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Graph Your Inbox
Graph Your Inbox is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to graph Gmail activity over time. You can use it to visualize your communication with friends, your Facebook activity, when you purchased items on Amazon or how often you use certain words or phrases. We provide the same search functionality used by Gmail, but instead of a list of messages we show you graphs of email trends over time.
posted by null terminated at 6:54 AM on September 13, 2010
Graph Your Inbox is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to graph Gmail activity over time. You can use it to visualize your communication with friends, your Facebook activity, when you purchased items on Amazon or how often you use certain words or phrases. We provide the same search functionality used by Gmail, but instead of a list of messages we show you graphs of email trends over time.
posted by null terminated at 6:54 AM on September 13, 2010
Baragatos: free quick sketches drawn for you
Want a free sketch? I'll draw quick ones for you! I want to hone my drawing skillz so I'll do sketches from any idea, subject or title you send me.
posted by jgwong at 11:30 AM on September 8, 2010 - 3 comments
Want a free sketch? I'll draw quick ones for you! I want to hone my drawing skillz so I'll do sketches from any idea, subject or title you send me.
posted by jgwong at 11:30 AM on September 8, 2010 - 3 comments
Victorian fairytale illustration analysis
For the past six months or so I have been blogging for tor.com on Victorian Illustrations. It's only three posts so far, but that are pretty substantive essays - >1000 words each on various facets of Victorian illustration, and how they might influence us today, with a plethora of links to other resources, images, and analysis.
posted by smoke at 9:24 PM on August 23, 2010 - 7 comments
For the past six months or so I have been blogging for tor.com on Victorian Illustrations. It's only three posts so far, but that are pretty substantive essays - >1000 words each on various facets of Victorian illustration, and how they might influence us today, with a plethora of links to other resources, images, and analysis.
posted by smoke at 9:24 PM on August 23, 2010 - 7 comments
Put This On Episode 3
We just finished episode three of Put This On, a web series for men who want to dress like grown-ups. This one's about work, and we interviewed Paul Feig, the director of the upcoming "Bridesmaids," with Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd and Jon Hamm, and the co-creator of Freaks and Geeks.
posted by YoungAmerican at 2:28 PM on August 24, 2010 - 3 comments
We just finished episode three of Put This On, a web series for men who want to dress like grown-ups. This one's about work, and we interviewed Paul Feig, the director of the upcoming "Bridesmaids," with Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd and Jon Hamm, and the co-creator of Freaks and Geeks.
posted by YoungAmerican at 2:28 PM on August 24, 2010 - 3 comments
No Baggage Challenge
Heyo. I'm traveling as a producer and cameraman (and director...and editor...) for a project that will take travel writer Rolf Potts around the world in 6 weeks (hitting 12 countries on 5 continents) with one twist: he's doing it with no luggage. No backpack, no man purse -- not even a fanny pack.
posted by nitsuj at 7:43 AM on August 21, 2010 - 16 comments
Heyo. I'm traveling as a producer and cameraman (and director...and editor...) for a project that will take travel writer Rolf Potts around the world in 6 weeks (hitting 12 countries on 5 continents) with one twist: he's doing it with no luggage. No backpack, no man purse -- not even a fanny pack.
posted by nitsuj at 7:43 AM on August 21, 2010 - 16 comments
The IT Crowd game
Somehow, Rob Manuel and I were lucky enough to be entrusted with Graham Linehan's beloved characters, so we've tried to pack the game with references to the show and daft memes. Apologies in advance for the rat song getting stuck in your head...
posted by malevolent at 5:39 AM on June 30, 2010 - 4 comments
Somehow, Rob Manuel and I were lucky enough to be entrusted with Graham Linehan's beloved characters, so we've tried to pack the game with references to the show and daft memes. Apologies in advance for the rat song getting stuck in your head...
