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A9 OpenSearch

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on Wednesday March 16, 2005

in A9, Internet, Search and Vocation

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Yesterday, A9 launched OpenSearch, which I'm incredibly excited about. DeWitt already summed up the possibilities this has for exposing "the long tail of search," and I couldn't agree more.

What does this mean for you as a search consumer? Well, if you use A9.com (or any other future OpenSearch aggregator), you can now simultaneously query 56 search services (and counting) with one search.

Standard Issue Disclaimer: I work for A9. Speaking of which, we're hiring.

ongoing: It’s Not Dangerous - Ten Reasons Why Blogging is Good For Your Career

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on Saturday March 12, 2005

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ongoing: It's Not Dangerous - Ten Reasons Why Blogging is Good For Your Career

This article makes excellent points.

Colorization Using Optimization

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on Thursday March 10, 2005

in Asides, Graphics and Technology

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Colorization Using Optimization

Everyone's blogged this today, but even so, let me add my "holy crap that's amazing!" to the fray.

Jon Udell: Annotating the planet

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on Tuesday March 8, 2005

in Asides, GPS and Internet

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Jon Udell: Annotating the planet

This article has a lot of really neat ideas. It'll be interesting to see what happens in this space in the next few years.

Wired: The Long Tail

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on Sunday March 6, 2005

in Asides, Internet and Marketing

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Wired: The Long Tail

This is a pretty brilliant article. I can't think of anyone who works with the internet who shouldn't read it.

Photo in the News: Baby Foxes Going to the Dogs

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on Saturday March 5, 2005

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Photo in the News: Baby Foxes Going to the Dogs

Those are beyond adorable.

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» Getting to Europe Is About to Get Easier - "Ryanair ... has said [they plan] to start a new airline that will fly from secondary European markets like Liverpool or Birmingham to a half-dozen American cities like Baltimore or Providence, R.I., for a base fare as low as 10 euros, or about $16 at $1.59 to the euro. Oh, right, Liverpool-Baltimore for the win. (0)

» Mexicana to Join oneworld Alliance - "Mexicana with the Click Mexicana network will add 26 destinations to the oneworld map -- 24 in Mexico plus Bakersfield (California, USA) and Edmonton (Canada)." Wait, really? Oh, right, the highly lucrative GDL-BFL route. (0)

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2008 Prediction 4: PHP Problems - "A large part of the problem PHP has is that it's evolved substantially over time and doesn't force you to program in a certain way: you never know if you're getting clean object-oriented code or nasty procedural code" [From Commentor Chris Adams]

The thing I find ironic about this comment is that it forgets functional programming completely, which kind of just emphasizes how bad PHP is at it.

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» Finder Drag/Drop bug still around? - I had this problem before Leopard, but Leopard certainly exacerbated it and things deteriorated to the point that I couldn't drag tabs in Firefox or text within TextEdit; that said, I still didn't believe it was Quicksilver's fault until I read this. I'm already missing Quicksilver. (1)

» Nokia Mobile Codes - I was wondering what the "barcode scanner" on my new Nokia N95 was for, and this is it. I've been trying to think of a cool use for a mobile code, but I'm not really coming up with anything. (1)

» Bye Bye Bell's - How Illinois beer distribution laws, fiercely protected by a powerful industry, drove away one of Chicago’s favorite small brewers. - I was pretty disappointed to not find any Bell's Beer on my recent trip to Chicago, and this great article goes into the reasons why (and probably more than you want to know about the insanity that are beer distribution laws). (0)

» We Paved Paradise - Sure I'm a transit dork, but I really liked this article. "So why can't we find any place to park? Because parking is one of the biggest boondoggles -- and environmental disasters -- in our country." (0)