September 30, 2006
and the prize for most misleading headline of the day goes to...
http://www.dynamicobjects.com/d2r/archives/003388.html
"Yahoo is opening up its authentication API, and probably other APIs to be able, to, well, do something useful with the Yahoo auth API aside from signing on. This isn't peanuts, it's definitely interesting"
Posted by jzawodn at
11:01 PM
quantum tracking
http://brad.livejournal.com/2254300.html
"If I look at that tab, does it change where my package is?" Heh!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:00 PM
Yahoo! Hack Day, with Beck -- and special hacked video
http://www.chaddickerson.com/blog/2006/09/30/yahoo-hack-day-with-beck-and-special-hacked-video/
"Thank you, Beck. You’re an awesome hacker."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:25 PM
Google Q3 2006 Changes
http://www.awadallah.com/blog/2006/09/29/google-q3-2006-changes/
"This is just a quick note about some changes that I saw Google do this quarter, and how I think it might impact their revenues."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:25 PM
Feed reader bonanza - FeedDemon, Google Reader, Bloglines all update
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/09/29/feed-reader-bonanza-feeddemon-google-reader-bloglines-all-up/
look atl all the aggregator upgrades
Posted by jzawodn at
10:25 PM
OpenSSH 4.4 released - Download Squad
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/09/29/openssh-4-4-released/
looks like some handy new features
Posted by jzawodn at
10:24 PM
Laughing Squidd: Yahoo! Hack Day
http://laughingsquid.com/2006/09/29/yahoo-hack-day/
Scott takes great pics, as always
Posted by jzawodn at
10:24 PM
Laughing Squid: Beck at Yahoo! Hack Day
http://laughingsquid.com/2006/09/30/beck-at-yahoo-hack-day/
more great pics
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 PM
Open Hack Day & Beck
http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/2006/09/30/open-hack-day-beck/
"I definately felt that spirit in the air. After a day of amazing sessions about our APIs and UI framework, everyone gathered in URLs (our cafe) to have pizza, meet each other and start hacking."
Posted by jzawodn at
01:25 PM
Most interesting boring photos on Flickr
http://flickr.com/photos/tags/boring/interesting/
as "discovered' by Kevin Burton
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Hell Yes
http://unclehulka.com/ryan/blog/archives/2006/09/30/hell-yes/
"For an event that’s all about mashups, it was a very appropriate."
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Beck at Yahoo! Hack Day
http://www.itsbeach.com/blog/2006/09/beck_at_yahoo_h.html
"If you want to understand where the medium is going and who is leading the way, look no further than Yahoo Hack Day."
Posted by jzawodn at
12:47 PM
Yahoo! Hackday Sketches
http://nate.koechley.com/blog/2006/09/30/yahoo-hackday-sketches/
"David Newman of dnsf.com has created some beautiful sketches of the Hack Day event. Very cool." Indeed!
Posted by jzawodn at
12:46 PM
The hackers are here
http://yodel.yahoo.com/2006/09/30/the-hackers-are-here/
"Who better to inspire cleverness and creativity among 500 developers for their all-night journey toward creating the coolest hack? Beck and his band put on quite a show."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:24 AM
Yahoo! Hack Day vs. eBay DevCon
http://www.skypejournal.com/blog/archives/2006/09/yahoo_hack_day_vs_ebay_devcon.php
"Just got home from the opening day of Yahoo!'s first open Hack Day. I thought it might be useful to contrast it with eBay's DevCon." Heh.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 AM
September 29, 2006
Monkey Bites
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/
Wired is live blogging Hack Day
Posted by jzawodn at
02:47 PM
Monkey Bites
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/index.blog?entry_id=1565127
"Beck is Playing Hack Day" :-)
Posted by jzawodn at
02:47 PM
Yahoo’s BBAuth Will Allow Better Mashups
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/29/yahoos-bbauth-will-allow-better-mashups/
TechCrunch on Yahoo's BBAuth
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
Yahoo Hack Day Starts Today
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060929-084534
Thanks to Barry at SEW for mentioning us.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 AM
September 28, 2006
Yahoo! Open Hack Day Starts Tomorrow
http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/007555.html
The big day has arrived!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 PM
Sprint Ambassador program
http://www.squarefree.com/2006/09/26/sprint-ambassador-program/
Jesse's experience was a lot like mine, it seems
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
Announcement: Flickr now supports JSON and serialized PHP
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yws-flickr/message/2342
kick ass!
Posted by jzawodn at
05:25 PM
Why You Shouldn't Buy iTunes Shows or Movies
http://bradchoate.com/weblog/2006/09/28/why-you-shouldnt-buy-itunes-shows-or-movies
"I will now give you some very good reasons for not buying those videos. This isn’t a ploy to confuse you, but to inform you. To make you aware of the issues that surround digital media."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:47 PM
Flickr: Hack Day 2006
http://www.flickr.com/groups/hackday06/
we have a Flickr group for event photos now, please tag with hackday06
Posted by jzawodn at
02:24 PM
Salary Search
http://www.indeed.com/salary
now you can mash this up with zillow to see what sort of house various jobs can get you :-)
Posted by jzawodn at
12:02 PM
Management and incentives at Google
http://glinden.blogspot.com/2006/09/management-and-incentives-at-google.html
there's a lot of be said for gaining the respect of your peers
Posted by jzawodn at
12:01 PM
Stupid Linux Swap Tricks with "swappiness"
http://www.feedblog.org/2006/09/stupid_linux_sw.html
echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 AM
Yahoo! Shopping Blog : Solar-Powered Security Light
http://shopping.yahoo.com/blog/yshoppingblog/280/solar-powered-security-light
The shopping blog found my review. I forgot we had a shopping blog!
