Month: September 2008
links for 2008-09-28
Textorizer – vectorise a picture using text strings (tags: textorizer image picture cool) Google Chrome Addons, Themes, and Plugins (tags: chrome addons google hacks themes plugins)
links for 2008-09-25
Tropes – Television Tropes & Idioms Trope refers to story components or elements which have become standardized through decades (or more) of use. This is a wiki of TV tropes (tags: tv scripts trope wiki) Ovablastic: Richard Dawkins' jaw-dropping talk on our bizarre universe (tags: Dawkins talks _toread)
Once Again, Why Are Comedians the Only Ones Speaking the Truth?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkCrfylq-E&hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=344] Dave’s pretty magnanimous… ball’s in your court, Senator.
Dear Amazon.com's MP3 Download Store…
Dear Amazon.com’s MP3 Download Store, Look, I really, really like you. I do; you’re great, sweetheart. No DRM. Quick downloads. You’re the cat’s meow. But, can we talk about your title naming convention? I know that getting Led Zeppelin IV for $2 is a total steal (aside: it seriously is right now). But why, why […]
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out
Millen is gone. 31-84 over 7 seasons. If only it could change this season. Oh well, as they always say in Michigan, next year will be a re-building year. FOX Sports on MSN – Jay Glazer – Millen out as Lions president, GM.
Remember Cuil? Yeah, no else does either
According to the latest figures for the end of August the Cuil market share has dropped to, well, just about nothing at all. Net Applications has the market share being a very meagre 0.01 percent. At least it is a very steady 0.01 percent though. The article points out the obvious problem: their search results […]
links for 2008-09-20
YouTube – The Corpus Clock & Chronophage Designed by Dr John Taylor for Corpus Christi College Cambridge for the exterior of the college's new library building. The Clock will be unveiled on 19th September by Stephen Hawking. Inspired from a design by a clock made by the legendary John Harrison, the pioneer of longitude. BTW, […]
Hadron Collider forced to halt
Seriously, this is getting a little wierd. First, the LHC has a “glitch”, now it’s this: At 1127 (0927 GMT) on Friday, the LHC’s online logbook recorded a quench in sector 3-4 of the accelerator, which lies between the Alice and CMS detectors. The entry stated that helium had been lost to the tunnel and […]
The Real Difference Between Liberals and Conservatives
18 minutes you must watch. Whatever your political leanings, this examination of how the mind works is both fascinating and insightful, especially given the political climate we all find ourselves in. Remember, every politician plays against the types of predilections Jonathan Haidt talks about here. It’s not a partisan issue to know how you’re being […]