posted by malevolent at 5:39 AM on June 30, 2010 - 4 comments
HikiCulture: A Forum for Reclusive People
I created a discussion board for reclusive and introverted people of the web to have a place to discuss anything. The community is very friendly and has a family-like aura to it. It was created less than a year ago, yet has already become one of the most popular boards on the site it's hosted on.
posted by GlassHeart at 4:30 PM on July 1, 2010 - 2 comments
I created a discussion board for reclusive and introverted people of the web to have a place to discuss anything. The community is very friendly and has a family-like aura to it. It was created less than a year ago, yet has already become one of the most popular boards on the site it's hosted on.
posted by GlassHeart at 4:30 PM on July 1, 2010 - 2 comments
Adam For Alameda
I am running for City Council in Alameda, California. There are two open seats, and I think I have a good shot at winning! Due to corruption, cronyism and other mismanagement plaguing our city, I have decided to step up and offer my services to the community. Your support is gratefully appreciated!
posted by es el queso at 6:06 PM on July 12, 2010 - 9 comments
I am running for City Council in Alameda, California. There are two open seats, and I think I have a good shot at winning! Due to corruption, cronyism and other mismanagement plaguing our city, I have decided to step up and offer my services to the community. Your support is gratefully appreciated!
posted by es el queso at 6:06 PM on July 12, 2010 - 9 comments
Chance Ranch
Two girls in Central Texas. Chickens, garden, rabbits; doing our best to work toward self-sufficiency and learning a lot along the way. Local food, local love.
posted by fiercecupcake at 8:50 AM on June 22, 2010 - 7 comments
Two girls in Central Texas. Chickens, garden, rabbits; doing our best to work toward self-sufficiency and learning a lot along the way. Local food, local love.
posted by fiercecupcake at 8:50 AM on June 22, 2010 - 7 comments
Wikidirections
Wikidirections is a wiki to help you get from A to B. We're a human mapping service, but with a twist. Google Maps will give you (sometimes) precise driving directions, but they won't tell you which is the cheapest, or safest, or most scenic, or quickest way between two points. Should you take the train from Vienna to Salzburg, or is the bus cheaper? That's where Wikidirections comes in. Wikidirections is geared towards world travelers, written by world travelers. We won't tell you how to get from your house to the drug store, but we will tell you, for example, how to get from Spain to Morocco quickly, cheaply, and without getting ripped off. While Wikitravel's focus is on the destination, Wikidirections focuses on the journey itself.
posted by nitsuj at 11:24 AM on June 25, 2010 - 4 comments
Wikidirections is a wiki to help you get from A to B. We're a human mapping service, but with a twist. Google Maps will give you (sometimes) precise driving directions, but they won't tell you which is the cheapest, or safest, or most scenic, or quickest way between two points. Should you take the train from Vienna to Salzburg, or is the bus cheaper? That's where Wikidirections comes in. Wikidirections is geared towards world travelers, written by world travelers. We won't tell you how to get from your house to the drug store, but we will tell you, for example, how to get from Spain to Morocco quickly, cheaply, and without getting ripped off. While Wikitravel's focus is on the destination, Wikidirections focuses on the journey itself.
posted by nitsuj at 11:24 AM on June 25, 2010 - 4 comments
Three Questions - an interview blog
A new, short-form interview blog. Our first conversations are with Chandler Burr, the perfume reviewer from the New York Times, and Gerald Lange, a well-known and very talented typographer, printer and educator; upcoming interviews will include authors, scientists, politicians, and all sorts of interesting non-famous people too. Got suggestions for interviewees and/or questions? I'm listening!
posted by luriete at 1:04 PM on June 4, 2010 - 5 comments
A new, short-form interview blog. Our first conversations are with Chandler Burr, the perfume reviewer from the New York Times, and Gerald Lange, a well-known and very talented typographer, printer and educator; upcoming interviews will include authors, scientists, politicians, and all sorts of interesting non-famous people too. Got suggestions for interviewees and/or questions? I'm listening!
