2/04/2009 @ 22:00 UTC
nelson : Git vs. Bazaar vs. Mercurial - Python project evaluates distributed source code control systems. In a shocker, picks the one implemented in Python
#2/04/2009 @ 22:00 UTC
jonhicks : Orchestrate - Easily schedule location based tasks and people - This is a big web app project that I worked on for most of 2008, and now it's launched!
#2/04/2009 @ 22:00 UTC
Jeremy Zawodny : OCZ Neutrino 10" DIY Netbook - OCZ Neutrino 10" DIY Netbook: if I didn't already have an NC10...
#2/04/2009 @ 21:00 UTC
deusx : Bed Bath & Beyond - Zojirushi Electric Water Dispensing Pot - "One-touch electric dispensing system has a micro computerized temperature control system to keep your water hot for your favorite beverages. Choice of three temperatures -- 208°, 195°, 175°. The dechlorinate mode reduces chlorine and musty orders
#2/04/2009 @ 21:00 UTC
Andy Baio : TinyURL/Bit.ly decoder for Greasemonkey - resolves 13 different URL shortening services, so no more mystery links from Twitter
#2/04/2009 @ 20:00 UTC
Jeremy Zawodny : For Some, Voice Mail Is Losing Its Allure - For Some, Voice Mail Is Losing Its Allure: yes, voicemail sucks
#2/04/2009 @ 18:00 UTC
nelson : Darwinia+ dev process - Detailed documents from an Xbox Live Arcade game. Development notes, Microsoft approval, etc.
#2/04/2009 @ 18:00 UTC
Simon Willison : Tracking UK Liberal Indecency - Tracking UK Liberal Indecency. The mashup I’ve been waiting for: Tom Hume used the Guardian Content API to track swearword usage over time.
#2/04/2009 @ 18:00 UTC
Andy Baio : Amazon announces Elastic MapReduce service - instant Hadoop cluster, pay only what you use
#2/04/2009 @ 18:00 UTC
nelson : Google's 12V servers - Some detail on Google hardware
Andy Baio : Google reveals details about its custom server hardware and datacenters - "It was our Manhattan Project" [via]
#2/04/2009 @ 17:00 UTC
Cameron Moll : FF Nelio OT - FF Nelio OT is a rather interesting mix of script and pixelated styles in the same typeface.
#2/04/2009 @ 17:00 UTC
Cameron Moll : Flickr Blog: Stargazing - I've been a stargazer since I was a young lad. The Flickr blog has a great collection of incredible astronomy photography.
#2/04/2009 @ 17:00 UTC
Cameron Moll : Ecoki, the eco-conscious news community - Ecoki, the eco-conscious news community. Nice idea. Equally nice design.
#2/04/2009 @ 17:00 UTC
gleuschk : YouTube - Railroad tank car vacuum implosion - watching this over and over
#2/04/2009 @ 17:00 UTC
Andy Baio : FileFront saved, original founders buy it back from Ziff-Davis - unfortunate timing, the community's still suspicious [via]
#2/04/2009 @ 17:00 UTC
Andy Baio : Valleywag on layoffs at Wired.com and Ars Technica - including Lore Sjöberg and Leander Kahney; they cut 25% back in November
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2/04/2009 @ 12:00 UTC
Simon Willison : Amazon Elastic MapReduce - Amazon Elastic MapReduce. Hadoop as a service. Basically a web based GUI around Hadoop—you could roll this yourself on EC2 but for a small markup on regular EC2 prices you get to avoid the extra work setting everything up. Data processing scripts can [via]
#2/04/2009 @ 12:00 UTC
Simon Willison : Google uncloaks once-secret server - Google uncloaks once-secret server. Instead of a data centre wide UPS and redundant power supplies, each Google server has its own 12V battery. They live in standard shipping containers, each holding 1,160 servers.
deusx : Google uncloaks once-secret server | Business Tech - CNET News - "Google's big surprise: each server has its own 12-volt battery to supply power if there's a problem with the main source of electricity. The company also revealed for the first time that since 2005, its data centers have been composed of s
#2/04/2009 @ 12:00 UTC
Simon Willison : Heap Dump Analysis - Heap Dump Analysis. Using jmap to dump the JVM’s memory to disk, then analysing it using the visualvm GUI tool.
#2/04/2009 @ 09:00 UTC
Simon Willison : On the ground at the G20 protests - On the ground at the G20 protests. Roo Reynolds got trapped in the square mile.
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2/04/2009 @ 08:00 UTC
joshua : It's Not Like You Can Predict Memes, but... - tracking the bizarre Goldeneye Gets Down meme
Andy Baio : Get Down, Goldeneye N64 glitch becomes Japanese meme - more on tilting and the crooked cartridge trick; hundreds of variations on YouTube, mostly from Nico Nico Douga
#2/04/2009 @ 06:00 UTC
Anil : My road-trip mix tape - On and On by Janet Jackson It's literally a song about cruising down the road with the top down. Dolphin by Prince It's about reincarnating a
#2/04/2009 @ 02:00 UTC
nelson : Xbox community games sales - Not much money being made
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2/04/2009 @ 02:00 UTC
nelson : Palestine archipeligo 2 - Larger version of the map I linked awhile back
#2/04/2009 @ 01:00 UTC
Jeremy Zawodny : Intel Xeon 5500 Release - Intel Xeon 5500 Release: drool
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