linkdump for 2008.05.29
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Obama Spoke Cards Hope To Attract Fixed Gear Demo
I guess this isn’t merch from the Obama organization, but I wonder if there will be a hipster backlash now that you can get little Obama signs to stick in the spokes of your fixie.
(del.icio.us tags: cycling politics hipsters)Bicycle Film Festival 2008: Austin
“More info coming soon.”
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linkdump for 2008.05.27
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City Pages: Moles Wanted
The FBI is looking for informants to go to “Vegan Potlucks” in the Twin Cities and report on potential protests during this years Republican National Convention.
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linkdump for 2008.05.25
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devrexster: “Lebendig” – Window Animations App
According to Lifehacker, this freeware utility is an Expose clone for Windoze. I’ll have to see if it works on my work machine.
(del.icio.us tags: useful interface hack)CUP – Making Policy Public
This series of pamphlets pairs a designer and a policy expert to explain an important policy issue in layperson’s terms.
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linkdump for 2008.05.20
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Wireless network nears scrap heap
Earthlink is working to dismantle the municipal wi-fi network in Philadelphia. I can’t say I’m surprised, but I’m a little disappointed.
(del.icio.us tags: end-of-life utilities Philadelphia wifi)Threat Level: Democrats Launch McCainpedia, An Attack Site Masquerading As A Wiki
I don’t really understand why people object to the DNC restricting write access to a wiki used for internal research.
(del.icio.us tags: elections politics2.0 wiki)PBS Independent Lens: T-Shirt Travels
This website for a documentary about how donated clothing has destroyed local textile industries in Africa has a nice infographic. The Salvation Army profits off selling donated clothing to Africa.
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linkdump for 2008.05.13
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Versiontracker: SWF & FLV Player
I have not used this, but it may make a nice OS X substitute for Swiff Player on OS X.
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linkdump for 2008.05.12
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FCC Fines Noncommercial Station for Enhanced Underwriting Announcments that Were too Commercial
Given the non-ad ads on that are on KUT all the damn time, I wondered when this would happen. The article doesn’t say what station was fined, however.
(del.icio.us tags: FCC advertising broadcast public_broadcasting)TapeDeck. ▸▸ The tape recorder…fast-forwarded to Mac OS X.
This audio recording application uses the interface metaphor of a portable cassette recorder from the 1980s. I wonder how relevant that is to users under thirty.
(del.icio.us tags: hmm mp3 interface audio OSX)Lifehacker: Powerset Searches the Wikipedia with Natural Language
This looks interesting, but I generally “search” MediaWiki wikis like Wikipedia by simply editing the URI with my keyword.
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linkdump for 2008.05.06
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Information Design Patterns
This work for a Master’s thesis identifies common techniques used in information design.
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linkdump for 2008.05.05
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The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It
Jonathan Zittrain’s new book on Internet law and policy is available online with a Creative-Commons license. This site presents the book in an interesting hypertext format that allows readers to comment on specific passages.
(del.icio.us tags: publicpolicy Web2.0 telecom CreativeCommons)MediaWiki Markup for WordPress
I practically think in MediaWiki markup these days, so this WordPress plugin could come in handy.
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linkdump for 2008.05.04
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Nick Sibicky, Composer – My Music
I saw “Life and Afterlife ” performed last night at the Eyes, Ears, and Feet recital and I really enjoyed it.
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linkdump for 2008.05.01
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User Labor: A framework for sustaining user labor across the web
“With User Labor, we propose an open data structure, User Labor Markup Language (ULML), to outline the metrics of user participation in social web services.”
(del.icio.us tags: metadata Web2.0 labor)QSR Magazine: Taco Bell Helps Oklahoma City Get Fit
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett has announced a partnership with Taco Bell promoting its “fresco menu” for the “Mayor’s Challenge” program, which encourages OKC residents to pursue healthy lifestyles.
(del.icio.us tags: health stupid OKC)Create Digital Music: Record Sales Up — No, Really, Actual Records
Vinyl LPs appear to be the only segment of the physical music business that is growing. I suspect music fans prefer the tactility and size of the LP format.
(del.icio.us tags: business music technology vinyl)Social Design Notes: Water Table(del.icio.us tags: weird information_design development journalism design)
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