posted by luriete at 1:04 PM on June 4, 2010 - 5 comments
Reading Experiences, Reading Technologies
As part of the Reading Experience Database Project (previously on Mefi), I've started a new blog on the history of reading. My aim is to mix short announcements and CFPs with longer, more detailed posts on reading history and the resources to be found in particular archives. Posts so far include: Reading in Prison and The Lived Experience of Reading in World War I.
posted by Sonny Jim at 12:50 PM on May 5, 2010
As part of the Reading Experience Database Project (previously on Mefi), I've started a new blog on the history of reading. My aim is to mix short announcements and CFPs with longer, more detailed posts on reading history and the resources to be found in particular archives. Posts so far include: Reading in Prison and The Lived Experience of Reading in World War I.
posted by Sonny Jim at 12:50 PM on May 5, 2010
The Internet Archive Book Drive
The Internet Archive has launched a project to make books available to the print-disabled community in the DAISY format. Donate books to IA and we will turn them into DAISY books, which will be made available on the relaunched Open Library site.
posted by rajbot at 2:08 PM on May 7, 2010 - 3 comments
The Internet Archive has launched a project to make books available to the print-disabled community in the DAISY format. Donate books to IA and we will turn them into DAISY books, which will be made available on the relaunched Open Library site.
posted by rajbot at 2:08 PM on May 7, 2010 - 3 comments
Magnetic Sonogram Frames
My wife makes adorable letterpress-printed magnetic frames designed to proudly display sonograms on the refrigerator. She's been selling them through some local baby boutiques, but I wanted her to have a spiffy e-commerce site so pregnant ladies anywhere could have a cute way to display that weird curled fax paper on which they print the ultrasound results.
posted by ba at 11:11 AM on April 2, 2010 - 1 comment
My wife makes adorable letterpress-printed magnetic frames designed to proudly display sonograms on the refrigerator. She's been selling them through some local baby boutiques, but I wanted her to have a spiffy e-commerce site so pregnant ladies anywhere could have a cute way to display that weird curled fax paper on which they print the ultrasound results.
posted by ba at 11:11 AM on April 2, 2010 - 1 comment
Steel Mouse Pads
It'll never work! But it does. This isn't steel with a plastic or teflon coating. This is unadulterated, hot-rolled, mild steel. It's worked into various shapes, finished smooth, burnished, and customized with your own mark, if desired. The final surface treatment enhances the function of optical and laser mice while reducing friction between the pad and mouse. The pad, over time, develops a patina that improves the feel and optical pick-up. Beyond the shapes offered, I can customize your pad design to whatever fits your desk, or imagination. Customization is encouraged.
posted by greenskpr at 2:58 PM on March 31, 2010 - 16 comments
It'll never work! But it does. This isn't steel with a plastic or teflon coating. This is unadulterated, hot-rolled, mild steel. It's worked into various shapes, finished smooth, burnished, and customized with your own mark, if desired. The final surface treatment enhances the function of optical and laser mice while reducing friction between the pad and mouse. The pad, over time, develops a patina that improves the feel and optical pick-up. Beyond the shapes offered, I can customize your pad design to whatever fits your desk, or imagination. Customization is encouraged.
posted by greenskpr at 2:58 PM on March 31, 2010 - 16 comments
Historic Joplin - a website on the history of Joplin, Missouri
A site created by myself and another MeFite to cover the history of Joplin, Missouri. Joplin began as a lead and zinc mining boom town in Southwest Missouri in the early 1880's and quickly established a rich history as it grew from a thoroughfare of clapboard buildings to a main street lined with impressive brick and stone buildings, such as the eight story Connor Hotel, all in just a couple decades.
posted by Atreides at 7:08 AM on March 15, 2010 - 7 comments
A site created by myself and another MeFite to cover the history of Joplin, Missouri. Joplin began as a lead and zinc mining boom town in Southwest Missouri in the early 1880's and quickly established a rich history as it grew from a thoroughfare of clapboard buildings to a main street lined with impressive brick and stone buildings, such as the eight story Connor Hotel, all in just a couple decades.
