August 2008
48 posts
11-Month-Old Baby Weighs 62lbs →
Doctors in Colombia are trying to determine how an 11-month-old baby is already the weight of an average eight-year-old. He has had several medical examinations carried out which suggest…
How to be a good intern →
How to be a good intern. This list works equally well for advice on how to be a good employee, manager, or CEO. “There are no stupid questions” is good advice no matter what. (via swissmiss) (…
17 Simple Rules For Going To The Cinema With Me →
“8. Anyone heard to utter the phrase ‘Did you see that?!’ at any point during the screening will be taken outside and have the word ‘DULLARD’ branded on their forehead.” I have an alarmingly…
Analog Meets Its Match in Red Digital Cinema's... →
Naked Drunk Driving with Hooker →
“Driving naked while speeding, drunk, high on crack cocaine and next to a naked prostitute.” If you’re going to break your house arrest for drunk driving, you might as well do it with gusto.
Atari →
Wanna blow off the whole morning? Atari: The Golden Years by Steve Fulton. Via Waxy.
MooTools Basic Tips for Web Designer (Lesson 1) →
After a lot of requests, in this article I want to illustrate some simple tips to start to work with MooTools. In this first lesson you can see how to manipulate element properties, in particular…
Moving →
Quote of the Day: Martin Roscheisen, CEO of... →
“This is one of my favorite charts: A comparison of the distance a car can drive based on either of the following forms of energy, each produced on 100m x 100m of land (2.5 acres). How come…
Profanity works →
I’m a big fan of swearing. Not in the derogatory, directed-at-you kind of way (“hey, fuck you!”), but as verbal marker to underline key concepts, create emphasis, and express passion. It certainly…
Chimping →
Chimping is the practice of checking your just-taken photos on your DSLR’s LCD screen. (via textism) (link)
Travel Posters of Other Times →
Again, some other things that have been doing the rounds but got stuck in my pile of ‘things to look at’. These travel posters by Steve Thomas, Amy Martin and Adam Levermore-Rich promote travel to…
"I was thinking how easily people get stuck in... →
“I was thinking how easily people get stuck in places. I mean, first of all you need a place to live, and they put you on a lease so you have to stay a certain amount of time, and then you need a job…
The Original Sat-Nav Wristwatch →
A new exhibition has opened at the British Library Business & Intellectual Centre and features some weird gadgets such as a clockwork burglar alarm from 1852, a grenade to put out fires…
Michael Johnson's 19.32 →
A look at just how crazy Michael Johnson’s 200m world record is. Eyeballing the chart would suggest that the cutting edge of human achievement in the 200m is anything sub-19.7. A 19.59 at Beijing…
karmcity:
Then why the hell does everyone seem... →
karmcity: Then why the hell does everyone seem to be worried that he may win the election?
Because he’s polling very well, despite his campaign’s massive failings and missteps. Because we…
strip for August / 19 / 2008: The Croc Hunter →
The Croc Hunter I hate Crocs and you should too. If you don’t you’re a terrorist. The latest Wigu comic is about how to deal with wizards. Wigu will be M-W-F this week….
FF Netto →
With FF Netto, Daniel Utz has stripped letters of any historical detail, leaving them with the barest, clearest forms possible. This makes FF Netto ideal for wayfinding, where quick…
Vincent Laforet's Olympic photos →
Photographer Vincent Laforet, formerly of the NY Times, is in Beijing making photos of the Olympics. Here’s a look at some of the stuff he’s been shooting and the process behind getting those…
Visions of China: A 2008 Olympics Picture Blog :... →
Dell Denied Trademark for ‘Cloud Computing’ →
Sam Johnston on a decision by the USPTO to deny Dell a trademark for the term “cloud computing”: Furthermore, they have declared “cloud computing” generic, in that it is “incapable of functioning…
Most Wine Should Be Sold in Boxes →
Tyler Colman, reporting for The New York Times: A standard wine bottle holds 750 milliliters of wine and generates about 5.2 pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions when it travels from a vineyard in…
The prettiest photo of giant inflatable dog poop... →
Phelps-Cavic photo finish →
Underwater photos from the finish in the men’s 100-meter butterfly finals, both just before Phelps and Cavic touched the wall and just after. It’s amazing how far Phelps was behind before his…
The joy of $8 gas →
“Sure, $8 gas is unfair to poor people, but so is all of capitalism.” “We spent 50 years using government money to build the freeways that led to the driving-centric, mall-rat lifestyle I grew up…
Gadgets : Laser Guided Scissors →
Built-in laser helps you get straight cuts in paper and fabric
Built-in laser helps you get straight cuts in paper and fabric Price: $17.99
burj_dubai_1009.jpg (JPEG Image, 1000x1500 pixels) →
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Voting Machines →
Does it have heart? →
Inspirational design posters from designer/illustrator Frank Chimero. (via anamorphosis)
cool new kids bedding at IKEA →
Love the Barnslig Park kids Quilt cover and pillowcase that’s new at IKEA.
Freemanic Paracusia →
Terminal Tip: Burning a disc →
Filed under: Hardware, Terminal Tips, TUAW Tips
Are you a Terminal geek (or wannabe, but not the pop star type)? If so, did you know that you can burn discs right from the…
The Russia/Georgia conflict in three sentences →
By Dan: After Georgia broke away from Russia, South Ossentia and another province tried to break away from Georgia, succeeding autonomy-wise but failing map-wise. As Georgia cozied up to the…
“Ninety percent of everything is crap”.”
– Sturgeon’s law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Hanlon’s razor is an adage which reads: Never attribute to malice that...”
– Hanlon’s razor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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War in South Ossetia →
On Thursday, August 7th, Georgian armed forces entered into the breakaway region of South Ossetia to assert Georgian governance of the region - a de facto (yet largely unrecognized) independent…
All the Benefits of Solar PV Without The Financial... →
image: Recurrent Energy As the solar power industry expands, more options for financing these systems have become available. A number of companies will now install, maintain and insure solar…
the Idea Shower » » Another Batch of Read It Later... →
"An equally good question is whether McCain... →
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72? What happened to compulsory retirement?!?
“An equally good question is whether McCain is ready to lead. For a man who will turn 72 this month, he’s a surprisingly immature…
BBC NEWS | Technology | Britain seen from above →
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Large Hadron Collider nearly ready →
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long particle accelerator straddling the border of Switzerland and France, is nearly set to begin its first particle beam tests. The…
Movie box office data as graphics →
Fabulous, movie box office data shown graphically.
Black is back (to the end of the line) →
James Danziger notes that the issue of Vogue Italia following the acclaimed issue featuring only black models has zero black models in it. How absolutely great, but now the August issue is out…
Del.icio.us 2.0 goes live as Delicious.com →
tag combos still work perfectly, so I’m happy
marco:
I’m Jakob Lodwick!
I dont even know who Jakob Lodwick is. However, I am the REAL Jakob Lodwick