May 2012
43 posts
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Everyone has a mobile problem: not just Facebook
[found on Mobile]
It’s the question that has dogged Facebook all year and likely contributed to its IPO fiasco: does Facebook have a mobile problem? According to Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins, it does: but then so does every Internet company trying to figure out how to make money in the mobile landgrab.
During her latest presentation on the tech landscape at D: All Things Digital, Meeker...
Spine →
MVC JS Framework like Backbone.js
RapidEngines →
Rapid Apps are a great way for you to add new applications and devices to RapidEngines instance. Rapid Apps provide the configuration files and documentation to get up and running quickly with the applications listed in the gallery.
WhenAUser →
A simple rules engine that makes SaaS tools work together.
Mortar Data →
Mortar is Hadoop in the cloud—an on-demand easy-to-use platform for big data.
With Mortar you write Python and Pig, which is like SQL. That’s all you need to access to the power of real Hadoop—no esoterica.
API Generation - Emergent One →
Launch your API. It’s ridiculously easy.
CloudMine - The Backend as a Service for Apps →
CloudMine is a Backend as a Service platform that eliminates the need for app developers to build custom backend solutions for their apps. Development of server-side components is expensive, repetitive, and distracts from perfecting your app. Let us handle it so you can focus on making your app awesome.
Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex →
After watching this, I posit that capitalism is the largest human orgy ever to occur… And it is still going…
Redactor →
Redactor is a free javascript program for writing texts on the web.
Porsche Takes on the Prius With the Spyder →
Porsche vs. Prius? Gimme a break. No contest!
Manhattanhenge 2012 Solar Phenomenon Will Hit NYC... →
Dust off your cameras/phones, NYC.
pep.jquery.js - put a little pep in your step →
Pep was built out of a need for kinetic drag support for both mobile and desktop devices (click & drag). It uses the best of jQuery’s animate functions along with CSS3 animations to bring full-blown kinetic drag that works on all HTML5-ready devices.
xkcd: Ten Thousand →
Truth.
For Tech Start-Ups, New York Has Increasing Allure... →
There is definitely a pickup in tech jobs! Competition for tech talent is fierce these days.
JavaScript - JQuery Stack Banner Slideshow with... →
Use this sexy and stylish banner slideshow to spice up your website.
2 version layout (vertical and horizonal).
2 directional movement (forward and backward).
Adjust image size and borders.
Unlimited captions allowed.
Captions can be linked.
Adjust drop shadows.
Adjust slideshow speeds and rotation angles.
Adjust caption opening speeds and delays.
Auto start slideshow.
Cool circle...
Ken Burns Fullscreen Gallery Slideshow by Tean →
n Burns Fullscreen Gallery Slideshow is a clean and simple yet powerfull image gallery with multiple transitions included.
Some of the options include the possibility of having images in fit-inside, fit-outside or normal (untouched) mode, using the component in 100% fluid layout of a custom fixed size, playlist positioned on any side, menu and thumbnails vertical or horizontal orientation…...
JavaScript - jQuery Image Gallery Slideshow with... →
Unlimited categories supported in the gallery
Single image category can be used if needed (menu automatically hides)
Menu size adjusts itself based on menu thumb size
Slideshow delay and autoplay options
Specify thumb size and rollover scale
Mouse pan available for images larger than gallery size
Images smaller than gallery size stay intact
Automatic thumbnail horizontal mouse scroll with...
doug/depthjs →
DepthJS allows any web page to interact with the Microsoft Kinect using Javascript.
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AreYouHuman CAPTCHAs defeated using SimpleCV
[found on Hacker News]
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RequireJS →
Include JS modules.
gladiusjs/html5-game-template →
Start your HTML5 game off right.
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Meet the tireless entrepreneur who squatted at AOL
[found on Hacker News]
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Diablo III Mouse Stats →
This explains why my mouse is now broken…
Things First-Time Founders Regret Saying →
MIT’s (T)ether melds virtual and real space, shows... →
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How people judge your intelligence and social...
