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Sketchory
At Sketchory we publish 250,000 sharing-enabled drawings (the sharing also includes certain forms of commercial sharing). You can also embed animations of the sketch being drawn. Have a look, and feedback welcome!
posted by philipp at 9:21 AM on February 16, 2009 - 2 comments
At Sketchory we publish 250,000 sharing-enabled drawings (the sharing also includes certain forms of commercial sharing). You can also embed animations of the sketch being drawn. Have a look, and feedback welcome!
posted by philipp at 9:21 AM on February 16, 2009 - 2 comments
j, a cd command that learns
This one's for the unix nerds; everyone else can move along. Spend a lot of time cd-ing around a complex directory tree? j keeps track of where you’ve been, and how much time you spend there. Source it into your .bashrc, and then you can say j foo to jump to the most used directory that has the substring (actually regex) foo in it, or j foo bar for the directory that has both foo and bar ...
posted by dmd at 4:26 PM on February 18, 2009 - 4 comments
This one's for the unix nerds; everyone else can move along. Spend a lot of time cd-ing around a complex directory tree? j keeps track of where you’ve been, and how much time you spend there. Source it into your .bashrc, and then you can say j foo to jump to the most used directory that has the substring (actually regex) foo in it, or j foo bar for the directory that has both foo and bar ...
posted by dmd at 4:26 PM on February 18, 2009 - 4 comments
CEO contributions in the 2008 Presidential Race
I went and mapped each of the Fortune 1000 CEO's contributions to the 2008 presidential candidates. You can view the data by by CEO, by Candidate, or by Industry.
posted by Jeff_Larson at 11:30 AM on February 19, 2009 - 7 comments
I went and mapped each of the Fortune 1000 CEO's contributions to the 2008 presidential candidates. You can view the data by by CEO, by Candidate, or by Industry.
posted by Jeff_Larson at 11:30 AM on February 19, 2009 - 7 comments
Life-Altering Experiences: How a Single Question Tapped into the Soul of MetaFilter
Remember the Life-Altering Experiences thread? People kept saying, "This should be made into a book." So I did! This link is to the hardcover version, but there is also a free eBook version.
posted by philosophistry at 1:19 PM on March 3, 2009 - 3 comments
Remember the Life-Altering Experiences thread? People kept saying, "This should be made into a book." So I did! This link is to the hardcover version, but there is also a free eBook version.
posted by philosophistry at 1:19 PM on March 3, 2009 - 3 comments
Twee Fashion
I'm not a fashion expert but I made this blog because I couldnt find anywhere else about twee fashion (which is basically cute girls wearing sweaters and scarves) and the different outfits you could wear. Hopefully this will inspire some people to think creatively about fashion choices
posted by petsounds at 7:55 PM on February 26, 2007
I'm not a fashion expert but I made this blog because I couldnt find anywhere else about twee fashion (which is basically cute girls wearing sweaters and scarves) and the different outfits you could wear. Hopefully this will inspire some people to think creatively about fashion choices
posted by petsounds at 7:55 PM on February 26, 2007
Richmond Sunlight
I've found that Virginians have a tough time keeping with what our General Assembly is doing. The legislature has a website, one of the best of its type in the nation, but it's not particularly great by normal website standards. So I've built a website to let people track the legislature and use all of the normal whizzy internet goodies that one expects: tag clouds, comments, trackbacks, etc. The result is a website that makes it easy and even fun to keep up with and get involved with the Virginia General Assembly.
posted by waldo at 10:56 AM on January 9, 2007
I've found that Virginians have a tough time keeping with what our General Assembly is doing. The legislature has a website, one of the best of its type in the nation, but it's not particularly great by normal website standards. So I've built a website to let people track the legislature and use all of the normal whizzy internet goodies that one expects: tag clouds, comments, trackbacks, etc. The result is a website that makes it easy and even fun to keep up with and get involved with the Virginia General Assembly.
