October 2008
24 posts
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Classics →
mattmcinerney:
Upcoming iPhone app for reading some classic novels
I can’t wait to use what looks to be a beautifully designed reading application with custom designed books.
John Hodgman on his own close encounters.
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Even the simplest of potential features can be implemented in a number of ways....
– Beware of future creep - (37signals)
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slydial →
slydial is a voice messaging service which connects you directly to someone’s mobile voicemail.
Dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425) from any landline or mobile phone.
At the voice prompt, enter the U.S. mobile phone number of the person you want to slydial.
You will be directly connected to their voicemail. Leave them a voicemail, sit back and relax.
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How I Turned Down $300,000 from Microsoft to go... →
Feeds my love of git and entrepreneurs. Oh, and my hatred of Microsoft.
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Tumblrette →
Best iPhone Tumblr application.
★★★★✩
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BIG GIANT HELVETICA →
Just in case you need an easy way to generate huge black Helvetica.
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The Cold, Hard Data of Soda Ice →
Important information I’ve been using at soda fountains around the area since I read it in Wired. Boy, do I love science.
(via gondaba)
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The DO Lectures →
Like a practical version of TED.
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David Hornik: A Venture Capitalist's Ego Trip →
“Most venture capitalists I know are deeply insecure. Why? Because they’re not entrepreneurs.”
(via jonathanmarcus)
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AppLoop →
Automated iPhone application creation from an RSS feed.
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Annals of Democracy: Rock, Paper, Scissors →
Our forebears considered casting a “secret ballot” cowardly, underhanded, and despicable; as one South Carolinian put it, voting secretly would “destroy that noble generous openness that is characteristick of an Englishman.”
New Yorker article about the evolution of secret ballots in American politics.
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We don’t have to save the world. The world is big enough to look after...
– Douglas Adams at The University of California
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Qwitter →
Qwitter e-mails you when someone stops following you on Twitter with a message like this:
John Gruber (gruber) stopped following you on Twitter after you posted this tweet: What’s the difference between Arial and Helvetica?
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FriendDA →
“Slightly more than a hearty handshake.” (Via Daring Fireball.)
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21 Most Used Fonts By Professional Designers →
Good reminder on some must have typefaces. (Via Monoscope.)
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Domainr →
A cool domain hack search engine.