Nelson's Linkblog 2004-10

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Votes from the grave

Do votes count after someone dies?

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Getting planet via arch

Ugh, yet another SCM system

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Kerry: 283 Bush: 246

That's quite a switch

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This is certainly perplexing

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Cory's righteous rant about iTunes breaking iPod download

2004-10-31 itunes • apple • osx • ip • ipod • gadgets • mac • drm • mp3 • music • digital_life • nelson:autotagged

Rogue taxidermy

2004-10-31 art • photo • awesome • strange • taxidermy • weird • nelson:autotagged

Rogue taxidermy

Photos (via jwz)

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Moon eclipse timelapse

Nice photo (via Slashdot)

2004-10-31 images • sci • eclipse • lunar • cool • nelson:autotagged

Whorf hypothesis

Experiment involving Amazon people with no words for numbers bigger than five (via Metafilter)

2004-10-31 cognitive • language • number-theory • south_america • anthropology • numbers • article • math • nelson:autotagged

Perl 6 critique

Editorial claims Perl 6 will be a failure.

2004-10-30 java • language • rant • python • programming • perl • programming/perl • perl6 • programming-languages • swsu • bad-ideas • nelson:autotagged

GTA: SA tag map

Amazing how fast people do this

2004-10-30 technerd • gta • ukquake • cheats • gta:sanandreas • gta:sa • games • ps2 • <pixie> • gaming • ukq:irc • nelson:autotagged

Simple lossless animation format, old but still good

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Bush campaign ad lie

Nice image of the photoshop work

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PyDecorator: memoize

Clever use of decorators

2004-10-29 patterns • python • decorators • cache • programming • memoization • recipe • blogmarks • design-pattern • caching • aypwip • nelson:autotagged

Tron: the Rock Opera

Great find by Waxy

2004-10-29 tron • random • whatever • music • mp3 • fun • sf • film • nelson:autotagged

Thoughtful essay on the implications of CJ watching his weight

2004-10-29 geeky • technerd • funny • culture • image • body • quotes • gaming • games • req'd_reading • social • nelson:autotagged

One of the funniest things in GTA, he has his own web site

2004-10-29 gta • people • tv • media • recording • technofile • production • games • radio • technology • grand_theft_auto • nelson:autotagged

Hello Kitty has a blog!

Kawaii (via Joi Ito)

2004-10-29 :japanese • blogs • hellokitty • kitty • blog • photos • weblog • cuteness • hello • nelson:autotagged

Spidering radio

Raffi does a bit of bitscraping

2004-10-29 playlist • python • media • hacks • radio • music • data • nelson:autotagged

3 foot tall, 20,000 year old, fire-lighting group hunting primates

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How humiliating; paper sticking to your sweaty bald head

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This is cute (via BoingBoing)

2004-10-27 show:ella • toread • communication • adaptive_design • mmorpgs • modding • games • writeme:avatars • nelson:autotagged

Gameboy accessory for diabetics

2004-10-26 med • goodies • seriousgames • game • gadgets • gaming • gameboy • health • toys • videogames • diabetes • nelson:autotagged

Nice clear explanation

2004-10-26 code • java • toread • language • computing • lisp • programming • closures • compsci • martinfowler • ruby • nelson:autotagged

380 tons of GYWO

I love this comic

2004-10-26 funny • humor • humour • comics • gywo • bush • cartoons • fun • politics • comic • war • nelson:autotagged

Felt this one, it's online in two minutes.

