MeFi Projects

AMZN has an extensive open box and used outdoor gear selection, but searching it is a mess. I built a little tool to declutter the experience: trim out all the distractions and sponsored products, random low quality brands, etc... All wheat, no chaff. [more inside]
posted by ph00dz on Jul 5, 2023 - 6 comments

Amazon allows you to export your shopping history as a CSV. Nozama helps you parse your purchases. Slice and dice past your spending by year, category and item. [more inside]
posted by ph00dz on May 24, 2022 - 1 comment

On the first day of summer, in June 2019, I self published my book on public radio and the pledge drive. On the first day of spring, in March 2020, I uploaded the audiobook version after three months of reading, editing and mastering the audio. Whew!
posted by CollectiveMind on Mar 21, 2020 - 0 comments

A blog version of two books of thrilling travel yarns by forgotten Edwardian adventurer Cecil Herbert Prodgers, set in Bolivia, Chile and Peru. I'm working through them in annotated entries of around 1000 words each; the first volume, Adventures in Bolivia, is over halfway through, with our man Cecil in the thick of the jungle and facing danger from pumas, jaguars, piranha and candiru. [more inside]
posted by rory on Mar 17, 2015 - 0 comments

Clojure demonstration of authenticating and batch uploading to Amazon Web Services' Simple Storage Service. [more inside]
posted by daveliepmann on Sep 3, 2014 - 0 comments

AVeq is a Google Chrome extension that lets you keep a queue of Amazon Instant Videos you'd like to watch. It can be installed directly from the website, or from the Chrome Web Store. [more inside]
posted by Scienxe on Dec 17, 2013 - 0 comments

My attempt to make a buck or 2 off reddit (and help people find good birthday gifts ;P)
posted by petsounds on Aug 22, 2013 - 1 comment

A full color heavily illustrated book that describes 20 species of undead, their history, evolution, survival tips and more. It's already receiving great reviews like this and this. Zombies of the World reveals the undead to be a valuable part of our ecosystem and the key to new discoveries in medicine and technology. Few outside the scientific community even realize that creatures like the Egyptian Mummy (Mortifera mumia aegyptus) are actually zombies. Some species are even harmless to humans. The Dancing Zombie (Mortifera immortalis choreographicus) only seeks to thrill us with elaborate dance routines. Even if we could annihilate all zombies, we would lose knowledge potentially vital to our own survival. After decades of research, we have no idea why zombies never tire or stop. They possess an endless source of energy to shamble or (in some cases) sprint after us. Unlocking this mystery could benefit all humanity.The web series on Youtube further explains these mysteries. [more inside]
posted by clockworkjoe on Jul 18, 2011 - 2 comments

After browsing through my Amazon.com Wish List daily for used book deals, I decided to write a program to do the work for me. [more inside]
posted by Theta States on May 9, 2011 - 32 comments