Portulaca (moss rose) art

GEEK + TECH

• Where’s the $10 million, Google? : http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=466&doc_id=179611
• Be a keyboard ninja : http://lifehacker.com/5321432/how-to-highlight-text-like-a-keyboard-ninja
• “Now the challenge is to keep proving that Mozilla matters.” : http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/technology/companies/26mozilla.html?_r=1
• What is a good standard? An essay on W3C’s design principles by Bert Bos : http://www.w3.org/People/Bos/DesignGuide/introduction.html
• A maker’s schedule : http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html
• Unlinker Replaces Thumbnails with Full-Size Images : http://lifehacker.com/5323756/unlinker-replaces-thumbnails-with-full+size-images
• Best. Vista. Service. Pack. Ever. : http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001290.html
• Kill dead-in-the-water apps in Windows with SuperF4 : http://lifehacker.com/5324471/superf4-truly-kills-faltering-windows-apps
• The definitive guide to negative margins : http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/27/the-definitive-guide-to-using-negative-margins/
• jQuery vs MooTools : http://jqueryvsmootools.com/
• Microsoft’s biggest threat isn’t Google : http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=561&doc_id=179794
• A strange era indeed : http://gawker.com/5325619/chris-anderson-asshole-interviewee
• Textures + photos = coolness : http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-textures-to-enhance-your-photographs

MEDIA

• AP to index text : http://gawker.com/5321433/ap-to-finally-invent-indexing-of-text-on-internet
• AP and hNews : http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/07/ap-doesnt-know-its-protection-tech-doesnt-protect/
• NPR revamps its website, emphasizing written reporting over audio : http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/business/media/27npr.html
• Me likes the NYT Skimmer : http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=705&doc_id=179674
• Two-thirds of internet users have spent time managing their online profiles : http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_networks_growing_while_other_social_media_sites_stagnate_and_decline.php

GARDENING

• Plantwoman on the swallowtails : http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=plantwoman&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckUserId=plantwoman&plckPostId=Blog%3aplantwomanPost%3aff52dfa6-02f9-4a5b-b67a-dad233fc0eab&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest
• Swallowtail mating : http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=plantwoman&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3aplantwomanPost%3a1daff255-e32d-4ccd-a24b-27a7cbde7bc6
• What a kook! : http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/air-conditioning-texas.html
• A self-watering container garden : http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/selfwatering-container-garden-bin.html

NEWS

• “Ruthless defaulters” unite : http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/weekinreview/26streitfeld.html?_r=1
• Go jerks! : http://physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/index.cfm?postid=3414795237807494042
• Retaliating with truth? : http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/07/29/39240

COMMENTS

• That’s not journalism : http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2009/07/work_visas_unemployment.php
• Why is Baytown hoarding your personal information? : http://blogs.chron.com/eastharris/2009/07/redlight_cameras_a_new_wrinkle.html

ART

• 2009 live music photos by Pin Lim : http://forestphotography.smugmug.com/Jazz:%20In%20Photos/709276
• Mad Men Yourself : http://laughingsquid.com/mad-men-yourself/

HYPER-LOCAL

• India. China. What’s the difference? : http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/cornyns-office-apologizes-for-india-comments-says-he-misspoke.php
• Burka in town Aug. 21 : http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/fortbend/news/6546503.html

MUSIC

• The future of album art is Apple? : http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/07/apple-and-labels-hope-to-reinvent-digital-album-as-something-people-buy/