- OnMilwaukee.com Milwaukee Buzz: A Spreenkler system for the new Milwaukee (1)
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'Sup friendfeed? : bustn a post_rss simple update protocol gnip_n_tuck. (1)
on ben barren - rss'ing down under (28) permalinkLP640Originally uploaded by Kurt BlythmanNice LP640 captured by Kurt Blythman, and FriendFeed sound as if with "SUP" they've developed a similar technology to gnip. I really hope these new protocols are made open source or a standard emerges so we can utilise some of this technology because RSS polling is a business killn bitch, let me tell u ! (Louis Gray also has a good list of 10 things friendfeed should be doin/fixn, like having ...Shared by Harper (225)Contribute comment
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SUP, a Format to Tell Which Feeds Updated (15)
on Google Blogoscoped (2809) permalinkSUP stands for Simple Update Protocol (officially, anyway, though it’s perhaps an acronym or backronym for “what’s up” aka “’sup”). It’s a JSON-based meta format for RSS/ Atom feeds useful for websites that deliver a large number of feeds, like a blogging platform, so that services subscribing to that site’s RSS feeds only need to download a single file to check for updates, and then download the other individual feeds as needed. SUP was invented ...Shared by Antonio Ortiz (132) Harper (225) Huacn Lee (57) hyderabadblues (42) Jigar Mehta (270) Kirby Witmer (50) Krishnamoorthy K (21) lxb (13) nAODI (37) Nice Fish Films (248) Quasidot (153) rOckY (709) Sergey Kapustin (61) Voyagerfan5761 (396) yolly (24)Contribute comment
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Small gallery of old comic book ads (4)
on Boing Boing (17223) permalinkDatajunkie has a small galley of choice comic book ads from the days of yore. If you like these, you should get a copy of Hey Skinny! Great Advertisements from the Golden Age of Comic Books. Old comic book adsContribute comment
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Speed Up RSS? FriendFeed's Going to Try (26)
on ReadWriteWeb (14096) permalinkRSS is the backbone for most things Web 2.0 but these days, it's not always fast enough. Politeness limits ping times to every 15 minutes at best in most cases, string a couple of applications together and information will sometimes not arrive where you're waiting for it for up to an hour. A number of people are trying to speed up the feeds but today sees the first public mention of a new effort lead ...Shared by Alexandru Popescu (99) Brian (13) callion (58) Chris (49) Chris L (123) Dan (121) DiMar (70) Harper (225) iAlja (174) Jay (84) Joe (235) Kevin (37) lizunlong (153) Marque (94) metaeuphoria (49) Mike F (2100) msimoens (29) Mushin (161) Nihar (96) Sam Harrelson (67) Selwin (56) Shaun (54) StevieB (151) Syng Shin (303) tforster (30) Varun Mahajan (97)Contribute comment
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Ubiquity: this is a big deal (10)
on WeBreakStuff (35) permalinkI’m gonna go out on a limb and do something I don’t typically do, which is guess the fate of something. But my gut tells me Ubiquity, a new project just announced on Mozilla Labs, is going to be a hell of a big deal. Ubiquity, in a nutshell, is a set of functions on top of the browser that allows the user to take data sources existing now, and being created now (i.e like ...Shared by Anders (32) Christopher (115) dang (23) DrBaher (74) Harper (225) Jeff (41) Julius (41) Matthew Bischoff (64) nelson (40) tamburix (45)
- Jeff said: Cool demo video - are we beginning to see the platforms that can be built on top of the semantic web?
