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DIY Music, make electronic music & musical instruments [Advertisement] (2)
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Musicians know how important it is to add a personal touch to their instruments - and really what better way to make something personal than to actually make it yourself? There are a number of very cool kits for sound-makers out there, from circuit-benders, to serious synthesizers. Here are some great gift ideas from MAKE Magazine for those interested in crafting their own sounds including special kits from Japan. Select an image or link to ...Shared by Daughter of Hell (1) gruvsyco (19)Contribute comment -
Individurls: Build Your Own News Aggregator (4)
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Individurls is a neat online service that lets you create your own news aggregator. You can add any website that publishes feeds and the process is easy as it can be. After registration simply click on “Add Site” button and start adding websites of your choice. There is no limit on a number of sites you can add. . Added sites can be rearranged using drag and drop interface and easily deleted if required. Once ...Contribute comment -
AI 153 Linden Lab’s accelerate investment for the 3d web (1)
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An excellent interview by Dusan Writer’s Metaverse Blog with Mark Kingdon, Chief Executive of Linden Lab http://dusanwrite... provides the material for the following: 3D web is a high barrier to entry for 2d web competitors as it works so differently on many dimensions as it is far more than just technology it’s a different way of thinking. The priority for future investment is focused on key customer sectors• the consumer market (80% of the investment ...Shared by Daughter of Hell (1)Contribute comment -
iSerenity: Ambient Sounds To Relax & Block Outside Noise (4)
oniSerenity is new online library of relaxing and soothing sounds that can help you block outside noises, concentrate on the work, relax and reduce stress. There are currently 31 sounds to chose from. You can listen to the sounds of typewriters, waterfall, rain and if you miss the big city there is New York street noise as well. Works simple, just go to iSerenity.com, select environment sound, adjust volume and relax. Features: Listen to relaxing, ...Contribute comment
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Kill Mickey Mouse in a Strange Game of Corporate Brand Slavery [Role Playing Games] (7)
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You're a hard-working Rep for AwesomeTech Solutions (ATS), a global corporation that values creativity, the future, and nostalgia. Except it doesn't value any of those things, only profit. And they want you to assassinate Mickey Mouse. The skills to pull it off have been uploaded into your brain, but are you really willing to sell your soul for the good of the Brand? Of course you are! You're playing MSG. MSG is a decidedly different ...Shared by D Hayes (0) Daughter of Hell (1) Erez (12) gilmae (2) Louis M. Privette III (0) Max Battcher (0) Mike (0)- Max Battcher said: Neat.
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The 10 Most Overrated Directors (2)
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A lot of films get made these days, but it seems like more and more people are opting out of a $10 or $15 ticket to stay home and watch them on DVD. But this doesn’t stop a slew of talent-lacking directors from hogging all the limelight and posing as "Geniuses of the Cinema."Shared by cc1263 (11) Daughter of Hell (1)Contribute comment -
Elevator Pitch Contest (2)
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Yesterday’s launch event for the Science and Entertainment Exchange was a smashing success. The enthusiasm of everyone in the room was palpable, especially on the Hollywood side — these folks would love to be interacting more closely with scientists on a regular basis. (Let me pause to give a plug for Eleventh Hour, a show which I haven’t actually seen yet, but whose writers were complaining that they sometimes take grief for being too scientifically ...Shared by Daughter of Hell (1) egp (5)Contribute comment - Ecstasy could augment the benefits of psychotherapy (3)
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Creative Commons Scores One of Its Biggest Wins Ever: Democracy Now! (31)
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The Creative Commons Foundation announced today that award winning TV and radio news show Democracy Now! will now be distributed under a CC license. Democracy Now! is broadcast daily on more than 700 television and radio stations around the US and as a podcast online. Whether you agree with the show's political perspective or not, Democracy Now! is undeniably one of the best produced and distributed independent media projects in the world right now. If ...Shared by (teh)Kenny (14) Alberto (1) Anders (4) Babluit (0) Cass (0) Christian (4) Daughter of Hell (1) diego morelli (1) Ghosthead (54) iAlja (3) Joakim Jardenberg (0) Kenley Neufeld (2) kevan (0) Laurence (0) Lauro (2) lkratz (1) Michelynn (0) Mike Chelen (2) Morad (0) Nate (28) Nick Boucart (2) Nicolas Gosset (3) Olivier35 (2) p0ps (1) Parker (2) Phreak 2.0 (0) Rabid Cow (0) Shane (1) StevieB (20) tamihania (0) Will (0)Explore read four notes- Joakim Jardenberg said: det är nu det händer, och det var ju det jag sa ;)
- Lauro said: CC goes mainstream :)
- Kenley Neufeld said: Rock on! I would love to get a CC scholar to come talk to our group of librarians in the spring. Anyone know one is SoCal?
