Blue Sky On Mars

• Lightning Source … The Power of One
  on demand publishing, book fulfillment, ebook sales
  (tags: book business publishing service)

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• Web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org and Dojo - Java World
  (tags: dojo ajax spreadsheet)

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• Stevey’s Blog Rants: Dynamic Languages Strike Back
  Steve Yegge on dynamic languages and why their performance is ultimately going to rock.
  (tags: software development dynamic languages performance)

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• How Dangerous Is the Internet for Children? - Pogue’s Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog
  Short article with a levelheaded view on the dangers of the internet toward children. Also includes link to a PBS show on that subject.
  (tags: parenting internet dangers)

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• Coherent
  JavaScript data binding library based on concepts from Cocoa. I’m personally a fan of this model for making GUIs, and made a similar (never opened) package for Swing in 2004.
  (tags: databinding javascript library programming)

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• Available Parking Spots in Ann Arbor
  (tags: annarbor parking)

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• PHOTOGRAPHY BACKGROUNDS and PHOTO BACKDROPS by Owen’s Originals
  Many backdrops available for photo and video stuff.
  (tags: photography backdrops)

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• Be Good
  Paul Graham on why starting a business that looks like a non-profit works.
  (tags: business management motivation)
• Google Transit launches AATA map service : All Things Ypsilanti — YpsiNews.com
  No real time info yet, but at least it’s a nice and fast UI for planning routes by bus.
  (tags: google transit annarbor)
• Free Conference Call, Phone Conferencing, Teleconferences - FreeConferenceCall.com
  Hmm… They claim there’s no catch, but I wonder what FreeConferenceCall’s business model is.
  (tags: free phone)
• Sphinx Templates | Proven Corporation Blog
  Wonder why this isn’t in the official Sphinx doc? How to extend or replace the templates that Sphinx uses.
  (tags: sphinx python templates documentation)

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• Steven Poole: Free your mind
  Good discussion on future business models for books.
  (tags: books business copyright drm free publishing money internet)

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• Milliways: Infocom’s Unreleased Sequel to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Waxy.org
  Complete history with playable prototypes of Infocom’s Restaurant at the End of the Universe game. via daringfireball.net
  (tags: games history infocom)

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