Syncato is quite interesting, and in many ways reflects some of my thoughts on using and re-using XML fragments.

• Questions: (how) does Syncato take XML (tree-based) and allow graph-like representation
• Sam Ruby’s Xpath enabled Query, expanding on javaslash’s xpath and blojsom querying

Bionic Office – Joel Splosky talks about designing spaces for maximizing programmer productivity – I know that I could be at least 5x more productive in a better environment.

Celebrity Turing Test – In which a rock star visits his own forum, but neglects to bring a valid I.D.

aptitude – looks better than dselect; also, apparently has minesweeper built-in

Looks like Soekris et al have some new high-power competition w/ the new Nano-ITX boards if the price is decent…

Electronic paper reaches video speed – Diamond Age here we come!

• Flix 2.5 Pro vs. Sorenson Squeeze
• Sorenson Squeeze 3 Compression Suite
• Squeeze It
• Codec Comparison – no-nonsense comparison, see also the rest of tbuehler’s Video Guide
• ExtremeTech/Vendor Codec Comparisons – video d/l for comparison
• The Curse of Digital Video – using (optical) filters for a less harsh look
• Over/Underexposing Video
• DVX-100 Gamma Settings
• Using Magic Bullet and Anamorphic in your DV project
• Nimble Nimbuses and Swift Sunsets Creating Time Lapse Video
• Media Management in Final Cut Pro 4 – wow, amazingly informative
• ‘I said TRIM, dang it!’
• Trimming With The Range Selection Tool
• Simulating a 35mm Motion Picture Clarity Signature
• Force Film, IVTC, and Deinterlacing – what is DVD2AVI trying to tell you and what can you do about it
• Film Look Deinterlacing for DV (Shooting Digital: Chapter 1)
• HighDef FAQ
• Twixtor review
• filters: Joe’s Filters, Synthetic Aperture, Algolith, the foundry Furnace, Sapphire, Re:Vision Effects (Twixtor, etc), Virtix, Magic Bullet (AE only)

• OS X and ipfw Firewall Protection
• OS X Firewall Setup
• Firewall and NAT startup script for OS X Server
• Firewalk X
• Turn off the Microsoft Office “anti-piracy” feature that causes a security vulnerability
• OS X: What Time Is It?
• StartupItems
• HOWTO: Running as an OS X StartupItem
• Using Startup Items in Mac OS X

More /. discussion on touch screen voting.

Nope, no global warming, no sirree. That’s poppycock.