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 AM
September 27, 2006
AOL Pictures goes social and it’s not pretty
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/27/aol-pictures-goes-social-and-its-not-pretty/
"The new version of AOL Pictures came out of beta today and it’s thoroughly underwhelming." Ouch!
Posted by jzawodn at
05:24 PM
Go For It!
http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001773.html
"a motivational poster based on a video game or pinball machine"
Posted by jzawodn at
05:24 PM
Ask the Readers: Laptop case must-haves?
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/laptop/ask-the-readers-laptop-case-musthaves-203292.php
must read this later
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 AM
Feed Icons
http://feedicons.com/
Home of the standard web feed icon
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 AM
Jumpcut Joins the Yahoo! Video Family
http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000358.html
welcoem to Yahoo!
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 AM
50 Axioms of Web Application Development
http://www.itsbeach.com/blog/2006/09/50_axioms_of_we.html
some good stuff in there
Posted by jzawodn at
08:01 AM
Interesting pages on Forbes.com
http://www.moskalyuk.com/blog/interesting-pages-on-forbescom/1244
"mesothelioma attorneys, debt consolidation loans, credit card processing and student loans" Can you say SPAM?!
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
Photos from Space Explorer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceexplorer/
space tourism on flickr!
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
September 26, 2006
The 10 occupations with the largest job growth, 2004-14
http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.t06.htm
some surprising data in there
Posted by jzawodn at
11:24 PM
Heading to Califormia to hack
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/issues06/095106/news/095106nn3.html
"there's nothing average about Ellis and his partners Jason Barnes and Peter Sawka getting the golden ticket to attend Yahoo!'s first open Hack Days in Sunnyvale, California."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:01 PM
Movable Type 3.33/MT Enterprise 1.03 released
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/news/2006/09/mt_333-mte_103_updates.html
I'm getting farther and farther behind
Posted by jzawodn at
10:26 PM
A Brief Interview with Google's Matt Cutts
http://battellemedia.com/archives/002917.php
Battelle has a good littler interview with Matt
Posted by jzawodn at
10:25 PM
Hack Day Preview and Notes
http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/007530.html
Lots of good stuff coming this weekend
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 PM
AirCombat Flying Adventures
http://www.aircombatusa.com/
be a fighter pilot for a day
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 PM
AOL lawsuit over data release and, more importantly, storage of search database of intentions
http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/aol-lawsuit-over-data-release-and-more-importantly-storage-of-search-database-of-intentions/
"Google, Yahoo, MSN cannot reasonably claim they have implied permission for the search storage identified to individual computer level when very few people are even aware they are doing it!"
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 PM
Logomatic Serial SD Datalogger
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=752
This looks like it'd be fun to hack with
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
Yahoo! shuts! for! Christmas! | The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/26/yahoo_shuts_for_christmas/
heh. I love the register.
Posted by jzawodn at
02:23 PM
Yahoo Answers API Example
http://ray.camdenfamily.com/index.cfm/2006/9/26/Yahoo-Answers-API-Example
using ColdFusion, no less!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:47 PM
Analyzing More Ad Market Data Points
http://www.internetoutsider.com/2006/09/analyzing_more_.html
"I still think the Yahoo! news is a canary in a coalmine--one that the market has, so far, largely ignored."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:48 AM
My new role at Yahoo!
http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/09/26/97/my-new-role-at-yahoo/
"I found myself looking at an opportunity to join Chad Dickerson’s Yahoo! Developer Network team as a Product Manager..." Welcome, Matt!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
September 25, 2006
Struggling Blockbuster Eliminates Rental Fees
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/53239
"the flagging video-store giant that has recently resorted to eliminating late fees and waiving replacement fines for lost or damaged movies, announced Monday that it would also be doing away with its long-standing rental charges..."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 PM
List of films that most frequently use the word fuck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_ordered_by_uses_of_the_word_%22fuck%22
man, the wikipedia really does know everything!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:04 PM
Yahoo Paid Directory: Should You Buy In
http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20060925YahooPaidDirectoryShouldYouBuyIn.html
the article is a little skimpy, but makes decent points
Posted by jzawodn at
04:29 PM
Secrets to Beating the Sandbox 2.0 REVEALED: The Ultimate Guide
http://www.linkbuildingblog.com/2006/09/secrets_to_beat.html
heh. gotta love the hype in the title
Posted by jzawodn at
04:28 PM
Zmanda
http://www.zmanda.com/
Open Source Backup and Recovery for MySQL
Posted by jzawodn at
04:26 PM
Has Yahoo Been Behind the Door When Ads Handed Out?
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2006/09/25/has_yahoo_been.html
some useful stats on on-line advertising
Posted by jzawodn at
11:51 AM
September 24, 2006
Results of New Influencers blogger survey
http://www.gillin.com/NISurvey.htm
"Here are the results of the survey titled The New Influencers blogging survey. The results analysis includes answers from all respondents who took the survey in the 97 day period..."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 PM
Save Icon
http://brad.livejournal.com/2253090.html
"I like how the "Save" toolbar icon is still a 3.5" floppy disk. Does this make any sense to the younger generation(s) of computer users?" Heh. Good point.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 PM
Yahoo says "Mash up or shut up"
http://news.com.com/2061-10811_3-6118784.html?part=rss&tag=6118784&subj=news
"One that hasn't but tickles Yahoo executives nonetheless involves photocopy machines."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 PM
Google and Yahoo! activity tracking
http://www.moskalyuk.com/blog/google-and-yahoo-activity-tracking/1241
An interesting comparison of two Yahoo/Google features that I hadn't noticed before.