- lkratz said: nice
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Monty Python Fights Pirates With Legal YouTube Clips (3)
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Monty Python has launched an official YouTube channel, serving up high-quality clips of the British comedy troupe's popular skits. The group took a crack at widespread illegal uploading of its copyright-protected clips in a notice posted Friday to the new Monty Python Channel. "For three years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube," the tongue-in-cheek notice rants. "We know who you are, we ...- Vitak said: A Monty Python channel on YouTube? Totally awesome.
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Coraline - Crafting the World Doc (1)
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Ian Rogers On The Death Of The Music CD Business: “I Don’t Care.” (73)
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We’ve written a lot about the death of the recorded music business, but in a keynote address to a music industry conference a couple weeks ago Topspin CEO Ian Rogers sketches out a different future. Rogers, the former head of Yahoo Music, correctly points out, as others have before him, that it is not the music industry that is dying. It is the CD business. And as far as the CD business going the way ...Shared by Aaron (5) adstew (0) Akhmad Fathonih (3) Alex (5) Andrei M. Marinescu (108) Andrew Boardman (2) assbach (2) Ballan (0) benjamin claverie (2) Boris (0) Chris (0) Chris Lee (0) cwills (1) Dan (0) Dan (63) Daniel (0) Daughter of Hell (1) David (13) dewde (0) Drew (0) ekaye (7) Eric Silva (4) Erick Schonfeld (0) Erik C. Thauvin (10) Felipe Contreras (0) GerardM (2) Hamish MacEwan (1) Hollow (1) ianchin (6) Jeff P. Henderson (11) jokrausdu (0) Jonathan (1) Josh (0) Justin LL. (1) Mahesh CR (0) MAK (20) MAlbano (0) Mario Villalobos (0) Mark McKay (2) Martin (0) Marty (0) mathewi (21) Matteo (32) mebpenguin (0) Michael Hocter (15) Mike Fruchter (101) Morgan (3) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (53) Nexeus Fatale (2) Nice Fish Films (4) Philip Tomlinson (3) PiAir (15) Rafi (7) Rob Spectre (26) Robert (3) Roberto (1) Robin Wauters (1) Rodrigo Santiago (0) Roger Åberg (6) Ryan (0) Saurier Duval (2) Scott (2) Scott Overpeck (19) Stephen Paul Weber (1) TheFlamingoKing (2) Travis Bedard (0) Ustrive (0) vivpuri (0) Waldir (0) Wayne (12) wille (31) William Wallace (0) zyrc (0)Explore read five notes- Boris said: EXACTLY. Who cares about the old titans? Down with the old, up with the new. Stop looking backwards and start looking forwards.
- Roger Åberg said: read!
- Ballan said: This agrees with the debate I had with the WMG guy a few years ago when he was pushing ringtones as the digital way to save the label. (i wrote about it here: http://fridayfivesatsix.blogspot.com/2008/04/future-of-music-rant.html)
- Hamish MacEwan said: Add value or die. Its about making a living, not a fortune.
- Mahesh CR said: Much bytes have been transferred over the crumbling music business, still worth reading once more. Proponents of older business models being disrupted by technology, consumption patterns etc would do well to read and learn from this.
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20 questions for managers of online communities | Online Communities | Build an Online Community (3)
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If you want to be a good online community manager and develop successful online communities, you need to be knowledgeable. You need to know about your members and you need to know the entire community inside out. Here are some questions you should be able to answer. If you don’t, then pursue the answers with urgency. 1. Can you sum up the purpose of your community in one sentence? If you can’t do this, then ...Contribute comment -
2,900-Year-Old Gravestone Reveals Ancient Belief System [Mega Archaeology] (12)
onA 2,900-year-old gravestone from the ancient kingdom of Sam'al, located in what is today southeastern Turkey, has shed light on an ancient religious belief heretofore unknown. The gravestone, called a stele, is in nearly pristine condition and archaeologists were able to translate all the writing on it. Now they've gained new insight into what people of the Iron Age believed about souls and death. A team of archaeologists from the University of Chicago will discuss ...Shared by Ahmed Naguib (14) Alex (3) Alexander Williams (15) André Elias (9) badger (3) Daughter of Hell (1) G Code (1) Jason (10) Kevin (1) Leslie Powell (0) ocular avulsionist (1) Sam (0)
- Ahmed Naguib said: I love everything about Archeology!..and this just blew my mind!
