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A single script for hosting your own single OpenID identity. Easy to set up with Apache. (IIS with ISAPI_rewrite, hard.) Supports the sreg extension.

Here's the "sreg stuff" for OpenID. Avatars aren't mentioned in the spec.

Avatar auto-discovery standard. Seems like a natural fit with OpenID. This should be added to the optional sreg stuff.

handy stored procedure for SQL Server that might save your wrists someday.

A prototype/scriptalicious tool for creating ajaxy pop-up windows.

nice description of OpenID for mortals. [via joshua]

I've been doing this for the past few days and it's already come in handy with only five entries. I'm going to try to make it a habit for the new year.

great tiny icons. [via mathowie]

can interactivity make consumers more susceptible to suggestion? "These findings suggest that marketing managers should test their campaigns for both true and false memories."

This site is a little tough to navigate because it's in German, but seeing examples of East German design from everyday tools (like drills) to architecture are worth the effort. They're like artifacts from another world. [via designboom via sterling]

handy guide for installing/integrating subversion with the Mac Finder, and the svnX GUI.

Nice! This new feature at Flickr shows you which cameras are most used across Flickr photos. (Featured Model is a sponsored placement.)

Flash upload progress thingy for web apps. [via mathowie]

fantastic tips for tuning web servers and applications for speed [via joshua]

Jerry Michalski on outsiders [via msippey]

an ex World of Warcraft top player explains why he quit: "Then it hit me like a ton of bricks: I was providing them with an escape from their problems and nurturing the very thing that was holding them back." [via waxy]

Valid criticism of the official Google Blog's headlines, and good advice for any weblog author. Headlines are insanely important in the age of aggregation.

free VPN application [thanks, mathowie]

now you can talk like Mr. Burns! [via kottke]

Sounds like you can add some Google Homepage modules to any web page now

This talk at Google by Dan Frankowski shows you can identify people based on anonymous movie ratings if you have another non-anonymous set of related data. [via O'Reilly Radar]

"A 2005 report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project called 'Teens and Technology' found that teenagers preferred new technology, like instant messaging or text messaging, for talking to friends and use e-mail to communicate with 'old people.'" [via cameron]