2008-09-03 (Wednesday)
Links
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Playlists and Archives for Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
New favourite podcast. Completely corking. I think it’s what characters in William Gibson novels listen to.
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Classic-Space LEGO: content / greebling: a closer look
“Greebling” is my new favourite word. (via Infovore)
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David Rumsey Collection
Oodles of old maps, vieweable at satisfyingly high resolutions. Mostly 18th/19th century, mostly North/South America but a few others too.
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Opentape
Host-your-own version of Muxtape. What happens when a centralised system is squashed by lawyers: thousands of individual versions flower around the edges. (via Infovore)
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Foresight Education Project
A new wiki about teaching foresight / futures / etc. Includes course outlines etc. Promising.
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Ukelele - Mac OS X Keyboard Layout Editor
Could be your solution if you’re trying to use a UK Windows keyboard (or something else non-Apple) with a Mac.
Tweets
Puzzled as to why coffee shops and cafes tolerate very noisy fridges. You wouldn't have one in your living room.
Time for Coffee @ Whitecross St (must find a readily recognisable abbreviation for that place).
And then the same job agent calls back to ask why I don't like working through agencies. They're not human I tell you.
Grrr. Hate being rude on the phone, but when you're a relentless job agent who won't take "no" for an answer... it means I'm NOT INTERESTED!