May 2008
43 posts
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SocialHistory.js →
marco:
(via marc) This is ingenious and a little scary. Normally, Javascript doesn’t have access to your browser’s history URLs. But Aza Raskin found a way: How does SocialHistory.js know? By using a cute information leak introduced by CSS. The browser colors visited links differently than non-visited links. All you have to do is load up a whole bunch of URLs for the most popular social...
muxtape stumbler. →
hilker:
jackieheartsb: the best way to find muxtapes.
Muxtape is a service that allows you to upload a mix “tape” that can be streamed by anyone. It seemed like a really cool idea to me, but I never really got the point for the casual listener like myself. It was too difficult to find tapes that I was likely to enjoy. Muxtape Stubmler fixes that. Now I understand Muxtape.
Six Degrees of Wikipedia →
via /.
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For a certain subset of Internet users, “Sudo make... →
This is the only webcomic I’ve ever really gotten into. I can’t sing xkcd/Randall’s praises loudly enough. If you can understand it (read: “if you’re a big enough geek”) it’s really hysterical. (via azspot)
“Nintendo is expected to release more details about Wii Music this summer, but...”
– NY Times interview of Shigeru Miyamoto
“If you’re curious, the new system features 18 2x quad-core...”
– What it takes to run Slashdot
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Watchhilker:
onemoretimewithfeeling: Best Buy Dance Off It gets good around the 30 second mark. (Security camera - no sound)
Hahahaha, it’s worth waiting thru the first 30 seconds.
Stalking your friends while they're in mid-air →
A friend of mine is a non-commercial pilot, and recently flew a Cessna into a local airport on his way back home. Thanks to this website, I can track his journey back home, just like you can with the big commercial jets. All I needed was his tail number.
Even as a software engineer, I’m constantly amazed by technology.
New Weezer music video is filled with your... →
marco:
(via tylerriewer) Weezer’s new Pork and Beans music video incorporates lots of YouTube viral video stars. Very Internet People-esque. I tried to embed this, but apparently embedding has been disabled for this video. STUPID. Who made that call? Why would you ever want that? Why refuse free publicity?
I’m not the biggest Weezer fan, but this video is awesome. Plus, they will...
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Comments →
marco:
I disabled comments on Marco.org tonight, and here’s why. I don’t need anything from you to get value from my writing. My purpose is fulfilled even if nobody ever reads it. Bonus: why reblogging doesn’t suffer from the same problems as comments.
I concur that comments are a cesspool. Further, I think that reblogging does exactly what Marco asserts—it forces ownership,...
People pictured with their cars: then and now →
(via cakeordeath)
Tons Of News On What’s To Come In Top Gear Season... →
9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach →
No surprise: NBC passes on U.S. Top Gear →
I think Jay Leno said it best—since advertising drives American TV, an American Top Gear can’t be as honest nor awesome as the BBC Version.
Verizon Wireless to introduce Linux phones →
I’m not quite sure what to make of this. Verizon Wireless generally operates under a walled garden, whereas Linux is the antithesis of that.
Top Gear NOT Coming Back June 15th →
Not a happy way to start my day.
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Kevin Gilbert - “Leaving Miss...
Sending a Text Message is 4x More Expensive Than... →
WatchWill the Wiimote blend? (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy)
Company floats ads in 'clouds' shaped like... →
MySQL Reverses Decision On Closed Source →
Seen in /. Comments
Commenter 1: I've never included random crap like that in my code... even in college when I was pulling all nighters. Why on earth would I want to have to reference the ParisHilton class?
Commenter 2: That class will show its privates to just about anyone who asks!
Commenter 3: The problem is that the class has to use its inheritance to get what it wants.
Wii Rock Band will offer "Track Pack" for $30... →
MacGyver Film In the Works? →
Awesome.
CNN offers shirts with headlines & timestamps on... →
No, seriously. You can get a shirt that, in the above example, says:
Store bans Confederate flag truck. I just saw it on CNN.com 9:20 am 05.02.08
Seriously? Who would want to buy one of these?
Town ends comical 'Stop' signs like 'Stop! In the... →
The public safety campaign to cut down on speeding through stop signs began in September. Slogans such as “and smell the roses” and “means that you aren’t moving” were placed near 50 stop signs.
Kevin Gilbert - “Tea for One”
This is...
Guitar Hero embeddable widget hits web →
yourdp:
cubicle17: I will, without a doubt, lose the rest of my afternoon to mastering this. Yup. 30 minutes, gone.
Top Gear Returns June 15! →
I cannot even begin to describe my excitement, thanks in part to easy access due to my soon-to-be-ISP.