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Which Hunt General web Huntsman [github/missinglink] is a super configurable async web spider in JavaScript/CoffeeScript. Google is shutting down Google Code [google-opensource.blogspot] in an admission that everyone was just using GitHub anyway. Here’s some weird Ruby for you to buzz out to [awardwinningfjords]. Ruby is one of the top level organizations in Google’s Summer of Code [ruby-lang]. If you’re interested in getting involved in the SoC, Shaumik did a great write up on how to increased your chances [sitepoint]. What’s the Big Idea? Design Is there such a thing as an “ideas person”? Maybe, but perhaps that’s not the type of person who should be celebrated [medium/the-year-of-the-looking-glass]. Here’s a tool to search a bunch of stock image sites by color [finda.photo]. Hit the Markup SitePoint On SitePoint, we took another look at HTML5 local storage. WordPress people, here’s a look at how to transition to the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin for all your SEO needs. Then there’s a guide to semantic markup with Foundation 5 and Sass. Screen Stare News/business Watch Me Work [watchmework] is like the “watch me code” movement, but for creatives. Apple’s opened up a public beta program for iOS [arstechnica]. Does being a data-driven startup lead to a joyless, vision-less company? Sure, why not? [medium/backchannel] Cast Around Off-topic Audiosear.ch [audiosear.ch] is a full text search engine for podcasts and radio. #Homescreen [homescreen] shows cool new apps discovered on people’s homescreens. Finally, turns out there’s a whole bunch of water all over the solar system [kottke]. Good news: there may be extraterrestrial life out there. Bad news: there may be extraterrestrial life out there. Depends on your favorite sci-fi films really. That's it for today, and indeed for the week. Thanks for joining us today, and remember: keep watching the skis! Er, skies.