Archive for March, 2009
Google Killer?: Twitter’s New Layout Highlights Twitter’s New Focus on Search
Take a closer look at the new Twitter homepage layout (Click to enlarge)
Twitter has a new layout. I just noticed it when creating a new account for my ACT study notes website. To my best knowledge, I was the first Twtter user to tweet about it, too! 
Details about Twitter’s New Layout
For now, it looks like Twitter’s new design is only visible to new accounts, or it being rolled out slowly, since my personal @FreeTheFeross account still gets the old layout.
The new design is an incremental improvement for sure, but there are some notable changes which hint at what Twitter’s focus might be in the coming months and years. Here’s a quick summary of the obvious changes:
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Posted under Tech, The Internets on Mar 27, 2009.
1 Comment 2,933 views :layout, new, TwitterAwesome Human-Computer Interface Video Demonstrations
I was recently perusing the Interweb when I stumbled upon a goldmine of awesome tech videos. The site is called Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED). If you haven’t heard of this site before, I highly recommend checking it out if you’re interested in awe-inspiring talks by some of the brightest people in their respective tech fields.
Here are three of my favorites. Let me know what you think in the comments!
Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote
Building sophisticated educational tools out of cheap parts, Johnny Lee demos his cool Wii Remote hacks, which turn the $40 video game controller into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer.
(via TED)
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Posted under Computer Science on Mar 21, 2009.
2 Comments 1,859 views :demos, HCI, marvels, photosynth, technology, Wii remoteBeautiful Typography Video – Flickermood 2.0
Check out this amazing typography video I found while reading I Love Typography. The video is called Flickermood 2.0, type in motion, by Sebastian Lange:
(via ilovetypography.com).
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Posted under Computer Science on Mar 20, 2009.
Comments Off 1,889 views :beautiful, fonts, typographyHow Many Feross’s Can Fit in One URL?
I decided to figure out how many Feross’s I could fit in one URL, with each one serving a different function. Here is my result:
http://feross.feross.org/feross/feross.feross?feross=feross#feross
You found the secret page.
If you remove a single “feross” from the URL, then you fail and don’t get to see the secret stuff hidden at this location!
Every feross serves a different function in the URL.
Can you name all the feross’s?
In order, they are:
- subdomain
- domain name
- TLD – top level domain (technically this one isn’t a feross …yet!)
- folder
- file name
- file extension
- “get” parameter
- “get” value
- URL anchor (or hash)
Ok, back to studying for finals!
EDIT: updated TLD description because it’s .org not .feross. Thanks Daniel!
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Posted under Tech, The Internets, Web Dev on Mar 11, 2009.
8 Comments 3,048 views :domains, hacking, Nerd4Life, URL-
Feross Aboukhadijeh - Stanford, CA
Hi, this is Feross. I'm a computer science student at Stanford University (class of 2012). I'm interested in Internet technology, web development, and computer security. I like hacking on cool software projects, running, basketball, retro video games, and shiny gadgets.
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