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 PM
Project Luscombe: N72004
http://vintage-air.home.comcast.net/luscombe/index.html
"On August 12, 2003 I purchased Vintage Air Restoration's first project and in two trips over the course of the week I managed to get it and all it's associated parts and pieces transported to the VAR facility (my back yard) and set up in a temporary shel
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 PM
Why Search Sucks & You Won't Fix It The Way You Think
http://daggle.com/060919-204304.html
"I have a big dose of skepticism when anyone tells me how search is going to radically change in terms of presentation."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
Yahoo pulls a Scrooge with forced unpaid holiday vacation
http://www.valleywag.com/tech/yahoo/yahoo-pulls-a-scrooge-with-forced-unpaid-holiday-vacation-202752.php#more
"Maybe we'll finally get some goddamn PHP programmers back on the market." Heh.
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
September 23, 2006
Steve Ballmer: developers, developers, developers, developers, developers...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwtokgNcONg
heh. a classic video.
Posted by jzawodn at
07:24 PM
CheckInstall
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/
"CheckInstall will run make install (or whatever you tell it to run) and keep track of every file modified by this installation, using the excelent installwatch utility"
Posted by jzawodn at
07:24 PM
Funny Mathematics Video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cRWGsOeV9FQ
Heh. Gotta love the YouTube
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
Solar/Wind Powered Home
http://www.citlink.net/~wmbjk/solar30.htm
"This web site describes all the fun my wife and I have had building a sun and wind-powered off-grid home on remote property."
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
High Performance Two Seater Sailplane Reviews
http://www.canberragliding.org/Gliding/Addition.html
comparisons of the DG-505, DG-1000, and Duo Discus
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 PM
September 22, 2006
A Froogle-Less Google
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2006/09/22/a_froogleless_g.html
"I still applaud the company for apparently deciding to wind down the lamentable, underpowered, slow, under-featured Froogle."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 PM
Microsoft Plans Web-based Works Suite
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_plans_web-based_works_suite.php
It sounds like Microsoft isn't thinking big enough
Posted by jzawodn at
09:00 PM
Is Facebook Worth $1bn?
http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/09/is_facebook_wor.html
Fred's musing on the Yahoo/Facebook rumor
Posted by jzawodn at
02:01 PM
When Understanding means Rewriting
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000684.html
"It's not that developers want to rewrite everything; it's that very few developers are smart enough to understand code without rewriting it."
Posted by jzawodn at
02:01 PM
How to give a 90-second demo
http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/09/22/96/how-to-give-a-90-second-demo/
Matt's tips for presenting a hack
Posted by jzawodn at
01:47 PM
mysqld Option/Variable Reference
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysqld-option-tables.html
all in one place now!
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 AM
Paparazzi!
http://www.derailer.org/paparazzi/
"Paparazzi! is a small utility for Mac OS X that makes screenshots of webpages."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:24 AM
September 21, 2006
White & Nerdy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEzGIuY7kw
people really seem to like the new Weird Al video, but I'm not that impressed
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 PM
Five Tips to Increase Your Likeability
http://www.prometheusinstitute.net/opinion/jh92006.htm
some of this is pretty common sense...
Posted by jzawodn at
03:01 PM
Yahoo! Ruby Developer Center Launches
http://developer.yahoo.net/blog/archives/2006/09/announcing_the_1.html
Woohoo!
Posted by jzawodn at
02:27 PM
Hack Day shirt (attendee) on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlaaker/248826493/
come to hack day, get shirt
Posted by jzawodn at
02:24 PM
Yahoo! Flash Developer Center Launches
http://developer.yahoo.net/blog/archives/2006/09/flash_developer.html
woohoo for flash geeks
Posted by jzawodn at
12:01 PM
Zip codes database
http://www.civicspacelabs.org/home/zipcodedb
"The ZIP code database contains 43191 ZIP codes for the continetal United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
Geo-Names downloadable ZIP data
http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/
more good data
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
Why Top Employees Quit
http://dumblittleman.blogspot.com/2006/09/why-top-employees-quit.html
"we reviewed notes from exit interviews, cross referenced annual reviews and ultimately came up with 178 voluntary terminations from people that would have been considered in the top 20%"
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 AM
Facebook in talks to sell to Yahoo for up to $1Billion
http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=274
oh dear... here we go again.
Posted by jzawodn at
08:24 AM
Side Effects of Anonymous Attack Blogging
http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=281
dead2.0 not so anonymous anymore!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
September 20, 2006
EarthLink blog: Handling Dead Domains
http://blogs.earthlink.net/2006/08/handling_dead_domains_1.php
Earthlink isn't learning from the past mistakes of Verisign here. Bad idea.
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 PM
PBwiki Developer API
http://api.pbwiki.com/
nice... a decent wiki with a good API on it
Posted by jzawodn at
09:01 PM
The Tacobell Canon
http://kasima.org/creations/acappella/media/amazinblue_tacobell.mp3
heh.
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
Malcolm Gladwell on TEDTalks
http://tedblog.typepad.com/tedblog/2006/09/malcolm_gladwel.html#
wherein he explains why we have so many types of tomatoe sauce
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 PM
YHOOuch (continued)
http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/09/yhoouch_continu.html
"internal Yahoo product development and management on the search engine ad side is in a shambles, and they can't find their way. You can bet that Panama will be delayed again." Ouch!
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 PM
Steven Levitt on TEDTalks
http://tedblog.typepad.com/tedblog/2006/09/steven_levitt_o.html#
Even though I've read the book, this talk was very enjoyable
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 PM
USBCELL: Batteries That Recharge Through USB
http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=3448
good idea
Posted by jzawodn at
06:47 PM
Video - Truth in Advertising
http://www.scaryideas.com/Videos/TruthInAdvertising/
I haven't seen these videos in years. But they're still incredibly funny.