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xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe (111)
on xkcd.com (6151) permalinkShared by 4braham (39) Adrian (83) AJ (28) Alfredo Octavio (3) alice (27) Amit Panhale (25) Andrés David (52) Andrew (44) Andrew Boardman (203) Aneel (149) Annarella (98) Armish (29) ash (152) Babychen Mathew (1082) Benjamin Shyong (36) BIGODE (115) Brian Wright (48) Brit (87) Cameron Yeager (94) cassio (32) Chris (93) Crutcher D (100) Danny (33) David (52) David Arcos (79) Dedalus (89) djspark (349) Drew (86) Drew Olanoff (564) Ed (16) Epaga (25) ephes (85) Eric Herboso (61) ervin (16) Fred (40) Graham (70) Harper (225) Heidi Willow (9) Helvick (44) issa (91) j_aroche (41) Jai Mayers (1) Jeff Daly (165) Jeffrey (34) Jeffrey (50) Jen (257) jhota (24) John (38) John (67) John (50) Jonathan (58) Jordan T-H (63) Josh (61) Joshua (41) Justin (23) Justin Yost (263) Ken Hunt (27) Kevin Matheny (76) Kingsley (22) Kluzter (52) Lauro (52) lemele (39) llorch (23) Lloyd (24) Lorin (21) Lucindo (41) Luke G (71) madsimian (25) Marco Schwarz (21) mario r (67) Matt (56) Matthew (176) Max (22) Maxim (38) mernisse (25) Mike Aizatsky (47) Miss P (92) mz (38) Nathaniel Dean (112) Neil (29) nyenyec (22) Pierre Phaneuf (26) PJorge (33) Pozsi (41) Pramod (156) Rafael Capanema (99) rchk (119) Rob (489) Roberto Ruiz (35) Rogel (46) Roshni (20) schani (50) Scott Cederberg (9) Sean Blakey (104) Seth_ (24) Silas (40) SiliconViper (50) Solon (37) Spence (56) spiller (89) Stavros (33) swined (98) Ted (41) terry (77) Tor Erling (481) udim (24) Will (22) xeophin (30) xrx (126) Zach (268) zar (32)Explore read 15 notes
- Ed said: Well, I guess reading _Gödel, Escher, Bach_ in SRBC was worth it after all. I actually got this xkcd joke, and I surely wouldn't have otherwise!
- Fred said: There's a short book you should read called "Godel's Proof" that will step you through proving why this is and is not funny.
- zar said: Sesso e teoria degli insiemi: questo dovrebbe andare nel libro :-)
- Max said: Wow. Hand it to xkcd for mashing up divergent themes! Make sure to check out the mouseover.
- Joshua said: oooohhhhhhhhh! I get it! because grdel's incomplete! yay!
- j_aroche said: jauajauajauajaa mathz
- ervin said: rafinált! :)
- Armish said: xkcd'nin her karikaturunu paylasabilirim sanirim
- mernisse said: Teehee, personally I enjoy asphyxiation and the inverted wheelbarrow myself.
- David Arcos said: Lo buena que es una tira de xkcd es directamente proporcional a la cantidad de gente que no la ha entendido, pero "cree" que si.
- Luke G said: Heh
- Kluzter said: such a wise pervert guy
- Jeffrey said: rofl
- Pierre Phaneuf said: Math and kink, together, uh, at last.
- Will said: Love it.
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seriously… (1)
permalinki did just watch michelle obama’s speech at the democratic national convention and i can’t lie… i had tears in my eyes and goosebumps on my arms. some might call it hired speech writers, “good political persuasion,” or even just saying what she knows america wants to hear… i am impressed. again. damn, i am excited for november.Shared by Harper (225)Contribute comment
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MP3s of DNC speeches? (1)
on Scripting News (695) permalinkDavid Morrison, via email: "I've been reading your site for a few years now, and couldn't think of anyone else to ask this question to. Are there any feeds or releases of the Democratic Convention speeches in just audio format. I'm traveling out of country, can't sit and watch on a computer, and don't have the bandwith to download video. Been searching for a few days, and can't seem to find anything. Seems amazing that ...Shared by Harper (225)Contribute comment
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Key features cut out of Android API (5)
on Hack a Day (1233) permalinkFiled under: newsGoogle has decided that its initial release of the Android SDK will not include formal Bluetooth support or Google Talk. Bluetooth headsets will still work, but developers will not have access to the Bluetooth portion of the API. Google's security researchers have announced that Google Talk was left out because of multiple security concerns. Bluetooth, on the other hand, was left out because the development team ran out of time. Out of these ...Contribute comment
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Ask the readers: Are you bringing out the best in others? (2)
on Quick Sprout (36) permalinkFamily members, friends, and business partners are just a few people you care about. When they need help, it’s a given that you are going to make an effort to lend them a hand. But when they are doing fine, are you going to be there to encourage them to take their lives to the next level? Not only do you need to bring out the best in others, but you need friends that also ...Shared by derrickkwa (17) Harper (225)Contribute comment
