October 2008
11 posts
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http://cruzapp.com/ →
Cruz is WebKit based browser for OSX by the guy who made Fluid, with a proper Plugin API. UserScript, UserStyles and Cocoa plugins make this super-interesting. Have a watch of the BrowsaBrowsa screencast on the Cruz site. Shows how he uses iPhone renderings of sites to create well fitted sidebars. Fluid is also fabulous.
Oct 28th
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Oct 26th
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“However well-intentioned it was, the catastrophic and unpopular intervention in...”
– Boris Johnson is the rather outspoken Mayor of London, and has opened his mouth on George W Bush:
Oct 22nd
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WatchWatch
I missed this last week, but here’s Keith Olbermann absolutely destroying Sarah Palin in his ‘Countdown’ rant. It’s a truly magnificent rant, satisfying and funny to watch, probably mostly true, and therefore terrifying.
Oct 20th
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“I cannot vote in this election. I’m a British man, I’ve lived in San...”
– Me, Ben Ward Color of Change is a campaign to oppose the McCain-Palin fear mongering and apparent acceptance of racist campaigning amongst their base followers. It’s odd, since I can’t really take part in this election. As such, I ended up writing a rather long personal statement...
Oct 15th
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http://www.octodog.net/ →
The fun, simple and safer way to turn ordinary hotdogs into exciting to cook and super fun to eat… OCTODOGS! Patent Pending, would you believe?
Oct 4th
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Oct 4th
Oct 4th
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Song of the Day →
‘Leaving Here’, Eric Kleptone’s Hectic City podcast #6. This has been out for a while, but it’s a mix crammed full of glorious 60’s pop. I ♥ The Kleptones at the best of times, and whislt this isn’t a set of their usual mash-ups, it’s eclectic and summery and never ceases to make me smile. In his words: Here’s a solid hour of fresh, exciting old shit :) - A...
Oct 1st
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http://webkit.org/blog/197/web-inspector-redesign/ →
The new Safari Web Inspector is stunning.
Oct 1st
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Do you know anyone who has a Kindle? Now that I’m over here I’d like to see one. The perception from the UK — based entirely on photographs and John Gruber’s cynicism — is that it’s a ridiculous device. I’m unsure what to make of it really. I like tactility; I like books.
Oct 1st