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Itinerate Surfer
Itinerate Surfer is basically a collection of things I've trolled up while delving into the depths of the internet. I have around 140 posts now, so you can lose yourself here for a couple of hours, or at least i hope you can. I try to avoid editorializing, although I will admit to having fallen prey to it at least once or twice.
posted by sourbrew at 8:20 PM on January 17, 2006
Itinerate Surfer is basically a collection of things I've trolled up while delving into the depths of the internet. I have around 140 posts now, so you can lose yourself here for a couple of hours, or at least i hope you can. I try to avoid editorializing, although I will admit to having fallen prey to it at least once or twice.
posted by sourbrew at 8:20 PM on January 17, 2006
Words That Sound Dirty But Aren't (the song)
(Direct link to MP3)...Following up on a previous link to Words That Sound Dirty But Aren't...I bring you my fully ipoddable version of the same. With beats. Happy Tuesday, fubsy friends.(And that's what happens when your spare time is limited to unschedulable, 20-minute increments.)
posted by diastematic at 12:51 PM on January 17, 2006
(Direct link to MP3)...Following up on a previous link to Words That Sound Dirty But Aren't...I bring you my fully ipoddable version of the same. With beats. Happy Tuesday, fubsy friends.(And that's what happens when your spare time is limited to unschedulable, 20-minute increments.)
posted by diastematic at 12:51 PM on January 17, 2006
Sharing WiFi via Gmaps
I've been wanting to learn the Google Maps API for a while, so I built this site. It connects people willing to share/barter their WiFi networks with their neighbors and others who can 'see' that network. Lots of people already do this on an ad-hoc level, but in high-density 'hoods like mine it's hard to match an AP to an owner.
posted by bhance at 12:49 PM on January 16, 2006
I've been wanting to learn the Google Maps API for a while, so I built this site. It connects people willing to share/barter their WiFi networks with their neighbors and others who can 'see' that network. Lots of people already do this on an ad-hoc level, but in high-density 'hoods like mine it's hard to match an AP to an owner.
posted by bhance at 12:49 PM on January 16, 2006
Sabah, Malaysia: A Photo Travelogue
A photographic travelogue of our trip to Sabah, Malaysia where we ascended the region's highest peak - Mt Kinabalu. Includes climbing tips and guides and recommendations to tour and travel agencies.
posted by arrowhead at 4:54 AM on January 15, 2006
A photographic travelogue of our trip to Sabah, Malaysia where we ascended the region's highest peak - Mt Kinabalu. Includes climbing tips and guides and recommendations to tour and travel agencies.
posted by arrowhead at 4:54 AM on January 15, 2006
Clusty's Ben Franklin Portal
Just in time for the tercentenary (Ben turns 300 on Jan. 17, as previously discussed), Clusty's launched the Ben Franklin portal. We crawled his writings, and we're using a specialized metasearch. Try searching for something like "liberty" for extra neat-o proverb and timeline keymathces. (I'm an employee at Vivisimo, so I got to do all the graphics for this, but I was hardly alone.)
posted by jefgodesky at 7:16 AM on January 13, 2006
Just in time for the tercentenary (Ben turns 300 on Jan. 17, as previously discussed), Clusty's launched the Ben Franklin portal. We crawled his writings, and we're using a specialized metasearch. Try searching for something like "liberty" for extra neat-o proverb and timeline keymathces. (I'm an employee at Vivisimo, so I got to do all the graphics for this, but I was hardly alone.)
posted by jefgodesky at 7:16 AM on January 13, 2006
ScienceBlogs
Seed Media Group has just launched ScienceBlogs, a network of science-minded bloggers. They've been able to collect an impressive initial pool of 14 popular bloggers, including PZ Myers and Chris Mooney. My partner and I designed and built the site for them (another Movable Type-based site, like seedmagazine.com), and I wrote a little more about it here.
posted by o2b at 3:12 PM on January 12, 2006
Seed Media Group has just launched ScienceBlogs, a network of science-minded bloggers. They've been able to collect an impressive initial pool of 14 popular bloggers, including PZ Myers and Chris Mooney. My partner and I designed and built the site for them (another Movable Type-based site, like seedmagazine.com), and I wrote a little more about it here.
posted by o2b at 3:12 PM on January 12, 2006
Everyday Hogwash Collaboration
All those little irritating ways that companies stick it to us are a mainstay of blogging and stand-up comedy. In Everyday Hogwash, we'll try to turn that into a kind of game for the blogsphere: a three-month collaborative/competitive blogging conversation, with daily prizes and a juried grand-prize. Like most collaborative projects, it would be better with submissions from your blog.
posted by bclark at 9:30 AM on January 10, 2006
All those little irritating ways that companies stick it to us are a mainstay of blogging and stand-up comedy. In Everyday Hogwash, we'll try to turn that into a kind of game for the blogsphere: a three-month collaborative/competitive blogging conversation, with daily prizes and a juried grand-prize. Like most collaborative projects, it would be better with submissions from your blog.
