s secrecy seems to depend increasingly upon a lack of secrecy for everyone else, as journalists fight to keep their sources private and activists find themselves targeted by the FBI. One assumes that social networking sites like Friendster are under surveillance... So where can conspiracy-minded people get together? Perhaps on Sinister, a social software tool for our collective dark side. Managed by the suspicious team of Cassandra Rand, Georgia Underwood, and Annina Rüst, Sinister is a connection to underground chat worlds revolving around gardening, real estate, and finance, via the web, IRC, and telephone. One can call access numbers provided on the Sinister Calling Card to listen in on ongoing conversations. More than a mere communication platform, the Sinister website uses theories developed by researchers at Rensellear Polytechnic Institute to analyze the 'shape' of communication patterns in order to reveal the topic of discussion. Sure, conspiracies simmered before social software, but have they ever had their own calling card? - Ryan Griffis, Rhizome News.

Originally from networked_performance by jo reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:21AM

Originally posted by jo from networked_performance, on May 19, 2006 10:43 AM

A Night of Technology Based Graffiti

Eyebeam and the Wooster Collective present a night of technology based graffiti projects. Mark Jenkins, the Graffiti Research Lab, and students from the Parsons Geek Graffiti course show a range of experimental work in new materials and techniques for urban communication. Monday, May 22nd, 5:30 – 8pm; Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st Street, New York, NY. [blogged by Joel on reblog]

Originally from networked_performance by jo reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 1:02PM

Originally posted by jo from networked_performance, on May 19, 2006 10:43 AM

From Wired:

The most common retort against privacy advocates -- by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures -- is this line: "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?"

Some clever answers: "If I'm not doing anything wrong, then you have no cause to watch me." "Because the government gets to define what's wrong, and they keep changing the definition." "Because you might do something wrong with my information." My problem with quips like these -- as right as they are -- is that they accept the premise that privacy is about hiding a wrong. It's not. Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with dignity and respect.

Two proverbs say it best: Quis custodiet custodes ipsos? ("Who watches the watchers?") and "Absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Originally from Cynical-C Blog by Chris reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 10:50AM

Originally posted by Chris from Cynical-C Blog, on May 19, 2006 10:42 AM

• Is there something wrong with Detroit, or did Cleveland improve? Put it another way: if Cleveland beats Detroit, who would you pick to beat them?
• Who is going to win?
• How weird is it to see mental lapses from Detroit?
• Stating the obvious about LeBron James having a guy who can score inside and out, is taller than nearly everyone who can keep up with him, has the favor of the refereees, and makes cool decisions is incredibly valuable in close games. With one possession to win the game, would you rather have LeBron or Kobe with the rock?
• Can you remember this many close playoff games ever?
• If you could only watch one game that's on the schedule right now, which one would it be? Suns-Clippers tonight? Pistons-Cavaliers tomorrow? Mavericks-Spurs?
• What if all three series go to seven games?

Originally from True Hoop by Henry Abbott reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 8:44AM

Originally posted by Henry Abbott from True Hoop, on May 18, 2006 9:38 AM

Matt Watson does a fantastic job of standing by his team, rattling off example after example of teams getting all giddy after going up 3-2 on the Pistons, only to lose the next game. (My only complaint with his post? He owes an apology to the Germans, because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.)

UPDATE: OK, OK, I'm an idiot. I owe Matt the apology. It was an Animal House reference. Yes, I have seen Animal House. No, I don't have a good memory. That sure got the comments jumping early!

What's up with the Pistons? How are they down 3-2 to Cleveland? Here is one little chunk of Matt's many thoughts:

It seems like the complaint du jour about the Pistons is that they're not as strong defensively as they have been in the past. That may be true, but looking over the box scores from each game, I couldn't expect the Pistons to play the Cavs any tougher. I know I'm glossing over some situational difficulties, but the Cavs have averaged just 84.5 points per game, and LeBron James is the only player causing problems game in and game out. When another player has come through, it's simply been a matter of hitting a timely shot — a Damon Jones three-pointer here, a Donyell Marshall three-pointer there. Drew Gooden's layup in the final seconds won Game 5 for the Cavs, but he finished with all of four points, and was in the game only after Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao each fouled out.

No, the criticism I have with the Pistons are their incessant turnovers — they committed a whopping 17 TO's on Wednesday night (or 21, if you want to count the four times Ben Wallace went to the free-throw line and failed to hit a single shot in seven attempts). Chauncey Billups led the entire league with a pristine 4.11 assist-to-turnover ratio in the regular season, but there he was on Wednesday committing six turnovers (including over-thrown passes on two potential fast breaks) with just five dimes. And is it too much to ask for the team to make a crisp pass now and then? Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince each had a couple of soft lobs snagged out of the air, with Prince's final turnover resulting in Billups having to foul out of the game with two minutes left in order to stop LeBron from scoring on a fast break.

Perhaps part of the reason the Pistons are turning the ball over so many times is because they're suddenly trying to execute a foreign offense. Remember how the Pistons used to swing the ball to the open man? Now everything has to be a one-on-one contest.

Originally from True Hoop by Henry Abbott reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 8:09AM

Originally posted by Henry Abbott from True Hoop, on May 18, 2006 9:38 AM

Brown's agent says the Knicks will either fire him and pay him the full amount he's owed, or bring him back to coach.

Guess that means there aren't any other coaching jobs available that Brown really wants, unlike last summer, when that cherry Knick job was available.

Originally from True Hoop by Henry Abbott reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 12:56PM

Originally posted by Henry Abbott from True Hoop, on May 18, 2006 9:38 AM

China Mobile, China's largest cell-phone carrier by subscribers, said Thursday it's in talks with Google Inc. to launch an Internet search engine for mobile services in China.

... "Wang Jianzhou, chairman and chief executive of China Mobile (Hong Kong), didn't elaborate on the two companies' cooperation on the mobile search engine, but he said it will mean significant progress in China's mobile service." [via the Associated Press]

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 10:24AM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 18, 2006 9:36 AM

Digital World Tokyo writes up the first waterproof 3G phone (FOMA S0902IP). It's waterproof to a depth of 1m for up to 30 minutes.

