MogileFS - application level distributed file system.
Linkblog - 21.3.2007 - 11.4.2007
RabbitMQ - Open Source Enterprise Messaging - sounds very interesting and the message server is written in Erlang.
Privacy advocates sound the alarm: US intelligence agency in control of German bank data - it would be more accurate to point out that they have had direct access since at least 2001 and have used it. This is no longer a potential scenario, it is a fact. And the deadline does not prevent access altogether, but rather prevents further access beyond what has already happened.
Debian 4.0 finally arrives! - mist. I don't want to update servers.
IMified - Developer Community - API for creating your own IMified services.
Just How Smart Are Ravens? - about the intelligence of ravens.
kuler - a feast for the color blind like me.
Scribd - YouTube for Google. Apart from the fundamental problem of all shared-content sites (the exploitation rights), quite an interesting thing.
Debate about Christian Klar: When we talk about murder - read. Really. To straighten out the perspective once.
Breaking WEP in Under a Minute - and thus WEP for WLANs is considered dead and unusable.
Dabble DB Commons - free offering from DabbleDB, the database web application developed in Smalltalk (basically something like Access, only built as a web application). Perhaps interesting for one project or another where the data is to be published anyway.
Globulation2 - sounds interesting, a strategy game with an approach to get a grip on that annoying micromanagement.
BKNR - and something like Lisp on Rails. Although that would be more like an ICE with a double power car and an extra track.
CLiki : CommonLispPrevalence - securing internal objects against system terminations through parallel transaction logs. Essentially what Smalltalk does by default with the changelog and the image.
HUNCHENTOOT - The Common Lisp web server formerly known as TBNL - strange name, interesting package.
Lispbox - looks really nice now, ready-made packages with integrated Lisp and Emacs to get started with the book. Since I finally ordered the book (Practical Common Lisp), I'll probably take a closer look at this.
PLEAC - Programming Language Examples Alike Cookbook - the problems from the Perl Cookbook in a series of other languages. Not all are really complete, but the whole thing is open and can be expanded.
The Elephant Persistent Object Metaprotocol and Database - for Common Lisp. Yes, I have bracket addiction again. Sorry.
USA claim "absolute right" to personal data of Europeans upon entry - and I claim my absolute right that the stupid American data-collecting fascists can go fuck themselves. I'm already fed up with the erosion of data protection and self-determination over information by our federal wheelchair user.
Devicescape – Connect all your wi-fi devices to any hotspot or wifi network – automatically! - had I already seen this? Never mind, TV repeats everything anyway. Looks interesting, could simplify hotspot usage. Should I install it on the tablet?
Locomotive - a nice way to run Ruby on Rails on the Mac. GUI with integrated Ruby, separate from the system, so that you are independent of the versions and can run several in parallel.
Scheme 48 - new release 1.6. Very interesting elements for programming with threads. Looks like someone has gone wild in all possible concepts.
Vista Smalltalk - originally a Smalltalk targeting Windows Vista, at least according to the documentation. But it is runnable with Flash - and thus in the Safari browser or even with the Apollo Runtime on other systems. And the Smalltalk isn't even that bad - and it also includes a small Lisp. Funny thing.
EMI Music launches DRM-free superior sound quality downloads across its entire digital repertoire - the beginning of the end of DRM in music? Sometimes it's enough for one to take the lead, forcing others to follow. I wouldn't mind that.
Good Math, Bad Math : Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. DAMN IT! I'm an idiot! - Hmm. Meta-Aprils-Fools-Day? Someone sets up an April Fools' Day page claiming that a creationist homepage is allegedly an April Fools' joke. At least it's something new.
DjangoKit - great idea. Basically Apollo with Python - Django applications can easily be turned into real OSX applications. Could definitely become interesting.
Industry wants to expose pirates - oh yes, once again the evil pirates are to blame for the decline of the music industry, not the terrible management and even worse music. The music industry doesn't make much money from me either - I prefer to get my music from Magnatune or Jamendo. It's much more exciting than the bland fare from the big corporations ...
Serval - VLAN software switch in Erlang. Fun idea - implement VLANs over IP tunnel (basically VPNs). Virtual patch cables, virtual MAC addresses, virtual switch ...
Tsung - Load-Tester in Erlang. Can test various protocols (including SOAP web services and HTTP servers).
What is Eddie? - Load balancer on both DNS and HTTP level, written in Erlang. Website is a bit marketing-heavy, but a very interesting project.
Open Croquet SDK 1.0 - no longer Beta, but Release now. It remains exciting.
Uni-verse Home - I need to take a closer look at this, just realized that there are OS X applications available for download there.
A Sign, a Flipped Structure, and a Scientific Flameout of Epic Proportions - ouch. Just a sign ...
appscript - Python as an alternative to AppleScript (hadn't I already mentioned this one?)
Comprehensive Erlang Archive Network - a brilliant way to install Erlang - a self-extracting shell archive for various platforms and a good package library to quickly install additional packages. Great for trying out.
IMified - Instant Productivity - amazingly practical. Yes, it's quite strange to control things via a jabber client now - but for many small tasks like reminders it's simply easier to type "remind me about this URL in 8 hours" (in English), than to manually enter it in the calendar. And it works from anywhere via internet tablet and quickly, as it's low-traffic.
Skeptico: Pretty soon… - read it!
Emergent Technologies Inc. -- LMI K-Machine - Lisp-Folklore.
Gtk+ for Mac OS X - nice. Soon all GTK applications will also run natively on the Mac.
google-code-prettify - Google Code - nice JavaScript snippet that can syntax-highlight code/pre blocks.
Backhoe - Editing Second Life Terrain Files on a Mac. I could have used this before the last sim...
Gymnasium bans Harry Potter - To avoid offending religious feelings, a Harry Potter novel will no longer be taught at a Chemnitz high school at the request of parents. - Are we in America now, or why do religious fanatics suddenly have a say? I mean, if they are removed because of their poor style, because they are simply bad - ok. But because of offending religious feelings? What nonsense is this?
"Koran ruling": Outrage over Frankfurt judge - The Frankfurt judge rejected this, decided that there was no undue hardship. The Koran provides for a right to chastise. - since when does any religious pamphlet take precedence over criminal law?
Lift Web Framework - for Scala. Inspired by ideas from Seaside, Rails, Django, and Erlyweb. Sounds at least good.
Maya -> Second Life : Beta version - similar to prim.blender, but based on Maya (commercial software, expensive).
The Scala Programming Language - sounds interesting. Not that we urgently need another programming language, but this one has some interesting approaches and the really smooth integration into Java and .NET worlds has a real advantage: the availability of many libraries. However, whether the functional character of Scala will survive when combined with various Java classes?
HyperLook (aka HyperNeWS (aka GoodNeWS)) - wow. I didn't know that one. HyperCard in and with PostScript - on SUN OpenWindows with NeWS. Fascinating stuff - too bad all that stuff disappeared at some point.