Ministry of Intrigue - Links

Ministry of Intrigue - Linkshttp://www.andrlik.org/links/Ma.gnolia links from the Ministry of Intrigueen-usSun, 29 Aug 2010 17:41:16 -0000 Why social media gurus should be trampled by elephants http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/mP2KzE4hrCY/<p>This is a fun read from Alexander Blom on how to identify if your social media guy needs to go. It’s definitely a polemic, and is targeting the more clueless of the social media crowd, typically the ones that refer to themselves as “gurus” or “mavens”. I don’t disagree with any of his points, although I think he paints with a wide brush, as there are a significant minority of people in social media that know what they are doing. </p> <p>I also highly recommend that you also read his post <a href="http://alexblom.com/blog/2010/08/social-media-is-not-new/">Social Media is <span class="caps">NOT</span> New</a> for a level-headed view of what social media actually represents, and it is less of a change than most people in social media would lead you to believe. </p> <p><a href='http://alexblom.com/blog/2010/08/socialmediagurussuck' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/business/' title='All entries tagged with business'>business</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/douchebaggery/' title='All entries tagged with douchebaggery'>douchebaggery</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/marketing/' title='All entries tagged with marketing'>marketing</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/social-media/' title='All entries tagged with social media'>social media</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=mP2KzE4hrCY:hDZUhWKuASE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=mP2KzE4hrCY:hDZUhWKuASE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=mP2KzE4hrCY:hDZUhWKuASE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/mP2KzE4hrCY" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:41:16 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/aug/29/ac7573253597a1d269c17a54fa8a9e27dc45e7e5/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/aug/29/ac7573253597a1d269c17a54fa8a9e27dc45e7e5/ Stripping Chatroulette Chick Morphs Into Last Exorcism Hell Spawn http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/kFnM0K8HQa0/<p>Perfect viral advertising. The reaction shots are priceless. </p> <p><a href='http://consumerist.com/2010/08/last-exorcist-campaign-preys-on-unsuspecting-chatroullete-users.html' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/advertising/' title='All entries tagged with advertising'>advertising</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/funny/' title='All entries tagged with funny'>funny</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/marketing/' title='All entries tagged with marketing'>marketing</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/video/' title='All entries tagged with video'>video</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=kFnM0K8HQa0:Wo8X5-W6G5I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=kFnM0K8HQa0:Wo8X5-W6G5I:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=kFnM0K8HQa0:Wo8X5-W6G5I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/kFnM0K8HQa0" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:51:36 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/aug/22/86fdac77177cebe45e394d7509847220e72286b3/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/aug/22/86fdac77177cebe45e394d7509847220e72286b3/ NASA Expanding Tests of Star Wars-Inspired “Droids” http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/ifjbvDwD1Ws/<p><span class="caps">NASA</span> , in cooperation with <span class="caps">DARPA</span>, has been designing little robots for use in space. These robots are designed to be able to conduct synchronized flight with each other, in order to conduct a variety of tasks in space, such as emergency repairs, that previously would have required an astronaut. </p> <p>From the article: </p> <blockquote><p>Known officially as Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites, or <span class="caps">SPHERES</span>, the droids have been on the station since 2006. Astronauts have conducted more than 20 experiment sessions with them, and are on tap to conduct many more. Each <span class="caps">SPHERES</span> droid is self-contained with power, propulsion, computing and navigation equipment. Together, they are testing techniques that could lead to advancements in automated dockings, satellite servicing, spacecraft assembly and emergency repairs. </p> <p>snip… </p> <p>Miller says that, when his team designed the <span class="caps">SPHERES</span> droids, all of their uses couldn’t be imagined up front. So, they built an “expansion port:” into each droid where additional sensors and appendages can be added, such as cameras and wireless power transfer systems. </p> </blockquote><p>It looks like they are being tested inside the International Space Station right now, but eventually they plan to move to tests outside in space. Very cool stuff. </p> <p><a href='http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/spheres.html' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/future/' title='All entries tagged with future'>future</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/nasa/' title='All entries tagged with nasa'>nasa</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/robots/' title='All entries tagged with