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From the Washington Post, 08.31.08:For Bicyclists, a Widening Patchwork WorldU.S. Lags Behind Two-Wheeled BoomTACHIA, Taiwan -- Antony Lo is one happy biker. He is 60 but looks younger, with a body buffed by commuting 130 miles a week on his bike. He is also president of Taiwan-based Giant, the world's largest bicycle company, where sales are soaring, helped along by global anxiety over oil prices. With undisguised glee, Lo says: "High-priced gasoline is here to ...Shared by srid (5)Contribute comment -
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A number of folks have pointed me to Scott McCloud’s comic debut of Google Chrome today. Scott is one of my personal sources for inspiration: I often peruse his books, looking for insights into creating awesome user experiences. I’m chuffed (and a bit jealous) that the Chrome team got to work with him. There was a particular part of the comic that people kept referring me to: page 21, which talks about the experience for ...Contribute comment -
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Many people ask me many questions regarding playing video files on the computer. Some queries are about the media, some are about media players, some about subtitles, and some about hardware and projection systems.I have prepared a succinct, distilled guide to the perplexed where I cover most of the ground. I have composed it in LaTeX, since I don't like MS Word, google page creator etc. much. The downside is that it is therefore available ...Shared by srid (5)Contribute comment -
Younger Kids Don't Care What's Fair (2)
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[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.] If you’ve ever spent time with toddlers, sooner or later you’ll hear the word “Mine!” It’s usually followed by an adult saying, “Now, now, you have to learn to share.” But a study in the August 28th issue of Nature suggests we may be wasting our breath. Because kids in the preschool set have no interest in making sure everyone gets their fair share. [More]Shared by Carrie Jaeger (6) srid (5)- Carrie Jaeger said: Surely they didn't just figure this out...
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"F# for Scientists" now available (1)
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[ Cross posted from http://blogs.msdn... ] I can't believe I missed posting about this - F# for Scientists is now out! I haven't got my hardcopy just yet, but I read a draft of this book, and was impressed. The 3D visualization chapter is stunning in its simplicity and power, the parallel programming techniques presented are simple and powerful, and the examples of interoperating with Mathematica, MATLAB and using web databases opened gateways to the ...Shared by srid (5)Contribute comment -
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An experiment into connecting the Web with language. It Doesn’t Have to be This Way You’re writing an email to invite a friend to meet at a local San Francisco restaurant that neither of you has been to. You’d like to include a map. 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- Beemer said: Awesome concept by mozilla...it will definitely change the way we interact with the web...have a read and look at the video.
- Sjoerd Visscher said: Yubnub on steroids!
- Brent said: Just playing with this thing this afternoon. So far, pretty cool.
- Jon Winstanley said: Nice new browser innovation
- Walter DeFoor said: Holy crap this is amazing.
- baber said: Got this itro from my friend Atul, cool stuff about ubiquity and about time.
- Ryan said: very interesting. kind of like executer or launchy for firefox
- Yann Dìnendal said: Wah ! Regardez la vidéo, ça a l'air énorme !
- Juan Diego said: Mencionado en:- http://www.davidgp.com/2008/08/27/ubiquity-para-firefox/- http://alt1040.com/2008/08/ubiquity-para-que-la-web-desconectada-este-mas-conectada/- http://www.enriquedans.com/2008/08/ubiquity-visualizando-tendencias-en-el-uso-de-la-web.htmlEn ninguno de los tres he entendido qué es Ubiquity, en realidad. Se dice que está muy bien y que hay que ver el vídeo.Y como aún no he visto el vídeo... :)Actualización:Ya he visto el vídeo. Parece que sí, que puede ser interesante. ¿Por qué? Para qué te lo voy a contar si puedes ver el vídeo tú mismo, jeje.
- Eddie said: i've wanted something like this for a while now, if only for a command line interface to the web. yubnub is too slow, and is often down. firefox smart keywords are ok but require an extra bounce and extra (server-side) coding if i want to do anything fancy.
- ryan.capote said: This is really cool, watch the video!
- Pradeep said: Awesome!Have been playing with it since yesterday evening. It is most certainly the Quicksilver (http://bit.ly/1XVYsZ) of the web. And they seem to be intent on revolutionizing the way we access the web. (Also, check out Adaptive Path's video for Mozilla Labs' concept web series: http://adaptivepath.com/aurora/)Install (https://people.mozilla.com/~avarma/ubiquity-0.1.xpi) and type "command-list" to get the complete list of built-in commands.Or ubiq "command-editor" and build your own commands. May be something to 'select a text, add a note and post-to-reader'!It's also possible to embed Ubiquity commands in webpages. How will the web react? Think of the possibilities for a frequent user on a massive destination like Amazon or Yahoo!They admit that the whole thing is "messy" and "cluttered" (sample: hyphenated commands) but I can firmly say that they are heading in the right direction.Hmmm...now, about the lost mojo...[http://bit.ly/3xtnj7]
- g9yuayon said: Super cool command line
- WebFlint said: super cool
- Craig said: watch the video halfway down, it's pretty cool
- Ooble said: ZOMGWOW.This should make anyone switch to Firefox. Watch the video.
