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The Art & Life of my Aunt, Annie Truxell
My aunt, now in her 80s, is a well known painter who has lived a long and fascinating life all over the world. We call her the Queen of Bohemia: her adventures have been legendary, encompassing Greenwich Village in the 50s, London in the 60s and India in the 70s. She was friends with Franz Klein, Bill de Kooning, Truman Capote, Terry Southern, Mati Klarwein & many other wild & woolly people. For the last three months, my web designing friend Susan Lee, my brother Bill, Annie and I have all been working on this site: a catalogue raisonne of Annie's work. I wrote the text; Susan did all the hard work of scanning & design; Annie changed the painting titles every five days; Bill bought the beer. It has been a labor of love and it's wonderful to be able to share her work with the world.
posted by mygothlaundry at 7:37 AM on July 9, 2009 - 9 comments
My aunt, now in her 80s, is a well known painter who has lived a long and fascinating life all over the world. We call her the Queen of Bohemia: her adventures have been legendary, encompassing Greenwich Village in the 50s, London in the 60s and India in the 70s. She was friends with Franz Klein, Bill de Kooning, Truman Capote, Terry Southern, Mati Klarwein & many other wild & woolly people. For the last three months, my web designing friend Susan Lee, my brother Bill, Annie and I have all been working on this site: a catalogue raisonne of Annie's work. I wrote the text; Susan did all the hard work of scanning & design; Annie changed the painting titles every five days; Bill bought the beer. It has been a labor of love and it's wonderful to be able to share her work with the world.
posted by mygothlaundry at 7:37 AM on July 9, 2009 - 9 comments
Angry Octopus Comics
My daughter, almost 8 years old, decided to create a webcomic as one of her summer projects. The premise: an octopus who always ends up angry. After having her pitch several strip ideas, we decided updating twice weekly for the summer made sense. She creates some art, I doodle a bit, then stitch everything together in Photoshop. We'll experiment with different methods (chalk, collage, maybe LEGO) throughout the summer.
posted by mikepop at 11:07 AM on July 6, 2009 - 20 comments
My daughter, almost 8 years old, decided to create a webcomic as one of her summer projects. The premise: an octopus who always ends up angry. After having her pitch several strip ideas, we decided updating twice weekly for the summer made sense. She creates some art, I doodle a bit, then stitch everything together in Photoshop. We'll experiment with different methods (chalk, collage, maybe LEGO) throughout the summer.
posted by mikepop at 11:07 AM on July 6, 2009 - 20 comments
Read Moby Dick This Summer
Inspired by "Infinite Summer," my project aims to get people to read Melville's classic this summer - and discuss it along the way in the message board.
posted by jbickers at 7:09 PM on June 10, 2009 - 3 comments
Inspired by "Infinite Summer," my project aims to get people to read Melville's classic this summer - and discuss it along the way in the message board.
posted by jbickers at 7:09 PM on June 10, 2009 - 3 comments
scspell -- a spell checker for source code
I was surprised to find that there didn't seem to be any open source spell checking applications targeted at source code. So I wrote one. It is not limited to comments or literal strings: meaningfulVariableNames are_also_checked. I'm a little disturbed at how well it seems to work in practice, given the exceedingly simple core algorithm.
posted by Galvatron at 5:35 PM on June 8, 2009 - 1 comment
I was surprised to find that there didn't seem to be any open source spell checking applications targeted at source code. So I wrote one. It is not limited to comments or literal strings: meaningfulVariableNames are_also_checked. I'm a little disturbed at how well it seems to work in practice, given the exceedingly simple core algorithm.
posted by Galvatron at 5:35 PM on June 8, 2009 - 1 comment
Twitcaps: Watching the World
A new, visual view of all the pictures posted by Twitter users around the world. See an image you like? Re-tweet to your friends, or capture the image and save it for later. As the images are sourced from an unfiltered public view, they may be NSFW.
posted by BoatMeme at 8:09 AM on June 1, 2009 - 2 comments
A new, visual view of all the pictures posted by Twitter users around the world. See an image you like? Re-tweet to your friends, or capture the image and save it for later. As the images are sourced from an unfiltered public view, they may be NSFW.
