Extra Future

Day: April 11, 2010

  • Tybor, The Extra Future Chat Bot

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    Phil Nelson
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    Adding to the pile of Extra Future [6-hour projects][hour], I present to you: [Tybor, a Markov chat bot][link]. He is a chat bot based on the Hailo perl package, with a custom retro-styled HTML5/CSS3 interface written by me. He also has a jabber account, which Google Talk/Google Apps users can talk to by adding the…

  • David Simon’s Open Letter to New Orleans

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    [Preface for his new series, Treme, which begins tonight on HBO.][link] Treme has some real big shoes to fill in The Wire, and I hope it does so with gusto. [link]: http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/2010/04/hbos_treme_creator_david_simon.html “HBO’s ‘Treme’ creator David Simon explains it all for you | Treme – The HBO Series | News, Blogs and Reviews – NOLA.com”

  • Flash CS5 will export to HTML5 Canvas

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    Phil Nelson
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    [It’s nice to be able to link to something GOOD that Adobe is doing.][link] With Apple putting the kibosh on their Flash -> iPhone bridge, this is an even bigger deal. Apple does not, yet, control HTML. [link]: http://www.9to5mac.com/Flash-html5-canvas-35409730 “Flash CS5 will export to HTML5 Canvas | 9 to 5 Mac”

  • Ectomo.com Is Back Online

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    Phil Nelson
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    I spent some of last week helping Eliza Gauger get ectomo.com back up and running, [and now it is][link]. Hooray!? [link]: http://www.ectomo.com/ “ECTOPLASMOSIS!”