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Greedy People (4)
on JoshSpear.com (258) permalinkMoney makes the world go round, and as such, people will do anything to get it, even if it means degrading themselves to the point where they’re on a VH1 reality show. If you’re one of those who’d make a deal with Mephistopheles for the promise of a few extra bucks, then the new site GreedyPeople.com is for you. The daring for dollars website prompts users to declare what they’ll do for major (and not ...Contribute comment
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Wired.com's iPhone 3G Survey Reveals Network Weaknesses (29)
on Wired Top Stories (5392) permalinkWired.com asked iPhone 3G users around the world to test their speeds and enter their data on an interactive map to get a general idea of how 3G was performing -- where it's best and where it's worst -- in light of widespread complaints about the handset's network performance. More than 2,600 people participated and the results suggest that widespread data speed problems have more to do with carriers' networks than with Apple's handsets.Shared by Alan McCluskey (62) AndrewBadera (146) AshTR (51) Benjamin (2050) bittin (100) BrendoMan (286) Bryan (91) Craig (27) Harper (225) Herschell / Special*Dark (57) hybridite (82) Loyolny (60) Marcus (14) Mark Shaw (61) mat honan (1) Matthew (47) Mike (11) Nathan Chase (66) Neil Vallon (62) Omar Gallaga (56) Philippe Martin (41) Robert Birming (860) sascha (33) Stephen (32) Steve (145) steyblind (27) Tim Trentham (15) Trackknife (17) xxdesmus (119)
- Craig said: Once again, Australia sucks at the Internet. We have the slowest download speeds for 3G in the world!
- sascha said: Yep... 300 Kbps here on Optus :(
- Marcus said: Heard a similar story from an iPhone 3G user from Austin (where AT&T 3G is apparently the kit's kaboodle) wondering why 3G service in Boston was so horribly slow. Too bad you can't get an iPhone w/ EVDO.
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I was that close to installing Laconica today (1)
on cubicgarden.com... (23) permalinkEvan from Laconica/Identi.ca/Wikitravel and much more, was on Floss Weekly this week. Here's the blurb from twit.tv.Laconica, the open source microblogging tool implementing the OpenMicroBlogging standard used in Identi.ca.Guest: Evan Prodromou for Laconica and Identi.caIts quite a long discussion but lots of lovely information about why Evan started Laconica and some of the changes he's planning for the project. I was a little shocked to find laconica isn't based on a messaging protocal but theres ...Shared by Harper (225)Contribute comment
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Bottles 2 Bags Recycled PET Makes Nifty Laptop Cases and Bags (3)
on TreeHugger (2066) permalinkReally it's a bit hard to keep getting excited about the idea of another shoulder bag or cosmetics case made from recycled PET plastic bottles - though the first TreeHugger reviews of Patagonia rPET goods were basically gushing, and for good reason. Anything rPET is better than anything virgin polyester. rPET is the new polyester And it is admirable when entrepreneurs take up the task of using harder-to-obtain, more expensive recycled materials. It's just the ...Contribute comment
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Bleep Labs’ Thingamagoop doorbell at skinnyCorp (2)
on Scott Van Den Plas : Philosopher (3) permalinkSimultaneously to our doorbell breaking at skinnyCorp, I discovered the amazingness that is Bleep Labs’ Thingamagoop. I thought it would be fun to replace our doorbell with a booping beeping crazy synth-robot. I came up with a really simple, quick hack to get the robot connected to a wireless doorbell button that could really be used on any battery operated device. First, we needed some sort of signaler to trigger the robot. I purchased a ...Shared by Harper (225) splashme (80)Contribute comment
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Free VC Advice For Startups, Via Twitter (9)
on Silicon Alley Insider (2218) permalinkTwitter may not be best place for startups to look for funding, but it does offer other services. Free advice, for instance, from some Web-friendly investors, via the just-launched VCtips. VCtips is a Twiter bot -- a Twitter feed with multiple authors -- created by Union Square Ventures' Fred Wilson and O'Reilly AlphaTech Vventures' Bryce Roberts. The two of them, along with 8 other VCs, use the service to offer advice and aphorisms, fortune cookie-style, ...Shared by Alex Ryan (128) Eunice (32) Harper (225) John C Abell (27) julien (34) marxwang (144) philip88 (14) pixites (50) polizeros (90)Contribute comment