Posted by jzawodn at
06:46 PM
Yahoo! AJAX Maps Version 3.4 Is Here
http://ylocalblog.com/blog/2006/09/20/ajax-maps-version-34-is-here/
"The latest version of the Yahoo! AJAX Maps API includes performance improvements, numerous new features, bug fixes and a smaller footprint."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:01 PM
USA vs Japan in the open a beer bottle with a helicopter contest
http://www.glumbert.com/media/beerbottle
this is fucking insane... but very cool
Posted by jzawodn at
05:47 PM
Dell battery explodes at Yahoo HQ, hundreds evacuate
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/20/dell-battery-explodes-at-yahoo-hq-hundreds-evacuat/
"We just got word that a Yahoo employee's laptop went up in flames today at their Mission College campus down in Silicon Valley, causing hundreds of Yahoo employees to be evacuated from an 8-story building."
Posted by jzawodn at
01:47 PM
YHOOuch
http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/09/yhoouch.html
"So I think Yahoo! is fairly valued, and possibly cheap, at $25/share. I am going to join my friend and buy some more."
Posted by jzawodn at
01:47 PM
Getting MarkDown and SmartyPants working with EditPad Pro
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/09/19.html
this might be useful one day...
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Licensing Modes
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/09/19/Licensing-Modes
"I have strong negative feelings about other people making money from my words or pictures without involving me."
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Why I hate Evite
http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/19/why-i-hate-evite/
there's venom in them thar comments...
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Side-by-side Windows and Mac OS with Parallels
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/parallels/hack-attack-sidebyside-windows-and-mac-os-with-parallels-201451.php
if I ever end up with a Mac again, this will be quite useful
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
September 19, 2006
Mailbox Locator
http://www.payphone-project.com/mailboxes/
what a simple idea.. and pretty well done!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:24 PM
Spaceflight on the cheap
http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2006/09/spaceflight-on-cheap.html
"Three engineering students reckon they'll be able to do it for just £1000 ($1879). And they've just sent a lunchbox-sized aircraft, called Nova 1, into the stratosphere where it captured some very nice pictures of the Earth and the upper atmosphere."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 PM
Slimming photos with HP digital cameras
http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/digital_photography/tours/slimming/index_f.html
or you could just eat less!
Posted by jzawodn at
09:00 PM
Yahoo! stock plummets as CEO says ad sales are slowing
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-stock-plummets-as-cfo-says-ad-sales-are-slowing/
oh, the pain! (mental note: sell stock when price is high, not low!)
Posted by jzawodn at
08:47 PM
Yahoo Warns Of A Bad Quarter
http://google.blognewschannel.com/index.php/archives/2006/09/19/yahoo-warns-of-a-bad-quarter/
DOH!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
GFS Forecast of 500mb Heights and Vorticity
http://wxmaps.org/pix/avnmr.vort.html
A very handy site for looking ahead at soaring weather conditions
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
Highlights: Python 2.5
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/highlights/
Python 2.5 is out. It's faster, better, and more snake.
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
Why Bicycle Shorts are always Black?
http://www.funnycoolstuff.com/2006/09/18/why-bicycle-shorts-are-always-black/
hahahahaha
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
Flickr MiniCards
http://www.moo.com/flickr/
these are very cool
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
September 18, 2006
Auxiliary-powered Sailplane Association (ASA)
http://mysite.verizon.net/engreenwell/ASA/index.html
motorgliders and powered sailplanes
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 PM
child drummer 4 years old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_PFpWPQ5Y
damn, the kid is good... really good.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 PM
LabJack -- USB/Ethernet based data acquisition and control
http://www.labjack.com/
"LabJacks are USB/Ethernet based measurement and automation devices which provide analog inputs/outputs, digital inputs/outputs, and more. They serve as an inexpensive and easy to use interface between computers and the physical world."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 PM
Why Paris Hilton Is Famous (Or Understanding Value In A Post-Madonna World)
http://chartreuse.wordpress.com/2006/09/18/why-paris-hilton-is-famous-or-understanding-value-in-a-post-madonna-world/
"Whenever she tries to promote herself, it falls flat. Books, records, movies, etc. don’t work for Paris. Because she’s actually a platform. Like Digg and YouTube."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 PM
GRAFFITI ON GIRLS
http://www.shriiimp.com/im/thumbnails.php?album=3
NSFW and kinda weird
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 PM
15 ways to get more out of Pandora
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/pandora/technophilia-15-ways-to-get-more-out-of-pandora-201072.php
I'm becoming more and more of a Pandora fan
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
TheDataLoggerStore.com
http://www.microdaq.com/
"...is an authorized distributor of over 25 manufacturers of data logging, data acquisition, and weather station products."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:24 AM
Mrs Chips takes orders for the school dinners run
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/16/nmeals16.xml
"A group of mothers has started delivering fast food through a school's fence in protest at the campaign for healthier school meals." Ha! Classic.
Posted by jzawodn at
08:24 AM
Soar Minden instructor, student in glider crash
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/RC/20060915/News/109150035/-1/REGION
The article doesn't say *who* pulled the release. You'd think they'd want to know that!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:01 AM
September 17, 2006
Google Trends on the Real Estate Crash
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2006/09/17/google_trends_o.html
"Google has back-doored its way into a reasonable cross-section of the most over-priced real estate markets in North America."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 PM
MIT dean takes aim at admissions anxiety
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_on_he_me/the_admissions_game_1
"The thing we see over and over again is how tired (students) feel, the extent to which they don't enjoy their senior year, which is supposed to be the big payoff of the high school experience,"
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 PM
Cheap ass sword breaks and stabs a Home Shopping Nework host.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5243836417224631021
hahahahaha.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 PM
Hotel Bed Jumping HQ
http://www.bedjump.com/
I should jump on the bed next time I'm in a hotel
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 PM
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo
"...is a grammatically valid sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs."
