Ma.gnolia: Meredith's Bookmarks

Miss Deaf World

meredith — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:28:26 PDT

Contest is sponsored by Czech Republic I think.

Fiction Themes

meredith — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:16:40 PDT

Great way to find new fiction to read by specific topics - you can find fiction about caste systems, single-sex schools, and dozens of other specific topics. Organized by broader topics, so you can drill down.

AjaxAMP

meredith — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:14:41 PDT

It turns Winamp into a web-accessible, sharing, streaming, searching, remote-controlled musical marvel, allowing you to access Winamp over the network using a web browser and control it or stream music to or from it.

Miconic 10

meredith — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:50:56 PDT

These elevators are in use at the Courtyard by Marriott in New Orleans. Yes, they move you faster, but they are less user-friendly than normal elevators.

benandcapitol.gif (GIF Image, 314x276 pixels)

meredith — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:51:30 PDT

I just love this picture. That's Bennett Long, y'all, and yes he IS wearing a jockstrap in front of the U.S. Capitol. May the Leather Goddesses of Phobos bless D.C.! (Shut up, it's a good deity for this community.)

The Itch

meredith — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:30:50 PDT

Nice article about how itching is not the same thing as pain. Still no mention of chronic urticaria, which is a condition that really should be in ALL articles about itching.

Personas for Firefox

meredith — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:53:46 PDT

Remember Hotbar? No? Well, you'll like Personas anyway. Beautify your Firefox easily, without messing with themes.

Betsie Lawnbott

meredith — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:52:04 PDT

How many automated lawn mowers do YOU know that have their own blog? (Check out the favicon!)

TravelMuse

meredith — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:15:58 PDT

TravelMuse is your destination for a lifetime of travel. We'll help you with travel planning and research with engaging content. (Has a cool "where should I travel?" wizard.)

The Whitechapel Club

meredith — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:31:57 PDT

Defining Chicago's newspapermen in the 1890s.

Turn your Sorenson VP into wireless

meredith — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:29:27 PDT

Helpful instructions for VP-100 and VP-200!

Those with ADHD do 1 month's less work a year

meredith — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:29:12 PDT

Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder do about one month's less work each year than people who don't have this condition, a new 10-country study from the World Health Organization demonstrates.

goosh.org - the unofficial google shell.

meredith — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:42:04 PDT

goosh is a google-interface that behaves similar to a unix-shell.

Should websites include sign language?

meredith — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:27:32 PDT

British Sign Language is distinct from English. Why should we include it on websites and what are the issues?

OMG Girlz Don't Exist on teh Intarweb!!!!1

meredith — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:15:50 PDT

"I am a girl, but girls do not exist on the internet." Whitney 'Teleios' Butts relates her multiplayer gaming experiences, as a girl on the internet. (Kind of whiny at times. [via ciaran-h])

Russia: Disabled Still Largely 'Invisible' In Society

meredith — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:59:01 PDT

Good article from Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe.

Deafstation

meredith — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:47:56 PDT

An information resource and news service, all in BSL. (Great for seeing if you can understand BSL, it's signed very clearly, I can pick up most of the fingerspelling.)

47 - ASL and English School

meredith — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:12:31 PDT

An upper and lower school for deaf and hearing students. The goal is to have them learn together. The school's own website isn't working, but I found this description.

Waterfalls come to New York City

meredith — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:29:00 PDT

From July to October this year, you'll be able to see man-made cascading water features in lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and on the north shore of Governors Island. The specially-commissioned installations will be 90 to 120-feet tall, operate from 7 AM to 10 PM, seven days a week, and will be lit after sunset for an even more impressive effect.

Dollhouse (TV series)

meredith — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:26:44 PDT

Apparently I have to wait until January 2009 to see Eliza Dushku and Amy Acker onscreen together performing Joss Whedon's work. *grumbles*

LifeAt

meredith — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:22:57 PDT

A modern twist on the building bulletin board, the self-proclaimed neighborhood gossip, the welcome wagon, and the earmarked local business guide, LifeAt keeps residents in touch with everything their community has to offer. [via popgadget]

Mummywraps

meredith — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:25:08 PDT

Planning your family, or baby already on the way? You want the best for your child, but how can you protect your precious bundle of joy against the potentially harmful electrosmog that swirls invisibly around us wherever we are, and whatever we are doing, 24 hours a day?

It Will Answer LIVE FISH OF INDIANA on the Phone

meredith — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:07:37 PDT

World's most insane AutoTrader ad.

Curvy Girl Clothing

meredith — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:48 PDT

Plus size trendy clothing for women. (Torrid competitor; expensive)

2-1-1

meredith — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:28:43 PDT

Every hour of every day, someone in the United States needs essential services - from finding an after-school program to securing adequate care for a child or an aging parent. Faced with a dramatic increase in the number of agencies and help-lines, people often don't know where to turn. In many cases, people end up going without these necessary services because they do not know where to start. 2-1-1 helps people find and give help.

The Ultimate Guide to Free Travel

meredith — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:11:33 PDT

Nine ways to score a free trip. They're not for everybody: Research, patience, good timing--and often a bit of luck and sweat--are required. But there's just no beating the price. (From Budget Travel Magazine.)

IBM and the Holocaust

meredith — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:35:20 PDT

IBM and the Holocaust is the stunning story of IBM's strategic alliance with Nazi Germany -- beginning in 1933 in the first weeks that Hitler came to power and continuing well into World War II. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create enabling technologies, step-by-step, from the identification and cataloging programs of the 1930s to the selections of the 1940s.

How to make a Sawed-off USB Key

meredith — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:17:15 PDT

A DIY-joke.

Top 10 Reasons Why the iPhone Is NO BlackBerry

meredith — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:54:39 PDT

Top 10 Reasons Why the iPhone is NO BlackBerry!

Doxory

meredith — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:47:21 PDT

Doxory makes it easy to ask your friends for advice. And random strangers. Just what you've always wanted! Random strangers to tell you whether you want Pizza or Chinese for dinner!