Monthly Archives: April 2008
links for 2008-04-25
The Kaywa Reader
mobile app for scanning qr codes
(tags: barcode code qrcode reader tools qr mobile)
QR-Code Generator
put in txt, phone numbers, etc, get qrcode image. Could you have one small enough and put it on your business card?
(tags: generator barcode qr qrcode)
YouTube – It’s Not a Compound
mind go slurrrrrrrr
(tags: video weird music religion subversion awesome)
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links for 2008-04-18
txt2re: headache relief for programmers :: regular expression generator
take a sentence, pick tokens in it and get back skeleton regex code in perl, php, python, js, java, coldfusion, c/c++, ruby, vb, c#, etc
Very hot because you use them so infrequently
(tags: regex generator online)
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Lost: explained
My buddy Nate pointed me to this convincing explanation of the events on the tv series Lost.
Installing two firefox extensions at once
When I was working on AddArt for Steve at Eyebeam I figured out how to install two firefox extensions at once using a multiple install bundle xpi. Useful if you have an extension that is dependent on another extension.
links for 2008-04-10
How to package two firefox extensions at once
A short explanation about how to create an .xpi file that installs two extensions. Includes a sample install.rdf file
(tags: firefox extension development xpi packaging dependencies dependency deployment)
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links for 2008-04-09
Cookin with Coolio » #4 Game Day Turkey
Never have I expected so little and been given so much.
(tags: cooking funny video recipe turkey rappers coolio)
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What I read in March
March was full of some really high quality reading. If only every month brought such riches.
Two stories from Ted Chiang, both via boingboing:
The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate, a lovely time travel fable in an ancient arabic setting
72 Letters - A loopy mix of golem’s, DNA, golempunk and self reference. The ending [...]
links for 2008-04-02
BoxMaker
BoxMaker is a little Java application that can generate the outlines for a box to be out of some material with a cutting device (ideally using wood/acrylic on a lasercutter!).
Great little utility to use with a service like Ponoko
(tags: diy design template tools software cutter laser free freeware free.tools)
Multiple Item Packaging – MDC
How to create [...]
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Birthday Present Suggestion: Kickass Bike
Cinco de Matto is coming up, and it is a time of celebration for everyone. It can also be a time of anxiety, as many folks agonize over the question: “What can I buy Matt that will ensure his favor for another year?”
You may add to the list of possible items to buy [...]
links for 2008-04-30