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
Hip hop music fans have more sex: study
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-09-14T013132Z_01_L13904437_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-MUSIC.xml&src=rss&rpc=22
"Fans of hip hop music are likely to have had more sexual partners in the last five years while many of those who prefer classical strains will have tried cannabis, according to a study released on Thursday."
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
Can I Buy Green Power in My State?
http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml?state=CA
"The table shown here summarizes green power products available in California and nationally available renewable energy certificate products."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:02 AM
Live Solar Network
http://livesolar.net/
"The Live Solar Network embraces a group of solar energy enthusiasts whose common goal is the presentation of operating data for their systems. Using software available to anyone, this data is presented on internet pages in real time."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:02 AM
September 15, 2006
Relay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay
"A relay is an electrical switch that opens and closes under control of another electrical circuit." Many different kinds exist...
Posted by jzawodn at
11:24 PM
Yahoo Builds Brickhouse Around Talent
http://software.gigaom.com/2006/09/15/yahoo-brickhouse/
"Yahoo is in the process of setting up an in-house incubator in an attempt to hold onto its expensive talent, sources say." Caterina is so outted! :-)
Posted by jzawodn at
11:24 PM
Wikipedia: Resistance is Absent
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/09/15/Wikipedia
"if you want to have authority on the Web, you have to show up on the Web" I wish more companies understood that--really understood it.
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 PM
Polar bears drown, islands appear in Arctic thaw
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/enviroment_arctic_dc;_ylt=ArvNDGtdnjK67_xZTKyn2tgDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBhcmljNmVhBHNlYwNtcm5ld3M-
"Polar bears are drowning and receding Arctic glaciers have uncovered previously unknown islands in a drastic 2006 summer thaw widely blamed on global warming."
Posted by jzawodn at
05:01 PM
12 Volt DC 11 Watts Compact Fluorescent Bulb
http://store.sundancesolar.com/12voldc11wat.html
low power bulbs. yum.
Posted by jzawodn at
04:01 PM
Essential Yahoo Search Shortcuts from A to Z
http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/09/essential_yahoo.html
if you wanna pimp out your yahoo search
Posted by jzawodn at
04:01 PM
Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield on continuing to innovate
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/VideoPosts.aspx?id=17374
a video interview with stewart, in which he's all about the music
Posted by jzawodn at
04:01 PM
ModSecurity for Apache User Guide
http://www.modsecurity.org/documentation/modsecurity-apache/1.9.3/html-multipage/
a handy little apache module
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Amazon Unbox is evil
http://www.heynorton.org/blog/2006/09/amazon_unbox_is.html
"Jeff Bezos: do the right thing and start over."
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
Media ownership study ordered destroyed
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14836500/
"The FCC ordered its staff to destroy all copies of a draft study that suggested greater concentration of media ownership would hurt local TV news coverage"
Posted by jzawodn at
08:01 AM
Cheapest cars to own for 5 years
http://www.moskalyuk.com/blog/cheapest-cars-to-own-for-5-years/1231
not including acquisition costs
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 AM
September 14, 2006
Wattsun Solar Trackers
http://www.wattsun.com/
get one of these and your panels track the sun for more power
Posted by jzawodn at
08:47 PM
Air Hogs R/C Rush Airplane
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2316788
probably a fun toy for $25
Posted by jzawodn at
08:47 PM
Solar Installation Pictures
http://www.spiceisle.com/brian/personal/2006/solar/
a fairly simple install to offset the costs of power
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
Yahoo! Mail Screencast
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?ei=UTF-8&vid=23e448e0e7cd3818dfa755c10a523b67.845840
Ethan does a nice job. A bit too scripted, but will really help new users out.
Posted by jzawodn at
06:01 PM
Yahoo's excellent Mail Beta now open to everyone
http://news.com.com/2061-12572_3-6115936.html?part=rss&tag=6115936&subj=news
"It doesn't take very much time with it to come to a simple conclusion: It is a fantastic email application."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:00 PM
The road to Google Calendar
http://rake.sh/blog/2006/09/14/the-road-to-google-calendar/
a lot of common sense in there
Posted by jzawodn at
03:47 PM
Coding Nightmares
http://www.feedblog.org/2006/09/coding_nightmar.html
"I'll probably have to spend a few hours away from Emacs this weekend." You think?
Posted by jzawodn at
03:47 PM
September 13, 2006
A Lawyer's Advice: How to deal with Cops
http://dumblittleman.blogspot.com/2006/09/lawyer-miranda-rights-defense.html
"an actual script that you can use if you ever get in trouble"
Posted by jzawodn at
09:47 PM
How to become an independent programmer in just 1068 days.
http://www.gusmueller.com/blog/archives/2005/12/25.html
Gus's story of how he went independent
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 PM
A Flickr Engagement
http://www.flickr.com/groups/central/discuss/72157594274074651/
score one for Flickr... and the happy couple!
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 PM
ATM reprogrammed to deliver more cash
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060913/ap_on_fe_st/atm_fraud
"No one noticed until nine days later, when a customer told the clerk that the machine was giving out more money than it should." Hahaha.
