11 October 2002

Blogging on the Way to Work THE OBVIOUS BLOG.net -- It's fun to read that Euan Semple also works, blogs, and chats wirelessly while on the train, coming and going to work.

Free MIT Courses MIT -- Since late September, those with an online browswer can access 32 MIT courses free, including syllabi, lecture notes, exams and answers, and in some cases, even the videotaped lectures.

Creating an XFML Facetmap IA SLASH.org -- An xfml feed creates a facetmap, which is quite nice. Would be interesting to see if any clustering information visualization emerges out of these types of metadata experiments. Some nice services could come out of this. At the forefront, the application will help individuals map topics on disparate systems. It's puts a major emphasis on correctly classifying posts. Also, check out Drupal's externalpage module, which parses each blog entry for URLs and adds them to the site's search index. That should be helpful for finding duplicate entries.

Itanium Infringes on Patents INFOWORLD.com -- If Intel's Itanium infringes on patents, it does not bode well for Intel restarting its Fab plant construction in Leixlip, Ireland. The chip giant was ordered to pay out $150m in damages.

Danny Goodman on Dynamic HTML Joel on Software -- Check out Danny Goodman's latest version of Dynamic HTML. Joel on Software says it best: "It's the best reference on HTML. The new edition is 1400 packed pages that actually tells you what web browsers that are actually in use actually do, which makes it invaluable. It has been brought up to date with all the latest browsers and the newest HTML specs. If you're working with HTML in any way, shape, or form, this book is an absolute requirement."

Cows with Guns TEMPLE BAR -- Dana Lyons turned heads in Temple Bar, wearing his trademark black cowboy hat as he discussed Cows with Guns over dinner with the directors of the Irish Animation Festival. What? An animated Cows with Guns?!? Well, if that happens, maybe the cows will get ray guns. Maybe a time machine episode, where the cows go back into the 30s, 40s and 50s, packing heat for the times and holstering guns from Europe and Japan. We could have cows with stamped metal squirt guns, cardboard ray guns, pyrotomic disintegrator rifles and space navigator guns. And cows with ray gun holsters, space costumes, rings, and necklaces. See the man in JJ's on Dublin's Capel Street, Friday evening, October 11th.

Cheap Bikes in Dublin, Ireland A public auction of bicycles will be held at Kevin Street Garda Station, Dublin, on Thursday 17th October 2002 at 1100. You can view the cycles the day before from 1000 to 1500.