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Oct 26, 20080
Brokers with hands on their faces blog
http://brokershandsontheirfacesblog.tumblr.com/
Just to brighten your day.
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Oct 26, 20087
Seth Godin's "Tribes" audio book - free download
This is not an endorsement (though I'm sure it's at least interesting if it's from Seth Godin). More a reminder to myself to check it out from home later.
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Oct 26, 20080
Block Quotes and Pull Quotes: Examples and Good Practices
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/12/block-quotes-and-pull-quotes-examples-and-good-practices/
This article shows examples of a number of pull quote and block quote styles used around the web. Interesting to look at not because you should automatically do what most people do, but because you get a definite benefit out of adopting a style that people are already familiar with. Users don't need to relearn what something means if they've seen it before. Of course, the style you use has to take into account the context of the implementation. (And the need to not offend the sensibilities of people...
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Oct 26, 20084
URGENT SECRET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT MAGNITUDE
http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/oct/01/making-its-way-around-the-internets/
"I AM MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY COUNTRY HAS HAD CRISIS THAT HAS CAUSED NEED FOR LARGE TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF 700 BILLION OF YOUR DOLLARS (US). IF YOU WOULD ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSFER IT WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE TO YOU."
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Oct 26, 20080
History of the browser user-agent string
http://www.webaim.org/blog/user-agent-string-history/
"And Internet Explorer supported frames, and yet was not Mozilla, and so was not given frames. And Microsoft grew impatient, and did not wish to wait for webmasters to learn of IE and begin to send it frames, and so Internet Explorer declared that it was “Mozilla compatible” and began to impersonate Netscape..." - pretty funny
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Oct 26, 20080
Stop Safari from warning you about unsaved text
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/09/terminal-tips-stop-safari-saved-text-dialogs/
Yes I *do* want to close this tab! I'll save you the suspense: defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugConfirmTossingUnsubmittedFormText NO
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Oct 26, 20080
Jourdon Anderson, an ex- Tennessee slave, declines his former master's invitation to return as a laborer on his plantation
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/black_voices/voices_display.cfm?id=80
This is awesome...
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Oct 26, 20080
A month later, it's still Mobile 'Meh'
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/12/a-month-later-its-still-mobile-meh/
Ah TUAW - I love your headlines. Here's the money quote: "If those disappointed with the service choose to flee, then perhaps the server load will decrease, and performance will improve for the rest of us." Dare to hope!
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Oct 26, 20080
Flickr - Fluid Icons
http://www.flickr.com/groups/fluid_icons/
User-submitted icons for a bunch of web apps, intended for use with the standalone-browser-for-an-app app, Fluid. Sixent icon needed...
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Oct 26, 20080
MobileMe Problems Show Apple Needs an Infrastructure Lesson
http://chuqui.typepad.com/chuqui_30/2008/08/mobileme-proble.html
My unspoken suspicion was that Apple really just doesn't have much experience with building Web applications. Yes, they have the Store and their main website, but these don't really have very much interactivity and the infrastructure required would be completely different from the MobileMe apps. The linked article is from Chuq Von Rospach, who has an insider's perspective on things there. He says that Apple is already very capable of running MobileMe. The fault was that the team (apparently) flew the...
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Oct 26, 20082
Researchers help define next-generation social networking
http://www.macworld.com/article/134722/2008/07/socialnetworking.html
“One thing that’s very broken in the social tools we have right now is context and boundaries and a sense of who I want to share what with,” said Liz Lawley, director of the laboratory for social computing at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Many social-networking sites essentially force users to become part of a huge community, or they force users to choose whether someone else is a friend or not, with no other subtleties defining that relationship, she noted.
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Oct 26, 20080
What You Should Know Before you Switch from BlackBerry to iPhone
http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/07/15/the-former-blackberry-users-introduction-to-the-iphone/
I thought this might be interesting to some of the recent converts at Ramius (and beyond). She goes over the pros and cons of each with an aim to helping you decide which is better for you. Here's an interesting quote: "If the main reason you have a BlackBerry is to check your email across multiple accounts (let’s say work & personal), don’t even think about switching." Uh huh...
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Mar 21, 20080
Sony's Philosophy - Charge you $50 for crapware-free laptop
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/sony-hates-you-offers-50-fresh-start-option-to-build-your-la/
It's not so much charging for this... it's the obvious lack of respect for their customers that leads to the crapware infested default version in the first place. Charging for it does tip them a little more towards the "evil" side of the scale though.
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Mar 11, 20080
Nuku - Hiragana and Katakana Flashcard Mac app
http://zankasoftware.com/nuku/
This is a nice, simple app for drilling yourself on hiragana and katakana. It flashes up the character, and you click on the romanized pronunciation of that character. I said it was simple, right? And free...
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Mar 11, 20080
ProVoc - Mac App for Language Learning
http://www.arizona-software.ch/provoc/
This is an amazing free app to help you learn a language. It provides basic training and testing on vocabulary. There are dozens of modules available (including several for Japanese), and you can make your own to help you reinforce what you're learning in class (or on your own). One really nice feature lets you put quizzes right on your iPod. It's a beautiful app; a real pleasure to use. And, free.
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Mar 11, 20080
About.com's Learn Japanese
This is a great place to start - lessons, hiragana, katakana, kanji, cultural notes, audio. It has it all. The UI is a little cluttered, but if you go into the "Start Learning" tab, things are pretty well laid out.
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Nov 3, 2008
Garfield Minus Garfield
http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against lonliness and methamphetamine addiction in a quiet American suburb. (via daring fireball)
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Feb 27, 20080
My Delicious Links
Things I've bookmarked.