This week’s links have been put together in a completely different manner. I was honestly getting tired of how long it would take to compile and write out each link - it truly was an arduous process. I finally took the time to consider a more efficient manner of displaying the links so I wouldn’t be spending hour upon hour to get them ready. The weekly links of the week are now powered by del.icio.us and I couldn’t be happier.
This process is still new, so I am still tweaking things here and there, but for the most part, it has worked flawlessly. At this point, I cannot figure out how to show more than 30 links, so that may be the limit of links from this point forward, but I personally do not see a problem with that. I will be polishing this process in future weeks, but this will definitely allow me to be much more consistent with each week’s links.
Enjoy.
Current Events
- Greenland’s ice cap is melting at a frighteningly fast rate
- More "good" news concerning global warming…
- Rockstar to release Bully game in October
- Prepare for the parental outcry to begin shortly… All that being said, what an interesting idea for a video game.
- Govts pose greatest threat to web privacy: Google
- Duh.
- Most. Disgusting. Thing. Ever.
- A military themepark for recruiting… In the United States.. Your tax dollars at hard work folks.
- Bush’s axis of failure Sidney Blumenthal - openDemocracy
- Another article spelling out the disaster of the Bush administration.
- Ford eventually will do away with fuel filler caps
- Now if they would just get rid of the gas tank…
- Reuters Photo Fraud
- Spelling out some details about the big boo-boo Reuters and other news organizations have made.
Design
- John Powers, artist
- Oh man, if this isn't cool, I don't know what is. Have a look and be amazed.
Web
- Web Design and Semantic Change
- Steve Tucker revives an idea I wrote about earlier on and from the comments, it seems is garnering the same response.
- abbr vs acronym
- A very good article by Steve Tucker about the 'abbr' and 'acronym' tags and how Microsoft's laziness caused us a lot of problems.
- AM-DeadLink
- Download FavIcons and detect dead links in your browser bookmarks
- Web Page Analyzer
- A nice little tool to check the optimization of your site's code.
- Topix
- A very interesting method of browsing through news topics - search for news in a timeline manner.
- JavaScript Tricks And Good Programming Style
- For all you code monkies out there. Learn how to code better Javascript and be respected by geeks worldwide.
- An AJAX enhancement for WordPress blogs
- Another lovely article on AJAX - this one for everyone's favorite blogging software.
- Don’t settle for Google AdSense
- A very good article about something I have been thinking for quite some time. Worth a read if you're considering AdSense or already using it.
Photography
- FlickrStorm
- A very interesting method of browsing through Flickr photos.
- daily dose of imagery
- Quite the photoblog. I suggest you have a look.
- How to Build a Panoramic Tripod Head for $10
- If I was not so damned lazy or clumsy with a saw I might just do this myself. Great article.
Nerdery & Tech
- Weighing a Switch to a Mac
- Thoughts on what it takes to make a switch to a Mac. I personally know there will be some major pragmatic issues to switching, but it is looking more and more like it is worth our time.
- Wi-Fi for the masses
- Now this is what I like to hear. I would like to see a whole lot more of this.
- Wireless LCD in 5 minutes!
- Pretty damned cool - imagine not needing a cord for your monitor someday.
- Mini Control Panel gadget for Google Desktop
- Boy, those icons look mighty familiar…
Noteworthy Articles
- Now For Something Truly Bizarre
- Bizarro to say the least. Worth a read.
- Angry German Kid vs. Numa Numa Guy
- Uh… yeah…
- Hooray for Global Warming
- Yay! Ignorance is fun! Seriously, we have to pick up the slack that these idiots create by conserving even more. Time to get a <a href="http://www.terrapass.com">TerraPass</a>.
- Bring Back Fiscal Corruption
- I guess this is a sort of best of worst case scenarios. Considering how racked up in debt this country is with no plan for getting out of it, I tend to agree with the author's premise.
- Before the ’04 Tsunami, an Earthquake So Violent It Even Shook Gravity - New York Times
- Wow, now that's an earthquake!
- Maxwell lighting setup test
- It truly is amazing how close CG can get to mimicking a photograph. This article shows an example of that.
- 8 Changes I Experienced After Giving Up TV
- My wife and I do not have a TV either and it is always interesting to hear how others react without the boob tube.
The Discussion
5 Comments on “This Week’s Weekly Links of the Week - Week 13”Adsense Planet » This Week’s Weekly Links of the Week - Week 13
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Jon
14.08.06 5:13 amI was wondering how much of a pain it was to manually organize all the links you post every week — especially the larger collections. Using del.iciou.us seems like a great idea — hopefully it’s much easier for you to make these posts.
Steve Tucker
14.08.06 10:40 amSecond Jon there… you’ve too much time on your hands, PJ!!
Thanks for the kind words on my abbr vs acronym article btw too - much appriciated matey
somerandomdude
14.08.06 11:32 amYeah, this little idea has cut the work needed to pump out these links by a fourth, at least. I was coming to dread this feature of the site - now it is one of the most enjoyable.
Gotta love Web2.0.
kellie
15.08.06 9:32 amGood links once again. A few of my favorites:
That “Hooray for Global Warming” article blew my mind away. I really don’t know how to respond to it. What are you supposed to say to an argument like that?!?!
TV sucks. Thanks for reminding us that we don’t need it. Loved that article…
And thanks for featuring that stopbadware website. What a great project. I really want more people to know about it and support the efforts of those guys who are taking on the web, one site at a time.
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