posted by BoatMeme at 8:09 AM on June 1, 2009 - 2 comments
FLEE!, a simple flash game
I'm teaching myself AS3/Flash, and this is my first attempt at a game. It's very simple, and has a combinatoric soundtrack based on nine improvised counterpoint-ish things I recorded yesterday.
posted by cortex at 11:05 AM on May 24, 2009 - 25 comments
I'm teaching myself AS3/Flash, and this is my first attempt at a game. It's very simple, and has a combinatoric soundtrack based on nine improvised counterpoint-ish things I recorded yesterday.
posted by cortex at 11:05 AM on May 24, 2009 - 25 comments
The most frequently cited books on Human Relations from Ask.MetaFilter
I counted every amazon link on every single question and answer page (5,427 pages) from the human relations category of Ask.MetaFilter. This spans more than five years worth of advice. The results are pretty interesting. I also did this for the work & money category.
posted by philosophistry at 11:31 PM on April 5, 2009 - 2 comments
I counted every amazon link on every single question and answer page (5,427 pages) from the human relations category of Ask.MetaFilter. This spans more than five years worth of advice. The results are pretty interesting. I also did this for the work & money category.
posted by philosophistry at 11:31 PM on April 5, 2009 - 2 comments
BAB, The Ikea Baby
Ikea-style instructions for assembling a baby. I made these for a friend of mine who's expecting this summer.
posted by albrecht at 9:09 PM on March 4, 2009 - 8 comments
Ikea-style instructions for assembling a baby. I made these for a friend of mine who's expecting this summer.
posted by albrecht at 9:09 PM on March 4, 2009 - 8 comments
The Saddest Bear of All
A children's book about a young girl's friendship with a morose bear.
posted by dng at 3:59 PM on March 3, 2009 - 12 comments
A children's book about a young girl's friendship with a morose bear.
posted by dng at 3:59 PM on March 3, 2009 - 12 comments
Film Addict
In response to one of those stupid Facebook note memes, I've made a page where it's easy to show how you are The Best at watching movies. How many of the top 250 movies have you watched? Why hasn't your co-worker seen The Godfather, what the hell is his problem?
posted by Plutor at 10:17 AM on December 13, 2008 - 30 comments
In response to one of those stupid Facebook note memes, I've made a page where it's easy to show how you are The Best at watching movies. How many of the top 250 movies have you watched? Why hasn't your co-worker seen The Godfather, what the hell is his problem?
posted by Plutor at 10:17 AM on December 13, 2008 - 30 comments
Ajax Wikipedia Search
This is a small app with a specific goal - provide a better way to search through Wikipedia. I often go to Google to find Wikipedia pages on a specific topic. Having multiple search results in a sidebar makes it easy to skim through a variety of Wiki pages easily.
posted by chime at 7:21 AM on October 22, 2008 - 6 comments
This is a small app with a specific goal - provide a better way to search through Wikipedia. I often go to Google to find Wikipedia pages on a specific topic. Having multiple search results in a sidebar makes it easy to skim through a variety of Wiki pages easily.
posted by chime at 7:21 AM on October 22, 2008 - 6 comments
Library Finds
A blog about the cool books I find within the university Library where I work.
posted by inviolable at 8:45 PM on September 12, 2008 - 6 comments
A blog about the cool books I find within the university Library where I work.
posted by inviolable at 8:45 PM on September 12, 2008 - 6 comments
Cruciverbalizer - Crossword Builder/Player/Generator
I've put together a crossword builder and player in Javascript, along with a pretty weak random generation algorithm that only really works on 3x3 grids.
posted by clawtros at 7:05 PM on August 24, 2008 - 1 comment
I've put together a crossword builder and player in Javascript, along with a pretty weak random generation algorithm that only really works on 3x3 grids.
posted by clawtros at 7:05 PM on August 24, 2008 - 1 comment
Digitizing the letters of Samuel Johnson
The library where I work owns half of all the surviving correspondence of Samuel Johnson, and we've begun a project to digitize our collection. So far we've done the first 60 of the 132 folders. Click on the main link for a post on my blog with more information, or go directly to the finding aid, and scroll down to the letters which say "Click for color digital facsimile". I'd be interested to hear any feedback on the experience of using the site.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:59 PM on January 23, 2008
The library where I work owns half of all the surviving correspondence of Samuel Johnson, and we've begun a project to digitize our collection. So far we've done the first 60 of the 132 folders. Click on the main link for a post on my blog with more information, or go directly to the finding aid, and scroll down to the letters which say "Click for color digital facsimile". I'd be interested to hear any feedback on the experience of using the site.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:59 PM on January 23, 2008
Fray is Back!
