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Archive for October, 2007

IMified

IMified is an instant messenger buddy that works across all major IM networks and offers access to a growing number of web applications, as well as productivity tools like notes, reminders, and todo’s. Imified helps you get things done faster.

FastRI

FastRI is an alternative to the “ri” documentation browser for Ruby. As of 0.3.0, FastRI can operate in standalone mode (without using a DRb server, see below), so it can now fully replace ri for most intents and purposes.

The Simplest Universal Turing Machine Is Proved

The Simplest Universal Turing Machine Is Proved

see Wolfram Blog

My Firefox Add-ons

PermaTabs (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2558)

Adds the ability to turn tabs of your choice into permanent tabs. PermaTabs can’t be closed accidentally (even when closing multiple tabs at once), and will stick around between sessions. …

Firebug (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843)

Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page…

Torbutton (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2275)

Torbutton provides a button to easily enable or disable the browser’s use of Tor.

Google Notebook (http://www.google.com/notebook/download)

… this extension gives you access to the mini Google Notebook feature…

Operator (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4106)

Operator leverages microformats and other semantic data that are already available on many web pages to provide new ways to interact with web services.

Web Developer (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60)

Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.

Mehrwertsteuer für SecondLife

Uhh, ab jetzt heißt es Mehrwertsteuer für SecondLife zahlen:

October 23, 2007        Premium membership (Monthly): $9.95
October 23, 2007        Adding 19.0000% VAT (Germany) for Premium Membership charge of $9.95
October 24, 2007        Account successfully billed: 11.84

Tool for encoding polylines for Google Maps

If you want to display complicated path data on a Google Map, the most efficient way to do so is with an encoded polyline or polygon.

See http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/GoogleMaps/EncodePolyline/

Google acquires Jaiku

Jaiku is joining Google. While it’s too soon to comment on specific plans, we look forward to working with our new friends at Google over the coming months to expand in ways we hope you’ll find interesting and useful.
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The terms of the acquisition are confidential and the deal is officially closed.

see http://jaiku.com/help/google

Legal implications for Tor-users and Tor-operators

Alexander W. Janssen created some interesting slides about possible legal problems when running a Tor-Server.

He also experienced what it means to run a Tor exit-node in Germany which was used for illegal stuff. Read his story.

I2P

I2P is an anonymizing network, offering a simple layer that identity-sensitive applications can use to securely communicate. All data is wrapped with several layers of encryption, and the network is both distributed and dynamic, with no trusted parties.