posted by waldo at 10:56 AM on January 9, 2007
MetaMix
In case you missed it in the relevant MetaTalk thread, I have launched MetaMix, a private forum for MeFi, MeCha, and Mofi members to trade mixtapes and discuss music. Sign up with your MeFi, MeCha, or MoFi username, and join the fun.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 8:11 AM on February 7, 2007
In case you missed it in the relevant MetaTalk thread, I have launched MetaMix, a private forum for MeFi, MeCha, and Mofi members to trade mixtapes and discuss music. Sign up with your MeFi, MeCha, or MoFi username, and join the fun.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 8:11 AM on February 7, 2007
Isolator
Recent MeFi project Think is a really cool program that covers up the Mac OS desktop so you can concentrate on one thing at a time. But it doesn't behave exactly how I want it to. And so I wrote my own program, Isolator, that does. It runs in the menu bar. Click its icon or press F8 to toggle Isolator on and off. When it's on, it will cover up the desktop, icons and all but the frontmost application. When you switch application with the Dock or alt-tab, Isolator hides the application you switched away from, keeping your attention on just one thing.
posted by beniamino at 9:55 AM on February 13, 2007
Recent MeFi project Think is a really cool program that covers up the Mac OS desktop so you can concentrate on one thing at a time. But it doesn't behave exactly how I want it to. And so I wrote my own program, Isolator, that does. It runs in the menu bar. Click its icon or press F8 to toggle Isolator on and off. When it's on, it will cover up the desktop, icons and all but the frontmost application. When you switch application with the Dock or alt-tab, Isolator hides the application you switched away from, keeping your attention on just one thing.
posted by beniamino at 9:55 AM on February 13, 2007
Brad Sucks Digital Download Store
I wrote a digital download store for myself using Paypal for payment and Amazon S3 for cheap storage and bandwidth (you can see it here). I thought other artists might find it useful so I've released the source for free.
posted by frenetic at 3:14 PM on February 19, 2007
I wrote a digital download store for myself using Paypal for payment and Amazon S3 for cheap storage and bandwidth (you can see it here). I thought other artists might find it useful so I've released the source for free.
posted by frenetic at 3:14 PM on February 19, 2007
PlanningWiki
PlanningWiki, unlike Wikipedia's urban planning-related category, is intended to be more than just an encyclopedia-like reference guide, but also a glossary, resource guide, directory, and compendium of best practice about urban/town planning, urbanism, and the built environment. PlanningWiki is also intended to provide a resource for specialized and localized planning knowledge that would otherwise be considered too narrow in scope for encyclopedia-type sites such as Wikipedia and Digital Universe.
posted by elmwood at 11:01 AM on February 20, 2007
PlanningWiki, unlike Wikipedia's urban planning-related category, is intended to be more than just an encyclopedia-like reference guide, but also a glossary, resource guide, directory, and compendium of best practice about urban/town planning, urbanism, and the built environment. PlanningWiki is also intended to provide a resource for specialized and localized planning knowledge that would otherwise be considered too narrow in scope for encyclopedia-type sites such as Wikipedia and Digital Universe.
posted by elmwood at 11:01 AM on February 20, 2007
The Dewey Donation System:
Since 2003, readers of pamie.com have donated hundreds of books and thousands of dollars to libraries and others in need through her annual book drive. This year, pamie joined forces with Glark of Television Without Pity (whose readers donated over thirty thousand dollars to help buy school supplies for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina through TWoP's Tubey's Kids program), to send books to several libraries in Harrison County, MI which were devastated by Katrina. There are some very moving letters from the librarians posted in the blog. I'm promoting them whenever possible and running a book drive for the site at my office.
