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I’ve been working on making WorldBeatPlanet a more social site. I’ve added the buddy list & invite modules and I’m now allowing all users to create blogs, upload audio & video, and create a custom ‘mysite’ page.

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Good as new, originally uploaded by mike3k.

I got my Prius back today. I didn’t expect to have it until Friday, but I got a surprise call this morning to let me know it was ready. [...]

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Via Slashdot:
Toyota’s vice president in charge of powertrain development, Masatami Takimoto, has said cost cutting on the electric motor, battery and inverter were all showing positive results in reducing the costs of hybrid technology and that by the time Toyota’s sales goal of one million hybrids annually is reached, it ‘expect margins to be [...]

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WordPress 2.2 was released today! I’ll probably try it out on one of my machines this weekend before I decide whether to update this site.

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Microsoft’s Unwinnable War on Linux and Open Source
Microsoft, threatened by the encroachment of competition from open source, has long waged a detached propaganda war against free software and in particular Linux, but has recently escalated its conflict into a full blown attack. Here’s what’s happening, a
(tags: microsoft linux OpenSource software)

Some Community Tips for 2007 | [...]

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CocoaDev: ObjectLibraryNetwork
This page is for tracking re-usable Cocoa networking classes.
(tags: cocoa code programming)

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Change color of an object in Photoshop Elements
Tutorial shows how to change the color of a single object in PhotoShop without affecting the rest of the image.
(tags: tips photoshop tutorial)

Prius Palm Mileage Simulator
Lots of interesting technical info about the Prius Hybrid Synergy Drive.
(tags: prius hybrid)

Media Fear Tactics
From his book “Fearless”, DeBecker lays a transparency of [...]

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Wubi - The Easiest Way to Linux
Wubi is an unofficial Ubuntu installer for Windows users that will bring you into the Linux world with a few clicks. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other application.
(tags: distros ubuntu linux windows)

Ubuntu Studio 7.04 is Here!
Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia editing/creation flavour of Ubuntu. [...]

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Absolute Software got a nice mention from ABC News:

(5/10/07 - KTRK/HOUSTON) - New technology is helping local law enforcement crack down on the second most common crime after identity theft, laptop thefts.
Two million laptop computers are stolen every year and all too often the thief walks away — not only with a computer but files [...]

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Wii News: Thompson attacks Wendy’s over Wii promo - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
In his latest attack on the world of videogames, Jack Thomspon is calling on fast-food chain Wendy’s to cancel a Kid’s Meal Wii promotion.
(tags: wii JackThompson games censorship)

The Freelancer’s Toolset: 100 Web Apps for Everything You Will Possibly Need
(tags: web2.0 productivity tools)

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I’ve been using BBedit since the beginning, but I’ve now switched completely to TextMate. Like Emacs, TextMate is an editor I can “live” in and do almost anything from it. In fact I now use it with BlogMate for most of my blogging rather than MarsEdit. I find that TextMate’s macros & snippets are much [...]

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Welcome… at Free Me
Free Me is a DVD which aims to show off the best of Free Cultue, ranging from movies you can watch in your player to a LiveCD you can experience on your computer.
(tags: freeware dvd opencontent media)

DrupalStuff.com
DrupalStuff.com is a resource for Drupal developers. It attempts to bring together all of the web’s [...]

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I brought my car in to the shop today and I’m now driving a rental car. It should be ready in about a week, and I can hardly wait. After driving a Prius for almost a year, another car feels strange & primitive. With the Prius I simply touched the door to unlock it and [...]

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I just deleted 1192 comment spams from the Akismet queue on this blog. All of these spams arrived since I emptied the queue yesterday. I no longer bother checking the queue before I empty it due to the huge volume of spam since I’ve only seen one or two false positives. I’ve also had Akismet [...]

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Coding Horror: Your Favorite Programming Quote
(tags: programming quotes)

CocoaDev
CocoaDev is a WikiWikiWeb site for the Mac OS X developer community.
(tags: cocoa programming wiki)

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Remember the fuss over a certain random 128-bit number last week? You too can own your personal 128-bit integer protected by the DMCA. Princeton prof Ed Felten has come up with a great way of giving out legally protected 128-bit numbers to anyone who wants them. If he gives out 2^128 of these, then all [...]

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Slashdot | AOL’s Embarassing Password Woes
when someone signs up for an AOL.com account, the user appears to be allowed to enter up to a 16-character password. AOL’s system, however, doesn’t read past the first eight characters.
(tags: AOL security stupidity)

Slashdot | Bill Gates’ Management Style
Bill Gates is a bully
(tags: microsoft)

Uncle Jens’s Coding Tips
the main person you’re [...]

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RSS Mistakes people make
Scoble describes common RSS mistakes and how to improve RSS feeds
(tags: rss)

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When I was leaving the supermarket today, an elderly women (who happens to live in the same condo community) plowed right into the front of my Prius. She claims she didn’t see me, even though I blew my horn at her. Since there was someone right behind me, I didn’t have any room to back [...]

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It looks like Apple won’t be having their usual Campus Bash at this year’s WWDC. Instead they’re having a “WWDC Bash in San Francisco” on Thursday night. I always looked forward to the Campus bash so I can pick up some Apple goodies at the company store. I guess it was getting too difficult & [...]

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