The folks at Digital World Tokyo aren't exactly convinced:

The SO902iWP+ is basically the same phone as the SO902i but with a totally useless twist.

The newcomer is, in fact, waterproof to a depth of 1m for up to 30 minutes. Cameras aside, weÂ’ve never really seem the point of waterproof gadgets unless the manufacturers are actively targeting people who make a habit of dunking their gear in toilets. After all, itÂ’s not like you can make calls under water.

Other waterpoof ideas for cell phones:.

-- Water-Proof Cell Phone Unveiled - LG Telecom's first waterproof mobile phone, canU 502S. "If dropped in a pool, tub or sink, this phone will survive in roughly thirty minutes since we sealed its tiny crevices with rubber packing."

-- Waterproof phone cases - Aquapac waterproof/dust-proof/sand-proof phone cases with airtight seal means your phone will float safely if you drop it in water.

-- Pictures taken underwater with a mobile phone - The Wave Case is a universal waterproof mobile phone casing.

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 3:52AM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 18, 2006 9:36 AM

Team designs 35-foot smart structure that responds to people interacting with it. Winner of MIT's first mini-skyscraper design competition, "Muscles" is the brainchild of four graduate arch students known collectively as the WhoWhatWhenAir skyscraper team.

Originally from Archinect.com Feed reBlogged

Originally from Archinect.com Feed, on May 18, 2006 9:36 AM

What's the best way of handling blog comment threads? I *hate* threaded comment interfaces, but with flat displays, multiple conversations are hard to track and 100+ comment threads become difficult to read.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 9:13AM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 18, 2006 9:36 AM

The Photography Jam blog has posted a beginners tutorial covering several camera basics.

Although a lot of the territory covered is probably new to most novice photographers (shutter-speed, aperture, and ISO), it's certainly not over anyone's head. Understanding the basic mechanisms for how your camera works can make a huge difference in how your pictures turn out, and this tutorial looks to be a good place for a beginner to pick up on some of that knowledge. You may also want to check out our very own feature on taking great digital photos. Thanks Ben!

Camera basics: shutter-speed, aperture and ISO [PhotographyJam]

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Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 4:00PM

Originally from Lifehacker, on May 18, 2006 9:35 AM

The geniuses at Darpa have had another brainstorm: a high-powered ejector seat designed to forcibly shoot an unfortunate soul onto a roof, instantly. It should wow onlooking crowds at house fires and hostage situations alike.

An inclined (ha) member of the military or emergency services simply seats themselves -- and in around two seconds experiences what can only be described as being 'sneezed' to a height of five stories.

Existing circus cannons fall outside the FCS framework, so once again the Pentagon has turned to Darpa to pick up the slack. Of course, Darpa were happy to provide their inspiration in the patent:

"Circuses have amused crowds by shooting performers out of cannons. For recreational enjoyment, certain traditional devices for launching subjects catapult subjects to experience a free-fall sensation similar to the sensation of bungee jumping or skydiving. Aircraft ejection seat technology and aircraft carrier launching systems, such as catapults, are also capable of launching payloads, however, most of these designs have unpredictable and uncontrollable trajectories and/or cannot be immediately reset and reused."

I'm glad to see they did their research; it's been a tough year since 'Captain Crazy Clowns Emergency Roof Cannons' filed for bankruptcy - all those burnt cats...

"What is therefore needed is a launcher that is controllable, and able to launch payloads through a repeatable and predictable trajectory. Furthermore, the launcher should have a substantially short recycle time thus a user can launch another payload in a relatively short time after the previous launch."

And consider his life insurance plans, while he's at it.

Unfortunately this "man-cannon" is a rather bulky device requiring multiple hands get around and construct. Plus, I think it looks like a contraption from Hustler, patiently waiting for a C-list celebrity to straddle it on the The Howard Stern Show.

For regular folk (and members of Voltron Force), there is an alternative on the market: the 'Rescue Rocket' line, comprised of compressed-air launched grappling hooks, should handle the needs of most Batmen. The new-fangled devices known as 'ladders' should take care of the rest.

-- Steven Snell

Originally from Defense Tech reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 10:13AM

Originally from Defense Tech, on May 18, 2006 9:34 AM

Small businesses are tinkering and adapting technologies in Southern California's grandly named Inland Empire.

Originally from NYT > Technology by JAMES FLANIGAN reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by JAMES FLANIGAN from NYT > Technology, on May 18, 2006 9:34 AM

Omidyar Network continues in its effort to reinvent philanthropy as a network enterprise. The online community, Omidyar.net, experimented with community-based funding last year, which led to a rich, passionate, and contentious online discussion. Having evaluated that experience and redesigned the process, O/Net has announced a new round of team-based funding, with a new process:

On June 1, 2006, Omidyar Network launches a $50,000 team-based collaborative funding project with the omidyar.net community.

In this funding project:

* The community will form small teams to propose funding the nonprofit organization(s) of their choice.
* These proposals will then be voted on by the larger community for funding.
* Nonprofit organizations named in the approved proposals will be funded directly by Omidyar Network.

Please see Team-Based Funding Project FAQ's for answers to common questions posed by the omidyar.net community.

Originally from unmediated by yatta reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 11:51PM

Originally posted by yatta from unmediated, on May 18, 2006 9:33 AM

Squid necklace via finn.

Originally from hello, nintendo by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 9:55AM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, nintendo, on May 17, 2006 4:38 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

GONZALES: Well, three of my grandparents were born in Mexico. They came to Texas. My parents -- both of my parents were born in Texas, extremely poor. My mother...

BLITZER: But when they came to Texas, were they legally documented, were they unlegally documented?

GONZALES: You know, it's unclear. It's unclear. And I've looked at this issue, I've talked to my parents about it, and it's just not clear.

Originally from Cynical-C Blog by Chris reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 4:53PM

Originally posted by Chris from Cynical-C Blog, on May 17, 2006 4:33 PM

Amen Gandalf.

If "The Da Vinci Code" was already feeding the flames of controversy with its challenge to the basic tenets of Christianity, actor Ian McKellen managed to pour a refinery tank's worth of gasoline on the fire on this morning's 'Today' show, asserting that the Bible should carry a disclaimer saying that it is "fiction."