posted by Atreides at 7:08 AM on March 15, 2010 - 7 comments
Kit Williams' Masquerade: The Full Story
In 1979 the British artist Kit Williams buried a golden hare somewhere in the UK countryside and published a book full of painted clues to its whereabouts. Masquerade sold over a million copies worldwide, sparked a global craze and brought Williams a quite unwelcome degree of fame. I've written about Masquerade for both The Idler and BBC Radio 4, and now I've posted an epic essay on my own website telling the whole story from Williams' original inspiration for the book to his surprise reunion with the hare 33 years later. Along the way, we'll pick apart the threads of whole 'Ken Thomas' affair and watch the curtain fall on Rod Argent's forgotten Masquerade musical. Enjoy!
posted by Paul Slade at 8:46 AM on February 15, 2010 - 4 comments
In 1979 the British artist Kit Williams buried a golden hare somewhere in the UK countryside and published a book full of painted clues to its whereabouts. Masquerade sold over a million copies worldwide, sparked a global craze and brought Williams a quite unwelcome degree of fame. I've written about Masquerade for both The Idler and BBC Radio 4, and now I've posted an epic essay on my own website telling the whole story from Williams' original inspiration for the book to his surprise reunion with the hare 33 years later. Along the way, we'll pick apart the threads of whole 'Ken Thomas' affair and watch the curtain fall on Rod Argent's forgotten Masquerade musical. Enjoy!
posted by Paul Slade at 8:46 AM on February 15, 2010 - 4 comments
Samuel Johnson Online Exhibition
I work at Houghton Library at Harvard, and we have the world's best collection of rare books and manuscripts about the life and work of Samuel Johnson. In honor of Johnson's 300th birthday, we've put the collection on display, with an accompanying online exhibition. It's just our second online exhibition ever, so I'm especially interested to hear MeFites' feedback on the design and ease of use of the site.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 8:45 AM on August 26, 2009 - 13 comments
I work at Houghton Library at Harvard, and we have the world's best collection of rare books and manuscripts about the life and work of Samuel Johnson. In honor of Johnson's 300th birthday, we've put the collection on display, with an accompanying online exhibition. It's just our second online exhibition ever, so I'm especially interested to hear MeFites' feedback on the design and ease of use of the site.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 8:45 AM on August 26, 2009 - 13 comments
The Thumping Guide to New York City
I'm making a map of all the publicly-accessible objects in NYC that make exceptionally cool sounds when you thump on them with your fists. Or at least some of them. I've just started the collection, and hope to receive a lot of user contributions to fill out the map.
posted by moonmilk at 8:36 PM on September 2, 2009 - 13 comments
I'm making a map of all the publicly-accessible objects in NYC that make exceptionally cool sounds when you thump on them with your fists. Or at least some of them. I've just started the collection, and hope to receive a lot of user contributions to fill out the map.
posted by moonmilk at 8:36 PM on September 2, 2009 - 13 comments
Terrapin Gardens Farm
When I registered the domain in 2000 I had no clue I would fall in love, get married, leave DC, move to Vermont and start a sheep and llama farm with the same name. But here we are, raising heritage breed Navajo-Churro sheep—along with two guard llamas—for their beautiful fiber; nine chickens for their eggs and bug eating abilities; and two crazy Boston Terriers for companionship on cold, snowy, winter nights ... and ability to make us laugh.
posted by terrapin at 7:25 PM on September 7, 2009 - 14 comments
When I registered the domain in 2000 I had no clue I would fall in love, get married, leave DC, move to Vermont and start a sheep and llama farm with the same name. But here we are, raising heritage breed Navajo-Churro sheep—along with two guard llamas—for their beautiful fiber; nine chickens for their eggs and bug eating abilities; and two crazy Boston Terriers for companionship on cold, snowy, winter nights ... and ability to make us laugh.
posted by terrapin at 7:25 PM on September 7, 2009 - 14 comments