Bookmarks for November 20, 2018
- Are Pop Lyrics Getting More Repetitive?
I'm impressed by the technique used, the pop music science produced, and the design of this essay,
Tag: data
Bookmarks for September 15, 2017
- After the flood | Projects | AtF Spark
Font-based sparkline charts. That is some widlly clever typographical shit right there.
Bookmarks for April 7, 2016
- Two-Way Data-Binding and Form Validation in React — Medium
More React tutorials.
- React.js Tutorial – A Guide to Tools and Libraries
I'm just finding my way with React, and hope this will be helpful.
- Instaparser
Instapaper's article parser is now available as an API service. Might be handy.
Bookmarks for October 3, 2014
- Terms of Service; Didn't Read
Site that summarises the terms and conditions of other websites, and ranks them by how good they are for their users.
Bookmarks for January 21, 2014
- generatedata.com
Useful for doing, well, what it says, so that you can test import scripts and other data manipulation tools.
Bookmarks for June 18, 2013
- Adactio: Journal—Battle for the planet of the APIs
Superb article on the importance of a technology that most users don't care about, and never use – RSS. It's only really important to developers. But that, in itself, can be indicative. Modified quote: "It might be that RSS is the canary in the coal mine for my data on the web. If [a service doesn’t] trust me enough to give me an RSS feed [of my own data], why should I trust them with my data?"
Bookmarks for May 31, 2012
- best practices – What sysadmin things should every programmer know? – Server Fault
This is all good stuff.
- Meshu – Welcome
Personalised jewellery made from location based data, including direct links with Foursquare checkins. Lovely.
- McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Interviews With People Who Have Interesting or Unusual Jobs
Er, yes, this exactly.
- Netherlands rejects Acta, and forbids any similar legislation (Wired UK)
Well done, the Dutch. Now we can only hope that our mob of cretins will temporarily locate enough spine to do the same…
Bookmarks for May 14, 2012
- The Sex Myth: How To Blog Anonymously (and how not to)
Good set of practical tips – useful to people who wish to blog anonymously, but also just to people who wish to minimise their identifiable digital footprint.
- 25 modern and creative product/industrial designs | From up North
Someone please buy me, well, most of these.
- Simperium
The sync service that powers Simplenote, my favourite quick text editing tools, is now available as an API for use in other apps. This is very exciting news for someone like me.
Bookmarks for May 1, 2012
- Welcome – The Data Journalism Handbook
Interesting stuff, and that I will have to read when time permits.
- Visiting NYC? Where to Eat in New York | Serious Eats : New York
I really do want to go back to New York. I haven't been since I was 18, and I really want to go and do the place properly.
Bookmarks for October 12, 2011
- notes.variogr.am – Why music ID resolution matters to every music fan on Facebook
A bit techy, but a good read, and an insight into the problems that Spotify and last.fm have to work hard to solve. I'm not posting this because it's hard on Facebook – they've stepped into a difficult arena, and have some catching up to do, but that's not a crime – but because it's an insight in how complex technical problems have very simple, very direct real-world impacts.