October 2007
59 posts
Google’s Open Social API →
As reported on TechCrunch one and half month ago, Google is going to launch a new API, now we know it as Open Social. According to a recent post on TechCrunch, the API will be launched this Thursday Google Time, though Garett Rogers, who had the chance to play with the API before it became publicly available, says that the planned launch date is the 5th of November. (”Remember, remember, the...
It looks like Google will soon support connecting... →
It looks like Google will soon support connecting to popular IM networks so you can chat with all your contacts through Google Talk. Until they do, you can do the same by setting up Google Talk with third party Jabber servers yourself.
Google Maps Halloween Witch →
Google replaced the yellow person icon with a witch icon on Google Maps Street View today, and probably for the next couple days, to celebrate my birthoween (or Halloween). :)
Can’t wait for the doodle. :)
[via Google Blogoscoped]
Tidy up your filesystem with FSlint →
Over time, a filesystem accumulates a lot of useless items. FSlint is a nifty little tool that helps you clean your filesystem by pointing out junk in the form of empty directories, corrupt symlinks, files with bad names, duplicate and temp files, and more. However, its usefulness is marred by a virtually total lack of documentation and a GUI that takes some getting used to.
Screenshots of Gmail 2.0 →
Philipp Lenssen of Google Blogoscoped broke the news that Google is now rolling out the new version of Gmail - known as Gmail 2.0 - to some users. Users that are invited to test out the new Gmail will be able to see a “Newer Version” link on the top right corner.
The new Gmail features a revamped contact manager (shown above), is something that many Gmail users hoped Google to improve on...
10/26/07 PHD comic: 'Quantum Gradnamics, pt. 2 of... →
Piled Higher
& Deeper by Jorge
Cham
www.phdcomics.com
title:
“Quantum Gradnamics, pt. 2 of 3” - originally published
10/26/2007
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Spore komt naar de Wii! →
Will Wright in hoogst eigen persoon heeft bevestigd dat Spore ook voor de Wii zal verschijnen. Eerder had de man al gezegd dat hij laaiend enthousiast was over de Wii, dus men kon al verwachten dat Spore zijn weg naar de Wii ging vinden, maar nu is het dus officieel.
Spore draait volledig om de evolutie […]
Balloon-dog anatomy →
Balloon-dog anatomy
Pneumatic Anatomica, an illustration by ~freeny at Deviant Art, shows the notional (and insanely detailed) anatomy of a balloon doggy. Link
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Most Energy Efficient Transportation Mode? →
Did you know that the bicycle is the most energy efficient transportation mode? It is 3 times more efficient than walking, 5 times more efficient than using the train and 15 to 20 times more efficient than driving a car.
Transport & Mobility Leuven (TML), Belgium, studies the problems that occur with mobility and logistics. TML research focuses on traffic management, transport economics,...
FreeRice: Play a Game and Feed the Hungry →
It’s not exactly on-message but it’s addictive and it’s for a good cause. FreeRice is a computer “game” that tests your vocabulary and for every word that you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated through the United Nations to end world hunger.
Curious? It’s simple: a word pops up with multiple choice answers. If you click the right one then a harder...
Location Photos for Upcoming "Half-Blood... →
Previously, we told you filming for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie was to take place this week in the village of Lacock, England. TLC reader Phil was thoughtful enough to take a few photos of Church…
“AmaterasUML is an Eclipse plug-in for drawing UML class-diagram, and UML...”
– AmaterasUML - Project Amateras
Eye Chart | DumbJerks.com
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Instantbird
Instantbird xul based im client… interesting (via Jeroen Avonts’ shared items in Google Reader)
Belgische Umicorewagen leidt zonnewagenrace
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Drinks: Taste Wine Like a Connoisseur
Learn to get the most out of your vino with wikiHow’s beginners’ guide to appreciating a good glass of wine. This simple tutorial gives you the why’s behind the actions, i.e., why do people swirl the wine in their glass (to mix oxygen in, among other things), why should you sniff it (to get the full bouquet of flavors in the wine), and why should you hold it up to the light (to...
Sinfest for 2007-10-21
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Spiegelbeeld op vakantie.
