Amazon Wish Lists

Looks like a fascinating post on Amazon wishlists... I was just up on my wish list, poking around -- especially trying to understand its security and privacy features, which it doesn't seem to have -- and came across this article after a web search.

Data Mining 101: Finding Subversives with Amazon Wishlists
http://www.applefritter.com/bannedbooks

A link from Boing Boing:

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/04/data_mining_101_find.html

Studying photography... and Digging for "dirt"

Read the "levels" tutorial at http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/levels.htm (really a well-done site). Would love to be able to print some nice-quality large format prints to put up in my office.

Other sites of interest, found while trawling:

GanttPV - Open Source Project Management
http://www.pureviolet.net/ganttpv/index.html

A blog post: 30 Essential Open Source Packages for Windows
http://www.digg.com/software/30_Essential_Open_Source_Software_Packages_for_Windows

Another link to it: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/01/30-essential-pieces-of-free-and-open-software-for-windows/

Digg.com. Off the hook on Digg: Stack and Swarm -- these innovative interfaces show what is happening on the site in real time.
http://labs.digg.com/stack/
http://labs.digg.com/swarm/

For fun... FreeMind - free Mind-Mapping Software
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

True Combat: Elite. Not that I support violent games, but I cannot deny that my brother Derek and I spent many a night after work at StratosWare, hunched over Wolfenstein and Doom. I was surprised to find a free, open-source version on the net.
http://www.truecombatelite.net/

Detecting air leaks in your home. A couple easy suggestions for reducing or eliminating drafts and cold air in your house in the winter months. Makes it comfortable and saves energy.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/insulation_airsealing/index.cfm/mytopic=11250