Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog aboutarchivemastodonfeed
Camera lens tests
Detailed geeky data on lens performance
2006-06-30 lens • reference • photo • photography • canon • reviews • camera • test • nikon • review • lenses • nelson:autotagged
Google Checkout video
Actually pretty good! Google used to never do this kind of thing.
2006-06-29 google • shopping • googlecheckout • jordy • www.loftid.net • plaggger • video • movie • news • checkout • ecommerce • nelson:autotagged
Subversion quickstart
Nice crash course in using this version control system
2006-06-29 svn • articles • reference • howto • programming • subversion • development • tutorials • article • tutorial • software • nelson:autotagged
GFS Analyzed
Technical investigation by outsider (via Digg)
2006-06-28 google • toread • gfs • filesystem • storage • system • architecture • file • linux • article • technology • nelson:autotagged
Darik's Boot and Nuke
Floppy for erasing hard drives
2006-06-28 utility • privacy • utilities • sysadmin • linux • freeware • security • disk • tools • wipe • software • nelson:autotagged
Blink of an Eye
Flickr members submit their single best photo
2006-06-28 flikr • flickr • popular • photography • blink • photos • photo • images • fun • pool • cool • nelson:autotagged
Gamer Successories
Inspirational posters (via Joystiq)
2006-06-27 funny • art • gaming • poster • wow • blog • quotes • mmo • games • posters • humor • nelson:autotagged
Doom, the Roguelike
Amazingly detailed Doom-as-Rogue game
2006-06-26 gaming • windows • roguelike • game • games • rpg • fun • freeware • doom • ascii • software • nelson:autotagged
Hajjinets
US soldiers hack up Internet access in Iraq (via BoingBoing)
2006-06-26 wireless • wifi • networking • internet • geek • hardware • innovation • military • iraq • technology • war • nelson:autotagged
Sealand fire
Notional nation up in flames
2006-06-26 high • fire • datahaven • tp • sad • geek • sealand • cyberpunk • micronations • news • anarchy • nelson:autotagged
Chowhound SF
Redesign! (via mathowie)
2006-06-26 bayarea • sanfrancisco • restaurant • food • review • area • cheap • bay • reviews • sf • restaurants • nelson:autotagged
Space Invader's studio!
Awesome geurilla artist let someone photograph his work before it's hung
2006-06-25 spaceinvader • flickr • art • streetart • df • photography • street-art • vienna • nelson:autotagged
Video downloader
Helps you download a video from sites like Youtube
2006-06-25 web • google • firefox • videos • ifilm • flash • youtube • googlevideo • video • download • tools • nelson:autotagged
WinFS setback
Integration is further away? (via Digg)
2006-06-24 msdn • windows • blogs • .net • filesystems • blog • beta • filesystem • microsoft • winfs • software • nelson:autotagged
Birdy Nam Nam
Awesome turntable piece (via Metafilter)
2006-06-22 birdy_nam_nam • dj • electronica • video • mp3 • music • saveforlater • nelson:autotagged
Microsoft exec fired?
