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Essays

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:41:23 -0700

Paul Graham can write. You ought to read at least one of his essays. They're short, sweet and to the point. A refreshing change from the stream of bollocks more usually found on the web.

http://www.microid.org/

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:38:13 -0700

A distributed method of verifying the identity of the author of web content. It facilitates linking your identity across multiple websites such as blogs and fora. This also has the potential to enable reputation-sharing across communities.

Read this site after two cups of coffee to ensure you get your brain round the concept. Then smile slowly as you realise how cool this could be if it were widely adopted.

claimID.com - Manage your online identity

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 17:16:28 -0700

Solves the thorny problem of how to manage your online identity. You can comment here on sites that are about you, even if you didn't write them yourself. Crucially, you can also comment on sites that seem to be about you but aren't, or that cast you in an unfavourable light. This'll do wonders the next time a prospective boss -- or date -- types your name into Google.

Golden & shutterjunkie

Mon, 09 May 2005 13:04:23 -0700

Photoblog of images from a friend in Sheffield. She's studying photography for her degree, so she takes some mighty fine images. Only the best are posted here. Well worth a browse.

Daves photo galleries - Top rated/IMG 0095

Wed, 04 May 2005 15:07:29 -0700

Cool random photo by a friend.

Hitchhikers Guide to netting £4.2m | UK news | The Guardian

Wed, 04 May 2005 12:35:35 -0700

On its opening weekend, The "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" film took... �4.2M at the box office. Spooky! But despite the answer cropping up more or less everywhere, we still don't know what the question was...

http://studenthome.nku.edu/~russelljo/flash/dudefalling.swf

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:30:48 -0700

Dude. Falling. With music. *shrugs*

Resource: French in Action

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:30:00 -0700

From the page: "A video instructional series in French for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs, audiocassettes, coordinated books, and Web site"

Free of charge? Fantastic!

Slideshow: Penguins Go Through Airport Security - Photos - KMGH Denver

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:47:55 -0700

Penguins are not exempt from US airport security! If this is a hoax - it's brilliant. If it's for real... *speechless*

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/11425025.htm

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:40:06 -0700

Good article on the issue of PIE - Persistent Identification Elements. These little blighters are being flogged as alternatives to cookies which, according to pundits, are now less effective marketting tools thanks to the prevelance of anti-spyware tools.