Link archive: November 21st, 2007

QuirksBlog: @media Ajax

PPK delivers his report on the excellent @media Ajax conference.

Stephen Fry » Blog Archive » Getting Overheated

A wonderful piece of writing by Stephen Fry that frames the problems communication in cross-cultural settings and then works through said problems.

Portable Social Networks: Take Your Friends with You [Content]

Brian's article on portable social networks is a clear and concise introduction to the subject with explanations of the technologies involved.

The Plumen Project

A new twist on the lightbulb.

The Future of Reading (A Play in Six Acts) [dive into mark]

A superb skewering of Kindle and just about any other attempt to make book distribution digital that involves ludicrously restrictive terms of service (or worse, DRM).

Safari Microformats plugin

Oh yes! A plugin for Safari that will detect, display and export hCard and hCalendar data. Caveat: it only works on Leopard so, because I haven't upgraded yet, I haven't had a chance to testdrive this yet myself.

Photos taken in Brighton on Flickr!

Flickr Places. This is what George announced at dConstruct. It's enthralling: interestingness mashed up with geotagging.