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<title>linkblog</title>
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<modified>2008-11-20T04:25:02Z</modified>
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<entry>
<title>Poladroid</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/11/#001606" />
<modified>2008-11-20T04:25:02Z</modified>
<issued>2008-11-20T04:25:01Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1606</id>
<created>2008-11-20T04:25:01Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">This is fun and interesting: Poladroid, a tiny app that creates faux-Polaroid images from any image you like. It gets a lot of the details right (10 images to a session, old-style textured frame, a pseudo-Lomo effect at the edges)...</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>photo</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>This is fun and interesting: <a title="Poladroid project | the easiest and funniest Polaroid Image Maker" href="http://www.poladroid.net/">Poladroid,</a> a tiny app that creates faux-Polaroid images from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/idiotking/3045278966/">any image you like</a>. It gets a lot of the details right (10 images to a session, old-style textured frame, a pseudo-Lomo effect at the edges) and does a nice job. (Mac only)</p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>Stevens loses race</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/11/#001604" />
<modified>2008-11-19T13:23:30Z</modified>
<issued>2008-11-19T13:23:29Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1604</id>
<created>2008-11-19T13:23:29Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">AP: Stevens Loses Alaska Senate Race. Sweet justice. They should now throw this asshat out onto the tundra and paintball him from helicopters....</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><a title="AP: Stevens Loses Alaska Senate Race, Associated Press Projects Stevens, Convicted Of Corruption Last Month, Has Lost To Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich - CBS News" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/18/politics/main4615419.shtml?tag=topStories;secondStory">AP: Stevens Loses Alaska Senate Race</a>. Sweet justice. They should now throw this asshat out onto the tundra and paintball him from helicopters. </p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Flip MinoHD</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/11/#001599" />
<modified>2008-11-12T20:22:28Z</modified>
<issued>2008-11-12T20:22:27Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1599</id>
<created>2008-11-12T20:22:27Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">FUCK, FUCK, FUCK. FUCKITY FUCK. God dammit, now there&apos;s a Flip MinoHD. Son of a BITCH....</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>photo</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><a title="Flip Video - See the Specs" href="http://www.theflip.com/store/Minohd.aspx">FUCK, FUCK, FUCK. FUCKITY FUCK.</a> God dammit, now there's a Flip MinoHD. Son of a BITCH.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>CopyPaste Character</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/11/#001598" />
<modified>2008-11-11T02:42:02Z</modified>
<issued>2008-11-11T02:42:02Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1598</id>
<created>2008-11-11T02:42:02Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">CopyPaste Character - a handy reference for web design....</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>design</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><a title="Character" href="http://www.copypastecharacter.com/">CopyPaste Character</a> - a handy reference for web design.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Change.gov</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/11/#001595" />
<modified>2008-11-07T18:27:25Z</modified>
<issued>2008-11-07T18:27:25Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1595</id>
<created>2008-11-07T18:27:25Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Change.gov, a website put up by the Obama campaign. If they use this to its fullest potential, this could be a game-changing tool for his presidency....</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><a title="Change.gov" href="http://www.change.gov/">Change.gov</a>, a website put up by the Obama campaign. If they use this to its fullest potential, this could be a game-changing tool for his presidency.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>www.mdgunsafety.com</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001588" />
<modified>2008-10-29T03:45:21Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-29T03:36:33Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1588</id>
<created>2008-10-29T03:36:33Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Apparently, Maryland has an online firearms safety training program for potential law enforcement recruits. I&apos;m still going to take the in-person course, though....</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>projects</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Apparently, Maryland has an online <a title="Maryland Firearms Safety Training" href="http://mdgunsafety.com/">firearms safety training program</a> for potential law enforcement recruits. I'm still going to take the <a href="http://www.nrahq.org/education/training/find.asp?Location=USAMD&Type=BPistol">in-person course</a>, though.<br />
</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Plainview</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001587" />
<modified>2008-10-28T03:45:31Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-28T03:45:31Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1587</id>
<created>2008-10-28T03:45:31Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Plainview, a full-screen web browser, with a tiny footprint. Helpful for designers like me. Very nice....</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>projects</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><a title="plainview : software : the barbarian group" href="http://www.barbariangroup.com/software/plainview_app_1_0">Plainview,</a> a full-screen web browser, with a tiny footprint. Helpful for designers like me. Very nice.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Palin&apos;s Nightmare</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001585" />
<modified>2008-10-27T20:23:02Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-27T20:23:02Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1585</id>
<created>2008-10-27T20:23:02Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Palin’s Nightmare. HA! This is so funny, it&apos;s criminal. This dumb broad needs to get some book learnin&apos;, dontcha think?...</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><a title="Palin’s Nightmare—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine)" href="http://harpers.org/archive/2008/10/hbc-90003761">Palin’s Nightmare.</a> HA! This is so funny, it's criminal. This dumb broad needs to get some book learnin', dontcha think? </p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>NYC Signs</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001583" />