Een grapje uithalen is altijd leuk. Met deze grap zou je wel eens kunnen twijfelen aan je eigen bestaan. (via Jeroen Avonts’ shared items in Google Reader)
Trevi
Hilarische taferelen in Rome gisteren: een onbekende gooide er ineens een pot knalrode verf (Asfaltkonijn heeft er trouwens niets mee te maken) in de wereldberoemde Trevi fontein. Waardoor het water dus onmiddelijk volledig rood kleurde, en zelfs de fontein rood water spoot. Daar kunnen we nog iets van leren, op guerrilla marketing gebied ..
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Photoshops
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100%: Sophisticated Simplicity, Almost Sustainable
Hironao Tsuboi, half of 100%, the Japanese design duo responsible for the thought-provoking near miss Lamp/Lamp, has some pretty interesting things to say about design in an interview with PingMag. Among the tastier nuggets are his thoughts about what makes good design: the “timeless products [that] won’t get thrown away or get rusty, since they are here to stay. That would be good...
Mario Kart Wii zal online speelbaar zijn met 12...
Uit vorige geruchten bleek dat Mario Kart Wii online speelbaar zou zijn met 16 personen. De game die al zo lang de populairste game uit de Mario reeks is zal echter maar met 12 personen online kunnen gespeeld worden. Dit heeft Mr. Iwata bevestigd
Mario Kart Wii zal ook met een stuurwiel geleverd worden en […]
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Computer vangt eiwit
Voor het eerst is het gelukt om een computeralgoritme te schrijven dat de 3D-vorm van een gevouwen eiwit correct voorspelt, enkel aan de hand van de aminozuurvolgorde. Nature, dat de resultaten deze week online heeft gezet, spreekt van een echte doorbraak. Lees meer … C2W Lees meer … Nature Bezoek de officiële website van het BOINC-project Rosetta@home (via Jeroen Avonts’ shared...
The Joy of Tech for Wed, 17 Oct
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Get Out of the Car, Lose Weight
No Impact Man posts this interesting graph showing what happens when more of the population walks, cycles, or takes public transit: they are generally skinnier and healthier. Given that the alternatives to driving are all better for the environment, aid in the struggle for energy independence, and delay the impact of peak oil, Why do our planners and elected representatives even permit low...
Banking So Advanced
Last month, I wrote about US financial institutions, their failure to implement two-factor authentication, and the absurdity that has become Wish-It-Was Two Factor authentication. I thought that’d be the last I’d write about the topic, but when Steven King pointed me towards his bank, Synergy One. I couldn’t resist a follow-up.
First and foremost, Synergy One seems to be a...
The Volitan: The Solar/Wind Powered Concept...
Might the Volitan presage a new generation of lightweight, fully sustainable boats? It certainly sounds good on paper: the futuristic vessel would use solid sails - equipped with double layer solar cell panels - to harness both wind and solar energy and would have an incredibly light, stiff body structure, courtesy of its carbon fiber and epoxy resin composite-made shell and carbon-foam core...
Little Paris
Parijs op een miste morgen? Niets is minder waar. Deze foto is genomen in Hangzou (China), waar een paar duizend chinezen 5 jaar lang heeft gebouwd aan een life-size replica van Parijs. Inclusief fake Eifeltoren, dat spreekt voor zich. Volgens mij wordt dit een redelijk luxueuze wijk. Frankrijk en vooral de Franse cultuur/taal is trouwens bijzonder hot in China (in Japan ook trouwens, als er...
Stunt 'Tragger Hippy' brengt politie op de been
Een stunt van het sketchprogramma Tragger Hippy op KanaalTwee aan de Brugse gevangenis heeft gisteren tot groot alarm geleid. Vier mannen in gevangenisplunje deden alsof ze net uit de gevangenis…
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10/15/07 PHD comic: 'Keeping your paper within...
Piled Higher
& Deeper by Jorge
Cham
www.phdcomics.com
title:
“Keeping your paper within the page limit” - originally published
10/15/2007
For the latest news in PHD Comics, CLICK HERE!
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Comic for 16 Oct 2007
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Video Conferencing: In-Browser Video Chat with...
New video chat web app TokBox offers much the same functionality as Skype and other services when it comes to live chat, but embedded video emails and no need for software downloads set it apart. The site’s interface aims for simplicity, offering single-button starts for launching video chat or recording a new message, and interfaces with web cams and microphones through Flash’s...
Turing Test
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Zoek de 5 verschillen.
Het is vrijdag, de werkweek zit er bijna op en de productiviteit is wat gezakt. Tijd voor een spelletje dus!