posted by amarynth at 10:10 AM on June 27, 2006
Since 2003, readers of pamie.com have donated hundreds of books and thousands of dollars to libraries and others in need through her annual book drive. This year, pamie joined forces with Glark of Television Without Pity (whose readers donated over thirty thousand dollars to help buy school supplies for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina through TWoP's Tubey's Kids program), to send books to several libraries in Harrison County, MI which were devastated by Katrina. There are some very moving letters from the librarians posted in the blog. I'm promoting them whenever possible and running a book drive for the site at my office.
posted by amarynth at 10:10 AM on June 27, 2006
Ask A Japanese Person
You give me the questions, and I go out and ask them to Japanese people (mostly in Tokyo). Then I add subtitles and post the videos online. Just waiting for some questions...
posted by ejoey at 8:50 AM on June 20, 2006
You give me the questions, and I go out and ask them to Japanese people (mostly in Tokyo). Then I add subtitles and post the videos online. Just waiting for some questions...
posted by ejoey at 8:50 AM on June 20, 2006
New Urban Prospect
It's my brand-new, agitprop-flavored blog on urban design, with a focus on sustainable city planning. Fellow MeFite adamrice suggested the name via AskMeFi. I'm a total dilettante, but I want to provide concerned citizens with a forum for discussing urban design initiatives and promote urban design as an important tool in addressing our energy and environmental issues. Also, I'd like to do an upcoming essay on Portland's urban growth boundary. If you have any personal insight, please e-mail me.
posted by lunalaguna at 3:08 PM on June 20, 2006
It's my brand-new, agitprop-flavored blog on urban design, with a focus on sustainable city planning. Fellow MeFite adamrice suggested the name via AskMeFi. I'm a total dilettante, but I want to provide concerned citizens with a forum for discussing urban design initiatives and promote urban design as an important tool in addressing our energy and environmental issues. Also, I'd like to do an upcoming essay on Portland's urban growth boundary. If you have any personal insight, please e-mail me.
posted by lunalaguna at 3:08 PM on June 20, 2006
My Juggling Music Video Entry - Fatboy Slim Video Contest
Vova Galchenko is one of the world's greatest living jugglers. I teamed up with him over the last month to create an entry in Fatboy Slim's latest music video contest. Please comment, rate and share this video.
posted by MarkBakalor at 10:14 PM on June 12, 2006
Vova Galchenko is one of the world's greatest living jugglers. I teamed up with him over the last month to create an entry in Fatboy Slim's latest music video contest. Please comment, rate and share this video.
posted by MarkBakalor at 10:14 PM on June 12, 2006
Pushpin Revolution EP
A 6-track EP of retrofuturist electronic music, available for free download under a Creative Commons license, in .mp3 and .flac formats. 22 minutes of poppy, sometimes danceable synthpop.
posted by cathodeheart at 8:08 PM on May 26, 2006
A 6-track EP of retrofuturist electronic music, available for free download under a Creative Commons license, in .mp3 and .flac formats. 22 minutes of poppy, sometimes danceable synthpop.
posted by cathodeheart at 8:08 PM on May 26, 2006
Book: 55 Ways to Have Fun With Google
I spent the last half year writing a book on Google, full of games, trivia, riddles, stories, cartoons and search tips. I'm self-publishing via Lulu.com and tho I've been writing Google Blogoscoped for quite a while this publishing process is really something very new!
posted by philipp at 3:29 PM on June 1, 2006
I spent the last half year writing a book on Google, full of games, trivia, riddles, stories, cartoons and search tips. I'm self-publishing via Lulu.com and tho I've been writing Google Blogoscoped for quite a while this publishing process is really something very new!
posted by philipp at 3:29 PM on June 1, 2006
ART 4 MBA - Can $5 Pay For An MBA?
