April 2008
28 posts
Google Docs now runs offline with Gears →
Being able to have your documents stored up in the cloud, but also saved away for the time where you don’t have connectivity is important, and today the Google Docs team supports local…
March 2008
29 posts
The Origin of Mankind →
They say animation warps impressionable minds. Here’s the origin of mankind, filtered through Mormon philosophy, produced on the level of a 1970s Filmation cartoon.
Let me apologize in advance….
Fingerprinting and Metadata Progress Report →
Those of you who’ve been keeping an eye on the blog will have noticed we are working on some audio fingerprinting technology to assist us in cleaning up the mess that is music metadata. Fingerprint…
Planktoon →
I’m keeping my eye on Planktoon, a Paris based CG animation studio with a very cartoony aesthetic. Here’s their latest, RouDooDou, directed by Sun Michel Limet.
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HTC Shift + ThinkPad X300 + MacBook Air = Perfect... →
Tom’s Hardware has an interesting look at the HTC Shift, the newest contender in the ultralight portable arena, with a strong compare and contrast to the other two heavyweights, the ThinkPad X300 and…
Realistic Homer →
A disturbing new creation by Pixeloo who gave us Mario a few days ago…
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Google AJAX Translation API →
The game above uses the new Google AJAX Translation API that allows you to do two things via a simple JavaScript API. Translation If you want to take a word in one language, and translate it…
Justin Wright (1981-2008) →
Sad news out of Pixar. Story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen reports on his blog that newly minted Pixar story artist Justin Wright passed away Tuesday evening at age 27. The cause of death was…
Peep Show →
[Shaking head] Wayle, Peeps gotta do what Peeps gotsta do. Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll come around by Easter Sunday, Carrie L. and Katie A. [We’re not alone in this, y’all… -…
Right! St. Patrick’s Day! →
Harold Budd 22 albums! (ambient, avant garde,... →
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YTranscript: Using the brand new YouTube... →
We saw a very exciting YouTube launch for developers today. People have long wanted to customize the YouTube player, and now you have complete control with a chromeless player that has JavaScript…
iPhone SDK Rules Block Skype, Firefox, Java ... →
An anonymous reader writes “Apple’s iPhone software development kit is already drawing complaints due to the strict terms of service. Voice over IP apps like Skype that attempt to use the cellular…
Friday March 07, 2008 →
Lio for Friday March 07, 2008
Firecookie: Put you hand in the cookie jar with... →
Jan Odvárko “missed two movie nights” to create cookie support in Firebug. His Firebug plugin, Firecookie, gives you access to view, search, create, remove, and manage the permissions of a…
Happiness
Wes Rogers:
those songs wouldn't be written without it. different, possibly more happy songs?
Matt Garrett:
haha
AIC minus heroin equals Spin Doctors
just kidding
Wes Rogers:
lol
News: New Nine Inch Nails Album Available NOW →
“Nine Inch Nails presents Ghosts I - IV, a brand new 36 track instrumental collection available right now. Almost two hours of new music composed and recorded over an intense ten week…
Firefox 3 Performance Numbers →
Moving on from the “let me use that API” conversation and only some real stuff, urandom (thanks for the comment) let us know about the Cybernet News article on Firefox 3 performance. They are…
Johnson’s Iron Fist →