technology ∩ social changemicroflaretsTumblr (3.0; @flarets)http://flarets.tumblr.com/I want a pair of Coxto Campers but cannot find them short of...<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksaxl8Lcjv1qz6g0to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I want a pair of Coxto Campers but cannot find them short of flying to Sydney to window shop. if anyone has seen them, let me know.</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/227410453http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/227410453Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:34:00 +1000NIN fan produced dvdNIN fan produced dvd: NIN, continuing to push the boundaries.  It can truly be said that the fans...http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/223436226http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/223436226Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:23:36 +1000being a supporter of individual liberties online (read:...<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6614042&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6614042&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6614042&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>being a supporter of individual liberties online (read: paranoid), I’ve been following <a href="http://freenetproject.org/philosophy.html">freenet</a> development. I’m also interested in distributed computing (the internet is, after all, a massively parallel computer with no downtime). Now, these things have been combined in <a href="http://code.google.com/p/swarm-dpl/">swarm</a>.</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/210895704http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/210895704Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:48:00 +1000the pirate bunkerthe pirate bunker: not only will they outlive threats from the entertainment industry, they may yet...http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/206971352http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/206971352Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:18:00 +1000Yochai Benkler, author of Wealth of Networkshttp://ia311203.us.archive.org/2/items/YochaiBenkler/BenklerWithSlides.mp2.ff.ogv<br/><br/><p>Yochai Benkler, author of Wealth of Networks</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/189829958http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/189829958Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:55:29 +1000fruits of the previous post’s script. a nice live...<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://flarets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/168034164/tumblr_kopwwbfITc1qz6g0t&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>fruits of the previous post’s script. a nice live rendition of “all this trouble” by brendan mcleod.</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/168034164http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/168034164Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:28:59 +1000I’m sick of bad flash players that internet radio stations use. So I wrote a simple shell...I’m sick of bad flash players that internet radio stations use. So I wrote a simple shell...http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/166995560http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/166995560Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:54:00 +1000“I’ll have a skinny mocha latte”<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5OMCaglCrAI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5OMCaglCrAI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“I’ll have a skinny mocha latte”</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/160118726http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/160118726Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:43:00 +1000the budget upgrade path: lighter rims to improve acceleration,...<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/m5ZwwyX1Cqtu69ri8yLYvpQao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>the budget upgrade path: lighter rims to improve acceleration, and new hubs to cut down friction. also, the saddle looks cool.</p> <p>Details: Mavic X-517 rims (400g each w/ 36 spokes for ze offroading), Deore LX hubs (631g) (sorry Bjorn) and a 130mm Specialized Rival SL saddle (225g).</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/157584871http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/157584871Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:22:00 +1000"Nobody should start to undertake a large project. You start with a small _trivial_ project, and you..."“Nobody should start to undertake a large project. You start with a small _trivial_ project,...http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/147537855http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/147537855Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:02:00 +1000chrome extensions are web pages! (chrome extensions are web pages). usually, after getting all...chrome extensions are web pages! (chrome extensions are web pages). usually, after getting all...http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/140555356http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/140555356Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:34:00 +1000It’s difficult to find a flattering photo of this...<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/m5ZwwyX1CpribptpiZODkMpco1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s difficult to find a flattering photo of this phone.</p> <p>Its ease of use is dependent on the operating system. Android has a <a href="http://code.google.com/p/live-android/">livecd</a> and a <a href="http://forum.koolu.org/">koolu mod</a> which halves the boot time to 51s. Debian, on the other hand, comes with about 24 thousand free packages.</p> <p>So what am I looking for in a phone?</p> <ul> <li>speed</li> <li>weight</li> <li>reliability</li> <li>battery life</li> </ul> <p>It’s safe to say, therefore, that the neo freerunner will not be a phone. At least, not a good phone.  In the future I see, phones will simply have wifi, GPS and Linux, with free data transfer (including VoIP) through an ad-hoc <a href="http://www.brismesh.org">mesh network</a>.</p> <p>This is the first, but it’s really only for developers at the moment.</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/139499867http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/139499867Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:35:00 +1000the advent of a <video> tag in the new HTML 5 standard has caused a standoff between...the advent of a <video> tag in the new HTML 5 standard has caused a standoff between...http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/138921274http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/138921274Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:02:00 +1000google wave (is that a firefly reference?) preview. if you...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v_UyVmITiYQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v_UyVmITiYQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>google wave (is that a firefly reference?) preview. if you haven’t seen it, because you must.</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/117298501http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/117298501Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:29:00 +1000a talk on copyright by Lawrence Lessig, well worth a listen.<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://flarets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/101695134/m5ZwwyX1CmwdbkwsKDQKjJXv&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>a talk on copyright by Lawrence Lessig<i></i>, well worth a listen.</p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/101695134http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/101695134Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:15:04 +1000Video<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qWEIQIv8zvY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qWEIQIv8zvY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/96363510http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/96363510Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:10:35 +1000via 18000homes<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/m5ZwwyX1Cl73c91vdvX5OzMoo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://18000homes.org/">18000homes</a></p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/87487445http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/87487445Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:01:00 +1000Haphrada, the Hebrew word for Apartheid. Twice the height of the...<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/m5ZwwyX1Cl71v69noCNxVu0so1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Haphrada, the Hebrew word for Apartheid. Twice the height of the Berlin wall and five times as long, this wall is built deep in Palestinian areas. Here it encircles Qalqīlyah, population 28000. via <a href="http://sumagazine.syr.edu/summer07/universityplace/index.html">sumagazine</a></p>http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/87479153http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/87479153Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:20:00 +1000my car is a fixieyes, after 300,000+km the clutch has finally decided to die. changing gears is now almost...http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/83620065http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/83620065Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:01:00 +1000home theatre pcafter struggling to install gentoo for weeks (I swear, I almost got WPA working on wireless) I...http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/82614447http://flarets.tumblr.com/post/82614447Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:11:51 +1000