Category: On the Web
Wine FT Evernote
Who needs a native Linux client after all? Installing Evernote via Wine [1]. Happy to have a “native” desktop client of Evernote [2] running on my *nix box.
[1] http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/35661/how-to-install-evernote-4.0-in-ubuntu-using-wine/
[2] https://evernote.com/
Who’s that?
From the who knew files: Who are Referee #35 and Linesman #85? [1].
In other news, the transition from baseball to hockey season continues to gain momentum in a way the Beatniks might only dream.
[1] http://scoutingtherefs.com/2014/09/4401/referee-35-linesman-85/
Predictable
Spotify predicts because I listened to The Ethiopians and Desmond Dekker, I’ll like this album.
Well, Spotify, I will like this album. Just possibly not for reasons you think I will.
It’s a hobby
Man launches balloons with radio transmitters [1] from Britain. Man eventually launches balloon that circumnavigates the globe [2]. Man makes other men exceedingly jealous with his awesome nerdery.
[1] http://www.leobodnar.com/balloons/
[2] http://www.leobodnar.com/balloons/B-64/index.html
Hey Porter
Willie Nelson doing a card trick. It is as simple and beautiful as that.
Dyyynnnnnooooo BIKE!
Punt!
ESPN is locking down their public API effective December of this year. While I never did more than plonk against it, that was because the functionality was exceptionally limited. I understand that they’re sitting on a goldmine of stats and information but there is a whole mess of potentially awesome applications that could be developed if that information could be tapped for non-commercial usage. I had hoped that ESPN would see itself fit to broaden the functionality over time.
Instead, I got this via email today:
Dear ESPN API Developer,
Since the launch of the ESPN Developer Center in March 2012 the capabilities and direction of our API program have continued to evolve in order to serve sports fans in the best way possible.
As part of that evolution, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue our public APIs, which will enable us to better align engineering resources with the growing demand to develop core ESPN products on our API platform.
Effective today, we will no longer be issuing public API keys. Developers utilizing the ESPN API with a public API key may continue to do so until Monday, December 8, 2014, at which point the keys will no longer be active.
We want to thank you for supporting the ESPN API, and we hope you found value interacting with the service over the past two years.
Boo!
Des Moines, Iowa for example
The very best Stuart video ever.
Hats for bats
This oral history of the 1989 Cleveland Indians [1] is a great writeup. A pennant run for the ages to be sure.
[1] http://blogs.thescore.com/mlb/2013/07/10/an-oral-history-of-the-1989-cleveland-indians/