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30 Cliches You Should Basically Avoid (Going Forward) [Writing] (106)
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Using a data analysis tool that monitors new books, research papers, broadcast transcripts and news sources, Oxford University came up with a list of the top 10 most irritating phrases. Headed by "At the end of the day" and capped with "It's not rocket science," it's both an eye-rolling exercise in familiarity and a good lesson in phrases to avoid in your own presentations and writing. The readers of the BBC's online magazine, however, add ...Shared by ~C4Chaos (0) Aaron (1) aches (1) adam (0) Adam (0) Adele McAlear (0) Al (11) Alex (3) aliencam (0) Amihai (0) Andrew (1) Arvin (0) Brandon J. Mendelson (2) Brandy Jefferys (0) Brian Megilligan (2) Bryan (5) Carl (40) Charles (97) chezpas (2) Chuck (0) cjw333 (0) Colin (0) Convoluted (0) Coop (3) Dan (0) danootz (0) darkeye11547 (10) Daughter of Hell (1) Dave Gilbert (0) Dedalus (14) Derick Valadao (1) deusdiabolus (9) Devon Campbell (21) eEditor (0) Eric Martindale (0) Erik Garcia (13) Erik J. Heels (1) Firas (0) Ganius Tanuel (0) groovysoup (0) Guy (1) Hooeyspewer (1) Jade Robbins (7) James (1) Jamin (8) Jason (10) Jeff (0) John Munro (208) Jonas Bolinder (3) Jonathan Sterling (5) Joseph (15) Josh (2) Kajivar (4) Kate (1) Kate (62) Kate Foy (10) Kevin (1) Kwasi (20) Laci (0) Laurasusan (8) Le prof. (0) Leo (7) Leximo (47) Lingzhiwu (0) lomodeedee (8) madbaker (0) Mark Nolley (0) Matthew (13) Maurice (0) mebpenguin (0) Mermaid (33) msparks1105 (0) NEEKers (2) Nicholas (1) njudah (13) nlnnet (0) nparker13 (27) Pablo (2) Pat Loughery (3) Possible News To Analyze (12) Punksolid (23) rafiq (6) Ricardo (0) Richard (14) Richard (14) Rick Klau (7) RMathew (6) RossW (0) Ryan (2) Ryan Kellett (3) rzklkng (33) Samuel Kim (3) schmiddi (0) Sho (6) Smiley (1) Steven Correy (0) terri (12) Tim (3) Tony (5) Tyson Crosbie (0) Varun (0) Vince (9) waraney rawung (0) ymmat (0) ZaMoose (2) Zsoltik@ (0)Explore read nine notes- Charles said: People don't hate those phrases... they just hate the contexts within which they're brought up.
- Laurasusan said: Kevin Purdy uses "an eye-rolling exercise in...." with no irony whatsoever.
- eEditor said: 11- Feet planted firmly in the air.12- Running around with our hair on fire.13- I could care less.
- Tyson Crosbie said: I probably am terribly guilty of this. <-- that is probably one of them!! LOL
- Ganius Tanuel said: Here comes the irony: this LifeHacker post is so pointless that I feel like to share it with you. Go ahead and read it if you want to, but I've done my part long, long time ago and yeah I couldn't care less because it is what it IS. There, I said it. If anyone tried to act smart by avoiding those oh-so-cliches, you can go whine all the way because I couldn't care less. Again. I couldn't care less.
- Alex said: I really dislike lists like these. It's not because I don't think people should be allowed their opinions of what they find irritating (though the types of people for whom they are irritating typically are thinking too hard about the phrases themselves in an effort to make themselves look smarted), it's more because most of these aren't cliches but rather simply adverbial expressions that are quite common. Especially when the list comes from somewhere like Oxford University, passing itself off as "educated knowledge". Clearly none of the people claiming these to be offensive, cliche phrases understands anything about Descriptive Linguistics; the phrases are there because people use them for some pragmatic import. It would be one thing to say they should not be used in scholarly writing; it's another thing entirely to say they should not be used. I find it telling that most of the people in the second list claim ashamedly that they themselves use the phrases they hate!
- Convoluted said: Guilty of a couple
- ZaMoose said: Any of those sound familiar?
- Andrew said: In the spirit of the legendary George Carlin...