robots'>robots</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/space/' title='All entries tagged with space'>space</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=ifjbvDwD1Ws:RJXs2clptTs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=ifjbvDwD1Ws:RJXs2clptTs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=ifjbvDwD1Ws:RJXs2clptTs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/ifjbvDwD1Ws" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:10:16 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/aug/22/e86e24a700d57980888f2b7e3771f7c1fd408504/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/aug/22/e86e24a700d57980888f2b7e3771f7c1fd408504/ 7 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Outbreak Would Fail (Quickly) http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/C0Pm2XXXcCQ/<p>I found this article through the <a href="http://im.zombie.im">Zombie Doom tumblelog</a> that my friend <a href="http://danpatterson.com">Dan Patterson</a> runs. It’s a clever and funny dissection of zombie outbreaks, and how unlikely it is that any real zombie swarm — assuming they are the traditional living-dead notion of zombies — would have any chance of bringing about a full-on apocalypse. </p> <p><a href='http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/apocalypse/' title='All entries tagged with apocalypse'>apocalypse</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/funny/' title='All entries tagged with funny'>funny</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/zombies/' title='All entries tagged with zombies'>zombies</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=C0Pm2XXXcCQ:O1_LNZhXhx4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=C0Pm2XXXcCQ:O1_LNZhXhx4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=C0Pm2XXXcCQ:O1_LNZhXhx4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/C0Pm2XXXcCQ" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:37:59 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/aug/18/775ebada88a3140255cb0a5fa66c7248a5b5272a/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/aug/18/775ebada88a3140255cb0a5fa66c7248a5b5272a/ An imaginary city that changed the twentieth century http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/pntRb6NomQw/<p>This piece from Annalee Newitz is an overview of the utopian city designed by King Camp Gillette back before he began his razor empire. He diagrammed out this future city — which he named Metropolis — in his book <em>The Human Drift</em>, which was released in 1894. Gillette apparently designed his city not just for efficiency, but also in an attempt to resolve the issues of social inequality. </p> <p>From the article: </p> <blockquote><p>[Metropolis] would be built on top of Niagara Falls. Gillette wanted to Nikola Tesla design a water-powered electrical grid, which would be amply supplied with energy from the falls. </p> <p>The sidewalks of the city would be transparent so that workers laboring beneath the buildings, dealing with plumbing and other infrastructure, would have light. But Gillette also wanted the city’s residents to see the people at work below their feet. The idea was to prevent people from forgetting about all the essential work that goes into making a city run. </p> </blockquote><p>It’s a fascinating article, but to be fair, Newitz never successfully makes the case for claiming that this design in any way “changed the twentieth century”. Regardless, it’s still a great read and well worth your time. </p> <p><a href='http://io9.com/5570345/how-an-imaginary-city-changed-the-twentieth-century' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/future/' title='All entries tagged with future'>future</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/urban-planning/' title='All entries tagged with urban planning'>urban planning</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/utopia/' title='All entries tagged with utopia'>utopia</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=pntRb6NomQw:X3eF0SsgN-Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=pntRb6NomQw:X3eF0SsgN-Y:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=pntRb6NomQw:X3eF0SsgN-Y:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/pntRb6NomQw" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:25:41 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/31/c271a823beee07db6281065add26a9a8be57f31b/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/31/c271a823beee07db6281065add26a9a8be57f31b/ Ted Chiang on Writing http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/LYqOEkpJdcw/<p>Great interview with Ted Chiang, who happens to be a rather brilliant science fiction writer. Seriously, if you have not read his wonderful story “Exhalation”, you have missed a gem. You can also hear an audio production of that story <a href="http://escapepod.org/2009/04/10/ep194-exhalation/" title="Escape Pod Production of 'Exhalation'">here</a>. </p> <p>There’s lots of good stuff in this interview. Chiang talks about writing, his process, thoughts on <span class="caps">AI</span>, and the differences between science and magic, as well as the differences between science and religion. It’s an interesting conversation, and well worth your time to read. </p> <p><a href='http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/22/ted-chiang-interview.html' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/interview/' title='All entries tagged with interview'>interview</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/magic/' title='All