Google Go Test
The install on my Ubuntu 9.10 Linux machine went painlessly following the instructions on this page http://golang.org/doc/install.html
Now I can can't wait until lunchtime to crack on with the tutorials
What's Inside a Cup of Coffee?
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Caffeine
This is why the world produces more than 16 billion pounds of coffee beans per year. It's actually an alkaloid plant toxin (like nicotine and cocaine), a bug killer that stimulates us by blocking neuroreceptors for the sleep chemical adenosine. The result: you, awake.
This Is a Photoshop and It Blew My Mind [Graphics]
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This is amazing, just imagine if you could hook it up to Flickr.
PhotoSketch is an internet-based program that can take the rough, labeled sketch on the left and automagically turn it into the naff montage on the right. Seems unbelievable but—as the video shows—it works:
The 80s Now Have One More Cassette Tape Measure To Be Proud Of [Cassette Tape]
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This is retro cool, just don't try using it in your walkman :)
Only Gama-Go would be able to take a Cassette Tape and make it into a pun-based product that's both useful and compact. Plus, it's only $8. [Gama-Go]
Flickroom
A cool Adobe AIR appplication for Flickr, well worth a look.Note: 1 of this post’s 4 links are now broken — mostly dead 2008–2013 feed-syndication infrastructure (FeedBurner, Gawker, AOL’s old blog network, Pheedo, Yahoo Pipes). Left as originally published.
http://www.flickroom.org/beta/
Twitter on Lynx
Oracle Weblogic Server 11g
Opera 10 Release Candidate
Just installed the Opera 10 Release Candidate
I have been using the beta versions since they came out and it has become my browser of choice at work and at home.
Doodle's Geek Monkey by Alastair Montgomery
URL Shortening Rant
URL shortening is a great idea for Twitter’s 120 character limit but it does have its problems. Most annoying, you find an interesting link and click on it and get presented with the screen above. There is nothing you can do to get to the article you clicked on until the server load goes down.
Other problems include you don’t know what site you will end up on so can end up on a phishing site or something NSFW, although TinyURLs preview option kind of helps that problem.