bopuc/links: October 2004 Archives

Whatchoo' talkin'bout? »»

# October 28, 2004 @ 22:51 | Interesting

http://languid.cantbedone.org/

Maciej has put up a web-service "language guesser". Cool.

Indeed »»

# October 25, 2004 @ 20:44 | Funny

http://www.inoxia-rec.com/boris/index.html

BORIS HEAVY ROCKS!!!

New Canadian quarter »»

# October 24, 2004 @ 22:47 | Weird

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/10/21/canada/quarter

I just got one of these in my change from the d�panneur and yeah, the ink is already almost totally gone. "Revolutionary technology" my arse. It's a bit of red and black ink on a roughly textured surface. And it's gone. Just like most of the veterans... cough...

Silly? How am I silly to you? »»

# October 24, 2004 @ 04:15 | Funny

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conservatives/comment/0,9236,1334995,00.html

"Now all the Tories look as silly as Boris"

Talking Lights »»

# October 22, 2004 @ 16:54 | Technology

http://www.talking-lights.com/

Wireless Networking via lighting? Can this be?

She does awesome stuff »»

# October 21, 2004 @ 02:55 | Interesting

http://web.media.mit.edu/~fviegas/

Fernanda Viegas

Webnote »»

# October 20, 2004 @ 21:04 |

http://www.aypwip.org/webnote/bopuc

Hm. Wiki + Sticky Notes + RSS feeds. Try it out!

Communal Fridge Magnets »»

# October 18, 2004 @ 21:28 | Funny

http://www.flashcomguru.com/apps/letters/

Try to write something...

The E-Commerce Petri Dish »»

# October 15, 2004 @ 12:25 | Interesting

http://brandautopsy.typepad.com/brandautopsy/2004/10/the_ecommerce_p.html

"reputation management may trump brand management" "reputation can impact prices consumers are willing to pay online" Bingo.

The making of the terror myth »»

# October 15, 2004 @ 01:53 | Interesting

http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1327904,00.html

The Guardian weighs in about all this terror alert bullshit. What do you call it when so-called leaders use fear-mongering to influence the populace. And I thought a democracy is where the people are supposed to influence their selected leaders...

Air guitar world championships »»

# October 10, 2004 @ 17:37 | Funny

http://flickr.com/photos/hyperbob/sets/14636/

Rock. And. Roll.

George W Bush, r�sum� »»

# October 8, 2004 @ 01:01 | Funny

http://monkeydyne.com/bushresume/resume.html

Objective.

R.I.P. Rodney Dangerfield »»

# October 6, 2004 @ 03:55 | Weird

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1097013010484&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630

"Dangerfield, who fell into a coma after undergoing heart surgery, died at 1:20 p.m., said publicist Kevin Sasaki. Dangerfield had a heart valve replaced Aug. 25 at the UCLA Medical Center."

Aubergine »»

# October 5, 2004 @ 20:20 | Funny

http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/aubergine

"Aubergine - A secret term used to refer to computers in the presence of computerphobic third parties."

Paste as plain text »»

# October 5, 2004 @ 14:24 | Technology

http://13h26.ca/computing/mac/PlainPlease.html

This has been bugging me from day one in OS X. Thanks Francis!

South Korea "techno-revolution" »»

# October 4, 2004 @ 18:01 |

http://news.com.com/Nation Techno-revolution in the making - Part 1 of South Koreas Digital Dynasty/2009-1040_3-5239544.html

SK combines the technolust of Japan and the market dynamic of China. Lookout, world.

MattJones++ »»

# October 4, 2004 @ 02:28 | Interesting

http://blackbeltjones.typepad.com/work/2004/10/cloud_atlas.html

The actual past is brittle, ever-dimming + ever more problematic to access + reconstruct: in contrast the virtual past is malleable, ever-brightening + ever more difficult to circumvent/expose as fraudulent.

Goeorge Soros' Blog »»

# October 3, 2004 @ 04:33 | Weblogs

http://georgesoros.com/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Home

Zonks! /me clicks subscribe...

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