entries tagged with magic'>magic</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/religion/' title='All entries tagged with religion'>religion</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/sci-fi/' title='All entries tagged with sci fi'>sci fi</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/ted-chiang/' title='All entries tagged with ted chiang'>ted chiang</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/writing/' title='All entries tagged with writing'>writing</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=LYqOEkpJdcw:cmGBusCHHVg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=LYqOEkpJdcw:cmGBusCHHVg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=LYqOEkpJdcw:cmGBusCHHVg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/LYqOEkpJdcw" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:24:37 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/24/3cc88c1032dac14d56577b14e52d8a7ad0db239b/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/24/3cc88c1032dac14d56577b14e52d8a7ad0db239b/ Bill Murray Is Ready To See You Now http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/9PLPysBRhbI/<p>Great interview with Bill Murray in which he talks about <em>Ghostbusters 3</em>, <em>Garfield</em>, comedy and his future. Some gems from it are snipped below. </p> <p>On comedic acting: </p> <blockquote><p>I have developed a kind of different style over the years. I hate trying to re-create a tone or a pitch. Saying, “I want to make it sound like I made it sound the last time”? That’s insane, because the last time doesn’t exist. It’s only this time. And everything is going to be different this time. There’s only now. And I don’t think a director, as often as not, knows what is going to play funny anyway. As often as not, the right one is the one that they’re surprised by, so I don’t think that they have the right tone in their head. And I think that good actors always—or if you’re being good, anyway—you’re making it better than the script. That’s your fucking job. It’s like, Okay, the script says this? Well, watch this. Let’s just roar a little bit. Let’s see how high we can go. </p> </blockquote><p>On <em>Ghostbusters 3</em>: </p> <blockquote><p><strong>Is the third Ghostbusters movie happening? What’s the story with that?</strong> </p> <p>It’s all a bunch of crock. It’s a crock. </p> </blockquote><p>Lots of good stuff in this interview from one of the masters of comedic acting. </p> <p><a href='http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201008/bill-murray-dan-fierman-gq-interview?currentPage=all' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/acting/' title='All entries tagged with acting'>acting</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/bill-murray/' title='All entries tagged with bill murray'>bill murray</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/film/' title='All entries tagged with film'>film</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/interview/' title='All entries tagged with interview'>interview</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=9PLPysBRhbI:401vpQj4vao:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=9PLPysBRhbI:401vpQj4vao:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=9PLPysBRhbI:401vpQj4vao:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/9PLPysBRhbI" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:40:43 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/20/e77aefeb40839d613d0e0727d3b0af6a5c78819c/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/20/e77aefeb40839d613d0e0727d3b0af6a5c78819c/ Easier custom Model Manager Chaining http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/Z-uof-fq8QY/<p>Via <a href="http://simonwillison.net/2010/Jul/20/chaining/">Simon Willison</a>: </p> <p>This is a really convenient way to add custom functions to model managers in Django. Way easier than defining custom managers each time you need extra functionality. </p> <p><a href='http://djangosnippets.org/snippets/2117' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/django/' title='All entries tagged with django'>django</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/orm/' title='All entries tagged with orm'>orm</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/programming/' title='All entries tagged with programming'>programming</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/python/' title='All entries tagged with python'>python</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=Z-uof-fq8QY:JcQrYfR2zc4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=Z-uof-fq8QY:JcQrYfR2zc4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=Z-uof-fq8QY:JcQrYfR2zc4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/Z-uof-fq8QY" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:33 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/20/f14859bbb9dc67c0b4a8f9be4eef070e8baa964a/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/20/f14859bbb9dc67c0b4a8f9be4eef070e8baa964a/ Daring Fireball: Translation From Apple’s Unique Dialect of PR-Speak to English of the ‘Letter From Apple Regarding iPhone 4’ http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/-JZbPI9lfzI/<p>Funny and insightful parsing of Apple’s letter regarding iPhone 4 reception issues. </p> <p>It must be where I live, but I haven’t experienced any reception issues on my new iPhone, even when I wasn’t using a bumper. My call quality has actually become