links for 2006-01-31

Alive In Joburg – Google Video This short by Neill Blomkamp depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa. (tags: films sciencefiction) Australian IT – Yahoo, library collaborate on photo archive (Diana Thorp, JANUARY 31, 2006) “Australians are being asked to contribute photographs to an online archive to help build the most comprehensive publicly accessible bank of digital images of urban and rural Australia.” Go Flickr! (tags: flickr photography archives australia) Adium – Xtras – View Xtra: Gizmo Project VoIP Plug-In Finally I got the Gizmo Project plugin for Adium to work. I think. Now who wants to test this out with me? (tags: apple macosx software VoIP...

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Posted on 31 Jan 2006 | Comments Off

oversized luggage

oversized luggage

Lara came to visit. We had a great time. At the end of it, I got stickered. I am beyond exhausted, so that’s all I’ve got for you right now. Technorati Tags: friends

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Posted on 30 Jan 2006 | 2 comments

links for 2006-01-25

MyLibrary MyLibrary is a user-driven, customizable interface to collections of Internet resources — a portal. Primarily designed for libraries, the system’s purpose is to reduce information overload by allowing patrons to select as little or as much information as (tags: portal software libraries oss opensource) DSpace Federation The DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. (tags: software libraries archives digitization oss opensource) Greenstone Digital Library Software Greenstone is a suite of software for building and distributing digital library collections. (tags: archives libraries oss opensource software) Open Source Software and Libraries Bibliography This...

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Posted on 25 Jan 2006 | Comments Off

brainup

Ah, falling asleep right after work, and being wide awake at bedtime. Hi. Thanks for bearing with my “snakes on a plane” phase. It was at least more entertaining than my “living with wolves” phase. The latter just involved me weeping and attempting to write a poem about wolves. Bzzt! Instant cliché material. But at least I was writing. As I was reading K.G. Schneider’s tips on writing, I remembered talking last weekend with the MSG‘s mom about the practice of writing manuscripts by hand. I’ve made a habit of bringing my large ruled Moleskine notebook everywhere, and it has paid off beautifully. I write much more than I did when I waited to be near a computer. Also, having a tangible reminder of works in progress...

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Posted on 25 Jan 2006 | 2 comments

links for 2006-01-21

I find your lack of faith disturbing: Snakes on a Motherfucking Plane Blog post regarding “Snakes on a Plane” from the screenwriter who also wrote “War of the Worlds”. (thanks, amy) (tags: movies snakesonaplane) Collider.com – Snakes on a Plane Article about changing the name of “Snakes on a Plane” and changing it back. (thanks, amy) (tags: movies snakesonaplane) Snakes on a Plane audio trailer (thanks, amy) (tags: movies snakesonaplane) Urban Dictionary: snakes on a plane “A simple existential observation that has the same meaning as ‘Whaddya gonna do?’ or ‘Shit Happens’.” (thanks, amy) (tags: movies snakesonaplane) The 05 Project: Snakes on a Plane Teaser Trailer (thanks, amy) (tags: movies...

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Posted on 21 Jan 2006 | 2 comments

links for 2006-01-20

Tips for getting to sleep faster & sleeping better I’ve been doing okay with this lately, but it’s still good to review these tips. (tags: lifehacks sleep) a.b. sutton – Moleskine Notebook Cover Expensive but pretty. (tags: moleskine accessories) YouTube – Samuel Jackson Beer A hilarious skit from Dave Chappelle’s show. (thanks, amy) (tags: humor...

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Posted on 20 Jan 2006 | Comments Off

links for 2006-01-19

Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure > INVADE IRAQ You are not able to do that, yet. (tags: humor parody games politics) Dating: Positive Thinking – Newsweek Periscope – MSNBC.com One woman resolved “to spend one year responding positively to all flirting and saying yes to literally anyone who asked her out.” Then she wrote a book about it. (tags: culture dating women books) Transcript: Former Vice President Gore’s Speech on Constitutional Issues This is a must-read. (thanks, rich) (tags: speech politics america gore) The Book Bar A bar. Made of books. (At this rate, I should make a bedroom of books …) (tags: bars books design diy) The Scanner Photography Project “Building homemade digital cameras from...

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Posted on 19 Jan 2006 | 1 comment

handshaking

Remarkably, I have actual notes to refer to for today’s entry. This is remarkable because I often think to myself, ah, I am the type of person who takes care never to leave the house without pen and paper so that, when the mood strikes, I can take notes on things I want to write about later. And yet I rarely note anything aside from book and film recommendations. Today is different, and I like that. Yesterday I took my seat on the bus and had only a few minutes alone before someone sat down next to me and shook hands with my nose. To clarify: I’m smelling more than I ever have, and noticing scents on the bus is kind of a game I like to play. Yesterday it was vanilla and peppermint, but sometimes it’s rubber and tonic or leather and cherry...

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Posted on 18 Jan 2006 | Comments Off

links for 2006-01-18

World of Warcraft So, thanks to a friend of mine, I’m trying this out for ten days. So far, it’s fun and pretty, but not as compelling as EverQuest II. (tags: mmorpg worldofwarcraft) Thottbot: World of Warcraft World of Warcraft database. (thanks, scott) (tags: mmorpg worldofwarcraft) WoWWiki A World of Warcraft wiki. (tags: mmorpg worldofwarcraft...

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Posted on 18 Jan 2006 | 1 comment

links for 2006-01-14

Clerks 2 – Teaser I can’t wait! (thanks, mish) (tags: humor movies trailers) Google Mobile Personalized Google for your mobile. (tags: google mobile phone) no sampling, please. – a photoset on Flickr But really, sampling. (tags: humor flickr photography) ConsumerReports.org – Organic products, when buying organic pays (and doesn’t) 2/06 (tags: food shopping tips) MashupFeed – Home to Mashups (tags: mashups programming directory) Scout: Find your photographs in Flickr’s Explore “The quickest way to feed your compulsive desire to see if your digital photos are listed among the 500 photographs chosen each day for the Flickr Explore page.” (tags:...

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Posted on 14 Jan 2006 | Comments Off