Originally from Cynical-C Blog by Chris reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 4:20PM

Originally posted by Chris from Cynical-C Blog, on May 17, 2006 4:31 PM

You can view the trailer for Oliver Stone's WTC starring Nicholas Cage here. Just in time too. I had forgotten what had happened way back in 2001.

Originally from Cynical-C Blog by Chris reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 3:45PM

Originally posted by Chris from Cynical-C Blog, on May 17, 2006 4:31 PM

The front page of my my reblog is currently "fantastic". Today you'll find that the army is lifeblogging, how to judge asparagus, a rocketboom interview with Negativland, the craziest (best) use of bluetooth I've ever seen, and Star Wars bookends.

Here are the Star Wars Bookends, because it is really important that you see them:

I also finally dropped that garish layout. It's better now.

Originally from hello, typepad by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 10:55AM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, typepad, on May 17, 2006 1:31 PM

Respect The Process. That is all we are saying.

Originally from hello, typepad by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 10:37AM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, typepad, on May 17, 2006 1:31 PM

So, to sum up. Glossy screens: bad. People: idiots. Steve Jobs: insane. This post: too long. Blah.

John Siracusa on the technology industry glossy screens.

Originally from hello, typepad by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 9:38AM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, typepad, on May 17, 2006 1:31 PM

Those kooky, possibly-creepy defense programs are awfully hard to kill. Take LifeLog, Darpa's controversial project to archive almost everything about people -- where they've gone, what they've said, how they're feeling. The agency seemed to pull the plug on the program, after some pesky reporters started looking into it. But seven months later, large portions of the electronic diary effort were back, under a new name: Advanced Soldier Sensor Information System and Technology, or ASSIST.

Now, Darpa is showing its LifeLog ASSIST handywork off, at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Soldiers there, wearing a ton of cameras and sensors, are going on mock-patrol through a simulated Iraqi village -- and recording the whole thing.

The sensors are expected to capture, classify and store such data as the sound of acceleration and deceleration of vehicles, images of people (including suspicious movements that might not be seen by the soldiers), speech and specific types of weapon fire.

A capacity to give GPS locations, an ability to translate Arabic signs and text into English, as well as on-command video recording also are being demonstrated in Aberdeen. Sensor system software is expected to extract keywords and create an indexed multimedia representation of information collected by different soldiers. For comparison purposes, the soldiers wearing the sensors will make an after-action report based on memory and then supplement that after-action report with information learned from the sensor data.

(Big ups: Boing Boing)

Originally from Defense Tech reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 10:20AM

Originally from Defense Tech, on May 17, 2006 10:41 AM

Which is better fat or skinny asparagus? I always wonder this, especially now at the greenmarket where I find fat and skinny New Jersey stalks in the same bunch.

Originally from megnut.com blog reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 10:13AM

Originally from megnut.com blog, on May 17, 2006 10:41 AM

larogers: what's your favorite vegetable?
kid: croutons! and ranch dressing.

Originally from serenalarogers by serenalarogers reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 8:43AM

Originally posted by serenalarogers from serenalarogers, on May 17, 2006 10:41 AM

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Title: Waterfall Site: Mat Daly

I'm not usually one for abstract... well... anything, but I actually really love this print from Mat Daly.

Originally from we[heart]prints reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 1:04AM

Originally from we[heart]prints, on May 17, 2006 9:25 AM

On inessential.com I write about how NetNewsWire 2.1 reads feeds. The short answer: if you use NewsGator syncing, it downloads feeds from NewsGator. If you don’t use syncing, it downloads feeds from the original sources, just like always. You choose.

But of course I go into more detail. (Plenty more! I may be in a long-winded mood.)

Originally from ranchero.com by Brent Simmons reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 12:09AM

Originally posted by Brent Simmons from ranchero.com, on May 17, 2006 9:25 AM

rb field correspondent chuck olsen interviews mark hosler of negativland [history] on copyright theory

Originally from Rocketboom by Rocketboom reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 7:02AM

Originally posted by Rocketboom from Rocketboom, on May 17, 2006 9:24 AM

BlueWay is a project carried out at the ITP by Myra Einstein, David Yates, Robert Faludi, Arly Caryn Ross, Leif Mangelsen:

BlueWay at the Spring Show provides personalized guidance to friends, business contacts, locations, projects, and services by taking advantage of technology already carried by most users.

Visitors at a BlueWay kiosk can have have their picture taken and linked to their Bluetooth-enabled device. As they move through the space, BlueWay senses the visitor’s presence using their Bluetooth ID and displays their location. Participants receive pertinent wayfinding information when and where they need it. Their presence is depicted on master display maps, so other people can also quickly find them. These signs even benefit guests who do not register with the system, because the useful information they provide is visible to everyone.

Why do I blog this? yet another location-based application using bluetooth that aims at providing guidance/wayfinding information. IMO what is more interesting here is to use the bluetooth ID as presence/community indicator.

Originally from pasta and vinegar by Nicolas reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 4:17AM

Originally posted by Nicolas from pasta and vinegar, on May 17, 2006 9:24 AM

Back when del.icio.us launched APIs to let users work directly with their data, standard HTTP Auth seemed like a good idea. It's quick and easy to work with, and since all the data was publicly available on the site itself it provided a level of security that was sufficient for the situation.  Now that we have private data in the system, we want to take steps to make it more secure and more extensible.

With that in mind, we’re announcing the rollout of a new API server: api.del.icio.us. Everything passed back and forth from the machine will be done over SSL. You will have to do a bit of URL rewriting, and we apologize for that inconvenience, but it will be consistent across all the API calls. If the old URL was:

http://del.icio.us/api/posts/get

the new URL will be:

https://api.del.icio.us/v1/posts/get

The three things to highlight are the use of https (for secure connections), the new server name, and the addition of a version number where the /api/ used to be.  We'll keep the old API for another six weeks to give everyone time to change over to the new URLs. Around July 1st, we'll close it down and send a note to the requesting applications about the change.

Originally from del.icio.us by telliott reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 8:41PM

Originally posted by telliott from del.icio.us, on May 17, 2006 9:24 AM

A long forgotten phonebooth
Originally uploaded by schickr.

