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Web Services – Last.fm
The Last.fm API allows anyone to build their own programs using Last.fm data, whether they’re on the web, the desktop or mobile devices.
(tags: development)

Last.fm – the Blog · Developers, developers, developers
The new API introduces a user authentication protocol which for the first time allows applications to create user sessions, bringing both read [...]

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Classic Clips: Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft Over XP
WTF? “So they told me that using the download page to download something was not something they anticipated.”
(tags: microsoft windows)

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When is Manual Focus Better than Auto Focus?
Manual focusing puts the control completely in your hands and will get your images with the right parts in focus.
(tags: photography)

The Website Is Down
A mashup of true and mostly-true stories from IT hell. Starring Apache, Windows XP, Linux and Halo (among many others)
(tags: funny)

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I’m Voting Republican
You’ll get what you deserve
(tags: funny satire)

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c o l o r i a - bonus
Comprehensive list of color values & names
(tags: web html color)

Free 5×7 Grunge Frame - Blog - Heather Green Photography
This is a 5″x7″ free grunge frame for you.  It’s in .png format.  Just slide your photo on a layer underneath using a program that works with .png files (such [...]

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Photoshop CS3: Underexposure S.O.S.
Why you should shoot RAW instead of JPEG. This tutorial shows how to salvage a severely underexposed picture.
(tags: photography photoshop)

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Brushing Up on the Sunny 16 Rule
A common rule of thumb for setting aperture & shutter speed for manual exposure
(tags: photography)

How to make mass changes to nodes in Drupal
(tags: drupal)

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37 FREE Must-Have Fonts
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SproutCore » home
Awesome Javascript framework that lets you build desktop-like web apps that are fast & responsive.
(tags: javascript)

McCain’s History of Blow-Ups: The Top Ten - Eyes On Obama
Over his tenure in Congress, McCain has had angry, expletive-laced exchanges with a number of his colleagues and peers,- both Democrat and Republican alike- many of which have been covered extensively [...]

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Fight the Smears | Fight the Smears Home
Debunking the smears and rumors against Obama.
(tags: obama)

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macosxhints.com - A script to generate random text via jot

Beyond Megapixels: Going Manual: Learning Exposure Basics
How to use manual exposure settings.
(tags: photography)

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Bruce Schneier: Are photographers really a threat? | Technology | guardian.co.uk
The 9/11 terrorists didn’t photograph anything. Nor did the London transport bombers, the Madrid subway bombers, or the liquid bombers arrested in 2006. Timothy McVeigh didn’t photograph the Oklahoma City Federal Building. The Unabomber didn’t photograph
(tags: photography politics security_theater)

Nill Photo album - HDR foto tutorial, [...]

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Paxton Prints - Smoke Photography: Capturing Delicate Wisps of Smoke
How to photograph smoke
(tags: photography tutorial)

Photo a Day Challenge: 10 Ways to Jump Start Your Creative Edge!
(tags: photography)

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MSR Asirra: A Human Interactive Proof
An alternative to captchas, in which you pick out pictures of cats.
(tags: spam captcha cats)

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Bypassing Objective-C’s Message Passing Mechanism for Speed
The author compares the performance of objC message passing, calling the method directly, and a C function. In this case, 53% of the CPU time is spent in objc_msgSend.
(tags: cocoa programming obm)

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Photoshop and Digital Photography Tips, Articles & Tutorials @ Earthbound Light
Using Levols on individual channels rather than the image as a whole they can be used to adjust color balance and correct color casts.
(tags: photoshop tips)

Photoshop Adjustment Layers 101 - Photo Tips @ Earthbound Light
(tags: photoshop tips)

AJAX Libraries API - Google Code
The AJAX Libraries API [...]

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He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died
Amazing collection of Polaroid photos taken every day for 18 years.
(tags: photography)

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60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without
(tags: photography)

Digital ProTalk: I Don’t Think I’m Dumb, Maybe I’m Just Stupid
David Ziser learns the beauty of shooting RAW instead of JPEG.
(tags: photography)

Social Graph API - Google Code
The API returns web addresses of public pages and publicly declared connections between them.
(tags: web2.0 development)

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Using HDR for Real Estate Phototography
How to use subtle HDR effects for a realistic appearance.
(tags: hdr photography)

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