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links for 2007-10-18
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12 Years? 12?!?!? That's all he gets? Guy should thank his lucky stars this didn't happen in Texas. He'd be meeting his Maker a lot sooner if it had.
links for 2007-10-17
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Three months later, I'm still trying to figure out why I'd ever need to use most of these.
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Wow. Just...wow.
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I'm like Clive; I want it all.
links for 2007-10-15
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Noteworthy is the observation that Gore was awarded the Peace Prize when he hasn't really done anything peace-worthy.
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Brian Solis gives his review of the Jott service, which I've been happily using since early in the year. Jott came in handy while on vacation, when I was able to dictate some reminders while roaming Disneyworld.
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Free service which allows you to use your phone to dictate notes and other messages while on the go.
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You've got options on what to do with your iPod when it finally dies. Don't just chuck it in the trash.
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A free airline flight tracker that is capable of giving you way more information than you may care to know. Also good for when you're bored at work.
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Ouriel Ohayon's tutorial that's supposedly easier than the method set up by Dave Winer and documented by Fred Wilson.
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I wish the site wasn't done in Flash, but some fantastic desktops in photographic HDR.
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"Researchers have found that 10 basic social skills such as taking turns, listening and simply being nice are just as important to children's academic success as the subjects they study..."
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Some more perspective on the 2007 Nobel awards, notably the Peace Prize, and "[s]ome nominees for next year." You know, people actually working for peace.
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The Wall Street Journal's choice of web sites for getting and tracking airline flight information.
links for 2007-10-14
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Those of you participating in National Novel Writing Month, which kicks off at midnight, November 1, may want to take note of NaNoWriMo's Twitter feed.
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Because my wife doesn't have enough to freak out about.
links for 2007-10-13
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We all have to have dreams.
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In light of recent actions of the Nobel Committee, a little perspective...
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Put 1-800-GOOG-411 in your iPhone's Favorites (or on your lesser phone's speed dial) and stop paying your provider for phone number information.
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Posting this for no other reason than if Hsu was a Republican, this would be the lead story on all the news networks.
links for 2007-10-11
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Fraser Speirs has put together a simple Wikipedia search page for iPhone users, since, in his words, "you don't want to load the main page on your iPhone just to search."
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Krishna Kumar, back in July, on blogs that don't offer full RSS feeds. If you have a blog, and you're not offering a full feed, I'm likely not reading your blog often. If you're not offering a feed at all, I'm likely not reading your blog at all.
links for 2007-10-10
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Mac developer, and proud Scot, Fraser Speirs, on the increasing nanny-statism in London.
links for 2007-10-09
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I severely underutilize Quicksilver, so this is just one more way for me to get more out of this great tool.
links for 2007-10-08
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"The mission of Ethos Water is to help children around the world get clean water and to raise awareness of the world water crisis." Can be purchased at Starbucks, Target, Whole Foods, and World Market
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I wish I could have had a PowerBook when I was in college, but the first, the PowerBook 100, was released the fall semester of my senior year, and was way too expensive for my family to afford. I wonder if Ballmer & Bill look at pictures like this and cringe.
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My friend Tiffany has a site devoted to her professional joke-telling. If you're in the DC area, pay attention to this site for show dates and go catch her act.
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I saw two of these this weekend while watching various sporting events, and in the wee hours of very, very, very early Monday morning, they appeared on Apple's site. I've seen Doug and Elliot, but not Stephano, which turns out to be my favorite.
links for 2007-10-04
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"Darth Vader's tyrannical Empire struck fear into an entire galaxy. Sadly, his fleet was also behind some embarrassingly ill-planned military ventures. Reviewing early Imperial schematics, the Sith Lord himself expressed serious doubts..."
links for 2007-10-02
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A new monospace font, "designed for code listings and the like, in print". I think it looks just great on the screen, too.
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My response to Jason Kottke's question on the proper Star Wars viewing order.
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June 26, 2009
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And Thank Him that He does.
links for 2007-10-01
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A handy reference you can wear.
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We always knew there was more to Han than met the eye.
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Because everyone knows the Dark Lord of the Sith rocks!
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Be sure to voice your approval for a reprint!
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Makes sense, that if the Dark Lord of the Sith rocks, his underlings would want to rock and roll all night, too.
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Oh, I really hope this one gets printed at some point. Be sure to leave a comment voicing your approval!
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Great riff on R2, but currently sold out.
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Troop it up!
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A very hard to find Star Wars tee; this is the only place selling it online I've been able to find, and nowhere near in my size. Certainly a collectable if you can find it.
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For the Dark Side-loving lady in your life.
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Home of the "Baby Fett" onesie. I'm so buying from here when our next child comes along.
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Unfortunately, only available for the ladies at the moment.
links for 2007-09-30
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Nifty size comparison of space ship sizes from science fiction shows and movies, with real Earth vehicles alongside, too. Of course, Star Wars rules. (Thanks, Lee!)
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Weapons accessories, including magazines, mostly for The Black Rifle. (Thanks, David!)
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The drool-worthy Kriss .45-caliber SMG on Discovery's FutureWeapons. If I'm in SWAT or Special Ops, I'm petitioning my commanders to give this thing a serious look once production ramps up.
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Wifi access at 219 U.S. airports, listed alphabetically by city (with corresponding airport codes), noting which ones are free, and offering hourly, daily, monthly, and other charges. (Thanks, Eric!)
links for 2007-09-29
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This series of futuristic mysteries sounds really intriguing, and this is for my reference if the first in the series proves worth reading the rest.
links for 2007-09-27
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Quick and easy grid layouts for web developers. My "normal" friends can ignore this link.
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Is there a classic book published by Penguin that you just love and want to tell the rest of the world about? Here's your chance. A book blog where the readers are the bloggers...
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Proofreader's and editor's marks
links for 2007-09-25
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If you didn't see last season's "How I Met Your Mother", this probably won't make sense, but if you did, this is what strikes fear in Barney's dark heart. ;-)
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For my geek and/or Boston friends to send to John Gruber.
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Amen.
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He may hold the record, but the rest of us don't have to like it.
links for 2007-09-17
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Looking through their inventory, I'm starting to believe Phone Different really might be, as they claim, "The One-Stop Show for all your iPhone needs".
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"[A]n iPhone application that keeps real-time track of your team's games as they fight for a playoff spot. To see it in action, tune in while a game is in progress. You'll see up-to-the-minute plays while following along with friends on Twitter."
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The college football version of Fumbleview.
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The Major League Baseball version of Fumbleview.
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Good round-up by Bill Palmer. Personally, owning an iPhone, I wouldn't buy an iPod Touch until it really was "the iPhone without the phone", but maybe that's just me.
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Established by former Microsoft executive John Wood, Room to Read seeks to establish and grow libraries in developing nations, and to teach anyone willing to read, with the premise that the world can be changed one book and one person at a time.
links for 2007-09-16
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Now running in my Dashboard. I love the look of this calculator widget much better than the Mac OS X standard.
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Hate trying to read web sites with white/light text on black/dark backgrounds? Yeah, me, too. Drag this bookmarklet up in to your browser's toolbar, then click on it when you encounter such sites. Voila! Black text on white background.
links for 2007-09-15
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"Peter Griffin is Han Solo, Lois is Princess Leia, Stewie becomes Darth Vader, Brian plays Chewbacca, and Chris is Luke Skywalker. Cleveland and Quagmire will play the droid duo of R2-D2 and C-3PO, while Herbert is the wise Obi-Wan Kenobi."
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Great. As if a Nintendo Wii wasn't already hard to find...