I Can’t Believe I’m Saying This

I know this is going to make Robert Scoble really happy: Stargate Atlantis makes me want a tablet PC. Yes, they look so cool on the show and the prices are coming down. I’m sure after getting one I’ll wonder, how did I ever live without one.

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links for 2006-01-06

Script.aculo.us 1.5.1 includes new effects Ajaxian has a great breakdown of some ot the new effects packages in script.aculo.us. (tags: ajax javascript web2.0 webdesign webdev) Domestic Mail Manual P040 Permit Imprints USPS indicia specification for prepaid bulk rate postage. (tags: mail USPS government indicia snailmail manual howto business) F-Secure : News from the Lab –…

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A Mystery Spot No Longer?

The San Jose Mercury news published this interesting article where one UC professor explains the mystery of Santa Cruz’s famous Mystery Spot. Personally I’m just as baffled as before. Have a look. MercuryNews.com: The spot has been drawing tourists from around the world since 1940, a year after George Prather bought the property, located on…

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Kinda Feeling Like A Voyeur

Pssst. Bored? Boss not looking? Got a few minutes? Check this out.Goocam World Map Some ingenious critter took the Google results for open webcams on the internet and plotted the geolocation of their IP then placed it all on a Google map. The result? A few minutes of boredom relief. Enjoy. [Go there now]

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Are New Video Game Sales Driving The PC Market?

Late last year Call of Duty 2, to Call of Duty and the popular United Offensive expansion pack, debut creating a new standard in graphics and online game realism. Call of Duty 2 quickly struck a chord with fans and had teenagers and adults alike swarming stores to pickup this latest release from the folks…

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Curbing Comment Spam

I’ve been watching my spam and for several weeks now a particular post about a certain deity based on a thin pasta noodle has been getting nailed will over 99% of my comment spam. This led me to close comments and pings on that post this morning. It also brought a realization, why only that…

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How is coffee decaffeinated?

A reader wrote to Ask Yahoo! wondering How is coffee decaffeinated? The answer is very interesting. Ask Yahoo: For most coffee beans, it begins with a nice, long soak. This submersion draws the caffeine from its beans, leaving us with a bushel of decaffeinated java seeds ready to be roasted, brewed, and slurped down. But…

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links for 2006-01-03

Locomotive A most awesome stand alone implementation of Ruby on Rails. Contains Ruby, Rails, SQLite DB and Lighttpd with FastCGI. (tags: ruby rails osx rubyonrails mac programming software ajax Apple apps cool developer development framework howto) Ruby on Rails (with FastCGI) An informative instructional on installing RoR on a shared web host you have SSH…

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