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Month: July 2009

  • comix4sight

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    Phil Nelson
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    [Comics writer John Ostrander][link] has been fighting glaucoma for years, and needs your help. [link]: http://www.comix4sight.com/ “comix4sight.com”

  • Auto-Tune the News #6

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    [If you haven’t been watching these, you’ve been missing out][link]. [link]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Psfn6iOfS8 “YouTube – Auto-Tune the News #6: Michael Jackson. drugs. Palin.”

  • The Experimental Gameplay Project Relaunches

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    [The return of the video game prototype contest/community that spawned World of Goo and Crayon Physics][link]. via [Andy Baio][andy] [link]: http://experimentalgameplay.com/blog/ “Experimental Gameplay Project” [andy]: http://waxy.org “Waxy dot org”

  • Using WordPress Functions Outside of WordPress

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    I’m working on a project that requires the use of [Wordpress][word] functions (mainly creating users and such) outside of the WordPress installation. After some Google searches of varying specificity, I’ve found a method that appears to work for both WordPress and WordPress Mu. I’ve reproduced it here for my own purposes, as well as yours.…

  • Bill Hicks: “Fuck Artists Only”

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    Phil Nelson
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    I keep hearing Bill Hicks voice in my ear as I listen to Bruce Sterling’s reboot 11 talk. From his album Shock & Awe: Fuck Artists Only

  • Bruce Sterling’s Closing Talk At reboot 11

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    [This has taken up an absurd amount of my day][link]. Watch it now or download it and watch it when you get home from work, but watch it. [link]: http://video.reboot.dk/video/486788/bruce-sterling-reboot-11 “Bruce Sterling – reboot 11 closing talk – reboot video”

  • Eric Schmidt “Dropped His Resistance” to Chrome OS

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    [Finally relenting to Sergey Brin and Larry Page after six years][link]. [link]: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Google-CEO-New-operating-apf-159538013.html?x=0&.v=2 “Google CEO: New operating system changes the game – Yahoo! Finance”

  • Introducing the Google Chrome OS

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    [The big news of the day][link]. There is a lot of talk that Chrome OS may be what powers the CrunchPad, but I am not so sure. [link]: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html “Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS”

  • Gmail, Google Apps out of “beta”

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    Phil Nelson
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    [It only took five years][link]. [link]: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/gmail-leaves-beta-launches-back-to-beta.html “Official Gmail Blog: Gmail leaves beta, launches “Back to Beta” Labs feature”

  • Misunderstanding markup

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    [Jeremy Keith explains some of the problems of perception in the recent XHTML2/HTML5 showdown][link]. If you’ve been confused thus-far, let this be your panacea. [link]: http://adactio.com/journal/1595/ “Adactio: Journal—Misunderstanding markup”

  • Michael Jackson First Artist to Sell Over 1 Million Downloads in a Single Week

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    [One more record for the road][link]. Legitimate question: How much longer will Billboard data even be a useful measurement? [link]: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/07/michael-jackson-first-to-sell-over-1-million-downloads-in-a-single-week/ “Michael Jackson First Artist to Sell Over 1 Million Downloads in a Single Week | Epicenter | Wired.com”

  • Cabel Sasser’s “Yay! Fireworks!” 2009 Edition

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    [Fun with fireworks and firework stand wars][link]. The video he has attached to it, featuring the stretch of road wherein two competing fireworks places inhabit, plays like a Mr. Show sketch. Happy birthday, America. [link]: http://www.cabel.name/2009/07/yay-fireworks-2009.html?showComment=1246749698817#c4840178811998721132 “cabel.name: Yay! Fireworks! 2009!”