links for 2008-07-24
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“FoxyProxy automatically switches an internet connection across one or more proxy servers based on URL patterns.”
links for 2008-07-23
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“It’s also unwise to underestimate the hunger of the media for an exciting race. If Obama emerges as a big front runner, it’s a good bet that the press will air more of McCain’s attacks.”
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“the process of a product becoming obsolete and/or non-functional after a certain period or amount of use in a way that is planned or designed by the manufacturer.”
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“The Great Game is a British term for what the British saw as a strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia.”
links for 2008-07-22
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I’m going through a data-crisis phase at the moment so I decided to revisit this post.
links for 2008-07-18
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This just seems the way to do it after reading Joe Trippi’s The Revolution will not be Televised. But I’m non-US so no money from me. Oh well…
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Mox will make mock objects for you. It mocks the public/protected interfaces of Python objects. You set up your mock objects expected behavior using a domain specific language (DSL), which makes it easy to use, understand, and refactor!
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NetworkX (NX) is a Python package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks.
Because in the end, that’s the Internet that we all want to be part of. As a society we rejected “walled gardens” like AOL, Compuserve, and MSN in the early 90s in favor of the distributed, open nature of the World Wide Web. And I think that the new walled gardens like Facebook and Google, need to be replaced with open protocols and standards. Will Open Network Services be the basis of “Web 3.0″, the next stage of Web culture? I truly think so, but that’s still an open question
links for 2008-07-15
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Greasemonkey script that improves the Flickr all sizes view. Useful for BBCode generation.
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“This tutorial is going to take a look at how to use Yahoo’s BOSS Mashup Framework’s optional Python library to (what else?) Build your Own Search Service.”
Jesus Vacuums
3 July 2008
Jesus vacuums. Byers Vacuum Cleaner Sales is a great little vacuum shop in downtown Champaign.
1 July
1 July 2008
I tried taking a photo a day for July back in 2006 but it proved difficult with travel and conferences. This year should be different.
I was originally going to shoot a pre-visualised shot but noticed this police car with all the pylons in the background. I have no idea why it was parked (and occupied) down this side entrance to a parking lot but it moved soon after I took this.