http://jay.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Little bite-sized pieces of user-generated content en Vox Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:26:11 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/firefox-remembers-form-input-after-crash.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/firefox-remembers-form-input-after-crash.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/firefox-remembers-form-input-after-crash.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:26:11 -0700 I worked for a little over a straight hour tonight on a new wiki document. During that time, I kept previewing but never saved. Dumb I know, but I kept thinking that I was done and then wanted to add a little more. What's more, I didn't really ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/firefox-remembers-form-input-after-crash.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d0fe2e40001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> browser feature new feature state groundbreaking http://jay.vox.com/library/post/expandrive-is-like-living-in-the-future.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/expandrive-is-like-living-in-the-future.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/expandrive-is-like-living-in-the-future.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:46:58 -0700 I've become much more pragmatic in the last year or so when it comes to trying out the latest and greatest apps. That's mostly because I have a setup that works well for me and it would take something big to make me want to take time to learn a n... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/expandrive-is-like-living-in-the-future.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48ceefa380002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mac os x ssh expandrive remote filesystem http://jay.vox.com/library/post/flickr-adds-video.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/flickr-adds-video.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/flickr-adds-video.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:33:22 -0700 While video has already hit the big time with YouTube, Vimeo, Revver and countless others, no release has gotten me excited about actually creating videos than Flickr's new video feature. I actually said to Jen with real feeling behind it that I ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/flickr-adds-video.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d0bf8900001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> flickr video http://jay.vox.com/library/post/most-succint-primer-on-the-middle-east-and-its-people.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/most-succint-primer-on-the-middle-east-and-its-people.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/most-succint-primer-on-the-middle-east-and-its-people.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:52:48 -0700 Over the last 10 years, I've read a great deal about the Middle East most memorably "The Crusades through Arab Eyes" and although the history behind modern events goes back thousands of years, some of the concepts are very simple. Today Jason po... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/most-succint-primer-on-the-middle-east-and-its-people.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d090c9f0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> primer islam shia muslims arabs middle east sunni must read persians http://jay.vox.com/library/post/nature-is-only-biding-its-time.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/nature-is-only-biding-its-time.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/nature-is-only-biding-its-time.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:14:52 -0700 From time to time, I've pondered about how our civilized societies have seriously warped traditional Darwinism by protecting the infirmed (out of compassion and charity), the "genetically inferior" (not talking about eugenics here, knee-jerkers, b... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/nature-is-only-biding-its-time.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000e398e949f00004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> future civilization humanity darwinism road rallies economic darwinism http://jay.vox.com/library/post/bring-your-own-big-wheel-byobw-2008.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/bring-your-own-big-wheel-byobw-2008.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/bring-your-own-big-wheel-byobw-2008.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:32:54 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48ce7a0370002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48ce7a0370002-50si" alt="Bring your own Big Wheel (BYOBW) 2008" /></a> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48ce7a0150002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48ce7a0150002-50si" alt="Bring your own Big Wheel (BYOBW) 2008" /></a> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d065b130001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d065b130001-50si" alt="Bring your own Big Wheel (BYOBW) 2008" /></a> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d065b030001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d065b030001-50si" alt="Bring your own Big Wheel (BYOBW) 2008" /></a> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d065ae00001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d065ae00001-50si" alt="Bring your own Big Wheel (BYOBW) 2008" /></a> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0727551bc000e398e944360005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00b8ea0727551bc000e398e944360005-50si" alt="Bring your own Big Wheel (BYOBW) 2008" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yesterday, I watched a whole lot of adults acting like children in the annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel race. The rest of my pictures and some other great coverage: My Flickr photoset: Bring your Own Big Wheel 2008 Laughing Squid's a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/bring-your-own-big-wheel-byobw-2008.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48ce7ae6c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> san francisco spring byobw big wheel byobw2008 http://jay.vox.com/library/post/my-2008-sxsw-experience.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/my-2008-sxsw-experience.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/my-2008-sxsw-experience.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:22:22 -0700 [The following was written for the 2008 post-SxSW survey. I'm posting it here not only because many people I talked to echoed the same sentiments but also because it exceed the form's maximum allowed length. Yes, I'm verbose about things I'm pas... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/my-2008-sxsw-experience.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000f48d050e450001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> feedback sxsw sxsw 2008 http://jay.vox.com/library/post/san-francisco-is-screwing-with-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/san-francisco-is-screwing-with-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/san-francisco-is-screwing-with-me.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:44:18 -0800 Before getting dressed to take Stella out this morning, I looked out the window and it was cold, windy, gray and rainy to the point of torrential downpour. When we walked out the door I was surprised to see that the rain had stopped and the sun h... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/san-francisco-is-screwing-with-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000e398dfdb650004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jay.vox.com/library/post/you-guys-are-in-so-much-trouble.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/you-guys-are-in-so-much-trouble.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/you-guys-are-in-so-much-trouble.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:19:37 -0800 54% <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/you-guys-are-in-so-much-trouble.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000e398d57eeb0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> carnivore nom nom nom i eat u http://jay.vox.com/library/post/consumeristcom-a-rare-find.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jay Allen) http://jay.vox.com/library/post/consumeristcom-a-rare-find.html?_c=feed-rss http://jay.vox.com/library/post/consumeristcom-a-rare-find.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:15:16 -0800 By and large, I don't follow Gawker media properties because of the signal-to-noise ratio (either not being the target demographic or just the fire hydrant style of posting) but I just saw consumerist.com today for the first time (yes, I lead a sh... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jay.vox.com/library/post/consumeristcom-a-rare-find.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0727551bc000e398d4cb570005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> feeds gawker useful consumerist