A friend recently told me about yet another mobile startup who I won't name, but suffice to say has yet another one of those generic amalgams of "Mo" or "Mob" with some other word. It got me thinking "hey, I can automate this; maybe save everyone some time"....which I did (at least the first part).… Continue reading Mobiguous company names
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Tech stuff
What a great picture of me!
I'm on the right, talking to Brian Aker down at the MySQL User Conference. (photo by James Duncan Davidson/O'Reilly Media)
Seattle Library/Amazon LibraryLookup bookmarklet
Stumbled into Jon Udell's Library lookup bookmarklet and thought I'd give it a spin. It took some tweaking, but now I've got a Seattle Public Library/Amazon BookmarkletTo use, just drag the bookmarklet above to your toolbar. Visit Amazon, search for a book, and then click on the bookmarklet. It'll check the availability of the book… Continue reading Seattle Library/Amazon LibraryLookup bookmarklet
Giving Flock a spin
....and of course, now that I'm sitting in front of this really easy to use interface, I don't have anything useful to say. Well, that's a blog for you. Plus, I'm feeling all Web 2.0-y now.technorati tags: flock, allthecoolkidsaredoingit, iftheyalljumpedoffacliff, wouldyou
Electowidget
For the past couple of months, I've been working on Electowidget. Electowidget is a plugin for MediaWiki designed to make it possible to conduct Internet polls and elections using many different voting systems, including the Schulze method, Instant Runoff Voting, Approval voting, and even plain old Plurality.
MediaWiki OpenID patch
Looks like Dan Libby posted a [Wikitech-l] MediaWiki OpenID patch. I'll have to give it a spin after I get done with my current project.
IRS file format for tax stats: .exe files
If you want to get IRS tax statistics, looks like you better have a computer that supports .exe files (Microsoft Windows executable). SOI Tax Stats - Filing Season Statistics / Taxpayer Usage Study There are so many things wrong with this, I'm not sure where to start...
Spectaclar: I’m not dead yet – news updates
I haven't had a chance to update things on Spectaclar or engage in a while, but I've at least updated the Spectaclar news feed with some interesting things I've culled from the past month of backed up blog entries. I won't be very active on Spectaclar stuff for a little while longer, as I'm working… Continue reading Spectaclar: I’m not dead yet – news updates
I hope someone is working on Kwalify-type support for JSON/PHP
I'm working on a PHP app that uses JSON, and I realized I needed a validator. Hrm...nothing seems to be out there. However, if I was using Ruby and YAML instead, I could use Kwalify. Alas, neither is an option for what I'm working on (an election plug-in for MediaWiki), so I'll have to wing… Continue reading I hope someone is working on Kwalify-type support for JSON/PHP
Back from OSCON
Grrr....I'm ticked off at myself for not posting here more. I went to OSCON and shared the love on Spectaclar. I haven't been as active as I'd like on Spectaclar, but things aren't completely dormant. I'm starting to mull over the idea of using Electorama as a testbed for some of the work that I'm… Continue reading Back from OSCON
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