This is the one Olli mentioned. I happened to be in the area and had to find it.

I also know there use to be an abandoned phonebooth on Seurasaari.

Originally from Cognections by charlie reBlogged

Originally posted by charlie from Cognections, on May 17, 2006 9:24 AM

yatta posted a photo:

I had a 15 hour day installing Eric Socolofsky's Aperture @ Eyebeam last Saturday.

Originally from eyebeam - Everyone's Tagged Photos by yatta reBlogged

Originally posted by yatta from eyebeam - Everyone's Tagged Photos, on May 17, 2006 9:24 AM

"Will Video for Food" is dedicated to helping video junkies make better viral videos, earn a side income on them, and stay current on the rapidly changing landscape of online video sites, tools and software. This is a spinoff blog from www.Revverberation.com. The editor of this blog also maintains www.CubeBreak.com, a video site for bored office workers.

Originally from unmediated by yatta reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 11:39PM

Originally posted by yatta from unmediated, on May 17, 2006 8:42 AM

Java app automatically downloads TV shows that you add to a subscriber list (like a pirate TiVo).

Originally from unmediated by yatta reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 11:39PM

Originally posted by yatta from unmediated, on May 17, 2006 8:42 AM

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has a website here. The website is very much a community and collaboration digital creature. Several features contribute to rolling out the latest information about the emerging laptop. Included is a website wiki that encourages public contributions while retaining content control by the OLPC team itself. The team-focused OLPC wiki page also links out to the “comprehensive description of the project” to be found at Wikipedia.

Originally from unmediated by yatta reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 11:39PM

Originally posted by yatta from unmediated, on May 17, 2006 8:42 AM

Stanley Kunitz was one of the most acclaimed and durable American poets of the last century.

Originally from NYT > Arts by CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN-HAUPT reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN-HAUPT from NYT > Arts, on May 16, 2006 11:12 PM

Bausch & Lomb recalled its lens cleaner because tests showed that it could leave consumers at risk for a potentially blinding fungal infection.

Originally from NYT > Home Page by BARNABY J. FEDER reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by BARNABY J. FEDER from NYT > Home Page, on May 16, 2006 11:12 PM

The Criterion Collection's "Late Spring" invites cinephiles to take refuge in the still, slow world of Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu.

Originally from NYT > Arts by DAVE KEHR reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by DAVE KEHR from NYT > Arts, on May 16, 2006 11:12 PM

Not related to cell phones, but how cool is this?

Ice-cream maker Haagen-Dazs and the Austrian Postal Service have launched a limited edition series of authentic postal stamps that featured original Häagen-Dazs artwork and flavor!

"They infused flavors like Cookies & Cream, Macadamia Nut Brittle and Strawberry Cheesecake into the adhesive on the back. As you lick the stamp, you actually tasted the flavor!

[via TBWA via MIT Adfvertising Lab]

Even more fabulous, and just as unrelated to cell phones as the above, the Full Motion Stamp that was sold (out - immediately) in the Netherlands.

The stamps use twelve successive original television fragments of the winning races of Ard Schenk in Sapporo (1972) and Yvonne van Gennip in Calgary (1988).

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 10:06AM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 16, 2006 11:10 PM

Filed under: Deals, Management, Annual meetings, Internet, Competitive strategy, Google (GOOG)

In the annual Google shareholder's meeting last week, Sergey Brin -- co-founder of the company -- responded in a very neat and tidy way to an investor's questioning whether Google stock would soon split so that the shares could become more affordable to the everyday investor. I, for one, loved his response, although I was not surprised -- Googlefolk are generally straight-up and speak their minds about such things.

Brin's response was that Google had no plans to split the common stock -- or do away with the dual-class stock structure -- since it was in the investor's best interest to heavily research GOOG stock and then make a decision on whether to support and help own the company by buying shares. This response, which is needed more often than not in the market, is a good reminder that we all need to do our due diligence before buying stock, something that the everyday investor often fails to do.

Here was Brin's response: "We'd rather not have that shareholder who says on a whim, '$20 bucks a share seems cheap, I think I'll buy it,' " -- and then he emphasized the research one should do before owning any piece of any public company. Kudos, and excellent advice. A low share price may mean an average individual investor can purchase more shares, but in no way reflects that the stock is actually inexpensive.

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Originally from Blogging Stocks by Brian White reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 6:03AM

Originally posted by Brian White from Blogging Stocks, on May 16, 2006 11:10 PM

Eating, Drinking, and Touring in Provence is something I've always wanted to do. Epicurious provides the details.

Originally from megnut.com blog reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 12:03PM

Originally from megnut.com blog, on May 16, 2006 11:06 PM

New pair of shoes or $130 Star Wars bookends? Well, duh:

Originally from Wonderland by Alice reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 11:00AM

Originally posted by Alice from Wonderland, on May 16, 2006 11:06 PM

Sorry to bug you about this, but I moved the RSS feeds for kottke.org and the remaindered links. I'm using redirects so you shouldn't even notice anything. That is, your feedreader should be directed to the new files automagically and if you're reading this message in a newsreader, it has worked. But if you are having problems with the new files, send me an email and I'll get the technical team (ahem) on it right away.

New files: kottke.org RSS, kottke.org remaindered links RSS.

Originally from kottke.org reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 3:22PM

Originally from kottke.org, on May 16, 2006 11:03 PM

Adobe Labs wiki has been up since last October under the liberal Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license and has become a great resource for information on recent Adobe (mostly former Macromedia) technologies.

Originally from Creative Commons Blog by Mike Linksvayer reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 7:55AM

Originally posted by Mike Linksvayer from Creative Commons Blog, on May 16, 2006 11:03 PM

Cloud Bed, Courtney Skott
Originally uploaded by heather.

Originally from hello, nintendo by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 9:06PM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, nintendo, on May 16, 2006 11:03 PM

absolute and adjusted for inflation; is it any surprise the Neo-Geo and 3DO flopped?  

Originally from Waxy.org Links reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 6:04PM

Originally from Waxy.org Links, on May 16, 2006 11:00 PM

One of our readers, Morgan, lives in Chappaqua, New York, and he’d heard that Bill Clinton (the 42nd President of the United States) lives here too. So Morgan took a little wander with Google Maps, and when he found a house with three black secret service cars out the back, he was pretty sure he’d found the right place

Thanks to the resourceful Morgan.