Trying to move from cubical to corner office by selling 10,000 3" x 3" Art Squares for $5 each. The squares have evolved through out the project and I'm please on how most of them turning out. I try to produce 100 squares a night. Focusing on my day and coming up with items or situations I was faced with. It's become my therapy. I just hope people will find them interesting. The good ones start on the second page around #1029.
posted by bleucube at 10:18 AM on May 24, 2006
Trying to move from cubical to corner office by selling 10,000 3" x 3" Art Squares for $5 each. The squares have evolved through out the project and I'm please on how most of them turning out. I try to produce 100 squares a night. Focusing on my day and coming up with items or situations I was faced with. It's become my therapy. I just hope people will find them interesting. The good ones start on the second page around #1029.
posted by bleucube at 10:18 AM on May 24, 2006
Refi: Metafilter in Review
I spend too much time on Metafilter (and especially Metatalk). I've had I-don't-know-how-many conversations about the site—what it is, what it was, what has[n't] changed, and such—and so I've decided to go spelunking. I'm going to go back and read Metafilter, and blog it. I'm planning to read every n-hundredth or so post, starting from the beginning, and I'll be trying to note various observable trends—users, memes, tone, conversational structure, etc. It won't be rigorously scientific, but hopefully it'll be reasonably objective. Specific analytical notions welcome. Likeminded co-author proposals welcome. Cash welcome.
posted by cortex at 11:01 AM on May 31, 2006
I spend too much time on Metafilter (and especially Metatalk). I've had I-don't-know-how-many conversations about the site—what it is, what it was, what has[n't] changed, and such—and so I've decided to go spelunking. I'm going to go back and read Metafilter, and blog it. I'm planning to read every n-hundredth or so post, starting from the beginning, and I'll be trying to note various observable trends—users, memes, tone, conversational structure, etc. It won't be rigorously scientific, but hopefully it'll be reasonably objective. Specific analytical notions welcome. Likeminded co-author proposals welcome. Cash welcome.
posted by cortex at 11:01 AM on May 31, 2006
Venezuelan Beaver Cheese
On November 30, 1972 Monty Python's Flying Circus aired the Cheese Shop sketch. In the sketch 43 different cheeses are mentioned, including Venezuelan Beaver Cheese. The goal of BeaverCheese.org will be to explore those 43 cheeses in depth. Lots of cheeses to still review, but it's solidly up and running. I want to give this website some legs, so feedback on making it more than just a one-off joke would be appreciated.
posted by y6y6y6 at 11:04 AM on May 1, 2006
On November 30, 1972 Monty Python's Flying Circus aired the Cheese Shop sketch. In the sketch 43 different cheeses are mentioned, including Venezuelan Beaver Cheese. The goal of BeaverCheese.org will be to explore those 43 cheeses in depth. Lots of cheeses to still review, but it's solidly up and running. I want to give this website some legs, so feedback on making it more than just a one-off joke would be appreciated.
posted by y6y6y6 at 11:04 AM on May 1, 2006
Sea Otters Gambolling in the Wild, Wild Surf
is my first novel and it's published by Random House UK and is available in 'all good bookshops' as of today.
Watch the animated trailer (Flash), or get on a Blue Mountain Arts tip and send an e-card.
I've got five free copies to give away to Mefites who would like to review it. Send a mail to the address in my profile. First come, first served.
For the Brits here's a link to Amazon UK. It's also published in Canada, but not in the US as yet, though you can buy it on import from Amazon US. Also, if you're looking to save some money, it's 3 for 2 in Waterstones. So, if you like fast-paced smut then this may be just the thing you're looking for.
posted by johnny novak at 2:14 AM on February 1, 2006
is my first novel and it's published by Random House UK and is available in 'all good bookshops' as of today.
Watch the animated trailer (Flash), or get on a Blue Mountain Arts tip and send an e-card.
I've got five free copies to give away to Mefites who would like to review it. Send a mail to the address in my profile. First come, first served.
For the Brits here's a link to Amazon UK. It's also published in Canada, but not in the US as yet, though you can buy it on import from Amazon US. Also, if you're looking to save some money, it's 3 for 2 in Waterstones. So, if you like fast-paced smut then this may be just the thing you're looking for.
posted by johnny novak at 2:14 AM on February 1, 2006
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