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right vs. leftwing morality

a very interesting speech on the differences between right and leftwing-thinking:

http://blog.ted.com/2008/09/the_real_differ.php

key differences are:

I) Openness to Experience

the major Difference lies in the moral equalizer

II) no Blank Mind, moral traits are rated differently:

Harm/Care

Fairness/Reciprocity

Ingroup/Loyalty

Autority/Respect

Purity/Sanctity

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Image search: TinEye

upload an image to tineye and the service searches the internet for the same or similar images:

TinEye Image Search

full article here:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080819-tineye-image-search-
helps-ferret-out-copyright-ripoffs.html

*thanks phillip, nice one!”

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rich internet applications: adobe air

“Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that lets developers combine HTML, Ajax, Adobe Flash®, and Flex technologies to deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) on the desktop. Adobe AIR allows developers to use familiar tools such as Adobe Dreamweaver® CS3, Flex® Builder™ 3, Flash CS3 Professional, or any text editor to build their applications and easily deliver a single application installer that works across operating systems.”

http://www.adobe.com/products/air/

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hq youtube

by adding the string “&fmt=18″ to a youtube video adress, its now possible to increase its quality (doestn´t always work)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1zgFlCw8Aw&fmt=18

also i noticed the unfold button in fullscreen mode, quite interesting

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googles handy os: android

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web 2.5: netvibes goes ginger

not only widgetizing the web, but also integrating your other profiles from youtube, myspace ect. is the new way of netvibes, so go get one!

http://ginger.netvibes.com/

*thanks marcus, nice one!*

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create favicons online

convert any image into a favicon

http://www.genfavicon.com/

*thanks rainer*

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search for people

a search engine, specialized to find information and images of people

http://www.123people.com

*thanks robert*

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google for chuck norris

might give you this result:

http://clients.arranschlosberg.com/chuck/

*thanks matthias*

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discover google earth

discover places with google earth others have found for you

http://www.gearthhacks.com/

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upload and share documents: scribd

collect pdfs or other material, save and view it on the web, and share your docs with the rest of the web

http://www.scribd.com/

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business: billing online

billing and invoice stuff, its now possible to handle this stuff online; i wonder if there is something similar in german, too

https://www.freshbooks.com

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web 2.0: how to build online shops

a small list of companies that offer online shops, some are free, some very complex and pricey
if you have a small number of items, it should be no problem to build one up for free

http://bigcartel.com/

http://www.ecrater.com/

http://www.volusion.com/

http://shopify.com/

http://www.prostores.com/

http://www.e-junkie.com/

http://www.elasticpath.com/

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web; deskop: icons (a lot) buttos (a lot)

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searching: visual representation of hits

with kartoo, you can search, but the hits are graphically represented by domains, a very clever idea:

http://www.kartoo.com/

via notcot

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video and copyright: remix the net

they have a very interesting contest running there, so be part of the movie:

http://opensourcecinema.org/

via boingboing

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digital illustration software: artrage

especially for tablet users, this app is quite interesting. it focuses on natural brush strokes and painting, you can adjust the structure and property of the “paper” you work on, before you begin

http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html

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programming introduction: XHTML, CSS und Webdesign

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a list of online university ressources

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icons and more for your desktop

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convert files online

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image search by theme/ by drawing

the net can do more, search by a sketch or a theme

http://www.tiltomo.com

http://labs.systemone.at/retrievr/

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what google owns already

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networking: thin clients, browser operating sys

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interesting ressource

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connecting creative talents

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test your website on different browsers

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the museum of error messages

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lists of the best apps on the web

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a very complete scripting reference

including HTML, XML, CSS, A…

http://www.gotapi.com/

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compare google results historical

http://www.google.com/trends

note: this picture is supposed to be FUNNY

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a list of the best free utilities

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same site - different look - via CSS

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free screen capturing tool for creating swf-files

capture your desktop to video and this little program directly generates a .swf file

http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf

 

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discover websites that are similar to the ones you like

go to http://www.alexa.com and click to “traffic ranking” and enter a site you like.

like amazon, the site suggests other interesting ressources

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a flickr-image watch

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case modding: a different approach: LEGO!

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summer of code: a project by google

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designklicks: momentaufnahmen einer neuen ästhetik

sorted liks by experts and users

http://designklicks.spiegel.de/

 

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very nice weblog-FAQ (german)

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a very special link-pool: wellvetted.com

only once in a month users are allowed to suggest their favourite links - therefore HQ links

http://www.wellvetted.com

also very nice links:

http://www.newwebpick.com

 

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snowboarding and technology

handy and ipod are your company while powdering the deepest snow - “enjoy the silence” was yesterday

http://h2.oneilleurope.com/h2series.html

 

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a visual presentation of news

this site shows you can do visually attractive design with headlines only too:

http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm

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your office - online

wordclone, online:

http://www.writely.com

your calendar, online:

http://www.kiko.com/

exel-clone, online:

http://www.numsum.com/

a simple slideshow-tool, online:

http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/

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share and record audio: odeo.com

  • “Odeo is a creative way to record and share audio—and it’s free. You can record audio and then share it with your Odeo contacts, by email, or by placing it in a Channel for all the world to hear. Audio from Odeo can be downloaded to desktops, iPods, and mp3 players. We’re working to make sharing audio via the web better and as easy as possible.”


http://www.odeo.com/

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location interaction: plazes.com

  • “Plazes is a grassroot approach to location-aware interaction, using the local network you are connected to as location reference. Plazes allows you to share your location with the people you know and to discover people and plazes around you. It’s the navigation system for your social life.”

http://www.plazes.com

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share your slideshows

  • “Slide lets everyone in your group create and watch streaming Slide Shows together.”

http://www.slide.com

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search and share information: yoono.com

  • “Yoono is a free software application you can download which combines for the first time
    the management and sharing of information. Based on pooling user knowledge, yoono is a
    collaborative search engine and an innovative communication tool.
    With yoono, don’t search alone, share with those that know.”


http://www.yoono.com/

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important dates - worldwide

exibithions, conferences - where and when - for the whole world

http://upcoming.org/

 

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a modular ajax wordpress theme

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