Posted by jzawodn at
03:46 PM
"Borat" the year's most offensive masterpiece
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060912/film_nm/film_borat_dc
"This year you are not going to find a more appalling, tasteless, grotesque, politically incorrect or slanderous film..."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:24 PM
Exercise = Weight Loss, Except When It Doesn’t
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/12/health/nutrition/12brody.html?ei=5090&en=21c700c50308b12b&ex=1315713600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
the most disorienting fitness article I've ever read!
Posted by jzawodn at
03:23 PM
September 12, 2006
Cat Smack on Flickr
http://flickr.com/photos/catandgirl/237682841/in/photostream/
eat your food or I'll smack you!
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
Flickr Services (APIs)
http://flickr.com/services/api/
the Flickr API documentation lives here
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: Other Comparison Operators
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/comparison-ops.html#STRTEST
I don't use these often enough to actually remember them.
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
The Best Time to Buy Everything
http://www.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20060905&pgnum=1
tips on when to buy stuff to get good deals
Posted by jzawodn at
11:48 AM
Suicide Jumper (Improv Everywhere)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vsdtCuXS_I
Improv Everywhere rocks
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
Good bye Microsoft; Pete has now left the building!
http://peterwright.blogspot.com/2006/09/good-bye-microsoft-pete-has-now-left.html
"Today, I've resigned to leave that world behind forever, and I couldn't be happier. "
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 AM
What Slows Windows Down?
http://www.thepcspy.com/articles/other/what_slows_windows_down/1
Yahoo! Messenger made the top 3! Woohoo! Oh, wait.... DOH!
Posted by jzawodn at
12:00 AM
September 11, 2006
Please save Pluto | A petition to help Pluto
http://pleasesavepluto.org/
"We, the signatories herein, comprising of concerned citizens of the world strongly object to the decision and seek the IMMEDIATE REVERSAL of the Result of the IAU Resolution votes to demote Pluto from a planet to a ‘dwarf planet’."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 PM
Video of the Week: Cars vs. 747 Thrust
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/12_37a/votw/VideoOfTheWeek_747ThrustTest_193168-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
awesome! who would have thought to use a 747 at full thrust to blow cars off a runway?!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 PM
SingleMalt.tv
http://www.singlemalt.tv/main.html
scotch tv on the web!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 PM
Markdown Syntax Documentation
http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
I should play around with Markdown one of these days.
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 PM
The Pizza Man Always Rings Twice
http://citypages.com/databank/26/1264/article12991.asp
some great pizza delivery stories
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 PM
Downtown Willow Glen - News Archives
http://downtownwillowglen.org/news.php
this needs an RSS feed
Posted by jzawodn at
05:24 PM
I’m tired of September 11th
http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=88
Me too.
Posted by jzawodn at
05:24 PM
Unix - The Hole Hawg
http://www.team.net/mjb/hawg.html
"The danger lies not in the machine itself but in the user's failure to envision the full consequences of the instructions he gives to it."
Posted by jzawodn at
05:24 PM
The game of Java
http://troutgirl.com/blog/index.php?/archives/175_The_game_of_Java.html
"everybody loses with that one" Ha!
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
Movable Type 3.3x Documentation
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/docs/
I needs to do me some upgradin'
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Changes to the Movable Type Platform for v3.3
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/docs/3.3/mt33_platform_changes.html
"Order of template tag attributes matters" WTF?!?!?!?!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:24 PM
Nationwide Insures Your Music
http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/11/nationwide-insures-your-music/
"Nationwide Insurance will be the first company to insure your digital music." Nice!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
Solar Direct
http://www.solardirect.com/
another place that sells lots of solar gear
Posted by jzawodn at
12:47 PM
My fight with Amazon Unbox
http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6636289.html?subj=blog&part=rss&tag=6636289
"So, in summary, to be allowed the privilege of purchasing a video that I can't burn to DVD and can't watch on my iPod, I have to allow a program to hijack my start-up and force me to login to uninstall it? No way."
Posted by jzawodn at
12:25 PM
PowerPals
http://www.qsradio.com/PowerPals.htm
"PowerPal DC Power Cables let you connect just about anything to anything "
Posted by jzawodn at
12:25 PM
L Sharp .NET
http://www.lsharp.org/
A powerful lisp-based scripting language for .NET
Posted by jzawodn at
12:24 PM
It's time to reconsider Google
http://news.com.com/2061-12572_3-6114238.html?part=rss&tag=6114238&subj=news
"If you're devoted to Google out of force of habit or some affinity to the brand, I submit that it's time you re-examine your habits. Google is good, but it's not worth unyielding devotion."
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 PM
September 09, 2006
The Culture of the New Capitalism
http://www.dervala.net/archives/000855.html
"We’re human beings. Our stories matter. Grown-ups have more to contribute than babies."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:01 PM
Ten major news stories the media is ignoring
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BEE56F111-430E-449C-B95C-01F50D963103%7D&siteid=myyahoo&dist=myyahoo
"Halliburton charged with selling nuclear technology to Iran" Is it any wonder this isn't in the news?
Posted by jzawodn at
09:00 PM
The Massage Chair. From Hell.
http://www.kungfooo.com/2006/09/09/the-massage-chair-from-hell/
oh my god. so. damned. funny. I love Japan.
Posted by jzawodn at
09:00 PM
South Bay Hikes
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/southbaythumbnails.html
a whole mess of them!
