Most people flock to Flickr Explore to discover interesting shots, but the algorithm is a bit of a hit or miss sometimes.... [more]

Most people flock to Flickr Explore to discover interesting shots, but the algorithm is a bit of a hit or miss sometimes. Provided that you have pretty good photography skills and have a good idea of who it works, you can game the engine.

The best way to find photography on Flickr that speak to you is to discover your own gem. In many ways, explored photographs are already discovered. While on the surface it appears that you are finding something rare, in reality you are already one step behind the machine. Why let the machines decide your fate. Find stuff on your own.

Lately I've become active in the Utata pool again, because almost every photo feature there has depth that speaks volume. Don't take my word for it. Run up to the Utata pool on Flickriver. It's a better way to explore and find hidden talents.

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seeminglee.swurl.com/timelineSwurl is yet another RSS aggregation service that I just discovered. it has the usual list view (see seeminglee.swurl.com) but also a timeline view that places your activities around the activities themselves, instead of locking them into a calendar view. I like this.Unlike most services which requires you to go about to invite your friends to join the service, it fetches your contacts from various services into the friends list automatically. More goodies > FriendFeed is that Swurl apparently imports your complete set of Flickr data, not just recent stuff like FF. In this sense, I can see Swurl function better as a history trail.©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

Checking out Flowgram today and came across this video of an opera singer in the "top viral... [more]

Checking out Flowgram today and came across this video of an opera singer in the "top viral videos of the year" collection. The collection comes handy in verifying some of the principles made by the book I'm reading at the moment: Made to Stick: simplicity, unexpectedness, emotions, stories. Britain's got talent paul potts nessun dorma !!!by allsortofvids103©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

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I love TED, but it is not often that I find myself watching the same video over and over... [more]

I love TED, but it is not often that I find myself watching the same video over and over again. Using classical music as a medium, Benjamin Zander re-ignited my passion for classical music, my sense of purpose in life, and inspired me to not think about the tiny details which do not matter, and focus on experiencing everything with one broad stroke.

Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes



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www.dubberly.com/articles/how-do-you-design.htmlIn this 147-page book (available for download as PDF), Hugh Dubberly collected over one-hundred descriptions of design and development processes in hopes to foster debate about design and development processes.The book asks interesting questions:+ How do we design? Why do we do it that way?+ How do we describe what we do? Why do we talk about it that way?+ How do we do better?...with practical goals in mind:+ reducing risk (increasing the probability of success)+ setting expectations (reducing uncertainty and fear)+ increasing repeatability (enabling improvement)It's an interesting and inspiring read. Highly recommended.©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

Orange launched another advertising campaign: the world's first internet balloon race. The game is a little bit different... [more]

Orange launched another advertising campaign: the world's first internet balloon race. The game is a little bit different than most other internet games in that the game does not occur on one site, but instead occurs among multiple sponsor sites. Anyone can be a sponsor--all you need to do is submit a URL to the game. Anyone can join the game and get a balloon. The only way to move ahead though, it appears, is when you visit a site, or when anyone decides to give you a boost or when you landed on a site that would give you extras. The whole experience feels a little bit like web-ring meets 1010wins. If you are determined to win the race, you ended up visiting a ton of sites that you normally won't get to. The 'sponsors' in turn get some brand exposure. In this sense Orange is providing a free advertising platform in the name of an internet game, and through doing so create brand awareness for itself... power to the users? via CrackUnit©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

Johnny Lee from Carnegie Mellon University demonstrates some of his ideas on how we can simulate displays on flexible and... [more]

Johnny Lee from Carnegie Mellon University demonstrates some of his ideas on how we can simulate displays on flexible and foldable surfaces in order to fit large interactive display into our pockets. Tracking is accomplished using the Wii Remote and IR LEDs.via Aaron Rutledge©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

More visualization goodness: Wordle.net generates typographically beautiful tag clouds via... [more]

More visualization goodness: Wordle.net generates typographically beautiful tag clouds via a del.icio.us username or words submitted on your own.SML Del.icio.us TagsSML Flickr Tags: Use http://www.fluffykittens.com/wordle/ to generate the data needed.©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

I found an interesting site called Many Eyes a few weeks ago. It's a collaborative... [more]

