March 2008
52 posts
curl -u username:password -d status=”twittering from curl” http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml
Watchwhat!!!! awsomeness.
most useful key-binding this week: apple-option (up|down|left|right) in excel adds a border to that side of the selected area or cell…
haiku.rb →
the flip! awesome. →
wikipedia is an MMORPG →
virtual terrorism in online games →
“This is nothing new. It’s as old as communication itself. I’m sure that the...”
– found on waxy.org. same page lists 24 hours of fail on twitter.
“the user manual is a list of software design mistakes”
– not sure where this is from, cursory web search hasn’t helped. but awesome.
visualizing fitt's law →
designing with grid-based approach →
mysql optimizations →
using python to automate handbrake →
Watchriver tam tearing it up in one of the greatest shows of all time: firefly
hulu.com: nbc and fox shows online. for free.... →
2008: the year the audience keynoted →
“Well, I actually have one or two friends who don’t enjoy Super Smash Bros....”
– wired magazine’s review of SSB:B
when INFO 431 starts to take over your life
me: (confused) you mean, required for _EAS_ teacher certification?
margot: (annoyed) um. yes. well, we were talking about EAS, right?
me: (still confused) i hadn't realized you'd declared an EAS namespace.
100 sweet things done with google maps mashups →
carputer →
holy s*%t. freakin’ awesome.
flicktion →
people post a photo on flickr and write a short bit of fiction inspired by the image. flicktion! also the tag used on all such photos.
latte art flickr tag →
keynote text analysis: bill gates, steve jobs, and... →
the psychologist topping the netflix challenge... →
mydeco.com: plan your room in 3D! →
Watchwow! really nice work. processing, too ;) (link)
top 10 amazing chemistry videos (wired magazine) →
metadata quiz: metadata services at cornell... →
interesting - for example, i did not know that the word ‘metdata’ has been trademarked…
“I like to find (a) simple solutions (b) to overlooked problems (c) that actually...”
– paul graham on making new things
dan cederholm's simple quiz series →
should be required reading for anyone even thinking about publishing documents in an (x)html format.
xhtml challenge: firefox vs ie →
programmer's prenup →
vimperator: make firefox look and behave like vim! →