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10 Advanced PHP Tips To Improve Your Programming (130)
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By Glen Stansberry PHP programming has climbed rapidly since its humble beginnings in 1995. Since then, PHP has become the most popular programming language for Web applications. Many popular websites are powered by PHP, and an overwhelming majority of scripts and Web projects are built with the popular language. Because of PHP’s huge popularity, it has become almost impossible for Web developers not to have at least a working knowledge of PHP. This tutorial is ...Shared by 小雨 (0) Abdul Jaleel KK (0) abhi (0) Adam Fahy (4) Aditya Kothadiya (0) AJ Batac (9) Amin (0) Andrei Neculau (0) Andrew Mason (0) angie jantz (0) Arnopeck (3) Bananalope (0) Bart Vangeneugden (5) bijou (0) Bill Welense (3) Brad Spangler (25) Brendon Smith (1) Brian McNitt (0) BRIAN RITCHIE (0) BrokenClock (0) Bruce (0) Ced (1) Cléo Morgause (5) CT27STF (12) cw808s (2) Dani Martínez (5) Daniel C. Henning (0) Danny Korpan (2) Darren Ng (4) Daughter of Hell (1) David Schultz (1) Dean Burge (1) Demods (0) Doug McCaughan (0) Dr. Loboto (0) eax (1) Eli Foner (23) Eoin (3) etng (21) Fatih Taşkıran (2) Firas (0) Fred (0) gisc (25) Glen Horton (6) gnusic (17) Grace Smith (0) graywolf (7) Greg Lexiphanic (4) Hendrik (2) Hiệp lê tuấn (0) hokten (0) Htoo Tay Zar (tayzar44) (1) hunikal (0) igmuska (0) ilyas (1) ioeo (0) iuri (0) Jason David Pelker (0) jasontromm (1) Jay (1) Jeff Hanson (0) jeremy (4) Jim (8) jmlane (0) John Engler (0) John Kochmanski (8) Jonas Wouters (0) Joseph (0) Juan I. Rodriguez de León (10) junal (0) Karol F (3) kevan (0) Kevin Lee (0) Kreg (3) Leonardo Lambertini (0) Leyla Bonilla (0) linnchord (0) lkratz (1) LouCypher (7) Luckystrik3 (0) lypdarling (0) Manish (4) Markus (0) Martin (0) matias (1) MaTT (4) miasarmento (23) Mick (0) Mike Fruchter (101) Mike Gifford (0) Mitchell McKenna (3) mr.petruccio (0) MrGuff (10) Mustafa Navruz (1) novon (1) Peter (0) Peter Norris (0) Phillip Dade (0) quanmengli (0) raulillana (20) Ray Metzen (1) René Silva (3) Richard Morrell (0) RJO (5) Robin Cannon (9) Sai Gudigundla (12) Sakib (0) scaredda (0) sepehr (3) Seth Baur (0) Seth Meranda (0) shawn (0) Stefan (1) Stijn Van Minnebruggen (0) sushi (13) thr33 (4) Tiago Celestino (3) TNLNYC (0) VampireNeo (3) vega gravity (0) VIjay (1) waxattack (0) Wayne (6) Wes Hoogenboom (0) wizardElite (3) Wyn Lim (2) xavierbkk (0) ZaMoose (2) zemaNORIS (1) zemote (0)Explore read eight notes- Fred said: For those who are using PHP
- raulillana said: Hello world! :)
- Jay said: Perfect tips for a PHP programmer like myself.
- junal said: PHP dev? you will like it !
- Joseph said: Great stuff- I do most of this stuff, but always good to have a reference (esp. for SQL Injections!)
- Kevin Lee said: Cool tips for the PHP programming novice.
- Dr. Loboto said: И снова всё в кучу, громкое название, и учат плохому... Когда же это кончится?!
- abhi said: php tips
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Gnomon Workshop (1)
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The Gnomon Workshop presents Nikko Hurtado's Tattooing Portraits and Dynamic Fantasy Painting with Tom Baxa.Shared by Daughter of Hell (1)Contribute comment -
Pegg's New Movie Brings Aliens To America [Paul] (8)
onThere's something to be said for knowing your audience. As if we weren't excited enough about Simon Pegg's new movie Paul, in which he and Hot Fuzz co-star Nick Frost take a space alien to San Diego Comic-Con, now we learn that the alien in question is going to have a Cloverfield-esque pedigree. Pegg told Empire magazine about the movie, which starts shooting next April with Superbad's Greg Mottola directing: I’m very, very excited about ...Shared by Adnan (0) Daughter of Hell (1) Davide Mirtillo aka D4rKr0W (0) Doug (16) jborneman (17) Justin "Uncle Bubba" Roepel (3) Michael (0) Mike Fruchter (101)Contribute comment
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Web Design in Two Minutes (16)
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This is a time-lapse video of what was originally about 2 hours. Though this video doesn’t teach anything specifically, it’s strangely calming to watch. Found via directedbysun on YouTube.com. We’ll be implementing guest web development screencasts beginning today. If you’ve created a wonderful video tutorial, or know of a great one, please email me at nettutsblog@gmail... with a link! I’ll definitely review it.