I found an interesting site called Many Eyes a few weeks ago. It's a collaborative environment where users can upload data sets and use one of the site's visualization module to create interesting visualization.To create the visualization seen above, I first grabbed the complete list of tags from my Flickr account using the flickr.tags.getListUserPopular method. I then formatted the results (tags and tag count) to the format required by the site. After my data is uploaded, I chose to visualize my data using the Bubble Chart format. Here's an interactive version where you can explore my tags in detail, or search for a tag. In the screenshot captured above, I searched for my initials SML and highlighted all the tags that contain it. The reason there are so many instances of it being used is partly because I like to use very specific tags, such as SML.Graphic-Design and SML.Appendectomy to easily get to my stuff on the public pool without the need to use combinations or username.©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

I had a lot of fun photographing the Coney Island Mermaid Parade last year so I went back for seconds this year. As I process... [more]

I had a lot of fun photographing the Coney Island Mermaid Parade last year so I went back for seconds this year. As I process my photographs, I noticed that I am inherently attracted to really colorful things. The photographs bear similarity to my information design projects :)Related Flickr Sets+ Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2008+ Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2007©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

Last year I registered 200+ domain names with Yahoo. It was cheap and efficient, and all is well... until last week.I had... [more]

Last year I registered 200+ domain names with Yahoo. It was cheap and efficient, and all is well... until last week.I had changed my American Express card number and as a result, when the domain names are up for renewal this year, the system alerted me on outdated information. I tried to update my payment information, and to my surprise there is no way to update all the payment methods at once. Domains' payment information can be updated one at a time only, which is a fundamental UI flaw.To make matters worse, when I clicked on the link to update my information, the site would consistently return a blank page that leads to no where, and I am unable to update anything. I tried refreshing the page but again nothing happens.In my frustration, I tried contacting support on the phone, and had been on hold for two hours without any assistance, and the call will then be terminated by the system. There are no email support available, and all the meanwhile I am receiving account suspension notices and my domains are failing one by one, a truly frustrating experience.Here's when the nightmare begin: when I signed up for the service, the domains were 9.95/year. I just received emails telling me that starting on 2008-07-01, the renewals will cost me 34.95/year. If I were unable to cancel my accounts by that date, I will be paying upwards of close to $10,000 for domain names. Do you have any suggestions as to what I might do? Alternatively, do you know if there is an email where I can reach customer support?©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

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Google has developed a new browser named Google Chrome. It looks interesting so I decided to test it out (it certainly helps that I'm not on a Mac as versions for those OSs will have to wait for now)

My excitement is quickly turned into a let-down, as the Google Chrome Installer just stalls there and won't go anywhere. I restarted my system and still getting the same thing. Nothing on my firewall suggests that it's blocking anything being downloaded... so what's the matter with this Google?

Google Help system suggests that there would be install logs left behind in the user AppData folder. (Ref: www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95319)

I didn't get the
Users\AppDataLocalGoogleChrome folder - instead, inside my Google folder has some new files relating to what appears to be an updater and nothing else:

Update1.2.131.11
Update1.2.131.11GoogleUpdate.exe
Update1.2.131.11GoogleUpdateHelper.msi
Update1.2.131.11goopdate.dll
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This was my labor day weekend. Hiding behind doors watching tv:

+ Fight Club: Amazing movie!
+ Gossip Girl: new found series to watch on iTunes / Apple TV

Other than that I finished Massive Effect... a great space-themed RPG.

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Created my first pitch on Massify today:[more]

Created my first pitch on Massify today:http://www.massify.com/pitches/crazyisgoodI hope that I'll be able to do a bit more interviews with the folks the next time I head out again.About MassifyThose of you who is unfamiliar with Massify: it's a film production social network / community that unites filmmakers, actors and fans in the pursuit of great film. The site provides tools targeted to filmmakers, as well as abundant space for users to showcase their portfolio and reels. In addition to features commonly found on other social networks, Massify also partners with recognized film production companies and organizes competitions to promote and attract talents.Their latest competition is a music video challenge where directors will get to pitch ideas for the rock band Low vs Diamond. The winner will get to work with Epic Records and RSA Films - a great opportunity for aspiring filmmakers indeed.©2008 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe [less]

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HEY, I KNOW -

Let's go to View Bar on a Friday night and see Madame and her man - IF they still do it.

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Or do you have any other good ideas?

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Davidinmotion has posted a comment: Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Picturing men (minimum 25 favs), and we'd love to have this added to the group! [less]

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Davidinmotion has posted a comment: Bonjour, je suis l'administrateur du groupe Picturing men (minimum 10 favs), et nous aimerions beaucoup que vous ajoutiez ceci à notre groupe ! [less]

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