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Wolfpacks for Truth

Setting the record straight (via MetaFilter)

2004-10-24 funny • humor • ads • humour • kerry • political • bush • election • fun • politics • left • nelson:autotagged

SNL lipsync gaffe

Ashlee Simpson blows the lip sync on live TV

2004-10-24 music • mefi • goodies • nelson:autotagged

Tokyo fall leaves

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Gay New Zealand

2004-10-24 gay • newzealand • nelson:autotagged

Bush owns the sky

It's a real pain in the ass to fly in a private plane when Bush is out campaigning

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History of Electro Funk- JahSonic

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Reasons for war

So many to choose from! (via MeFi)

2004-10-23 reference • usa • datavis • bush • infographics • politics • terrorism • iraq • war • issues • uspolitics • nelson:autotagged

NES Bowdlerization

Changes in Nintendo games for the non-Japanese market (via Waxy)

2004-10-23 funny • psychology • gaming • culture • histroy • games • censorship • nintendo • videogames • nes • history • nelson:autotagged

Socks the Cat SNES

Unmade game, but check out the cover art! (via Waxy)

2004-10-23 gaming • nelson:autotagged

still works; 3 out of 4 Bush supports believe in Iraq WMD or Iraq/Al Qaeda

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Blu-Ray will win

Gizmodo analysis (via Slashdot)

2004-10-22 media • dvd • cd-dvd • blu-ray • standard • gadgets • hdtv • hddvd • tech • bluray • review • nelson:autotagged

Morrowind sequel

Preview of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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Life before widespread tcp/ip

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Every pore revealed

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Using a debugger

I'm still a caveman, but I'm impressed with this new technology called 'breakpoint'

2004-10-21 heuristics • java • debugger • debugging • programming • eclipse • software.debugging • debug • tips • ide • nelson:autotagged

Yes is the clear winner!

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Famous, but with the wrong name

2004-10-21 privacy • via:mathowie • media • tech • advertising • *adam • < • nelson:autotagged

Firefox Slogger

Save every page you see in Firefox

2004-10-21 web • search • software • firefox • extension • slogger • mozilla • extensions • history • tools • browser • nelson:autotagged

O'Reilly's new book

As conceived by Fark (via BoingBoing)

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on terraserver; I can recognize my neighbour's car

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Kyo-Ya does a formal Kaiseki

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Looking into what it'd take to profit on a small indie game (via Slashdot)

2004-10-20 vgames/general • development • exchange_value • business • temp • game • games • adventure • design • area/code • bigend • nelson:autotagged

Kerry: 291 Bush: 247

Current Electoral Vote Predictor 2004

2004-10-20 statistics • kerry • elections • us • maps • bush • election • news • vote • politics • voting • nelson:autotagged

Flickr: Zeitgeist

Random photos from Flickr

2004-10-20 web • zeitgeist • photo • photography • flash • blog • photos • design • flickr • tools • blogging • nelson:autotagged

slang word d'year

2004-10-19 linguistics • toread • chavs • culture • dictionary • language • etymology • chav • words • definitions • slang • nelson:autotagged

Temporal astronomy

LSST: imaging the whole night sky every three days (via Slashdot, Rob Pike interview)

2004-10-18 web2.0 • google • imported • telescope • space • science • astronomia • survey • corrector • astronomy • ciencia • nelson:autotagged

Free ISO 12233 chart

Good luck calibrating your printout

2004-10-18 art • photo • photography • chart • geek • camera • iso • digital • test • pdf • .imported • nelson:autotagged

JVM / CLR benchmarks

Some synthetic benchmark results, kind of interesting

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Live free, little copywriter! (via BoingBoing)

2004-10-18 funny • campaign • humor • ads • humour • marketing • advertisements • failure • advertising • advertisement • art • nelson:autotagged

Prehistoric erotic imagery (via BoingBoing)

2004-10-12 rupestre • prehistoric • art • illustration • erotic • arte • nylon • design • inspiration • archive • history • nelson:autotagged

Tony Hawk / Ghyslan

Star Wars Kid in a video game

2004-10-12 funny • videogame • humor • humour • technerd • starwars • gaming • games • web • nerd • popculture • nelson:autotagged

I know how the baby feels

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Microsoft MHT gaffe

MS tries to release required documents in a Microsoft-proprietary format.

