Simon Willison’s Weblog

Google Ride Finder (via) Shows live positions of taxis using Google Maps.

# 2:22 pm

Google Gulp. Quench your thirst for knowledge.

# 2:22 pm

Stricter Whitespace Enforcement. Finally! Guido tightens the rules on whitespace.

# 2:23 pm / guido-van-rossum, python

Greasemonkey for Internet Explorer. Requires the .NET framework—still has some way to go.

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Mark Pilgrim goes both ways. Fighting greasemonkey scripts.

# 2:24 pm / greasemonkey, mark-pilgrim

Custom checkbox (via) The right way to do custom checkbox graphics.

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Boring Boring (via) A directory of dull things—outstanding parody.

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Dubai: “Sure, we can build that.”. More crazy architecture in Dubai. This time they’re trying for the world’s tallest building.

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2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia. Hostile takeover!

# 4:19 pm

43 Folders: April Power Hacks! I like number 8.

# 6:02 pm

Google April’s Fool Search: simon.incutio.com. That’s pretty cool :)

# 6:25 pm

Google Job Opportunities (via) Work... on the moon!

# 6:26 pm

stopdesign.com. Hit refresh a few times.

# 6:38 pm

del.icio.us/tag/aprilfools. No need for me to keep linking to them now.

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April 1, 2005—Wikipedia. The definitive list.

# 8:28 pm

Announcing Head First Scheme. If only...

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