Originally from Google Sightseeing by Alex reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 5:15PM

Originally posted by Alex from Google Sightseeing, on May 16, 2006 11:00 PM

Free wifi in Central Park? Hopefully by June.
Update: The free wifi in Central Park thing was supposed have been in place last September. (thx, amy)

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 4:35PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 16, 2006 11:00 PM

How do scientist attribute climate-change data? In other words, how can they tell from the available data that climate change can be attributed to human causes?

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 3:57PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 16, 2006 11:00 PM

Over at QJ.NET there is a fun post that'll show you how to back up your vinyl. The process looks easy enough, and there are straight-forward instructions and pictures to guide you. We're not 100% sure how useful this is, but it is fairly interesting and fun.

How to Pirate a Vinyl Record [QJ.NET

Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 3:00PM

Originally from Lifehacker, on May 16, 2006 11:00 PM

Yes, I know there are three, big, open wishes out there going through the wish granting process, but it's time to start thinking about next year. Only two months left to get in nominations for the 2007 TED Prize winners. We're looking for visionaries that can make a difference in the world and mobilize the TED Community into joining them.

Nomination forms are available online.

Originally posted by Amy Novogratz from TED Blog, on May 16, 2006 11:00 PM

Word Memory
Originally uploaded by david.

I had a breakthrough on the subway today playing the Word Memory minigame within Brain Age.

The premise of this exercise is to memorize thirty words in two minutes, and then write down as many of those words as you can in the following three minutes.

If you're uninterested in my Brain Age play-by-play, please stop reading now.

Great, now only the true geeks are left!

I told myself little stories using the words in the right two columns and I had them down in 25 seconds. I then spent 40 seconds in disbelief that it actually worked repeating the sentences over and over to myself. I realized I was low on tiem so I made the sentence for the far left column. With fifteen seconds left, I panicked and reverted to my old method - simply repeating the words in the column over and over. As you can see, that column was a failure.

Armed with my new powers of mnemonics, I look forward to a perfect thirty in the coming days.

Here were my stories:
"The time on the wall says it's time to tear down the club. I'm riding the rails, chewing on a lime, on my way to see my cute friends who are nuns."

"Give an inch of rope to that slob so he can hang himself. Rage? What? Because he ate milk and beef?"

"I am going to the mall to snug[gle] with my friend the lion who I left in the softcore jazz store. Lame."

Originally from hello, typepad by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 12:26PM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, typepad, on May 16, 2006 11:00 PM

The Mules have noticed the hubbub regarding the new TechCrunch design. Some appear to be confused as to why the hubbub has grown so loud. For those of you who do not follow Valleywag, allow us to break it down.

TechCrunch launched a new design by Rachel Cunliffe last Friday. On Monday Michael Arrington, the head of TechCrunch, posted a screen shot of a TechCrunch redesign by Jeremy Baines to his blog and praised Baines for it. (Baines sent Arrington said design of his own accord.) Cunliffe resigned her position via her blog* in response to Arrington's praise of Baines' design.

So why is there so much hating going on?

When Designer and Client agree to work together on a website redesign, many hours are spent getting things just right. Designer works with Client to establish goals for the project. Designer does user research (hopefully) to make sure that Client's goals are in line with user priorities. Designer creates something that takes everything into account and shows it to Client. Then there's a back and forth, adding and subtracting, many hours put in to make sure not only that the design is where it needs to be, but that it does everything that Client (and users!) need it to do. The end result may not be what Designer or Client had originally intended. But there it is, the end result of a true collaboration and many hours of labor.

Then a stranger, who did not go through the above process (nor is privy to user research) goes and does a design for Client according to his own rules and on his own time. Then he sends it to Client. The intended message in that act appears to be one of disrespect not only for Designer and The Design but also for The Process.

Respect The Process. That is all we are saying.

*Mule Design in no way advocates quitting a job via one's personal weblog. We think it's pretty inappropriate. Update: Rachel was nice enough to contact us and clarify that she actually quit over e-mail and then announced it on her blog.

Originally from Mule Design : Off the Hoof by Katie Spence reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 8:03PM

Originally posted by Katie Spence from Mule Design : Off the Hoof, on May 16, 2006 10:57 PM

Posted by Bret Taylor, Product Manager

AJAX has the power to make your site more compelling and more dynamic, but AJAX development is often complicated, with much of the development time spent working around browser quirks and the fragility of AJAX components. Trust us, we know--the development of our own AJAX apps, like Google Maps and Google Calendar, caused us no small amount of AJAX-induced frustration.

That's why we're bringing you Google Web Toolkit. GWT is a new publicly available software development tool that makes creating AJAX applications much easier. With GWT, you can develop and debug your own AJAX applications in Java code using the Java development tools of your choice. When you deploy your application to production, the GWT compiler simply translates your Java application to browser-compliant JavaScript and HTML.

Check it out over on Google Code.

Originally from Official Google Blog by A Googler reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 7:10PM

Originally posted by A Googler from Official Google Blog, on May 16, 2006 10:57 PM

Ideal Homes has built a zero-energy house, which produces as much energy in a year as it consumes, for less than $200,000. The house incorporates solar panels, a geothermal heating system, low-e vinyl windows, and a tankless hot water system. Specs are available from the US Department of Energy. "Every time they do a demonstration site...they build this one-off amazing house that...costs a million dollars. Everybody looks at that and says, 'That's interesting. With enough money, you can do anything.' We wanted to show that you can take any house out of a builder's product line and make it a zero energy house."

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 8:30AM

Originally from Rebecca's Pocket, on May 16, 2006 8:51 AM

Major League Baseball says fantasy league companies must pay to use players' names and statistics.

Originally from NYT > Home Page by ALAN SCHWARZ reBlogged on May 16, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by ALAN SCHWARZ from NYT > Home Page, on May 15, 2006 10:40 PM

<!--screenshot--> <!--screenshot--> [EisenBlog - Marc Eisenstadt's Home Page Blog at The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute] Got an invite from Stowe Boyd to Meetro, a new geoloc-IM-thingie, but with a weird return email address for Stowe which looked suspicious. Haven’t had a chance to try it out, but was relieved to see Stowe’s comment about the poor user interface that led to a bit of inadverdent social spam.