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Ron Jeremy / Goatse

Everyone's first time is special (via Metafilter)

2004-10-11 meme • funny • humor • via:mefi • photo • goatse • to-be-cleaned • sex • geek • strange • fun • nelson:autotagged

Mac emulator scene

Zophar's Domain, beware the popups

2004-10-10 osx • console • gaming • downloads • emulators • free • nes • mac • games • sega • genesis • nelson:autotagged

Spiritual successor to System Shock 2 (via Joystiq)

2004-10-09 ukquake • games • foppery • ukq:irc • <pixie> • game-system_shock • nelson:autotagged

Tiny plaid ninjas

Amusing flash with a clever effect (via Screenhead)

2004-10-09 funny • humour • entertainment • comics • flash • animation • cartoons • online • fun • cool • flashimation • nelson:autotagged

Dejarik figures

The little holochess claymation bit is one of my favourite parts of Star Wars

2004-10-09 starwars • nelson:autotagged

NYT on Is Bush Wired?

I never thought this story would get as far as the NYT

2004-10-09 election • nelson:autotagged

60 CPUs per world! (via Slashdot)

2004-10-08 business • comics • virtualworlds • process • gamedev • games • nelson:autotagged

$100 cheesesteak

Sounds kinda good

2004-10-07 food • ridiculous • nelson:autotagged

The Straight Dope: What's a runcible spoon?

2004-10-07 utensils • poetry • words • nelson:autotagged

The owl and the pussycat

I didn't know that this poem made up the word "runcible spoon"

2004-10-07 funny • story • literature • animals • favourite • poetry • verse • good • bedtime • english • children • nelson:autotagged

Praising short games

I agree: don't make games long just for the sake of length (via Sutter)

2004-10-07 short • games • rant • video • too • design • nelson:autotagged

Python SQL wrapper

Simple things you can do to make database access look like Python code (via Daily Python URL)

2004-10-06 database • python • sql • programming • mysql • example • nelson:autotagged

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This seems a bit crazy, but then again... (via BoingBoing)

2004-10-06 usa • media • wired • blog • bush • conspiracy • tech • election • 2004 • news • politics • nelson:autotagged

John Woo / He Man

2004-10-05 he-man • nostalgia • 80'scartoons • nelson:autotagged

Iraq / Al Qaeda flipflop

Rummy can't get the story straight

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Parkour elements

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Integer sequences

Online encyclopedia (via Metafilter)

2004-10-04 search • reference • sequence • science • sequences • geek • encyclopedia • numbers • integer • mathematics • math • nelson:autotagged

Interrogation story

Detailed account from both sides about the interrogation of a North Vietnamese officer (via Cryptogram)

2004-10-04 cia • usa • rights • civil • coldwar • interrogation • vietnam • @readit • human • politics • espionage • nelson:autotagged

Halsey Minor moolah

Going a bit nuts with the venture capital

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Hey, boring game designers! Go back to the well! (via Kottke)

2004-10-04 gaming • literature • games • reference • plot • writing • game • books • design • rpg • plots • nelson:autotagged

Hot Links screenshots

Hooray, the images are back

2004-10-04 web • links • aggregator • blogs • daily • blog • social • news • bookmarks • rss • cool • nelson:autotagged

Builds custom PCs for you that are super quiet

2004-10-02 silentpc • shopping • silent • computers • quiet • hardware • pc • computer • diy • htpc • store • nelson:autotagged

You Forgot Poland

how could you forget Poland? (via Metafilter)

2004-10-01 funny • humor • humour • political • poland • satire • bush • election • fun • politics • debate • nelson:autotagged

Klingon death metal

For the Glory of Qo'Nos! (via Metafilter)

2004-10-01 music.metal • nelson:autotagged

Berkeley parade

Funny critiques of stupid hippies

2004-10-01 funny • humor • parade • humour • society • morfordesque • photos • california • berkeley • fun • politics • nelson:autotagged

Debate text analysis

Cameron does some simple syntactic analysis to see what noun phrases the candidates favour

2004-10-01 linguistics • usa • propaganda • election-2004 • analysis • perl • fun • politics • america • data • debate • nelson:autotagged