Archive for October, 2007

Sarah Allen: full-scale wire-frame model of a Subaru Impreza

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Sarah Allen shares “fabulous pictures of a full-scale model of a Subaru Impreza in a real-world settings. This is a literal wireframe.”

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About Jacqueline du Pré at six years old

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Wikipedia says: “Jacqueline Mary du Pré, O.B.E. (January 26, 1945 – October 19, 1987), was a British cellist, today acknowledged as one of the greatest exponents of the instrument. She is particularly associated with the Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor; her interpretation of this work has been described as “definitive” and “legendary.”

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Aaron Swartz’s Jottit: Free, easy, instant web page wiki

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Aaron Swartz created Jottit. It’s dead simple.

I set up my first Jottit in 90 seconds start to finish. Being a wimp, I put a password on the page, which means you can not modify it. If you wish to do so, email me for the password.

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Ian Betteridge on the Why of Twitter, Jaiku et. al.

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Ian Betteridge writes Twitter, Jaiku, and the future of microblogging.

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Google Mail Gets Large

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

My Googe email (Gmail) says: You are currently using 606 MB (18%) of your 3205 MB.

What’s Up with Strumpette and Amanda Chapel?

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

This may be another clever PR hoax. You decide.

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Chapel Submits Her Letter of Resignation

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Amanda Chapel, a.k.a. Strumpette, Booted from Facebook?

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

Theo (on Facebook) writes: A Facebook outrage has occured. No, not an outage… an outrage.

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World of Warcraft Guild Plans End-Game Raids Using Second Life

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Mark Wallace writes that one World of Warcraft Guild Plans Raids using Second Life.

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Wal-Mart as Wedding Chapel

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Chet Eldridge and Danna Hornback work at Wal-Mart, where they met during employee orientation. They got married last week in the garden departrment of the Springfield, Ohio Wal-Mart..

Anne Zelenka: Being and Doing rather than Saying: Easier Said than Been and Done

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Anne Zelenka writes Being and Doing rather than Saying: Easier Said than Been and Done.

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Brad Linder: Sony announces PCM-D50 handheld flash recorder

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Brad Linder writes Sony announces PCM-D50 handheld flash recorder. I want one.

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Daniel Goleman: E-Mail Is Easy to Write (and to Misread).

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Daniel Goleman writes E-Mail Is Easy to Write (and to Misread).

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