<!--Meetro does IM Geolocation (hey, kinda like us!)-->

Originally from Geotags.org by admin reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 10:47PM

Originally posted by admin from Geotags.org, on May 15, 2006 10:40 PM

Macromates, please, for the love of god, add edit-over-FTP functionality to TextMate! I’m loving your text editor and am thinking very seriously about weaning myself away from the free TextWrangler (there, I said it!), but the one thing holding me back is the fact that I can’t do File → Open from FTP from within the application. I realize that there’s a “debate” brewing around this issue and that some people claim to like using an external FTP client, but let’s face it, they’re either ignorant or lying to themselves. Umm, why would someone want to use a separate program to execute such a simple, common task? Answer, they wouldn’t.

Frankly, I don’t even care about SFTP, I just want to be able to open all of my site-related stuff through the editor itself. Better yet, and hopefully this is something you would do anyway were you to add FTP, give us the ability to mix local and remote files within the same “project”; this would be a godsend, and, well, I for one would talk about the editor incessantly, not to mention create things for it as needed.

Hell, while I’m complaining, could you please give us the ability to kill the horizontal tab bar when we are using the Project Drawer? I see no need for both.

Originally from Justin Blanton reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 2:36PM

Originally from Justin Blanton, on May 15, 2006 10:40 PM

The RSA LIbrary has a blog…, originally uploaded by blackbeltjones.

This is great… A blog describing new acquisitions and goings-on at the library.

I have no idea if this is widespread now in libraries but it’s the first I’ve come across in my everyday life.

Fantastic.

Originally from Blackbeltjones/Work by Matt reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 12:28PM

Originally posted by Matt from Blackbeltjones/Work, on May 15, 2006 6:43 PM

This is a highly addictive game that I force on guests to determine their intelligence.

If you become as obsessed could you tell me if you think you get better with repeated play? I'm not sure I am. Also, any secrets would be appreciated!

Originally from Andrea Harner by Andrea reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 9:59AM

Originally posted by Andrea from Andrea Harner, on May 15, 2006 6:43 PM

How to tame the terror of ordering wine at a posh restaurant. I'm not as bothered by this as I used to be, but seems like handy advice nonetheless.

Originally from megnut.com blog reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 2:08PM

Originally from megnut.com blog, on May 15, 2006 6:40 PM

Massive Knit has organised a knitting gathering to remember Jane Jacobs. If you're in NYC, you can go to Washington Square Park on Tuesday May 23rd to help knit the park together.

Wanna learn more about the spaces, cultures and politics of craft? Check out:

Jean Burgess' dissertation research on vernacular creativity

Betsy Greer's MA Thesis, Taking Back the Knit: Creating Communities Via Needlecraft (pdf)

And these blogs & such:

Craftivism | Craftster | Craft Culture | Craft Gym | Craft Research | Designed Objects | Etsy | Extreme Craft | HobbyPrincess | Knitting News | MakeZine | Making Things | microRevolt | Redefining Craft | Revolutionary Knitting Circle | SuperNaturale | Thinglink

Update 30.05.06

Guardian: ¡Viva las craftivistas!

"Some see crafting as a stance against mass culture and consumerism: individuality triumphing over uniformity. And then there's the green perspective: better to turn old fabric into something original instead of contributing to landfill. There's the subversive, punk-rock DIY attitude...And then there's the feminist perspective, a re-think of the 1970s equation that domesticity equals oppression. Now that crafting is a choice rather than a necessity (mothers no longer having to knit just to clothe their kids) its association with drudgery has disappeared. Where many second-wave feminists saw crafts as synonymous with the kitchen sink, today's young feminists see them as a potent form of expression."

Originally from Space and Culture by Anne reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 1:34PM

Originally posted by Anne from Space and Culture, on May 15, 2006 6:39 PM

TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair has a new book coming out - an encyclopedia of sorts that showcases global projects in which design improves living standards - and the Observer has the story. The article has a great summary of how Architecture for Humanity came to be and an idea of where it's going. For those of you in New York, Cameron will be signing books at the Jacob Javits Center this Saturday, May 20, at 1:00 PM.

Originally posted by Amy Novogratz from TED Blog, on May 15, 2006 6:38 PM

Triple Crankset | Elementary My Dear Watson, Elementary

Armstrong gaps the field,
Graham Watson

Cycling photographer Graham Watson was AWOL from stage 6 through 8 of the Giro d'Italia last week. It's not unusual for him to shoot partial coverage of a longer stage race during the early season, when a spring classic might overlap with a stage or two, but it's pretty unusual in a Grand Tour.

Turns out, Watson was shooting a rolling birthday party on l'Alpe d'Huez, featuring 7-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong and honoring Livestrong Foundation board member and Austin venture capitalist Joe Aragona.

Watson's photo gallery is here: it's fascinating to see the mountain covered in spring flowers instead of screaming fans. If you've ever wondered what Jim Ochowicz rides, you may be surprised: He's on a Team Phonak BMC, while Aragona is on a Specialized, probably hoping to meet the Angel at the mountaintop.

Originally from Tour de France 2006 by Frank Steele reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 3:31PM

Originally posted by Frank Steele from Tour de France 2006, on May 15, 2006 6:38 PM

In an astounding display of typographic nerdiness and obsessiveness on a level to which I can only aspire, Andrew Hearst walks us through the anomalous digital clock on the popular TV show 24. "The onscreen time sequences are dictated partly by the typographic limitations of the clock font."

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 3:29PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 15, 2006 6:38 PM

I've been off-blog for a couple of days, so apologies if I'm late to this surely-hot story. CNN reports on Baghdad ER: "HBO documentary could trigger stress disorder."

Kiley said military medical treatment facilities should be ready to help troops and family members affected by the film. He suggested that mental health facilities should extend their treatment hours and reach out to the troops proactively.

Army officials said they fully support the film and note the Army gave the filmmakers access to the hospital. But privately they said it is so graphic that senior leaders do not want to turn Monday's premiere in Washington into a social occasion so many will not be attending, preferring to let the limelight fall on the military personnel.