better. Still, I’m amused at the <span class="caps">PR</span> dancing and missteps. </p> <p><a href='http://daringfireball.net/2010/07/translation_iphone_4' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/apple/' title='All entries tagged with apple'>apple</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/funny/' title='All entries tagged with funny'>funny</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/iphone/' title='All entries tagged with iphone'>iphone</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/pr/' title='All entries tagged with pr'>pr</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/tech/' title='All entries tagged with tech'>tech</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=-JZbPI9lfzI:0WEiKstt904:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=-JZbPI9lfzI:0WEiKstt904:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=-JZbPI9lfzI:0WEiKstt904:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/-JZbPI9lfzI" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:11:10 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/02/6af0b3350fdfa77cce376f73cd661878bf9eabf6/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/jul/02/6af0b3350fdfa77cce376f73cd661878bf9eabf6/ Smokescreen http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/0WmJSaakMm4/<p>Smokescreen is an interesting project that provides a pure JavaScript and <span class="caps">HTML5</span> player for Flash content, allowing creators to serve up their flash content onto iPads/iPhones and other non-Flash devices without having to make any modifications to their source material. </p> <p>The demos on the page are pretty impressive, and it looks like it will be a pretty compelling option for mobile ad designers and Flash developers in general. However, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that none of the demos include actual video, which makes sense, as <span class="caps">HTML5</span> already provides a capable alternative to Flash for serving up video. Smokescreen seems aimed at Flash developers that focus on other kinds of animation and interactive tools. </p> <p>The group behind the project says they will be releasing Smokescreen under a free and open source license, but will offer paid support plans for businesses and professionals. </p> <p><a href='http://smokescreen.us' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/flash/' title='All entries tagged with flash'>flash</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/html5/' title='All entries tagged with html5'>html5</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/javascript/' title='All entries tagged with javascript'>javascript</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/smokescreen/' title='All entries tagged with smokescreen'>smokescreen</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=0WmJSaakMm4:vrruWcus_1M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=0WmJSaakMm4:vrruWcus_1M:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=0WmJSaakMm4:vrruWcus_1M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/0WmJSaakMm4" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Sat, 29 May 2010 15:57:44 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/may/29/de5e577a10baf3a90df85fb2d92bbea9d4677c40/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/may/29/de5e577a10baf3a90df85fb2d92bbea9d4677c40/ reCAPTCHA Field for Django Forms http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/ZHHvBNjr7JQ/<p>This is an older tutorial, but it works splendidly. I just used this approach with a Django 1.2 project I am working on to create a reCAPTCHA field for my custom forms. The automatic validation works like a charm. </p> <p><a href='http://lobstertech.com/2008/aug/27/integrating_django_recaptcha' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/development/' title='All entries tagged with development'>development</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/django/' title='All entries tagged with django'>django</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/programming/' title='All entries tagged with programming'>programming</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/python/' title='All entries tagged with python'>python</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=ZHHvBNjr7JQ:4JtQCAKOSQQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=ZHHvBNjr7JQ:4JtQCAKOSQQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=ZHHvBNjr7JQ:4JtQCAKOSQQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/ZHHvBNjr7JQ" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Fri, 21 May 2010 01:54:36 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/may/20/12241ab87a6465df45112d834dcd3e17d644053a/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/may/20/12241ab87a6465df45112d834dcd3e17d644053a/ BankSimple http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/aTimfIYJsVA/<p>I’m intrigued, but skeptical of BankSimple, a new bank start-up that aims to make banking easy and painless. I found out about it because Alex Payne has <a href="http://al3x.net/2010/05/17/something-new.html">recently announced</a> that he is leaving Twitter to join BankSimple as their <span class="caps">CTO</span>. </p> <p>Their <a href="http://banksimple.net/faq/"><span class="caps">FAQ</span></a> paints a pretty enticing picture of the planned service, but I’m curious if an implementation focused on simplicity will be able to maintain the level of flexibility that I associate with