Category Archives: misc

FFdirect wp plugin for friendfeed

I’ve just released version 0.1 of FFDirect! Images included in your articles should show up in your friendfeed posts. Here are some, for testing: Any link to an audio file (.mp3, .wav, .aac) will also appear in your friendfeed entry, … read more →

web services should ping my blog back

The newest WordPress plugin from BackType brings web activity back to your blog. It scans sources like Twitter, Digg, FriendFeed, Reddit and other blogs, and brings conversations regarding your posts back to your blog as comments. That’s a good idea, … read more →

understanding URL shorteners: compression, power and attention

TechCrunch asks if url shorteners are evil. URL shorteners are just lossless information compressors. Much like a zip function compresses information, in the same way URL shorteners compress a URL. No information is lost, but we need more resources to … read more →

CBS, Hulu, WAKE UP!

I’m delighted with my boxee-enabled apple tv. It’s great. One of the features I like most is that I’m able to watch tv series not available in Greece (I live in Greece). Like Comedy Central, for example South Park -I … read more →

my wordpress tags and categories dissapeared! (and here’s why)

Suddenly, yesterday, all my categories and tags disappeared from my blog. It was as if I had never tagged any posts, and never used any categories. I couldn’t even see the default category in the admin panel! Here’s what went … read more →

Twittastic

Twittastic, is a Twitter client meant to do it better for most of the users. It’s meant to be simple to use, without sacrificing features. The interface is a cross between a classic IM application and the Twitter webpage itself. … read more →

delegating your OpenID to creativecommons.net

I read Joi’s post on creativecommons.net OpenID and I much liked the idea. After all, if I have to trust someone for my OpenID authentication, CreativeCommons sounds like one of the most trustworthy providers. However, since now, I used my … read more →

posting from python to WP

For the last couple of days, I’ve been experimenting with a new format for my podcast. During the day I record little “audionotes” on my mobile phone. At the end of the day I move these .wav files to my … read more →

Hackers attack LHC (some more details)

According to the Telegraph, Hackers attacked the LHC. Since the whole message they left was written in Greek, I feel that I have to explain some of the things written in it: 1. The attack was not an act against … read more →

Google Maps feature request: add time dimension?

Wouldn’t it be nice if Google added an extra dimension to Google Maps? One that would allow us to “go back in time” and see the previous versions of the maps? Here is what I have in mind. Say, I … read more →