- brianwyrick said: hot.
- Malcolm said: Web 3.0 right here
- wyclif said: I'm finding this very useful.
- Giacomo Rizzo said: Molto, molto interessante...
- Betula said: this is too cool! a command launchy in firefox
- Dean said: A command line for the Internet! I love it.
- Ihar Mahaniok said: Wow!Check out the video.This is the first thing in quite a long time that really impresses me.This will increase productivity, definitely.
- Cameron said: This is awesome, its like Quiksilver/Launchy for the web!
- Johan Lopes said: taking web browsing to the next level
- Geoffrey Wiseman said: Looks interesting; would like to see where this goes.
- Erik Arvidsson said: This looks really cool. I wonder how useful it will be in practice?
- Jonny M said: wow, folks like this are amazingly smart...
- Federico Pistono said: The coolest application I've ever seen in my life so far.
- zappy said: Co-worker showed it to me. You can do funny stuff with any webpage but it is only local. Also reminded me of Quicksilver for the web.
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New Tab Concepts (29)
onThe user experience for opening up a new tab in Firefox is somewhat lacking: you are greeted by an intimidating, blank canvas with no hint of what to do. Could Firefox be doing something better with it? The answer is almost certainly yes, but the question is what? Initial Ideas & Mockups To get the ball rolling, we are highlighting two early concepts. The first is Aza Raskin’s Contextual New-Tab Actions, which is a look ...Shared by Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (60) Compuwizard123 (34) David Chartier (14) davidex (7) Dean (4) DJ (17) Erik Bruchez (12) foxmachia (38) ganeshramiyer (11) happy_harry (1) Jakub (11) James (19) Klemo (20) Lantash (10) Marc (44) mcastel (25) Navid (72) phillip (21) Pierre (6) Polle de Maagt (9) ryan.capote (100) Sai Gudigundla (9) smerrell (2) srid (5) TOMHTML (22) Vitor (13) WindPower (28) wvpv (11) Yann Dìnendal (5)
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- Jakub said: Really interesting to see how open the design process is (not just the code as in traditional open source).
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onHave you noticed that you can usually forgive someone who likes something that you don't like, but that it is much harder to accept someone's criticism of what you really like?Throughout the internet, and especially since the advent of blogs, one finds people airing their evaluations, likes, dislikes, opinions on every imaginable ideology, religion, sect, artifact, artist, film, song, piece of music, ban, band, brand, ...I claim that identification with an object or opinion (whatever ...Shared by srid (5)Contribute comment
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Thanks for all the feedback that we have been getting. That much of it is positive is certainly appreciated. I’ve been answering mails as best I can and along with members of the team we’ve been having the discussion in the comments. Everyone has done a great job sharing their views on specifics, wishes, and requests. I love getting these mails and reading the comments. It is fantastic. I just want to make sure folks ...Contribute comment -
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onThis is the new bike in my stable, the Giant Halfway folding bicycle. I'd long wanted--but didn't need--a folding bicycle. Many of my friends had them, and they're just very practical and fun. After test riding a few folding bikes from different makers, I bought this Giant Halfway a week ago at Pacific Bicycles in San Francisco, using my San Francisco Bicycle Coalition membership to save an additional 10 percent. (Yes, membership pays for itself.)What ...Shared by srid (5)Contribute comment
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Ingmar Bergman Retrospective: Film festival in Chennai (1)
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A friend of mine sent this to me.The Chennai chapter of the free Ingmar Bergman Retrospective will be on from this Friday. The details of the same are as follow.Venue: South India Film Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, Nr. US consulate, Mahatma Gandhi Salai, Thousand Lights.Passes Available From: +91 996797032022nd August Wild Strawberries 9:30 PM23rd August Summer Interlude 9:30 PM24th August Through A Glass Darkly 9:30 PM25th August Winter Light 9:30 PM26th August The Silence 9:30 ...Shared by srid (5)Contribute comment -
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onSome notable pollutants (some of them lesser-known) in urban areas:Car security alarms. They are really loud. In India, honking on roads or reverse-gear alarms in residential areas take the cake as well.Cell phone ring tones: both the incoming call ring tones (some are really bizarre), and the "hello tunes". The "hello tune" is a song or music piece or the voice of your child which you hear when you call someone, instead of the usual ...Shared by srid (5)Contribute comment
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I just got my Google Android present! An awesome Pleo Dinosaur!. So cute. SO CUTE!Shared by srid (5)Contribute comment - The Apple Product Cycle (4)
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onRecently, an elderly friend ('A') of mine got the following email in his Yahoo inbox:Dear Valued Member,Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all unused Yahoo Accounts,Yahoo would be shutting down all unused accounts,You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Info below after clicking the reply botton, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.UserName:Password:Date Of Birth:Country Or Territory:After Following the instructions ...