[found on Hacker News]
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AngularJS (Google-produced JS Framework)
[found on Hacker News]
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Here's What Happens When You Freeze An iPad In A...
[found on SAI]
The team at ZooGue, a case company, decided to put an iPad in a plastic bag and freeze it inside a block of ice. Just because.
Then they got their iPad back by smashing the ice block on the ground.
The whole event is captured in the video below, which comes to us via TUAW.
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LEAKED: Here's How To Get Samsung's Siri Clone On...
[found on SAI]
We’re still a few days away from Samsung’s big Galaxy S III launch, but some intrepid developers have figured out a way to port some of the phone’s best features to other Android phones.
If you have an Android phone running version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, head over to the XDA Forums and grab all of Samsung’s custom apps for the Galaxy S III.
It also...
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Machine-Guided Learning Matches Teachers In Study
[found on Slashdot]
New submitter dougled writes “A study at six universities found that students taught statistics mainly through software learned as much as peers taught primarily by humans. And the robots got the job done more quickly. ‘… our results indicate that hybrid-format students took about one-quarter less time to achieve essentially the same learning outcomes as...
FourSquare.com like Animated Feeds Display with... →
Airport - An Information Board Jquery Plugin |... →
Airport is a rather simple text effect plugin for Jquery. It emulates the style of those flickering information boards you sometimes find on airports and train stations.
jQuery PhotoShoot Plugin 1.0 | Tutorialzine →
The jQuery PhotoShoot plugin gives you the ability to convert any div on your web page into a photo shooting effect, complete with a view finder.
frequency decoder ~ slabText - a jQuery plugin for... →
Big, bold, responsive headlines.
Textualizer →
Cool text animation effects.
promptumenu →
A jQuery plugin that allows you to display list items in a similar way like a iPhone home screen. If item count exceeds the displayed items on one screen, users can swipe through screens.
Isotope →
An exquisite jQuery plugin for magical layouts
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Programming — Now Starting In Elementary School
[found on Slashdot]
the agent man writes “The idea of getting kids interested in programming in spite of their common perception of programming to be ‘hard and boring’ is an ongoing Slashdot discussion. With support of the National Science Foundation, the Scalable Game Design project has explored how to bring computer science education into the curriculum of middle and high...
This Phone Lasts 15 Years on 1 AA Battery →
Why would anyone want a phone that just makes calls?
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Apple Tells Siri To Stop Recommending Nokia
[found on Slashdot]
judgecorp writes “Apple has changed the answer Siri gives to the question ‘what is the best smartphone ever?’ to prevent the voice-driven assistant from promoting the Nokia Lumia 900. Originally Siri trawled online reviews on the web using the wolfram Alpha search engine, to come up with the Lumia, much to Apple’s embarrassment. Now, apple has...
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The 144 Million Dollar Button
[found on Hacker News]
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Warren Buffett Is A Punk
[found on Hacker News]
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The March of Progress (in programming language...
[found on Hacker News]
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April 2012
12 posts
PinView on Facebook →
Use Facebook but prefer it to look like pintrest? Check out this facebook app. Pretty slick!
MeteorJS →
This looks to be a very promising web framework. Completely open and allows for what I think is the best way to write apps… dynamically with continuous deploys. No more page refreshes!
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Software Engineers Remain Top US Job
[found on Slashdot]
D H NG writes “In a study by Careercast.com, software engineers retain their position as having the top jobs in 2012. The #1 and #2 positions remain the same from last year. One surprise entry was human resources manager in the #3 position. The worst job was lumberjack, beating out last year’s roustabout.”
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Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android by... →
Just backed these guys. Love the multi-os suppor, the phone-remote features, and open sdk.
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Show HN: A website to upload photos of cats and...
[found on Hacker News]
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TextSpresso machine brews caffeinated goodness via...
[found on Engadget]
The folks at Zipwhip may have unwittingly discovered a new business model. While the company is primarily focused on cloud messaging services, it’s recently created an espresso maker that allows employees to whip up custom brews from the comfort of their mobile phone. Known as TextSpresso, it’s based on the Jura Impressa XS90, but unlike the retail model, the...