<modified>2008-10-24T19:49:57Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-24T19:49:57Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1583</id>
<created>2008-10-24T19:49:57Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">14 to 42: New York City Signs. I&apos;m a sucker for old signage. This is a magnificent historical timesuck. (via)...</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>design</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><a title="14 to 42: New York City Signs" href="http://www.14to42.net/">14 to 42: New York City Signs</a>. I'm a sucker for old signage. This is a magnificent historical timesuck. (<a href="http://www.kottke.org/">via</a>)</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Color to Black and White</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001581" />
<modified>2008-10-24T18:45:05Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-24T18:45:05Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1581</id>
<created>2008-10-24T18:45:05Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">I&apos;ve been looking for a good quick method for converting color images to black and white, and this article has the LAB color method I&apos;d read about a long time ago. I just set it up as a Photoshop action...</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>photo</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>I've been looking for a good quick method for <a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-black-and-white/">converting color images to black and white</a>, and this article has the LAB color method I'd read about a long time ago. I just set it up as a Photoshop action for future use.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>CS3 Cleaner</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001580" />
<modified>2008-10-24T17:29:30Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-24T17:29:30Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1580</id>
<created>2008-10-24T17:29:30Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">I&apos;m bookmarking this for future use: a lin to the Adobe CS3Clean Script. (via)...</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>productivity</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>I'm bookmarking this for future use: a lin to the <a title="Adobe - Adobe CS3Clean Script" href="http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs3clean.html">Adobe CS3Clean Script</a>. (<a href="http://www.makemacwork.com/">via</a>)</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Airstream Dreams</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001574" />
<modified>2008-10-13T16:46:26Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-13T16:46:26Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1574</id>
<created>2008-10-13T16:46:26Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">I know there&apos;s a financial crisis brewing, and money is best left liquid, so is it wrong of me to see this 1968 Airstream Landyacht for $3K and immediately want to go buy it? Not that I have anyplace to...</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>travel</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>I know there's a financial crisis brewing, and money is best left liquid, so is it wrong of me to see this <a title="1968 Airstream Landyacht, 26 foot" href="http://baltimore.craigslist.org/rvs/875189331.html">1968 Airstream Landyacht</a> for $3K and immediately want to go buy it? Not that I have anyplace to put it.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Steam Radiator Tips.</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001570" />
<modified>2008-10-03T21:05:33Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-03T21:02:54Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1570</id>
<created>2008-10-03T21:02:54Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[It got down to 63&deg; last night, so we cranked up the furnace this morning to warm the house. I've been meaning to gather a list of links on caring for steam heating systems. In no particular order: Bleeding, shimming,...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>other</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>It got down to 63&deg; last night, so we cranked up the furnace this morning to warm the house. I've been meaning to gather a list of links on caring for steam heating systems. In no particular order: <a href="http://www.ourfixerupper.com/bleeding-shimming-gurgling-and-clangs.htm">Bleeding, shimming, gurgling and clangs</a>, <a href="http://www.magnoliaplumbing.com/resource-center/steam-radiator-tips.html">Steam radiator tips,</a> and <a href="http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-troubleshoot-a-hot-water-and-steam-distribution-system.htm/printable">troubleshooting a steam distribution system</a>.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Cadillac Hearse</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/10/#001568" />
<modified>2008-10-01T16:25:42Z</modified>
<issued>2008-10-01T16:25:42Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1568</id>
<created>2008-10-01T16:25:42Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">How sweet is this? A 1982 Fleetwood Hearse for $1,800....</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>humor</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>How sweet is this? A <a title="1982 Fleetwood Hearse" href="http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/862074624.html">1982 Fleetwood Hearse</a> for $1,800. </p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Flickr Video.</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.idiotking.org/linkblog/archives/2008/09/#001558" />
<modified>2008-09-16T20:02:53Z</modified>
<issued>2008-09-16T20:00:49Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.idiotking.org,2008:/linkblog//2.1558</id>
<created>2008-09-16T20:00:49Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Don&apos;t know why I didn&apos;t think of this before, but I added my first video to Flickr and replaced the shit YouTube version I&apos;d posted earlier. Much better quality and embedding flexibility. I&apos;ll have to go back and dig out...</summary>
<author>
<name>idiotking</name>
<url>http://www.idiotking.org</url>
<email>idiot@idiotking.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>photo</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Don't know why I didn't think of this before, but I<a href="http://www.idiotking.org/archives/2008/08/flat_out_1.html"> added my first video to Flickr and replaced the shit YouTube version I'd posted earlier</a>. Much better quality and embedding flexibility. I'll have to go back and dig out the original video files from my other two time-lapses and upload them too.</p>]]>

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