Category Archives: misc

geotagged walk in Ios island (N95+locr+flickr+google maps)

View Larger Map All photos are shot using my Nokia N95. Thanks to N95′s internal GPS, I used locr to geotag the photos at the time they were shot. Then, I uploaded all photos to a separate flickr set. I … read more →

think latin1 = think small.

It’s an old joke, I’ve always herd it by americans: – How do you call someone that speaks two languages? – Bilingual – How do you call someone that speaks three languages? – Trilingual – How do you call someone … read more →

the next version of eyetv3 may support XMLTV

I recently had the chance to get my hands on a beta version of elgato eyetv (v3.0.1b31). The cool thing about it? It will read TV listings from XMLTV files! XMLTV is very important for users that live in areas … read more →

facebook photos not private?

I just noticed: If you know the URL of a photo in facebook, you don’t have to have permissions to see it! You don’t even have to log in to facebook! Check out, one of mine. Is this a privacy … read more →

eating my own dogfood

I’ve started rewriting the urlB.org front end using the public API. It works, and soon the API will give developers even more functionality. I want developers to use urlB.org as a backend service for their apps.

wikia social network

I’m testing wikia’s social network, here’s my profile. It’s simple. I like it. But what I found exceptionally interesting is the “trust level” field. No, if they do this right, they could build the largest Web of Trust. Are they … read more →

what makes an app “feel warm”?

As posted on twitter… asteris: Twitter crashes becoming really obnoxious of late; I wonder if outages are due to DDoS attacks. Reliable citizen journalism medium it’s not # KCorax: @asteris Annoying indeed, but at least twitter feels warm. Jaiku had … read more →

what’s wrong with broadcast networks? what’s their problem with bittorrent?

Could someone please explain why broadcast networks don’t set up their own bittorrent trackers sharing their movies and series with ads? Why do I have to download a ripped version of my favorite series (that isn’t broadcasted here in Greece) … read more →

Yahoo! wake up!!!

What the hell is Yahoo! doing? They have a couple of the first and best social networking sites, like del.icio.us and flickr. They have an IM. They have Yahoo!Mail with people’s contacts. They have a lot of eyeballs on them. … read more →

flickr CC licensing

Shouldn’t Flickr let us users decide on the jurisdiction of the CC license we use for our photos?