Wow, if a documentary can do all that, imagine what war could do. Bob Herbert (whose opinion is locked behind the New York Times' editorial firewall) said that the film should be required viewing for all Americans, and also that the film wasn't pro-war or anti-war. I find it hard to reconcile these two comments, since Herbert (whose opinion I hold in high regard) is so staunchly anti-war, and a couple of letters to the editor in the Times agree with me on this point.

You can read more about Baghdad ER at HBO's own site, a New York Times article about Army officers skipping (not boycotting) screenings of the film and this US News & World Report interview with Merrit Pember, who is one of the featured surgeons in the film.

Originally from hello, typepad by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 1:48PM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, typepad, on May 15, 2006 2:38 PM

just published: a book about theory & practice of art & aesthetics to computing.
"the contributors to this book discuss the broader spectrum of aesthetics, from abstract qualities of symmetry & form to ideas of creative expression & pleasure, in the context of computer science. the assumption behind aesthetic computing is that the field of computing will be enriched if it embraces all of aesthetics. human-computer interaction will benefit: 'usability,' for example, could refer to improving a user's emotional state, & new models of learning will emerge."

anyone wishes to submit a short review (e.g. in the context of visualization)?
[amazon.com]

Originally from information aesthetics by infosthetics reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 8:35PM

Originally posted by infosthetics from information aesthetics, on May 15, 2006 10:31 AM

According to The Seattle Times, Nokia staff are forbidden to call the devices it makes 'phones'.

"We are forbidden to call them phones," said the vice president of multimedia strategy and business development. Instead, they're "multimedia computers."

"The decree reveals Nokia's vision of the cellphone future, one in which one device will manage your information, communication and entertainment needs — a single remote control of sorts for your electronic life." [via The Inquirer]

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 3:25AM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 15, 2006 10:28 AM

Question for Apple: Is it “Web Kit” or “WebKit”?

Originally from Daring Fireball by John Gruber reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 1:06AM

Originally posted by John Gruber from Daring Fireball, on May 15, 2006 10:28 AM

If you were at the conference on Saturday for Kenyatta's morning talk - does anyone know what exactly he was talking about? World Domination of BLoggers? The Revolution of Digital Fingers? Or was this when he asked everyone to shake their asses?

Photos taken by Andy Carvin:

Beyond Broadcast: Kenyatta Cheese in Action = Originally uploaded by triciawang 王 圣 㨗 .

Technorati Tags: berkman center, beyondbroadcast, kenyatta, kenyatta cheese, media, andycarvin, technology

Originally from Hi Tricia! by Tricia Wang 王 圣 㨗 reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 12:03AM

Originally posted by Tricia Wang 王 圣 㨗 from Hi Tricia!, on May 15, 2006 10:28 AM

a visualization of the entire book collection from Amazon. the size of categories reflects the approximate number of books within that category. users can zoom in to explore the books that are filed under the category, until indivisual individual books are visible. currently still a prototype.
see also amazon treemap & amaztype & music plasma.
[thepurehands.org]

Originally from information aesthetics by infosthetics reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 11:30PM

Originally posted by infosthetics from information aesthetics, on May 15, 2006 10:28 AM

There is now a perl XSPF module on CPAN. This is written by Dan Sully from Slim Devices for use on their Squeezebox device. What this means is that you can enter the URL of a playlist in the Squeezebox controller and listen to it on your living room speakers.

Originally from unmediated by yatta reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 10:55PM

Originally posted by yatta from unmediated, on May 15, 2006 10:28 AM

A week after it's posted, I finally stumble across The Secrets of Incredible Food. It contains Clement’s Theorem of Deliciousnes. What more do you need?

Originally from megnut.com blog reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 10:11AM

Originally from megnut.com blog, on May 15, 2006 10:25 AM

With Wal-Mart selling more organic and Whole Foods expanding like crazy, organic foods are moving from the counterculture to "bean-counter culture".

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 9:12AM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 15, 2006 10:25 AM

leo writes "On behalf of the Parrot team I'm proud to announce another monthly release of Parrot."

Originally from use Perl by rafael reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 5:40AM

Originally posted by rafael from use Perl, on May 15, 2006 10:25 AM

Filed under: Before the bell, Google (GOOG)

Market Overview:

Remember last week -- when the market fell 260 points on Thursday and Friday? Well, economic worries persist this morning with one major difference: Today precious metals and other commodities are falling in price along with stock futures.

It looks like another weak open for the major indexes as the dollar falls against the yen and the euro and inflation concerns persist. But since commodity prices are also falling -- oil was down to $70.50 early this morning -- hopefully investors' inflation worries will subside a bit throughout today.

Google:

Google shares were hammered last Friday as investors worried about increasing competition and were not all that impressed with its new line-up of products. The stock closed that day at $373.13, down $12.87 for a 3.33% one-day drop. Read our re-cap of last week's activity.

In pre-market trading today, Google shares were down $2.13 to $372 as of 7:36 a.m.

Some recent Google headlines:

• "Google Almost Sounded Humbled at its Press Day Event," reports Information Week.
• BusinessWeek writes about Google's efforts to attract corporate clients.
• USA Today covers Yahoo's and Microsoft's efforts to catch up with Google in paid search.

 

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Originally from Blogging Stocks by Amey Stone reBlogged on May 15, 2006, 3:37AM

Originally posted by Amey Stone from Blogging Stocks, on May 15, 2006 10:25 AM

Lovecraft Biofuels Online Forum / Fueling Stations

Originally from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs by registerx reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 8:56PM

Originally posted by registerx from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs, on May 14, 2006 10:17 PM

Holy cow. I've been too busy bowling, Radio1-virtual-festivaling and watching Deadwood this weekend to concentrate, and this one nearly slipped through. Google are getting into the virtual world business, not so unsurprisingly (although their angle is pretty curious). Currently you can build onto Google Earth using SketchUp, creating buildings and objects, much like in SL, in fact.

The result could be that we'll soon populate a virtual version of planet Earth instead of the made-from-scratch metaverses like online games or Second Life. The main element Google Earth is missing today is avatars, but at least one observer believes those to be added soon.

