Ma.gnolia: Richard Eriksson's Bookmarks

ShoZu on the iPhone 3G has missing GPS information

2008-07-15T10:31:02-07:00

Not ShoZu's fault, evidently. I'm going to assume that ShoZu will release a fix just as I get my phone delivered.

Discussing the iPhone 3G geotagging bug when syncing with iPhoto

2008-07-15T10:27:44-07:00

iPhoto strips out the "minus" in longitudes, making photos taken in California appear as if they were taken in China. Good thing I don't use iPhoto.

Why homeownership might not be a good idea

2008-07-12T21:43:18-07:00

For cities and for young people. Essentially: for some, homeownership locks then in a trunk.

Sameer Vasta on ad networks: the new cool kid clique?

2008-07-11T23:30:21-07:00

"I feel that there’s more room in the market (but only a little, nobody wants market over-saturation) for the smaller, elite networks that are prestige badges as well as revenue streams."

nciku Chinese characters and pinyin dictionary

2008-07-11T23:21:03-07:00

So many features. Handwritten character recognition, audio in both a male and female voice, phrases suggested and rated by users. Hard-to-remember name, though.

Just, you know, shrug it off

2008-07-11T10:02:28-07:00

"Could we all be that chill and remain reverent?"

Mike Lydon on how to create a bicycle network

2008-07-08T09:06:58-07:00

Bicycle lanes, bicycle boulevards, shared streets and off-street paths are the four elements. Lydon cites Portland, Oregon as an example North American cities can aspire to.

Why they’re wrong about Critical Mass

2008-07-03T16:37:11-07:00

"Struggles for democracy and human rights under dictatorial regimes have never been won because the underdog rationally convinced the dictator to abdicate power."

What is Vancouverism?

2008-06-27T23:00:31-07:00

Darren Barefoot finds some links, embedding a 10-minute video on the subject, which features interviews from Helena Grdadolnik, Lance Berelowitz, Trevor Boddy, Sherry Mckay, Larry Beasley and others.

Advancing in the Bash Shell

2008-06-24T20:31:08-07:00

Some more shortcuts to add to the arsenal, on the road to better command line habits.

Paul Lukas, writing in 2006, about baseball players and their necklaces

2008-06-22T13:26:00-07:00

Titanium and otherwise, with lots of links to photos.

Baseball players put their faith in Phiten titanium necklaces

2008-06-22T13:23:32-07:00

I know baseball players are a superstitious lot, so this doesn't surprise me. I've been out of watching baseball enough that the prevalence of the necklaces did.

Kunqu's time-honoured innovation

2008-06-17T16:39:29-07:00

Alexander Varty from Vancouver's The Georgia Straight on the ancient Chinese operatic theatre.

You Can Enjoy Cooking

2008-05-19T06:47:03-07:00

Not convincing. Gordon Davidescu always loved cooking. I'm trying to answer to the question "how does someone (like me) who hates cooking find a way to enjoy it?"

Men who explain things

2008-05-07T10:25:11-07:00

"He was already telling me about the very important book -- with that smug look I know so well in a man holding forth, eyes fixed on the fuzzy far horizon of his own authority."

LoadMyTracks now supports the Globalsat DG-100 on Mac OS X

2008-04-27T20:47:21-07:00

Boris gets an email from the development team. I'll send debugging reports about the altitude problem.

Julie Szabo's figure skating blog, Boot and Blade

2008-04-09T08:39:37-07:00

A figure skater herself, Julie Szabo provides insight into a sport I can't not look at when I come across it on TV.

Vancouver Public Library announces the shortlist for One Book, One Vancouver

2008-03-19T23:56:32-07:00

That gives me a month to read last year's selection. Oops.

Karen met with TransLink, and wants them to continue the community conversation

2008-03-19T20:16:02-07:00

Gareth McCall's photos of the March 15th Vancouver Scientology protest

2008-03-16T19:55:35-07:00

Freonce's photos of the March 15th Anonymous protest at Vancouver Scientology HQ

2008-03-16T19:52:46-07:00

Tony Ortega on "Anonymous" and Scientology

2008-03-16T02:27:46-07:00

Noah took a photo of every SkyTrain camera that saw him during a three-station trip

2008-03-11T17:12:43-07:00

VVORK displays contemporary art, gives the title, artist, a link, and nothing else

2008-03-09T19:20:38-07:00

In other words, it doesn't tell me what to think about it. Looking at the works even gave me an idea for a piece. I know!

Stephen Rees summarizes Paradise Makers: The Neighbourhood Activists at SFU

2008-03-09T00:39:57-08:00

I attended the conversation hosted by Gordon Price with Jacques Khouri and Margaret Mitchell, activists in Kitsilano and Little Mountain, respectively.

An ABC of geotagging photos on the Mac

2008-03-05T22:54:33-08:00

Andy Rutledge on creativity and design

2008-03-05T22:44:15-08:00

"While many commonly popular definitions of creativity amount to little more than references to self-expression or flamboyancy, we designers should not be so lax or obtuse in our concept of it."

Making thmbnl

2008-03-05T15:13:31-08:00

I've been using it, via Ma.gnolia, on my blog. I'll investigate the API in order to use it directly. Interestingly, accounts are OpenID-only.

"'I owe a great deal of my success to being reclusive,' Deadmau5 says."

2008-03-01T17:36:04-08:00

The trance/electro house producer knows Tommy Lee, and has a DJ name/online handle with a story behind it.

John McCain's amazing first-hand prisoner of war account

2008-02-29T18:30:09-08:00

In case there was any doubt that he is a real American war hero.