Ma.gnolia: Larry Halff's Bookmarks

Corvus Consulting : Obama App: Is this the Future of Electoral Campaigns?

lhalff — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:20:58 PDT

"Elections are probably the most complicated and drawn out conversion processes, aiming to capture the ultimate clickthrough: someone’s vote. The ingenuity and imagination of the Obama app for iPhone raises the bar to something new."

Meat & Cheese Combo Proves Edible | Jason Santa Maria

lhalff — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:15:07 PDT

Armed with empty stomachs and discerning taste buds, we descended upon New York City determined to find a cheesesteak of quality. I’m happy to say, we succeeded.

Acacia Tree Software - SousChef: Your Digital Cooking Assistant

lhalff — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:36:23 PDT

Most cooking software stops at letting you organize your recipes. SousChef helps you cook, start to finish. Find a recipe, cook it, modify it and share it with friends & family—all in one application.

Ma.gnolia Blog: Last-Minute Notes for a New Homepage

lhalff — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:19:36 PDT

Today we’re rolling out a new kind of homepage, which you already know about if you’ve been reading our recent posts.

A Slice of Heaven: Naples, Pizza at Its Source

lhalff — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:21:52 PDT

Slice is happy to bring you another excerpt from Ed Levine's book Pizza: A Slice of Heaven. This time, Ed's trip to Naples. Be sure to click past the jump for a list of some of Napoli's—and Rome's—best pizzerias.

E

lhalff — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:51:35 PDT

E is a service that integrates all your existing social services into an E•ID, which you can share with anyone in the real world.

A Child Star Earns His Spurs

lhalff — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:10:29 PDT

For this is not a tawdry exercise in stunt casting: Mr. Radcliffe gives a self-effacing yet strong performance that serves the play, not his fans.

Usability Research on Federated Login (Google OAuth & Federated Login Research)

lhalff — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:02:32 PDT

Federated Login has been a "holy grail" in the identity community for a long time. We have known how to do the technical part for a long time. However the industry has constantly tried, and failed, to find a model that was (1) simple for end users, and (2) had a reasonable trust model between the RP (the relying party, which is the site you want to log into) and the IDP (the identity provider, who will identify you to the RP).

Present.ly

lhalff — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:32:53 PDT

Present.ly is a micro-update communications tool for your company. Give your employees the ability to instantly communicate their current status, ask questions, post media, and more.

4-Task Kitchen Multi-Timer

lhalff — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:31:48 PDT

The Chef's Quad-Timer is designed for the serious home chef, the avid entertainer and the modern multi-tasker. Designed to compliment today's upscale home kitchens, this unique product features eye-catching form and progressive functionality.

chadzilla:

lhalff — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:31:02 PDT

"The future of gastronomy belongs to chemistry." Brillat Savarin, 1825

Mozzarella Bar Opening in Midtown Manhattan - NYTimes.com

lhalff — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:54:02 PDT

The latest installment of Obikà, which opened its first mozzarella bar in Rome four years ago, is set to open in the sculpture garden of 590 Madison Avenue.

Mooplr

lhalff — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:41:15 PDT

Stickers of the places you've been.

Goodrec

lhalff — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:46:07 PDT

A new review site?

Amazon's Mechanical Turk Used for Fraudulent Activities - ReadWriteWeb

lhalff — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:38:42 PDT

Le sigh: "Amazon's Mechanical Turk has fallen prey to social media spammers and it is now full of requests to spam bookmarking services for pennies per link."

Social Networks: The Case for a "Pause" Button | 43 Folders

lhalff — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:58:05 PDT

As duplicitous and sad as “fake following” sounds — and let’s be honest: the whole idea’s pathetic on a number of levels — for a certain kind of user, I can see why there’s a desire for this functionality.

test with red camera - paris on Vimeo

lhalff — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:57:03 PDT

Stunning test shots with the Red Camera.

Ma.gnolia Blog: The Open Road Ahead

lhalff — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:24:54 PDT

Our announcement about the the ground up rewrite of Ma.gnolia as an Open Source, Distributed, and Federated system.

hou po | The Web Laureate

lhalff — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:40:19 PDT

A poetic interpretation of Ma.gnolia's Open Source announcement. Odd?

How Design Can Save Democracy - Campaign Stops - 2008 Elections - Opinion - New York Times Blog

lhalff — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:28:02 PDT

"Unfortunately, because of technical limitations in voting equipment, misguided local laws, short time frames and tight budgets, many ballots will repeat design mistakes made in past elections. But with access to new ballot design guidelines, officials can now make significant improvements in election accuracy and voter confidence."