Odd shakeup in MSN land
2006-06-21 msn • microsoft • forseattlest • nelson:autotagged
7 mile deep hole
Quickie article on a Soviet drilling project (via Populicious)
2006-06-21 technology • geology • interesting • deep • engineering • drilling • drill • science • earth • hole • geo • nelson:autotagged
1948 ASCII Art
Typewriter creativity (via Metafilter)
2006-06-21 art • typewriter • computers • typography • geek • design • retro • fun • history • ascii • cool • nelson:autotagged
SF Bay boat positions
Real time tracking of ship traffic (via Digg)
2006-06-20 visualization • tracking • sanfrancisco • map • ships • bayarea • maps • gps • sf • boat • cool • nelson:autotagged
Rainbow clouds
Cool atmosphere effect (via digg)
2006-06-20 science • rainbow • clouds • nature • photo • photography • photos • weather • graphics • fun • cool • nelson:autotagged
Buffalo 802.11 bridge
The Linksys hardware is junk; hoping this works better
2006-06-19 nelson:autotagged
Footie fan
Start them early
2006-06-18 fans • soccer • sports • nelson:autotagged
Neptune and Triton
Beautiful space photo
2006-06-18 apod • space • photography • neptune • images:apod • educational • nasa • astronomy • image • nelson:autotagged
Extortr
Web 2.0 for the blackmail business
2006-06-17 web2.0 • funny • humor • humour • web • satire • blackmail • internet • fun • flickr • parody • nelson:autotagged
Candy Canes for Portraits
How to get some good photos from folks on the street (via Populicious)
2006-06-17 art • photo • photography • howto • project • portraits • fun • tips • flickr • tutorial • inspiration • nelson:autotagged
Online poker report
NYT in depth story
2006-06-11 nelson:autotagged
Google Minesweeper
Now if they just do Solitaire then they'll totally put Microsoft out of business
2006-06-10 web2.0 • funny • google • humor • humour • web • minesweeper • game • games • fun • microsoft • nelson:autotagged
Weird Mario physics
Exploit bugs in the collision detection algorithms
2006-06-10 funny • reference • gaming • tricks • geek • mario • game • games • retro • nintendo • videogames • nelson:autotagged
Busted speed cameras
Brits are dismantling surveillance devices (via Digg)
2006-06-09 england • privacy • freedom • photography • surveillance • culture • video • politics • speed • activism • cool • nelson:autotagged
Eve model redesign
Great post of what it's like to upgrade a game's graphics
2006-06-08 nelson:autotagged
Senate bigot list
49 shameful "yes" votes for anti-gay law
2006-06-08 politics • gayrights • via.somebits.com/linkblog/ • gay.marriage.ban • humanrights • nelson:autotagged
Tiger Team USB
Infiltrating a network (via Digg)
2006-06-08 usb • business • interesting • social • psychology • engineering • tech • socialengineering • security • hacking • network • nelson:autotagged
Sensory augment
So simple, so freaky (via BoingBoing)
2006-06-08 bodymodification • hardware • science • hacks • geek • health • magnets • hack • article • technology • cool • nelson:autotagged
Renditions Map
Air network for secret prisoner movements
2006-06-07 usa • middleeast • liberation • news • images • politics • nelson:autotagged
Euro collaboration
Investigation finds evidence of assistance to US secret detention program
2006-06-07 nelson:autotagged
MyPollingPlace.com
Where do you vote?
2006-06-06 a • pollingplacelookup • elections • us • place • location • in • voting • my • find • nelson:autotagged
Animator's apprentice
Cute animation (via Populicious)
2006-06-05 funny • design • art • humour • flash • movies • animation • video • fun • humor • cool • nelson:autotagged
Vietnamese spiders
Lots of photos (via Metafilter)
2006-06-04 biology • nature • photo • photography • spider • photos • vietnam • spiders • science • gallery • cool • nelson:autotagged
Stockphotopia cliches
Seen these people before?
2006-06-03 funny • humor • business • photos • marketing • photography • webdesign • design • images • fun • stock • nelson:autotagged
AdWords Editor
Built in XUL by Google
2006-06-03 nelson:autotagged
Was the 2004 Election stolen?
Detailed, thoughtful article by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
2006-06-02 media • elections • us • bush • election • article • politics • news • voting • corruption • history • nelson:autotagged
Google search API
New API is Javascript oriented
2006-06-02 development • web • search • google • reference • javascript • ajax • api • webservices • tutorial • documentation • nelson:autotagged
DoJ: Internet record
US government extends its authority inappropriately once again
2006-06-02 politics • privacy • nelson:autotagged
grep -o
Print only the matching capture; I wrote my own version of this way back when, nice to have a real one
2006-06-02 regex • shell • grep • reference • gnu • howto • programming • sysadmin • unix • linux • tools • nelson:autotagged
Aborigine map
As it used to be
2006-06-01 map • ling-100 • australia • aborigine • aiatsis • found-a • indigenous • maps • aboriginal • tribes • history • nelson:autotagged