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links for 2006-12-31

iB::Topic::PS3 Compatibility
how to convert videos to PS3 format on a mac, using VisualHub
(tags: ps3 video hacks)

EFF: CL held not liable for discriminatory posts
Thank god.
(tags: legal metafilter)

links for 2006-12-30

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
My macbook man video is the #21 all-time, most linked to video from blogs. I beat macaca!
(tags: youtube ego)

links for 2006-12-29

San Francisco bike route planner
Awesome way to get from point A to point B safely in SF. I have no idea how this was built, but a few test searches gave great results for the few bike lanes and safe streets in SF
(tags: cycling sf mapping)

Bausch: We Blog: Publishing Online with Weblogs - Google Scholar
30 [...]

My Year in Cities, 2006

Here’s mine (starred means more than one visit, via the big K):
McMinnville, OR (home)
San Diego, CA*
Orange County, CA*
New York City, NY
San Francisco, CA* (6 times I think)
San Carlos, CA*
Hood River, OR
Cannon Beach, OR
Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii

links for 2006-12-14

How long in the freezer to chill a Coke from 89F to 35F? | Ask MetaFilter
how to cool a warm can of coke in 2 minutes using household stuff.
(tags: coke hacks askmefi)

MattBites:
my favorite food photographer drops some KNOWLEDGE on how he gets those great shots
(tags: photography tips food)

Bug report: Two things that suck about Gmail

Gmail is the best web app there is, period. It’s also my sole interface to email. It’s close to perfect, but a couple things keep me from calling it as such.
I get a ton of spam, in the low thousands per day, and gmail is pretty good about most of it, but it does generate [...]

links for 2006-12-13

A CSS-based Form Template
nice handy good looking form in all CSS
(tags: css design html)

HoHoHo! : Design : Brand Spanking New
awesome free icon set
(tags: design icons webdev)

The Game Neverending Prototype Item: MetaFilter
ah, the good old days
(tags: gne gaming metafilter)

Metadazzle overfizzle (kottke.org)
I remember when I thought Jason’s demo post was too over-the-top. After three years of digg/reddit/delicious [...]

flickr, always innovating

ho ho ho hat/beard is the best wacky easter egg feature ever. Try adding it as a note to your photos.

links for 2006-12-12

Tiffany And Andrew — The Personal Life Of A Newly Married Couple
awesome looking, simple couples/wedding blog
(tags: blogs design css)

PublicSquare: Painless Publishing
Interesting new CMS, with loads of author/editor control. Reminds me of Organizine, but with lots of red tape.
(tags: cms zines)

Threadless T-Shirts - che-bacca
I hope they make this
(tags: threadless tshirts)

Threadless: brilliant as always

I’ve had a love/hate thing going on with Threadless for a while. While I love their shirts (extra points for cutting off the tags so I don’t have to), I’ve grown tired of the trend towards one-off visual jokes as shirt designs. I like designy, witty, and yes, amusing shirts, but it felt like for [...]