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armoured-ant — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:31:38 -0800

The first rule of Internet Scrabble Club is that you make a predictable Fight Club reference in any posts pertaining to it.

gdog — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 09:38:23 -0800

Zoë is Google for your inbox (and outbox, too). It's written in Java and actually works on a number of platforms, using a browser-based interface. Jon Udell describes the way he uses Zoë in this O'reilly article.

But be warned: navigating through archived email from five years ago is as humbling as it is addictive.

willnot — Mon, 29 Oct 2001 14:52:04 -0800

The Idea Line is a Java-based timeline of net artworks, arranged in a fan of luminous threads. Each thread corresponds to a particular kind of artwork or type of technology. Note - requires some patience as it streams in slow even over my company T-1. [via IA/]

plinth — Wed, 22 Mar 2000 05:27:09 -0800

Mmmm...javalicious

grant — Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:19:07 -0800

I'm sorry, but using Java to play back streaming media does not make for a 'playerless' environment. Java is the player, and it needs to be active in order for this product to work. The only true 'playerless' browser environment uses server-push and html meta-refresh.