Posted by jzawodn at
07:02 PM
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Amateur_Civil_Emergency_Service
"RACES is an organization of amateur radio operators who volunteer to provide radio communications for State and local governments in times of emergency."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
Adding Borders to Photos
http://regex.info/blog/2006-09-09/241
how Jeffrey puts his borders on pictures
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
WVARA
http://www.wvara.org/
West Valley Amateur Radio Association
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
Automatic Position Reporting System - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Position_Reporting_System
"Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) is an amateur radio based automatic position reporting system for tracking and digital communications, and was developed by Bob Bruninga, callsign WB4APR, at the United States Naval Academy."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
Amateur Radio Emergency Service - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Radio_Emergency_Service
"In the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
Santa Clara County Ares/Races
http://www.scc-ares-races.org/aresraces.htm
"Welcome to the Santa Clara County ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services) "
Posted by jzawodn at
07:00 PM
EchoLink
http://www.echolink.org/
"EchoLink allows licensed Amateur Radio stations to communicate over the Internet, using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology. It allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, or from computer to station, greatly enhancing Amateur Radio's communic
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
UsRepeaters.Com
http://www.usrepeaters.com/
"up-to-date repeater information for Ham radio operators. Updated daily from submissions sent in by Ham radio operators, verified by frequency cordinators."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 AM
Emergency Supply List
http://www.ocraces.org/bags.html
these guys are hard-code
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 AM
SKYWARN National Home Page
http://www.skywarn.org/
"The emphasis of the effort is often focused on the storm spotter, an individual who takes a position near their community and reports wind gusts, hail size, rainfall, and cloud formations that could signal a developing tornado."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 AM
How AOL Ruined Email
http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/09/how_aol_ruined_.html
"My kids check their email at best once a week. And it's a chore. Because its mostly an exercise in deleting spam. Email is for old farts. And they wonder why we use it."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
Anderson Powperpole IDEAS
http://home.comcast.net/~buck0/app.htm
a metric assload of powerpole links
Posted by jzawodn at
12:00 AM
September 08, 2006
Single-sideband modulation - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-sideband_modulation
It all makes sense until you hit the equations!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 PM
Packet radio - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_radio
"Packet radio is a form of digital data transmission used in amateur radio to construct wireless computer networks."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 PM
OSCAR - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSCAR
"OSCAR is an acronym for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. OSCAR series satellites use amateur radio frequencies to communicate with earth. They are conceived, designed, and built by amateur radio operators."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 PM
DX communication - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DX_communication
"DX communication is radio communication over great distances using the ionosphere to refract the transmitted beam."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 PM
Internet Radio Linking Project - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Radio_Linking_Project
"The project links radio repeaters around the world through the internet by using Voice over IP."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 PM
Amateur radio operator - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_operator
a little bit about hams
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 PM
Hobby Engineering
http://www.hobbyengineering.com/
"A supply store for people who want to build robots, electronic gadgets, kinetic art or anything else that moves, beeps or flashes."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 PM
Amateur radio - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio
an amazingly comprehensive overview of ham radio
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 PM
Why windows takes so long to start up.
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/09/why-windows-takes-so-long-to-start-up.html
here is where I learned of the prefetch cache... and how to adjust it
Posted by jzawodn at
06:23 PM
Why I invested in Photobucket
http://www.whatisleft.org/lookie_here/2006/09/why_i_invested_.html
"Photobucket is wonderfully simple - People immediately understand Photobucket. The simplicity of its core application is the cornerstone of its growth and approachability."
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router
http://www.kyocera-wireless.com/kr1-router/
basically a wifi hotspot that can use an EVDO card. Kick ass!
Posted by jzawodn at
02:23 PM
Snake Eats Sheep!
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20372915-5006003,00.html
holy crap (with picture)
Posted by jzawodn at
12:46 PM
Installing Vista RC1 in VMWare Workstation
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/09/08b.html
I should give this a whirl someday... assuming I care about Windows.
Posted by jzawodn at
12:24 PM
Attention Artists: Brushes and Paint are now Free
http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2006/09/attention_artis.html
"The tools to deliver your creations are finally free. I am already seeing profound changes in how students can create and share their work but I bet in a couple years from now it'll be even more dramatic."
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 PM
Terrorists could attack aircraft with gel-filled bras
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/08/gel_filled_bras/
oh, no!
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 AM
No flying for fake breasts
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=19183&in_page_id=2
"Humiliated cancer survivor Jean Hand claims a travel company told her she could not fly wearing her fake breast – because it posed a security risk."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 AM
The Most Beautiful Periodic Table Poster in the World
http://theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Posters/
Wow. Very well done.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 AM
September 07, 2006
SimpleSeating.com
http://www.simpleseating.com/
"SimpleSeating.com is the fastest and easiest way to make seating charts online."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:47 PM
Sexual urges of men and women
http://www.kolumbus.fi/antti.brax/FUN/SEX.html
"I figure that I won't be having sex again until some time after the Spring of 2008 but godammit it was worth it."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
Ford Delivers Mariner Hybrid Presidential Edition to President Clinton
http://www.hybridcar.com/news/in-the-news/ford-delivers-mariner-hybrid-presidential-edition-to-president-clinton.html
"Bill Clinton is promoting the greener mile in the latest of a string of environmental initiative being undertaken by the Former President. Gone is the secret service-issued SUV, to be replaced by the more fuel efficient Ford Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV."
Posted by jzawodn at
05:24 PM
Three American boys see a woman's obituary photo, buy condoms and go and dig her up
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/15447475.htm
Cops say grave robbers had sex on their minds
Posted by jzawodn at
05:24 PM
Did We Just Lose?
http://donklephant.com/2006/09/06/did-we-just-lose/
"In other words, Al Qaeda and the Taliban have traded Afghanistan for Waziristan, and gained this huge advantage: we dare not attack them there for fear of bringing Musharraf down."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
TurnHere
http://turnhere.com/
"Free video guides for travel, restaurants, hotels, local events & music" Very cool!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
SEO for Talent, Oregon? Google this shouldn’t be so hard.
http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/09/07/seo-for-talent-oregon-google-this-shouldnt-be-so-hard/
"Maybe I’m expecting too much from Google, but what seems to be happening is that my blog posts are rising to the top for this term rather than Star Properties (more appropriate) Talent Oregon real estate site." Ha. Making the problem worse...
