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node.js now running on webOS

tyler — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:32:36 +0000

Node.js now running on webOS. webOS 2.0 just came out and they use node on the OS so developers can write services for webOS phones in javascript. are they even selling the palm pre anymore?

redis 2.0

tyler — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:05:40 +0000

Redis 2.0 was released. some interesting additions like hashes and a pubsub connections.

scrabble mmo in 48 hours

tyler — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:14:28 +0000

Building a Scrabble MMO in 48 hours » Startup Monkeys. the game is very well done. you can scroll the board infinitely and place tiles.

android spy camera

tyler — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:45:08 +0000

How to Build a “Spy Camera” App for an Android Phone with Ruby and Sinatra. so your phone can take http request to take a photo and send it back. I can hear the tutorial being read by Michael Weston from Burn Notice.

how to track six key metrics for your web app

tyler — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:01:42 +0000

Think Vitamin » How to Track Six Key Metrics for Your Web App. awesome article about calculating revenue and costs per user and a super awesome spreadsheet to do all the heavy lifting for you.

jackalope

tyler — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:15:19 +0000

Jackalope : Real time web stats. uses web sockets to create real-time heat maps of where user’s mouse is and where they’re clicking. if you click in a random place really quickly you can see it show up on the heat map.

new breed of patent claim bedevils product makers

tyler — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:06:34 +0000

New Breed of Patent Claim Bedevils Product Makers – WSJ.com. here’s the solution : shoot every lawyer who files one of these cases.

the higher education bubble

tyler — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:15:46 +0000

CARPE DIEM: The Higher Education Bubble: It’s About to Burst. now that’s a crazy graph.

ubercab

tyler — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:16:15 +0000

Everyone’s Private Driver / UberCab. iphone app that dispatches towncars and you can see where your cab is on the map. then you pay via credit card through the app. only in san francicsco at the moment.

canada’s housing bubble

tyler — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:51:26 +0000

Canada’s Housing Bubble : An Accident Waiting to Happen. Report by the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives. Some interesting data on migration, income, and GDP for Toronto and Vancouver.

kindle 3 support coming

tyler — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:50:08 +0000

Kindle 3 support coming – Instapaper Blog. i’m so tempted to get the new kindle.

regrets of the dying

tyler — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:15:33 +0000

Regrets of the Dying. someone who worked in palliative care talks about the 5 regrets that came up most often with people who were dying.

how panhandlers use free credit cards

tyler — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:42:43 +0000

How panhandlers use free credit cards – thestar.com. reporter gave people $50 prepaid credit cards to see what happens.

Canada : world’s leader in cell phone bills

tyler — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:13:29 +0000

It’s 2010 and Canadians pay the highest cell phone bills in the world | Wirelessnorth.ca. who doesn’t love a graph of average annual cell phone bill as a percentage of GDP per capita versus cell phone penetration.

public debt

tyler — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:38:19 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Public Pensions and Our Fiscal Future – WSJ.com. “Toughly 80 cents of every government dollar in California goes to employee compensation and benefits”. yikes! Think that’s bad, Ontario has 10 times as much debt per capita.

apple’s attention to detail

tyler — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:26:16 +0000

Flood Lite – Apple’s Attention to Detail. the sleep light on macbooks pulsates at the rhythm of a human being breathing at rest.

motorola snaps up 280 north

tyler — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:38:49 +0000

Motorola Snaps Up 280 North For $20 Million. makers of the cappuccino web framework and atlas. that’s a lot of money for a revenue-free framework. i’ll bet that motorola basically kills the usefulness of this whole project.

dropbox jobs

tyler — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:47:28 +0000

Dropbox – Jobs. yup, that’s an eagle, on a velociraptor, holding an AK-47, on a shark.

slablet

tyler — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:21:56 +0000

Slablet. iPad html layouts. Uses iScroll library for scrolling overflows.

royal opera house

tyler — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:11:40 +0000

A More Royal Royal Opera House – Brand New. nice work on the crest.