December 2007
65 posts
To all: I am moving across the courtyard to a larger apartment. Girlfriends require closets.
November 2007
80 posts
The B-List: Entries in category "Django" →
A collection of entries regarding Django—now that I have a django supporting webspace, this will work out nicely.
So close to done with moving I can taste it.
I think I would rather be a writer than a programmer. If only there were more money in it…
It is a sad state of affairs when you have people begging at the line of McDonalds for someone, anyone, to buy them a hamburger.
thesixtyone - a music adventure →
An interesting music discovery system.
Copy Queue for OSes -- breakthesystem.org →
An interesting idea for an OS feature. Honestly, I’m surprised OS X doesn’t have this, and will be surprised if Ubuntu doesn’t have it soon.
Go listen to Apparat. Just do it. Do it now. NOW.
Rainbows End →
ebook form of Rainbows End, an apparently awesome post-cyberpunk book.
@the_patches humanmade.org And alas, I was hoping for fun stories.
Hottest Ad Campaign Ever -- Coilhouse →
Coilhouse has a piece on two interesting gender bending ads from Campari. I wonder, looking at some youtube info, if this is a standard approach for them.
Vasilisa the Beautiful →
Old Russian folktale with gorgeous art.
India's 'pink' vigilante women -- BBC →
This is a remarkable case of vigilantism done right and grass roots activism. It’s also great background for story material.
Practical Aspects of Modern Cryptography, Winter... →
Online cryptography course.
Eventlet, from the SecondLife wiki →
Eventlet is SL’s python based networking library. Not sure how useful it is, given SL’s notorious problems maintaining their backbone.
Kindle Design Failures →
A whole list of problems with the hardware design of the Kindle. I reiterate my statement about getting into ebook stuff.
The Ambiance Enhancer by ~porkshanks on deviantART →
A steampunk mp3 player design. Very cool.
My Avatar →
A picture of me using the Gaia avatar tools. Not to scale, obviously.
An Open-Source Speculative Fiction Magazine Model →
Notes an the scifi magazine problems and a possible open source model to deal with it.
The Secrets of Word-of-Mouth Marketing... (on... →
A book about viral marketing that I’m vaguely interested in.
SR-71: Now, That Was Some Airplane →
A collection of shorts on the SR-71 blackbird by a former pilot. Almost touching at times.
Akira Kurosawa on the Internet Archive →
A whole bunch of Kurosawa films are evidently common domain.
Terminus Movie →
A weirder short film you will not watch. A dancing figure of concrete hounds a man to his death.
The Future of Reading| Newsweek.com →
An article on the ebook thing. Depending on how kindle goes, it may be time to revisit the ereader ideas I had last year
The Right to Read - GNU Project - Free Software... →
An oddly compelling idea about the future of information and computer usage.
+ 100,000 + by =korone on deviantART →
Apocalypse by =originalkitten on deviantART →
.H.E.A.V.E.N. by *Spookeriffic on deviantART →
A creepy robo-woman on DeviantArt. Ah, inspiration
RCRD LBL →
An online music blog/music downloading site. Free, DRM-free mp3s. Ad supported (not in the mp3, but in clickthroughs). Interesting stuff.