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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.
Entries for week beginning January 25, 2009
➠ January 29, 2009
Plaxo's Personal Card: Introducing Two-Click Signup, an initiative to improve the user experience of OpenID; first test now live with Google
This is good: The underlying goodness of OpenID, used in a way which completely hides itself from the user.
Sequence of man falling on ice - Boston.com
Why I’m glad I’m not in Boston. (Though the arc of Dunkin Donuts coffee is making me somewhat “homesick”)
➠ January 28, 2009
The Fountain Jet Home Soda Maker From Soda-Club
Soda Streams are back. Back. BACK! Sold with an ecological twist (less recycling and less vehicular transport than cans or bottle of soda), it’s actually pretty tempting.
Zero Punctuation : Gears of War 2
Best Zero Punctuation in a while, not least for introducing me to the phrase “triple-cunted hooker”.
ReactOS
Man, those ReactOS developers have really done a stellar job of replicating the Windows NT fundamentals.
(Okay, not really their fault! I chose to "upgrade" their demo VM when VMware prompted me. If you don't do that, it works OK)
(Also, the video is sped up by Flickr. Bug reported here.)
ReactOS
Man, those ReactOS developers have really done a stellar job of replicating the Windows NT fundamentals.
Cosmo Catalano: Tom Champion "snow emergency" remix
As a former Somervillain, this makes me very happy.
10 iPhone Games You Must Own | Wired.com
The games on this list that I’ve played have all been top-notch, so I’ll have to sample a few more.
➠ January 27, 2009
Amazon recommendations
Anyone want to hazard a guess at what I was looking at that garnered these recommendations?
* A pink camera
* A PD James novel
* Headphones
* Twin pack of nipples
The Obameter: Tracking Barack Obama's Campaign Promises
A scorecard for tracking President Obama’s campaign promises. A great idea.
XSS (Cross Site Scripting) Prevention Cheat Sheet - OWASP
Essential reading if you write webapps.
➠ January 26, 2009
Dive into Python 3
Mark Pilgrim is updating Dive into Python for the new version of the language. Farewell, chapter on SOAP Web Services. You will not be missed.
➠ January 25, 2009
You Look Nice Today AGM
Merlin Mann recaps a disappointing year for @ylnt. Snare, Baby on a Dog, and The Fishstick: all lost money. :(
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.