http://www.haddock.org/blogs/ Links by Haddocks en-gb 2009-11-11T08:31:44+00:00 Phil Gyford http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/10/rushkoff-on-his-new.html#more crystaltips 2009-11-11T07:21:32+00:00 http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/NamedBranches basic intro to hg branches. dotcode 2009-11-11T01:56:15+00:00 http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040510.html "Textual links should be colored and underlined to achieve the best perceived affordance of clickability" dotcode 2009-11-10T16:37:46+00:00 http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/07/05/do-links-need-underlines/ "When the designers switch back and forth, between having some links underlined but others not be underlined, that makes even more work for users. Work that doesn’t add any real value." dotcode 2009-11-10T16:34:57+00:00 http://mobile.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/sjp/CLJ/plan.html it's like being there. or like being there looking through a zx spectrum. ChrisDodo 2009-11-10T14:48:37+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/nov/09/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2 "Other developers must be getting sick of Infinity Ward pulling an X-Factor by doing nothing all year and then bagging the Christmas No1. Well, the bad news is, they've gone and done it again." crystaltips 2009-11-10T10:05:33+00:00 http://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/webaccessibility/articles/Pages/accessing_pdf.aspx "This guide is intended for screen reader users who want to learn about practical techniques to access PDF. While the keyboard commands included apply to JAWS version 7, the main principles will be useful for any screen reader user." dotcode 2009-11-10T09:44:46+00:00 http://kotaku.com/5400728/ea-cutting-1500-jobs-to-reduce-costs At the same time as buying Playfish for 300m or so (couldn't they have just built a playfish or zynga, off the back of their many brands? So easy! Very odd move indeed) crystaltips 2009-11-10T07:25:54+00:00 http://www.google.org/powermeter/ Google PowerMeter is a free electricity usage monitoring tool that provides you with information on how much energy your home is consuming. Google PowerMeter receives information from utility smart meters and in-home energy management devices and [...] dotcode 2009-11-10T01:47:24+00:00 http://alertme.com/ Internet of Things type pluggable energy security monitoring Google graphs etc and all that whizz MNGH MNGH MNGH. dotcode 2009-11-10T01:44:20+00:00 http://www.vance.com/steve/perforce/Branching_Strategies.html This paper advocates a planning and analysis based approach to the significant issue of branching. It begins with a quick overview of the strategies most organizations try, concluding with a statement of the assumptions used throughout the rest of [...] dotcode 2009-11-10T01:02:07+00:00 http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/11/panasonic-gf1-vs-olympus-ep1.html Solely for this quote: "These two [bundled] applications just can't possibly be as lame and useless as they appear to be ... They can't be—right? Because if faced with a choice of working day in, day out in one of these environments [...] philgyford 2009-11-09T19:53:07+00:00 http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html?uc_full_date=20091108 "Dad, you make it sound like social media is ruining my life! It's NOT!" philgyford 2009-11-09T19:50:04+00:00 http://www.ssplprints.com/category.php?catid=515 Hundreds of old rail posters etc reprinted for the purchasing of. Very tempting. philgyford 2009-11-09T19:48:58+00:00 http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2009/11/playful.html blackbeltjones 2009-11-09T18:16:54+00:00 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator_No._5 "Christopher had two trademarks: a skull ring and a rapier which was kept curled inside his belt." blackbeltjones 2009-11-09T18:00:42+00:00 http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-11/09/building-new-life-forms-at-the-igem-jamboree.aspx blackbeltjones 2009-11-09T14:18:27+00:00 http://imomus.livejournal.com/501710.html blackbeltjones 2009-11-09T13:01:27+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuttingPeopleFirst/~3/-Het6pQ8Epg/ blackbeltjones 2009-11-09T12:58:33+00:00 http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2009/11/dconstruct.html russell's excellent dconstruct finale/keynote blackbeltjones 2009-11-09T12:33:32+00:00 http://crisper.livejournal.com/208372.html "Amusingly enough, all the BERG guys lived together in a giant converted firehouse/loft, like GHOSTBUSTERS, and wore Devo-like uniforms. Every morning, the communal alarm clock went off like an air raid/launch pad klaxon and they would all [...] genmon 2009-11-09T12:00:16+00:00 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/11/march-geoengine.html "Scientists and policy experts will meet in March next year for a 5 day meeting to hash out rules for conducting field experiments on the controversial topic of geoengineering" blackbeltjones 2009-11-09T11:22:23+00:00 http://crisper.livejournal.com/208372.html "Amusingly enough, all the BERG guys lived together in a giant converted firehouse/loft, like GHOSTBUSTERS, and wore Devo-like uniforms. Every morning, the communal alarm clock went off like an air raid/launch pad klaxon and they would all [...] blackbeltjones 2009-11-09T11:21:09+00:00 http://blog.prashantv.com/category/multiclutch/ Tool for assigning MacBook multitouch trackpad gestures to key combos on a per-app basis; this fork makes it work again on Snow Leopard. Follow the link to "original multiclutch plugin" to read more. yoz 2009-11-09T06:50:24+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/nov/08/autumn-walks-countryside?page=all ChrisDodo 2009-11-08T08:38:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/nov/08/madrid-from-our-correspondent?page=all ChrisDodo 2009-11-08T08:37:14+00:00 http://currentcost.wetpaint.com/ "This is a place to store good pointers and collections of information which are useful to people who want to get started with their new Current Cost." dotcode 2009-11-07T19:58:42+00:00 http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2009/11/06/thatisall/#flickr [this is good] ChrisDodo 2009-11-06T22:37:41+00:00 http://code.google.com/p/flogr/ Looks like a nice way to make a portfolio site from your photos stored on Flickr. Example: http://thecarruthfamily.com/michael/photos/ (via Infovore) philgyford 2009-11-06T19:01:26+00:00 http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/million-years-of-isolation-interview.html On planning nuclear waste disposal, designed to be stable and safe for one million years. Longest-term futures work ever? philgyford 2009-11-06T18:53:14+00:00 http://diveintomark.org/archives/2009/11/02/why-do-we-have-an-img-element The history of the image element in HTML. A great bit of documenting internet history. (via Waxy) philgyford 2009-11-06T18:50:29+00:00 http://testroete.com/index.php?location=head This looks wonderful. philgyford 2009-11-06T18:49:05+00:00 http://guillaume.bort.fr/textile-editor/index.html Bespin-like HTML5 canvas Textile editor. Looks awesome. dotcode 2009-11-06T12:54:07+00:00 http://packetlife.net/blog/2009/oct/28/why-network-neutrality-big-deal/ A simple image of a future without net neutrality that brings the point home remarkably well. (via dan hon) yoz 2009-11-06T07:46:50+00:00 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/stray-voltage/ "stray voltage" ChrisDodo 2009-11-05T21:16:05+00:00 http://apps.facebook.com/usa_gnh/ Cor. Aren't we predictable! crystaltips 2009-11-05T19:29:16+00:00 http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/opinions/a_common_nomenclature_for_lego_families.php "Thousands of different Lego exist, yet when your seven-year-old asks for “a clippy bit,” you know exactly what to hand him. Giles Turnbull surveys a caucus of children." Giles brings utter joy again. (via infovore) yoz 2009-11-05T19:07:28+00:00 http://code.google.com/p/flogr/ Super-gorgeous PHP-based photo blog app that pulls from Flickr. (via infovore) yoz 2009-11-05T18:59:10+00:00 http://he-eats.com/2009/11/05/dan-lepards-all-purpose-caramel-recipe/ ChrisDodo 2009-11-05T15:14:38+00:00