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Second Life goes open source (this time, for real?)
According to mashable.com, LindenLab will open up the source code for Second Life servers, too. (Awhile ago, the client software was open-sourced.)
As if there weren’t enough freedom on Second Life (letting avatars fly), now the virtual land will operate much like the actual Internet itself. Linden Labs, private owner of Second Life, is making […]
Jimdo launched their international (i.e. English) version
Usually, web developers and real netheads wouldn’t really touch a point & click & drag & drop kind of online website creator. (Although admittedly, Google Pages is pretty good for a start.) But since I get asked pretty frequently about easy-to-use tools for DIY webdesign, here you go: I’d recommend Jimdo. (Don’t you dare tell […]
Wordpress & blip.tv
Ok, I admit it: Wordpress & blip.tv are driving me crazy.
Nope, that didn’t come out just right. Something the way Wordpress is parsing embedded code snippets like the one YouTube, Revver and blip.tv use keeps cutting out essential parts of the code. So every time I re-open any of the postings, the whole posting gets […]
3 simple rules to keep in mind…
…if you’re developing software, a service, a tool. Not that I made these up - this is very basic stuff. It’s supposed to serve just as a reminder to come back to if you’re stuck in the process. (And for myself, too, of course.)
In order of priority, from low to high:
Networked rules over isolated
Open rules […]
identity 2.0
Sitting in a seminar today, my mind started wandering about and I started to think about identity 2.0. As of lately, quite a few people have written about it or presented about it, but there’s still not as much research going on as I’d expect, or maybe I just haven’t happened upon it.
To a large […]
Joel
Ich beantrage hiermit einen besseren DAL ;)
A programmer is most productive with a quiet private office, a great computer, unlimited beverages, an ambient temperature between 68 and 72 degrees (F)…
The Development Abstraction Layer
brauche ich das überhaupt noch schreiben… gibt es noch Leute die ihn nicht kennen…? *auf den boden werf* ich bin unwürdig ;)
ps: keine […]
My name is Peter Bihr. I live in Berlin, Germany. As a freelancer, I consult on web strategies, communities, blogging and social media. In this weblog, I jot down random thoughts, ideas and news. Hopefully, you'll find some are interesting for you, too. 