links for 2008-04-30

      1 min read      Technology

[FontStruct | Build, Share, Download Fonts](http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/) Build your own font, online. (tags: [fonts](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/fonts) [design](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/design)) [twistori](http://twistori.com/) A scrolling view into the Twitter universe. A collection of random thoughts on the themes love, hate, think, believe, feel, wish. Kinda cool. (tags: [twitter](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/twitter) [visualization](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/visualization))

Clay Shirky at Web 2.0

      1 min read      Ireland

http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html http://blip.tv/file/855937

links for 2008-04-28

      1 min read      Technology

[101 CSS Techniques Of All Time- Part 1](http://www.noupe.com/design/101-css-techniques-of-all-time-part-1.html) Lots of great stuff here for web developers. (tags: [CSS](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/CSS)) [Magnatune: license music and MP3 download](http://magnatune.com/) A great online music source. They sell MP3 files with no DRM. While their selection isn't terribly broad yet, they've got some good stuff. You can pay whatever you feel the music is worth. (tags: [music](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/music) [mp3](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/mp3) [creativecommons](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/creativecommons)) [statetechmag.com - Home](http://statetechmag.com/) An online magazine focused on tech usage in government agencies.

links for 2008-04-23

      1 min read      Technology

[Best Top Graphic Design Blogs and Articles](http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/04/21/the-best-graphic-design-articles-from-34-top-design-blogs-as-chosen-by-the-authors-themselves/) A list of graphic design resources. Lots of gold here. (tags: [design](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/design) [webdesign](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/webdesign)) [NASA's top 10 views of Earth | CNET News.com](http://www.news.com/2300-11397_3-6237965-1.html?tag=nl.e433) Awesome pictures from NASA for Earth Day. (tags: [photos](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/photos))

Dublin OpenCoffee in the News

      1 min read      Technology      Professional · Technology

Marie Boran of SiliconRepublic.com has posted a nice article about the OpenCoffee movement in Ireland. Yours truly is quoted in the article. OpenCoffee is an informal networking event attended mainly by people in the tech industry. It’s been a great event to help me meet people in Dublin (and other communities in Ireland), and is a great chance to get freelancers out of their bubble to meet people in the same situation as themselves.

Go Blue Devils!

      2 min read      National/International Politics · Rural Issues

The UW-Stout community was saddened last week by a tragic house fire that resulted in the deaths of three students. The opportunistic nut-jobs at Westboro Baptist Church, known for showing up at military funerals to tout their belief that God is punishing the U.S. for its acceptance of gays, decided this was another golden opportunity to show the world the depths of their hatred. Their four protesters showed up on the Menomonie campus last Thursday bearing placards with statements such as “God Hates Fags” and other well-known bible verses.

links for 2008-04-14

      1 min read      Technology

Citizen Wausau A really nicely-designed and well-written citizen journalism project from Wausau, Wisconsin. (tags: citizenjournalism webdesign wisconsin)

Review of 21

      2 min read      Movies · Reviews

The movie 21 is based on the book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich. It’s the story of a group of MIT students who spend their weekends in casinos counting cards, taking the house for big money playing blackjack. The book was a gripping non-fiction read. Hollywood looked at the story of college kids taking casinos for big money and said “Hmm, needs more drama.” Thankfully, their additions for the most part didn’t do any harm to the story.

links for 2008-04-12

      1 min read      Technology

The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time - Nerve.com While I can’t quite agree with everything on the list, it’s a pretty good collection. And I can wholeheartedly agree with their #1 pick. (tags: comedy video)

links for 2008-04-11

      1 min read      Technology

[apophenia: musing about social networks and g/local cultures](http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/04/10/musing_about_so.html) Some interesting thoughts about "buy local" in this era of big-box retail. (tags: [community](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/community) [socialmedia](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/socialmedia)) [Text to Speech Software with AT&T Natural Voices, NeoSpeech, Acapela, Nuance SAPI Voices™](http://www.nextup.com/) Just like it says there. (tags: [text-to-speech](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/text-to-speech))