Many MeFites will remember Fray from back in the day. From 1996-2005, it was a website devoted to true personal stories. It's been reborn as a printed quarterly book. The first issue Busted! True Stories of Getting Caught in the Act, will be published in January. You can read some of the stories now: Ugly in Norwalk by bank robber Joe Loya; Hobo Balls, about a wine tasting gone awry, by Eric Spitznagel; and Going Under, an interview with an undercover cop by Leah Peterson. Fray is community-suported, and they're open for subscriptions now.
posted by fraying at 8:55 PM on December 3, 2007
Many MeFites will remember Fray from back in the day. From 1996-2005, it was a website devoted to true personal stories. It's been reborn as a printed quarterly book. The first issue Busted! True Stories of Getting Caught in the Act, will be published in January. You can read some of the stories now: Ugly in Norwalk by bank robber Joe Loya; Hobo Balls, about a wine tasting gone awry, by Eric Spitznagel; and Going Under, an interview with an undercover cop by Leah Peterson. Fray is community-suported, and they're open for subscriptions now.
posted by fraying at 8:55 PM on December 3, 2007
Gideon's Key
I've always loved Gideon's Key stories, creepy little pieces of nanofiction purporting to be true stories. So I started writing my own, and posting them here. I plan to continually update the site, and hide pages and games within to keep people's interest.
posted by Shecky at 7:58 AM on November 17, 2007
I've always loved Gideon's Key stories, creepy little pieces of nanofiction purporting to be true stories. So I started writing my own, and posting them here. I plan to continually update the site, and hide pages and games within to keep people's interest.
posted by Shecky at 7:58 AM on November 17, 2007
atResume
atResume.com's online software can help you quickly put together professional resumes and cover letters. With over 100 resume and cover letter templates to choose from it’s easy to build your resume. Better still, atResume.com gives you the power to send and track when people have read it. It can also export to popular document formats like Word, PDF, and Text. Free trials are available.
posted by jbielby at 9:07 AM on October 30, 2007
atResume.com's online software can help you quickly put together professional resumes and cover letters. With over 100 resume and cover letter templates to choose from it’s easy to build your resume. Better still, atResume.com gives you the power to send and track when people have read it. It can also export to popular document formats like Word, PDF, and Text. Free trials are available.
posted by jbielby at 9:07 AM on October 30, 2007
An analogue variation on a digital theme.
I done did make book!
posted by peacay at 11:46 PM on October 19, 2007
I done did make book!
posted by peacay at 11:46 PM on October 19, 2007
SFUMATO
This is a webzine I've created as a platform for writers and nonwriters I know, from which they can share true stories based on a new theme every two months. Three issues so far: "The Dignity of Labor" (current), "Forbidden Love", and "Tales of Revenge".
posted by hermitosis at 10:24 PM on July 24, 2007
This is a webzine I've created as a platform for writers and nonwriters I know, from which they can share true stories based on a new theme every two months. Three issues so far: "The Dignity of Labor" (current), "Forbidden Love", and "Tales of Revenge".
posted by hermitosis at 10:24 PM on July 24, 2007
Question Party
Maybe it's best to leave you with the words of Will Carlough, creator of Question Party: "If I have to explain Question Party to you, I can't explain Question Party to you."
posted by the jam at 12:36 PM on July 17, 2007
Maybe it's best to leave you with the words of Will Carlough, creator of Question Party: "If I have to explain Question Party to you, I can't explain Question Party to you."
posted by the jam at 12:36 PM on July 17, 2007