So no avatars, yet. Hope they hurry up. It'll be too freakywonderful to wander around Google Earth on two animated feet...

Originally from Wonderland by Alice reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 5:34PM

Originally posted by Alice from Wonderland, on May 14, 2006 10:17 PM

Originally from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs by rgendron reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 5:27PM

Originally posted by rgendron from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs, on May 14, 2006 10:17 PM

The Journal of Maps has announced plans for a special issue on transport, scheduled for the fall. The call for papers (PDF) explains the scope and submission guidelines....

Originally from The Map Room by Jonathan Crowe reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 5:20PM

Originally posted by Jonathan Crowe from The Map Room, on May 14, 2006 10:17 PM

I think Sarah said it best when she posted about Michael Gorman’s latest piece [pdf] in American Libraries: Michael Gorman alienates and divides our profession. More in the comments over at Library Crunch, Free Range Librarian, and See Also….

The whole thing depresses me, honestly. I’ve respected Michael’s politics historically, and I voted for him for ALA President and for that I apologize. I’m beginning to realize just how important tone can be, in myself and in others. I don’t care how good people’s politics are, if they can’t at least make an effort to discuss things with me as if I were worth talking to, I worry about their ability to lead and inspire others who aren’t already on board with their ideas. This affected my choices for Council this year, as much as I respect Greg McClay’s honest attempt to change ALA from within and as much as I like talking to him personally, the tone of his posts makes me question his ability to bridge-build with people who don’t share his beliefs. I have similar feelings about current Councilors on both sides of the spectrum, it may be true that they feel the same way about me, some of them certainly seem to.

However, with Greg and myself and other people with blogs, it stands to reason that we’ll let more of ourselves shine through. You have the choice to read or not to read. I’m not the boss of you. In fact, due to my position on Council, my readers are more the boss of me than vice versa in some sort of quirky aggregate way. One would think, then, that being “the boss” of ALA — though as we all know it’s pretty tough to get anything done with a one year term — you’d pay special attention to the fact that you represent everyone. Maybe I think this because I exist in a constant state of performance anxiety: I want to do well on Council, on this blog, in my talks, at my job, in my relationship, in my town. I can’t imagine it being otherwise. Who doesn’t want to Do Good? Who doesn’t want to Fix the Problem(s)?

If I was the boss of you, I would want you to be happy. I don’t understand how it’s supposed to work otherwise.

ala, americanlibraries, bosses, council, gorman

Originally from librarian.net by jessamyn reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 3:15PM

Originally posted by jessamyn from librarian.net, on May 14, 2006 10:17 PM

Greg Linden discusses Wikipedia's caching strategy, with a few suggestions.

Originally from tecznotes links by Michal Migurski reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 2:21PM

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on May 14, 2006 10:17 PM

Question in the 37signals Campfire room: “Has anyone seen any inspiring web design lately?” What d’ya say? Link it up.

Originally from Signal vs. Noise reBlogged on May 12, 2006, 12:18PM

Originally from Signal vs. Noise, on May 14, 2006 12:22 PM

Softbank Corp and Apple Computer Inc are planning to jointly develop cell phones equipped with Apple's popular iPod music players, reports Crisscross.

"The two companies are expected to launch third-generation cell phone handsets with the iPod functions next year, the sources said.

The cell phones will be able to download songs from Apple's iTunes Music Store from the Internet if they are connected to personal computers. They also plan to develop a handset that can download iTunes using Softbank's mobile telecommunications network, the sources said."

Originally from ringtonia.com by emily reBlogged on May 13, 2006, 8:17AM

Originally posted by emily from ringtonia.com, on May 14, 2006 12:19 PM

If I were to switch to a fixed gear...

Originally from tecznotes links by Michal Migurski reBlogged on May 12, 2006, 9:00PM

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on May 14, 2006 12:19 PM

I’ve been accumulating things Atomic to write about for a while, so here goes. Item: You’ll be able to blog from inside Microsoft Word 2007 via the Atom Publishing Protocol. Item: Sam Ruby has wrangled Planet to the point where it handles Atom 1.0 properly. Item: Along the way, Sam reported a common bug in Atom 1.0 handling, and his comments show it being fixed all over (Planet, MSN, and Google Reader, but not Bloglines of course); the Keith reference in Sam’s title is to this. [Update: Gordon Weakliem extirpates another common bug from the NewsGator universe.] Item: The Movable Type Feed Manager is based on James Snell’s proposed Threading Extensions to Atom 1.0; Byrne Reese seems to think that particular extension is hot stuff. Item: Nature magazine is extending Atom 1.0 for their Open Text Mining Interface. Item: The Google Data APIs are old news now, but it looks like they’re doing Atom 1.0 and playing by the rules. Last Item: Over in the Atom Working Group, we’re getting very close to declaring victory and going for IETF last call on the Protocol document.

Originally from ongoing reBlogged on May 12, 2006, 4:26PM

Originally from ongoing, on May 14, 2006 12:19 PM

mobiledia writes up the new Nokia 5500 Sport.

"A single button serves to activate three dedicated "modes" - a phone mode to stay in touch, the music mode to unwind or power-up, and the sports mode to help break a sweat.

But this is my favorite part:

"

A single button serves to activate three dedicated "modes" - a phone mode to stay in touch, the music mode to unwind or power-up, and the sports mode to help break a sweat.

The Nokia 5500 Sport also offers "text-to-speech" technology so users don't need to take their eyes off the track or magazine. Tapping the 5500 reads the message out loud. In sports mode, the 5500 reads workout status, allowing users to stay focused on the exercise at hand."

Related to music, "the Nokia 5500 Sport can hold approximately 750 songs".

Originally from textually.org by emily reBlogged on May 14, 2006, 12:11PM

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on May 14, 2006 12:16 PM

Gore was on SNL last night and opened it while addressing the nation as if he had won the presidency in 2000. Crooks and Liars has video of it if the YouTube link goes down.

The funniest part was when he said W was in charge of cleaning up the steroid problem in baseball: "But I have faith in baseball commissioner George W. Bush when he says, "We will find the steroid users if we have to tap every phone in America!"

Originally from Cynical-C Blog