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Interesting things found around the Webernets and stored on ma.gnolia

The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala 06/13/08

“Those who have ever received a case of Orchidaceæ from the Tropics, know full well that the opening of it is attended with the most intense and feverish excitement: and those who have not been so fortunate, will be glad to gather some notion of such stirring scenes from the accompanying … Filed Under: Beauty, Biology comments on The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala

Cross-Fade Anything (This Time For Real) 06/10/08

Nice Javascript library to cross fade any series of elements in a container element. This one uses JQuery and has by far the best browser support I’ve been able to find. Filed Under: Code Snippet, Html, Programming comments on Cross-Fade Anything (This Time For Real)

Cross-Fade Anything 06/09/08

Nice Javascript library to cross fade any series of elements in a container element. Generic and handy (uses scriptalicious). [Update: This one had IE7 issues, but luckily I found a JQuery-based crossfade script, which works like a charm] Filed Under: Code Snippet, Design, Html, Programming comments on Cross-Fade Anything

Tom Waits Press Conference 05/09/08

Tom Waits announces his new tour Glitter and Doom. “How is your mother?” Apparently there’s going to be a show in Atlanta, going to have to try to get tickets to that. Filed Under: Humor, Music comments on Tom Waits Press Conference

I Love the World 05/09/08

Yeah, it’s a commercial, but it’s a pretty cool commercial. Not sure how the guy shooting a rocket at a building really fits with the “I love the world” theme, but not bad for television. Filed Under: Television, Travel comments on I Love the World

Community: From Little Things, Big Things … 05/09/08

Nice article in ALA about growing communities online, from one of the founders of Flickr. Filed Under: Culture comments on Community: From Little Things, Big Things Grow

Gin, Television, and Social Surplus 05/09/08

Transcript of Clay Shirky’s recent talk at the Web 2.0 conference. Fascinating read. I was recently reminded of some reading I did in college, way back in the last century, by a British historian arguing that the critical technology, for the early phase of the industrial revolution, was gin. The transformation … Filed Under: Future, Technology, Television comments on Gin, Television, and Social Surplus

YouTube - Speaking Picture Book 05/09/08

An antique children’s story book with integrated animal sounds — presumably, the sounds accompany the story. The nine available noises are produced by small air bellows and paper cones. Pretty cool. Filed Under: Archaic, Books comments on YouTube - Speaking Picture Book

Camera Hacks: Turn Your Point-and-Shoot in… 05/09/08

If you’re using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera you’ve got hardware in hand that can support advanced features like RAW images. Canon Hacker’s Development Kit (CHDK) is a firmware enhancement that supports an impressive array of Canon digital cameras. It’s also totally non-destructive — meaning it makes no permanent … Filed Under: Guide, Hack, Hardware, Travel comments on Camera Hacks: Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera

Cookie Monster Searches Deep Within Himsel… 04/23/08

Me know. Me have problem. Me love cookies. Me tend to get out of control when me see cookies. Me know it not natural to react so strongly to cookies, but me have weakness. Me know me do wrong. Me know it isn’t normal. Me see disapproving looks. Me see stares. … Filed Under: Humor comments on Cookie Monster Searches Deep Within Himself