Posted by jzawodn at
11:00 AM
A Folding Foldable Portable Fishing Boat
http://www.porta-bote.com/
well, I'll be damned. cool idea.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:47 AM
September 06, 2006
Kitten and his box (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdQj2ohqCBk
what would the web be without cat videos?!
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 PM
Deep thinkers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,989714,00.html
"This behaviour is interesting because it shows that Kelly [a dolphin] has a sense of the future and delays gratification."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 PM
2nd Annual All Grass All Day Delaware-Maryland Tour
http://www.pilotbill.com/Citabria/AllGrass_DeMd_4Sep06/AllGrass_DeMd_4Sep06.html
this is what happens when tailwheel pilots decide to go visit grass strips
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
Contest Traffic Tickets with the Ticket Assassin
http://ticketassassin.com/
"To encourage and empower citizens to fight traffic tickets through knowledge of their legal rights under the California Vehicle Code."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:01 PM
confidential "do not distribute" - Google Search
http://www.google.com/search?q=confidential+%22do+not+distribute%22&hl=en&lr=&start=0&sa=N
heh. find "secret" stuff in google
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
Yahoo! Developer Network: Security Best Practices
http://developer.yahoo.com/security/
"Yahoo! treats the security of our users' personal data very seriously, and we hope that our developers will do the same. Here are some guidelines to help you protect your users' trust in your application"
Posted by jzawodn at
01:47 PM
Myriad Aviation (Dave Morss) Rates
http://www.ksql.com/myriad/rates.htm
I need to schedule a checkride with Dave one of these days...
Posted by jzawodn at
12:24 PM
GPLIGC and openGLIGCexplorer
http://pc12-c714.uibk.ac.at/GPLIGC/GPLIGC.php
open source igc tools
Posted by jzawodn at
12:24 PM
ORS - Online Resource Scheduler
http://ors.sourceforge.net/demo.html
"The ORS web interface is a free online reservation system for aircrafts, boats, rooms, time-shares, office or lab equipment, or any other type of resource that your organization schedules"
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 PM
Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume I (DC)
http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/DC/index.html
a free on-line book for learning about DC power
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 PM
Holux GPSlim240 review
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/holux-gr240.php
neat little toy!
Posted by jzawodn at
12:01 PM
MorningStar SunGuard Product Summary
http://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/SunGuard/index.shtml
a great little soar charge controller
Posted by jzawodn at
12:00 PM
XCSoar
http://www.xcsoar.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page
free soaring software for your PDA
Posted by jzawodn at
11:48 AM
Promote This! Plugin for Movable Type
http://www.majordojo.com/movable_type/promote_this.php
"Promote This provides a set of super-simple template tags that make it crazy-easy to compose links to your favorite social bookmarking, and social news services like del.icio.us, digg (my favorite), reddit and Newsvine URLs."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
XML Notepad 2006
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=72d6aa49-787d-4118-ba5f-4f30fe913628&DisplayLang=en
"XML Notepad 2006 provides a simple intuitive User Interface for browsing and editing XML documents."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
gpsPhoto.pl
http://www.carto.net/projects/photoTools/gpsPhoto/
"A commandline tool to synchronize a gps (gpx) tracklog with the date/time stamps of the image exif-data"
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
Bob's Solar Project
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bgoodsel/solar/blog.htm
"This blog documents my solar-power project. Hopefully it will inspire others to undertake similar projects and provide enough detail to help them get started." Excellent!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
September 05, 2006
Calculating distance with latitude/longitude in MySQL
http://ben.milleare.com/2006/09/03/calculating-distance-with-latitude-and-longitude/
MySQL should make this easier
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 PM
Finding Great Developers
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/FindingGreatDevelopers.html
good stuff and he's mostly right--except for the part about employee referrals
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
Powerset, Inc.
http://powerset.com/index.html
"Powerset is leading the next generation of internet search."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:24 PM
How To Put On A Bra 101
http://www.thevideoawards.com/details/?id=d3fc09d0-dfd0-417f-9644-4f841e964a37
well, that's one way to do it!
Posted by jzawodn at
06:23 PM
Asking the Internet
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/09/asking-internet.html
"a site that mines the web, libraries and other resources might be a better and more scalable idea."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:01 PM
Making location simple
http://www.veen.com/jeff/archives/000919.html
Jeff digs the new Flickr geotagging stuff
Posted by jzawodn at
05:23 PM
Flickr GPS geocoding made simple
http://www.somebits.com/weblog/tech/photo/geocodingForDummies.html
"Thanks to Flickr it's finally easy to use geotagged photos. Alas, the workflow is still very clumsy for using a GPS to geotag. Here's what I came up with for Windows."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 AM
September 01, 2006
Fans | All Electronics Corp
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category/220/Fans.html
lots of DC electic fans. I may need a few of these.
Posted by jzawodn at
02:23 PM
Silent Wings Airshows
http://www.silentwingsairshows.com/video.html
2006 Jet Sailplane videos are now online
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 AM
The Hell of Flying
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14569998/site/newsweek/
"Airline security needs to be based on common sense, not policies that will turn citizens into inmates of their own countries"
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 AM
Mass murder in the skies: was the plot feasible?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/17/flying_toilet_terror_labs/
probably not
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM