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Entries from October 2008

On Community-Created Content…

October 8th, 2008 · No Comments

http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/10/07/on-community-created-content/ asks Hoosgot,
First, we’re going to try a “Caption This” community content creation experiment. Then, I’m going to do my best to cover these points (or at least bring them up for discussion): The best community tools can’t be built. People exist everywhere online, as does the idea of community. Content is a commodity, […]

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Example Django app needed

October 8th, 2008 · No Comments

http://agiletesting.blogspot.com/2008/10/example-django-app-needed.html asks Hoosgot,
Dear lazyweb, I need a good sample Django application (with a database backend) to run on Amazon EC2. If the application has Ajax elements, even better.Comments with suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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I/O in programming languages: writing

October 8th, 2008 · No Comments

http://fhtr.blogspot.com/2008/10/io-in-programming-languages-writing.html asks Hoosgot,
This post is a part of a series where your intrepid host looks at I/O in different programming languages in search of understanding and interesting abstractions.Part 1: open and readPart 2: writing — you are herePart 3: basic pipingPart 4: piping to processesPart 5: structs and serializationContinuing from the previous post — where […]

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English vs German

October 8th, 2008 · No Comments

http://blog.windfluechter.net/index.php?/archives/168-English-vs-German.html asks Hoosgot,
No, it’s not about football/soccer nor about rivalry, but simply about the two sections of my blog: the english speaking and the german speaking section. Whereas the English section is being read by quite many people, because it’s aggregated on planet.debian.org, the German section of my blog is not that well-known, […]

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@briansuda: Dear @LazyWeb, how about a version of teh …

October 7th, 2008 · No Comments

briansuda asks Hoosgot,
Dear @LazyWeb, how about a version of teh iTunes app store that sorts by price? I want to see all free apps in a category sorted by date.
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@Synapse: Lazyweb: there was a site that let you …

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Synapse asks Hoosgot,
Lazyweb: there was a site that let you record how long you had been on hold with a company. Anyone know of it off hand?
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Lazy Tweet

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments

http://twitterapps.co.uk/2008/10/06/lazy-tweet/ asks Hoosgot,
Lazy Tweet - ask a question, include the words lazytweet or lazyweb. Questions get re-posted to the Lazy Tweet site and if someone supplies you with an answer they will @ you to let you know.
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@Schlomo: LazyWeb: Do you have good recs for iPhone …

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Schlomo asks Hoosgot,
LazyWeb: Do you have good recs for iPhone App blogs you trust? Like http://toucharcade.com/ but not just for games. What do you read?
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Looking for a laptop

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments

http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/looking-for-a-laptop/ asks Hoosgot,
Posted by: shirishag75 on: October 6, 2008 In: Miscellenous Comment! Dear lazyweb, Looking for a laptop. Configuration :- Chip and Graphics chip :- AMD-ATI (5/6/7) 00 card Memory :-  2 GB DDR2 (upgradable upto 4 GB) Gigabit ethernet port Wireless  :-  Atheros 6k-9k chipset Budget :- Between 30-50,000 INR […]

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Netbook, Preview vom Review

October 5th, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.it-guerilla.de/2008/10/06/netbook-preview-vom-review/ asks Hoosgot,
Sodele, ich hab es weder gestern noch heute geschafft ein Review zu schreiben, daher hier erst mal eine Miniversion eines Reviews, ein ausführliches bebildertes Ergebnis gibt es dann hoffentlich morgen. Seit Einigerzeit spielte ich ja mit dem Gedanken, mein leicht altersschwaches Notebook durch ein Netbook zu ersetzen. In diesem Beitrag hab ich […]

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