Deze keer is het heel simpel. Vind de vijf verschillen en je gaat naar het volgende plaatje. (via Jeroen Avonts’ shared items in Google Reader)
Wii Lightsaber voor het eerst in actie op Gamecity...
Op de Gamecity beurs in Nottingham kan je voor het eerst The Force voelen stromen door je wiimote en met je lightsaber een hoop onguur ruimtegespuis in lego vorm kleinhakken.
Op de gamecity beurs van 24 tot 28 oktober zal Lucasarts op vrijdag voor het eerst zijn Wii lightsaber in LucasArts’ Lego Star Wars: The Complete […]
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Error'd: Do Not Click!
This popped up for Steve in Lotus Notes. I wonder if this is what happens when you click buttons labeled “do not click!”
Alan C. came in to work one morning to find that someone had helpfully labeled all the cables on one of the hotdesks. How did they ever cope before?
Brian was using an internal tool at work and ran into this next error. Naturally, the window doesn’t...
Exploits of a Mom
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In Brief: Google has acquired microblogging...
Google has acquired microblogging service Jaiku, though one might wonder why they didn’t jump for the more popular Twitter.
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09 oktober: De ornicopter
De ornicopter is een klapwiekende helicopter die geen staartrotor nodig heeft. Hoe werkt dat? Een filmpje van de TU Delft legt het in drie minuten uit. Lees het volledige artikel… (via Jeroen Avonts’ shared items in Google Reader)
Kunstwerk weggeveegd door kuisploeg
Een slogan op de gevel van een gerenommeerde kunstgalerij in Sussex, die was bedoeld als kunstwerk, werd door een schoonmaakploeg van de stad weggeveegd.
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Japanse wereldkampioen Rubik's Cube
Een Japanse tiener sleepte tijdens het wereldkampioenschap Rubik’s Cube vijfduizend euro in de wacht. De zestienjarige Yu Nakajima deed er amper dertien seconden over om de bekende kubus op te lossen.
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Search Techniques: Google now allows you to "join"...
Google now allows you to “join” one of their Experimental Web Search projects to give ‘em a test drive. Our favorite is still the Gmail-like j/k keyboard shortcuts experiment. [via]
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Hoe hygiënisch is jouw toetsenbord?
Op deze website kunt ge berekenen hoeveel bacteriën op uw toetsenbord wonen. Mijn toetsenbord huisvest er 2.381.820 wat volgens de site evenveel is als op 476 toiletbrillen. Klinkt niet erg proper… Hoe zit het met uw toetsenbordiaanse hygiëne? Doe de test hier. (via Jeroen Avonts’ shared items in Google Reader)
Google Rubik’s Cube
Google gave out a whole bunch of Google-branding Rubik’s Cubes to the gadget geeks during an Engadget Tokyo reader meetup at Google’s Tokyo office. The six faces of the Cubes are icons Google Earth, Picasa, Google Labs, Google Mobile, the Google logo and umm, I am not sure about the last one, presumingly my avatar. :P
[photo by Tomonobu Higashikawa, used under a CC-license] (via Jeroen...
DIY: Recycle an Old Scanner into a Super-Bright...
Do-it-yourselfer Kipkay salvaged parts from an old parallel port scanner and made a flexible, super-bright light by extracting the lamp and running it through clear tubing. He mounted the new lamp above his keyboard for night typing, but it seems like it would do well in any small dark place like under the stairs, in the attic or in basement storage, too. Recycled Scanner Hack! Video...
Politie en brandweer in actie om hete pepers in...
LONDEN - Een wel zeer pittige chilisaus heeft deze week voor opschudding gezorgd in de Londense wijk Soho. Voorbijgangers klaagden over een brandende keel, die werd veroorzaakt door een scherpe geur…
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Mister Miser: The Amazing Folding Urinal
In an example of what has be the perfect companion to the Dream Door fold-out bed, we present Mister Miser, the magical folding urinal that requires a scant 10 ounces of water per flush. TreeHugger loves space-efficient, folding design and water efficiency (though it doesn’t hold a candle to this flushless wonder); we just never thought we’d see the two put together in this truly...
The Mobile Track Apartment
We love transformable designs, ideas for small spaces, multifunctional space. We also love looking at the new designs on Yanko and show a lot of them. This design by Setmund Leung Kam Biu has been shown everywhere in the last few days, but we didn’t show this one. Why not? Perhaps it is the copy:
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