traditional multiple account banking. It’s definitely going to be a service worth looking into when they launch, although it is currently invite-only. </p> <p><a href='http://banksimple.net' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/banking/' title='All entries tagged with banking'>banking</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=aTimfIYJsVA:5iAGHJwPI84:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=aTimfIYJsVA:5iAGHJwPI84:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=aTimfIYJsVA:5iAGHJwPI84:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/aTimfIYJsVA" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Tue, 18 May 2010 12:56:58 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/may/18/a9faa35cdfad1e21f165ea66b01ab919383be229/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/may/18/a9faa35cdfad1e21f165ea66b01ab919383be229/ LESS - Leaner CSS http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/qtiQZ2Y1iq0/<p><span class="caps">LESS</span> is an awesome project that extends <span class="caps">CSS</span> by adding variables, operations, nested rules and more. Since it supports exisiting <span class="caps">CSS</span> syntax, just rename your existing files from <code>*.css</code> to <code>*.less</code> to start using the advanced features in your existing stylesheets. When you are done, you can use the <span class="caps">LESS</span> Ruby gem to compile your code to standard <span class="caps">CSS</span> for use on your site. </p> <p>Very cool stuff. </p> <p><a href='http://lesscss.org' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/css/' title='All entries tagged with css'>css</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/design/' title='All entries tagged with design'>design</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/development/' title='All entries tagged with development'>development</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/ruby/' title='All entries tagged with ruby'>ruby</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=qtiQZ2Y1iq0:cYJy9lHXzd4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=qtiQZ2Y1iq0:cYJy9lHXzd4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=qtiQZ2Y1iq0:cYJy9lHXzd4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/qtiQZ2Y1iq0" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:20:04 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/apr/30/6e9ec6e6ecea1fa5a03e1376460473dfd72fa2c0/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/apr/30/6e9ec6e6ecea1fa5a03e1376460473dfd72fa2c0/ jQuery Masonry http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/lQPj-1Fj48Y/<p>jQuery Masonry is a layout plugin for jQuery that produces some truly stunning web pages. Looks pretty easy to use too. Make sure to check out the examples, including those found in the wild for an idea of what you can do. </p> <p>Pure concentrated awesome. </p> <p><a href='http://desandro.com/resources/jquery-masonry' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/css/' title='All entries tagged with css'>css</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/design/' title='All entries tagged with design'>design</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/javascript/' title='All entries tagged with javascript'>javascript</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/jquery/' title='All entries tagged with jquery'>jquery</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=lQPj-1Fj48Y:zI9kQANqdU4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=lQPj-1Fj48Y:zI9kQANqdU4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=lQPj-1Fj48Y:zI9kQANqdU4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/lQPj-1Fj48Y" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:31:18 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/apr/28/8b13c5d8bd13f0e90d27df3f428d3440f2bb0eeb/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/apr/28/8b13c5d8bd13f0e90d27df3f428d3440f2bb0eeb/ Merlin Mann - No. Let ME reach out to YOU. http://feeds.andrlik.org/~r/moi-links/~3/49EgEOataxg/<p>I love this autoresponse email sent to addresses on Merlin Mann’s <span class="caps">PR</span> blacklist. I’d love to see everyone start using a message like this in response to <span class="caps">PR</span> blasts. </p> <p><a href='http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/553751319/mustache-at-stake' title='View link source'>Link To Source</a></p> <p>Tagged with <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/funny/' title='All entries tagged with funny'>funny</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/marketing/' title='All entries tagged with marketing'>marketing</a>  <a href='http://www.andrlik.org/tags/links/merlin-mann/' title='All entries tagged with merlin mann'>merlin mann</a>  </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=49EgEOataxg:n4w-W88kw4M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=49EgEOataxg:n4w-W88kw4M:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.andrlik.org/~ff/moi-links?a=49EgEOataxg:n4w-W88kw4M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/moi-links?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moi-links/~4/49EgEOataxg" height="1" width="1"/>daniel@andrlik.org (Daniel Andrlik)Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:01:25 -0000http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/apr/27/033af7861e0a93b94ed745eb0c7b7ebaf7c6cefd/http://www.andrlik.org/links/2010/apr/27/033af7861e0a93b94ed745eb0c7b7ebaf7c6cefd/