posted by bclark at 9:30 AM on January 10, 2006
Console colors & limited editions
I'm endeavoring to list all video game console colors, redesigns, and limited editions. The project came about when I was in the market for a GBA SP and would think I wanted one limited edition, only to find a new one a few days later that I wanted more.
posted by IndigoRain at 5:28 PM on January 7, 2006
I'm endeavoring to list all video game console colors, redesigns, and limited editions. The project came about when I was in the market for a GBA SP and would think I wanted one limited edition, only to find a new one a few days later that I wanted more.
posted by IndigoRain at 5:28 PM on January 7, 2006
Sixth Annual Weblog Awards
Another year, more Bloggies. Nominate your favorite weblogs, then watch the drama unfold.
posted by Nikolai at 1:07 PM on January 2, 2006
Another year, more Bloggies. Nominate your favorite weblogs, then watch the drama unfold.
posted by Nikolai at 1:07 PM on January 2, 2006
Double Feature Finder
Find back-to-back movies in a given movie theater. You could spend the whole day watching movies which you have paid for and have not snuck into.
posted by the jam at 10:50 AM on December 23, 2005
Find back-to-back movies in a given movie theater. You could spend the whole day watching movies which you have paid for and have not snuck into.
posted by the jam at 10:50 AM on December 23, 2005
Y!Q Link Generator
This is a simple form for creating Y!Q links as seen here in the Y!Q Beta for Publishers documentation. Y!Q allows users to search "at the point of inspiration". It's also a great way to add relevance, annotate text, and provide more sophisticated layers of meaning to web content. The problem is that making Y!Q links by hand can be really complicated. The Y!Q Link Generator makes it easy. More examples of what you can do w/ Y!Q here.
posted by juggernautco at 9:13 PM on December 20, 2005
This is a simple form for creating Y!Q links as seen here in the Y!Q Beta for Publishers documentation. Y!Q allows users to search "at the point of inspiration". It's also a great way to add relevance, annotate text, and provide more sophisticated layers of meaning to web content. The problem is that making Y!Q links by hand can be really complicated. The Y!Q Link Generator makes it easy. More examples of what you can do w/ Y!Q here.
posted by juggernautco at 9:13 PM on December 20, 2005
Baby!
It is with great pleasure that I announce the follow up to this Ask Metafilter question from nine months ago (the original question was deleted, link goes to archival photo of the thread). Announcing the latest generation of Jonson!! This release features no Y chromosome, but is highly feature rich in terms of adorableness & comes factory loaded with good baby smell.
posted by jonson at 12:55 AM on December 19, 2005
It is with great pleasure that I announce the follow up to this Ask Metafilter question from nine months ago (the original question was deleted, link goes to archival photo of the thread). Announcing the latest generation of Jonson!! This release features no Y chromosome, but is highly feature rich in terms of adorableness & comes factory loaded with good baby smell.
posted by jonson at 12:55 AM on December 19, 2005
Install an iPod in a Scion XB
This is a pretty lame project in that it's only relevant to people with the same car as me who want to hook up an iPod to it. But I couldn't find very good resources on the net when I got started, so I kept notes and took pictures along the way and put this together.
posted by scarabic at 6:45 PM on December 17, 2005
This is a pretty lame project in that it's only relevant to people with the same car as me who want to hook up an iPod to it. But I couldn't find very good resources on the net when I got started, so I kept notes and took pictures along the way and put this together.
posted by scarabic at 6:45 PM on December 17, 2005
Animatronic Santa Hack
Combine an animatronic Santa Claus from Wal-Mart, a BASIC Stamp, and a wry sense of humor, and you've got a hack for the holidays. An drunken holiday Santa with a less-than-cheerful Christmas message for young and old.
posted by jmccorm at 7:46 AM on December 16, 2005
Combine an animatronic Santa Claus from Wal-Mart, a BASIC Stamp, and a wry sense of humor, and you've got a hack for the holidays. An drunken holiday Santa with a less-than-cheerful Christmas message for young and old.
posted by jmccorm at 7:46 AM on December 16, 2005
Hacking the New Furbie
Part 1 - Skinning, I bought a New Furbie after reading about the super cool chip that powers it, the RSC-4128 and then I took it apart and took pictures along with writing up what I did. The next step is to wait for the Sensory Inc developers kit to come in the mail and add some switches and LEDs. Toys have come a long way!
posted by eecue at 4:45 PM on December 15, 2005
Part 1 - Skinning, I bought a New Furbie after reading about the super cool chip that powers it, the RSC-4128 and then I took it apart and took pictures along with writing up what I did. The next step is to wait for the Sensory Inc developers kit to come in the mail and add some switches and LEDs. Toys have come a long way!
