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Lucas Richter

Bits and pieces and what-not

Sep 03
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“ We don’t need to teach [kids] to learn. We need to get out of their damn way.
— Leo Babauta
Sep 02
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» Steve Rubel’s “My RSS Database” screencast

I just watched this video by Steve Rubel, explaining how he uses Google Reader as a personal database:

I looked at it and thought “wait a minute.” RSS isn’t the database here….

Sep 01
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“ public const bool doYouLoveMe = true;
— Mike Robinson
Aug 31
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OMG Augmented Reality zombies! WIN.

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» AP News: Brazen Fla. burglar grabs TV in double-steal
Aug 30
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» The Twitter Notifier

This is my next side project idea. Feel free to steal it – you’ll probably do it better than me.

It’s been bugging me for a while that I can miss stuff on Twitter. I understand it’s part of the…

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This is the most evil-sounding natural laugh I’ve ever heard. You have my word: this is somebody’s genuine, involuntary reaction to something they found funny.

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  • Q: Why do some people have an instant aversion to banjo players?
  • A: It saves time.
Aug 27
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torley: Accessing my real desktop via VNC from within SL (via Aimee Trescothick) I find this awesomely nerdy, but I wonder what practical use it has when you still have to sit at a computer to use SL. It might take a while for UI tech to catch up enough to make this useful. EDIT: Just thought of a practical application for this. SL presentations. Am I slow or what?

torley:

Accessing my real desktop via VNC from within SL (via Aimee Trescothick)

I find this awesomely nerdy, but I wonder what practical use it has when you still have to sit at a computer to use SL. It might take a while for UI tech to catch up enough to make this useful.

EDIT: Just thought of a practical application for this. SL presentations. Am I slow or what?

Aug 26
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» Charlie Stross: Merciless