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- Sen. Ted Stevens is the latest unlikely character to go viral. The 82-year-old Republican's objection to net neutrality, underscored by his definition of the Internet as "not a truck" but "a series of tubes" spawned many online parodies. One: the DJ Tubular Ted Stevens Techno Remix. |
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Mimulus (Apr 10 2008 23:00 GMT) - Most "What You See Is What You Get" or WYSIWYG editors aren't worth much. Sure there are a few that break that rule, but for the most part I have always said you are better off ignoring them. What if you could edit other people's Web sites in this way? As long as it is for your own private use, I don't see a problem with that. That is what the Mimulus Firefox extension brings to the dance…. |
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- Marissa Mayer speaking in Scotland over the weekend: "We're computer scientists," she said. "We're not brilliant storytellers or content creators." Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02: |
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- I generally agree that using Flash as way to navigate a Web site is a mistake that is costly to make. Looking back on this however, I have to wonder if perhaps we might simply be overacting…. Links for 'The Daily Sucker: Current Live Examples of Bad Web Design Techniques' Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02: |
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- Nearly every day when I check out the junk folder in my e-mail inbox, I find at least one unsolicited e-mail trying to convince me that RIGHT NOW is the time buy some cheap penny stock. These kinds of solicitations, almost without exception, are connected to schemes known as pump-and-dump scams, where fraudsters will buy up a bunch of low-priced microcap stock (the prices usually vary from a fraction of a penny to a few cents per share), blast out millions of spam e-mails touting it as a hot buy, and then dump their shares as soon as the share price ticks up from all the suckers buying into the scam. The resulting flood of shares dumped back into the market causes the price of the pumped stock to plummet, and very quickly investors not in on the game lose everything they invested. At least two different recent studies have Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02: |
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- This feed was brought to you by GoDaddy As a reader of bLaugh, enter code BLAUGH when you check out at GoDaddy, and save an additional 10% on any order. Share the savings - feel free to tell anybody and everybody about these special GoDaddy coupons! Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00: |
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- Cory Doctorow: JK Rowling's eagle-eyed fans have spotted a continuity error in one of the Harry Potter books that will be corrected in the next edition -- I usually just put up a wiki for readers to post this kind of thing (and typos, etc) so that I can correct it in the next edition. The author credits Hermione Granger with 11 top exam results in the first hardback edition of book six, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. But in book five ???‚¬? |
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- Paul Kedrosky submits: There are a number of takeaways from the announcement that Google (GOOG) will be the exclusive provider of text ads on eBay's (EBAY) non-U.S. auctions: * Ebay is worried about having no ad network when its competitors do. |
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- Cory Doctorow: Here's a YouTube walk-through of an incredibly detailed model of Frank Lloyd Wright's legendary Kaufmann/Falling Water house built in Half Life 2. Kasperg, the creator, is a gamer with an interest in using game engines for architectural visualization, and has published his Half Life 2 maps for you to play with. Apropos of this, Alice notes "I've had the security permissions to map the BBC's Television Centre for a while, but I haven't ever found anyone local to do it. If you're near London and a dab hand with the HL2 engine, plus you fancy mapping out the Blue Peter garden and other such luminous landmarks, drop me a line... |
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- Ever come across one of those design websites, where they've got so many cool little icons and doohickies that you could just sit there all day long and click on stuff? Ben Schlitter's website is one of those sites. It's fun, addictive, and the attention to detail is amazing. And it's just a personal portfolio site! What's really cool is he sells his work in little sketch books and posters. |
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- Citigroup sees Europe, Asia Web ads boosting the Internet recruitment company. Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00:03 +0300 |
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- The trove of search data AOL released last week revealed a few things about Web users: We like our music, we like our pictures, we like our sex -- and we like them all free. Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00: |
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- Very cool. Below we have a Toolkit from Google to help you to develop Ajax apps! Who says that Google doesn't give back?… Links for 'Google Web Toolkit (Beta)' Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02: |
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- Cory Doctorow: London's Stansted airport has released a list of "dangerous" and "safe" foods -- dangerous foods are prohibited on planes. As you might expect, the list is a cross between funny and infuriating: DANGEROUS Food * Any liquid-based food products in packets, tubes, plastic or tin containers * Pasta or any other foodstuffs in sauces, gravies or other liquids * Jams and syrups * Sauces * Pastes * Yoghurts * Soups (carton or otherwise) * Stews * Curry Safe Food * Sandwiches * Crisps * Fruit * Vegetables * Other solid foods Link (Thanks, Ed!) Updated: |
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- The Twins took two of three games from the White Sox in a heated weekend series. Plus: August doldrums for the Red Sox; portrait of Ryan Howard as a young man; fantasy job with the Giants; |
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- George Gutowski submits: Google (GOOG) and eBay (EBAY) announce a new joint model regarding text and call to click advertising. No financial information was provided. The announcement is all sizzle and management is not responsible for any performance milestones. How much capital and time will be devoted by both partners? |
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- Web start-up Limelight is making a name for itself by delivering video for hot sites like YouTube and MySpace. But it's facing a lawsuit from Akamai, a dominant player in the industry. Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00: |
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- Ten questions for David Storey explores Web Openers, web standards, Opera9, Operas relevance in todays marketplace, document.stylesheets and User Agent String spoofing. Ten questions for Laura Carlson explores web standards, accessibility, the Web Design Reference, training and knowledge exchange. Ten Questions for Gian Sampson Wild explores accessibility, WCAG 2.0, cognitive disability, Baseline, valid code, AAA and opening shopping malls. |
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- Cory Doctorow: The Election Advent Calendar has 30 little doors for the 30 days leading up to election day, but instead of chocolate, each one has some democracy inside: trivia and questions about the US electoral process: Just as a traditional Advent calendar counts down the days to Christmas, the Election Day Advent Calendar counts down the days up to Election Day. You??? |
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- The Labor Day starting gun for the campaign 2006 home stretch marks a test for more than individual candidates. The next 10 weeks will also test conventional wisdom about how to win 21st-century elections. Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00: |
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- When does business class feel like the cattle section? When everyone else is flying it, too. Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00: |
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- Xeni Jardin: The BBC ran an item last week about changes planned for Wikipedia's German-language Wikipedia site, and much discussion followed, including follow-up comments by the BBC article's author, tech critic Bill Thompson. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales argues that Thompson's analysis for the BBC was less than clear, and Wales shared a rebuttal with Slashdot. Snip: * PROTECTION - NO ONE can edit, NO ONE can affect the public version * SEMI-PROTECTION - all except new users and anons can edit, all except new users and anons can affect the public versions * VERSION FLAGGING - ANYONE can edit, all except new users and anons can affect the public versions As you can see, each step of this chain allows MORE people to do MORE things, rather than less. |
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- Conservative groups are pushing ballot initiatives in several states to curb governments' abilities to exercise not only eminent domain, but also land use and environmental controls. Updated: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00:03 +0300 |
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- POLL: McCain Erases Obama Lead... |
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- A college freshman explores his room and finds a book, Broceliande, and his eyes begin to open when he starts to read legends of King Arthur's court. |
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- We've all benefitted from teachers who have given us that little special something. You can give it, too. |
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- There's a copy in the personal files of one Wheaton College President Emeritus. |
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- The Urvanovestilli craft the most exquisite mechanical devices, but that is really only where the clockwork begins. |
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