posted by eecue at 4:45 PM on December 15, 2005
Gulch Guides for the Good Life
After doing some extended traveling and finding out that we enjoyed reading guidebooks, my partner and I decided to use our bad spelling and basic typepad skills to create our own online guide to some of our favorite places. Somewhat limited but always expanding, our guide currently covers Portland, OR, Victoria, BC, the Mayan Rivera, and Helena, MT.
posted by Staggering Jack at 8:16 PM on November 20, 2005
After doing some extended traveling and finding out that we enjoyed reading guidebooks, my partner and I decided to use our bad spelling and basic typepad skills to create our own online guide to some of our favorite places. Somewhat limited but always expanding, our guide currently covers Portland, OR, Victoria, BC, the Mayan Rivera, and Helena, MT.
posted by Staggering Jack at 8:16 PM on November 20, 2005
Seed: Science is Culture
Seed Magazine has launched their new web site -- a Movable Type-driven news site with support from a Vanilla-based forum. My partner and I built it for them, we hope you like it.
posted by o2b at 7:28 AM on November 16, 2005
Seed Magazine has launched their new web site -- a Movable Type-driven news site with support from a Vanilla-based forum. My partner and I built it for them, we hope you like it.
posted by o2b at 7:28 AM on November 16, 2005
Refuge of Last Resort
"From August 28, 2005 through September 5. 2005, James and his family were trapped in downtown New Orleans. This documentary chronicles their journey to survive the aftermath of one of the most devastating natural disasters ever to strike a major American city. Shot entirely in Hi Def - with interviews, amazing footage from the Superdome, Airport, Convention Center as well as many areas around the city of New Orleans before, during and after the hurricane struck." You can watch a trailer here [mp4] and raw footage here.
posted by brundlefly at 11:51 AM on December 13, 2005
"From August 28, 2005 through September 5. 2005, James and his family were trapped in downtown New Orleans. This documentary chronicles their journey to survive the aftermath of one of the most devastating natural disasters ever to strike a major American city. Shot entirely in Hi Def - with interviews, amazing footage from the Superdome, Airport, Convention Center as well as many areas around the city of New Orleans before, during and after the hurricane struck." You can watch a trailer here [mp4] and raw footage here.
posted by brundlefly at 11:51 AM on December 13, 2005
Announcing Medslist!
Medslist is a website I've developed to allow people to enter their medications online, print out a wallet-sized PDF list of them, and save them (if they like) for future updates. It encourages people to understand at least the basics of their medications--why they're taking them, which many cannot answer--and also provides the ability to enter any vitamins, herbals, or supplements people take regularly.
Many patients, often on 10-20 medications, will come to clinic without a list and it's a frustrating experience. It's also a waste of time that could be better spent on patient education, prevention, and screening. Please check it out, use it, and give me all the suggestions and constructive criticism you can muster. Thanks!
posted by gramcracker at 10:46 PM on December 8, 2005
Medslist is a website I've developed to allow people to enter their medications online, print out a wallet-sized PDF list of them, and save them (if they like) for future updates. It encourages people to understand at least the basics of their medications--why they're taking them, which many cannot answer--and also provides the ability to enter any vitamins, herbals, or supplements people take regularly.
Many patients, often on 10-20 medications, will come to clinic without a list and it's a frustrating experience. It's also a waste of time that could be better spent on patient education, prevention, and screening. Please check it out, use it, and give me all the suggestions and constructive criticism you can muster. Thanks!
posted by gramcracker at 10:46 PM on December 8, 2005
RightFields plugin for Movable Type
If you use Movable Type for anything beyond standard out-of-the-box blogging, chances are you've felt the need for more fields for your entries, or are using at least one field for something other than what it's called—you have to remember that the "Excerpt" field actually holds an event date in one weblog and a filename in another. With RightFields you can change the label and input type of the standard text entry fields, and add as many extra fields as you want, on a per-weblog basis. Any field can be text, a checkbox, a menu, a set of radio buttons, a date (with Y/M/D select menus), a file (with an upload field), or a linked entry from another weblog. Shareware. Now in beta—please bang on it.
posted by staggernation at 9:38 AM on December 8, 2005
If you use Movable Type for anything beyond standard out-of-the-box blogging, chances are you've felt the need for more fields for your entries, or are using at least one field for something other than what it's called—you have to remember that the "Excerpt" field actually holds an event date in one weblog and a filename in another. With RightFields you can change the label and input type of the standard text entry fields, and add as many extra fields as you want, on a per-weblog basis. Any field can be text, a checkbox, a menu, a set of radio buttons, a date (with Y/M/D select menus), a file (with an upload field), or a linked entry from another weblog. Shareware. Now in beta—please bang on it.
posted by staggernation at 9:38 AM on December 8, 2005