Year: 2014
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Getty Images Opens Up
Getty Images added embed icons to 35 million photos in their collection. Not all images are available for embed (look for the icon). Images are for non-commercial use only and you need to use their embed code which adds the frames you see below. Unable to close the barn door, Getty material was finding its…
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So it begins – iOS CarPlay
Announced at last year’s WWDC, Apple revealed today that CarPlay, the integrated iOS platform for in-dash entertainment and navigation will be shipping in 2014 models by Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. Notable in its absence was Tesla. The ecosystem will limit apps to approved partners so it’s Siri for voice and Apple Maps for…
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Keep the internet ephemeral, distributed, and anonymous
The internet is full of old hands that were around during it’s renaissance and are keepers of that spirit. Maciej Cegłowski (Idlewords, Pinboard) is one of those keepers and his writings poke fun at the establishment, elevate the strange, and celebrate the possible. His recent rant about keeping the internet free and clear of centralized…
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Bay Area Negitive Equity Flood Zones
Another map mashup. This one not as pretty. We just refinanced and collapsed two mortgages into one and locked the whole thing down to a fixed rate mortgage (if you’re looking for a mortgage broker, Anthony Ingoglia is your man) to avoid the 2nd loan adjusting upward upon it’s 10th year anniversary. A lot of…
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Google Maps Gallery
10 years ago, when I was looking for a place to live, I had three maps to help me zero in on where to look. I was concerned with schools so I had a map from greatschools.org along with a school district map showing which houses served which schools. I then had a real estate…
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Glomar Response
The strange origin of the Glomar Response and its relation to a shipbuilder in Alameda.
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More nytimes.com takeovers
They’re at it again. Another editorially-obfucating takeover.
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Object Trackers – Two Approaches
Nokia announced, the Treasure Tag, new hardware to go with their Lumia phones sporting the latest update. The tag is a small piece of hardware that communicates with the phone via bluetooth and an app on the phone that monitors proximity, alerting you when the device falls out of bluetooth range from your phone. Until…
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Bitcoin Price Index
Bitcoin Price Index, Source : CoinDesk Zooming in on earlier spike in June 2011.