i.webthings
random ageless

Jip kijkt


daily pointers
In association with
AORTAL - the anti-portal,
here's today's daily pointers:

02/22/12
pix plz »
Images from Napa
» Progressive Transit

(RSS)

[daily pointers archive]
other projects
special thanks


Validated XHTML 1.0
Validated CSS


2000-2012 © Joe Jenett.
Some rights reserved.

'movement variety' works best

CUergo: Sitting and Standing
[michael-mccracken.net]
Posted by jenett on 11/29/11

research news

Futurity.org – "features the latest discoveries in all fields from scientists at the top universities in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia"
Posted by jenett on 11/27/11

#OWS aggregator

Occupationalist

Occupationalist is an impartial and real-time view of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Covering history as it unfolds. No filters. No delays.

Posted by jenett on 11/26/11

'off the grid-for-little-kids'

The Kid Should See This.

There's just so much science, nature, music, arts, technology, storytelling and assorted good stuff out there that my kids (and maybe your kids) haven't seen. It's most likely not stuff that was made for them...

[michael-mccracken.net]

Posted by jenett on 11/25/11

'weirdly unsocial' networks

The Social Graph is Neither

Social networks exist to sell you crap. The icky feeling you get when your friend starts to talk to you about Amway, or when you spot someone passing out business cards at a birthday party, is the entire driving force behind a site like Facebook.

[Valhalla Island]
Posted by jenett on 11/23/11

List: 'UnCollege' Resources

Resources | Knowledge - Community - Network - Signal
Posted by jenett on 11/22/11

odd NYC-centricity

ExtendNY - New York City Extended
[Trivium]
Posted by jenett on 11/21/11

'an animated documentary'

History of the Internet
Posted by jenett on 11/20/11

'everything is changing'

WTF Mobile Web

We need better reasons. Real examples. Proof that what we are all doing is not working anymore. That's what this website is about. Examples convince. Seeing trends makes us smarter. The problem isn't insurmountable if it's known. So let's get to know the problem.

Posted by jenett on 11/19/11

'track down' images

?¿ src-img
[The Letter]
Posted by jenett on 11/18/11

'broad compatibility'

Announcing jQuery Mobile 1.0

A unified, HTML5-based user interface system for all popular mobile device platforms, built on the rock-solid jQuery and jQuery UI foundation. Its lightweight code is built with progressive enhancement, and has a flexible, easily themeable design.

Posted by jenett on 11/17/11

font previewing tool

wordmark.it – "preview words with the fonts installed on your computer"
Posted by jenett on 11/16/11

'advanced preferences'

MagicPrefs – "a free application for OS X which aims to improve the functionality and configuration options of the Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad and the MacBook glass trackpad"

Note: This is not an endorsement.

Posted by jenett on 11/15/11

QR code-related security risks

Hacker says 'Don't scan that QR code!'
Posted by jenett on 11/14/11

old type and lettering

Historic Type

A community-based image database, dedicated to collecting, documenting, and preserving images of type and lettering on old signs and buildings in the United States.

Posted by jenett on 11/13/11

quick reference

InstaCSS | Instant CSS Documentation Search
Posted by jenett on 11/12/11

'simple way to get sliding'

Swipe 1.0 - a lightweight mobile slider » Swipe JS
Posted by jenett on 11/11/11

'forced labor' survey

Slavery Footprint

How many slaves work for you? There are 27 million slaves in the world today. Many of them contribute to the supply chains that end up in the products we use every day. Find out how many slaves work for you, and take action.

Posted by jenett on 11/10/11

stories...

California is a place.
Posted by jenett on 11/09/11

List: Recently Noticed (42)

Posted by jenett on 11/07/11

interactive video framework

Mozilla Popcorn | Making video work like the web
[The Mozilla Blog]
Posted by jenett on 11/06/11

'tidy and logical'

Gridlover

Gridlover is the tool to establish a type system with modular scale and vertical rhythm to build upon.

Posted by jenett on 11/05/11

CSS properties reference

CSS Infos
Posted by jenett on 11/03/11

'free university lectures'

Lecturefox
[Eduardo Morais' stream]
Posted by jenett on 11/02/11