March 2009
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Remotes for Grandma →
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Corey?
Yes! This would make my half-dozen remote controls much easier to use! Come to think of it, we may have just discovered why I don’t watch much TV anymore. From…
February 2009
146 posts
Sita Sings the Blues →
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I found a torrent of this if anyone else is interested and hates Flash. I think the movie looks great.
Watch the entirety of Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues online. Sita is a…
Not so orange juice →
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Ok, having second thoughts about my “not from concentrate” nazism.
An interview with Alissa Hamilton about her new book, Squeezed, reveals that that fresh orange juice you’re…
February 26, 2009 →
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BAM! Updating a little early today. I put up a new logo in the forum I’d really like to develop more of a community there, and am open to suggestions.
Mike Monteiro’s List of Words It Is Not OK to Ever... →
Every time I hear someone call pizza “za” I want to hurt them.
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Translating ‘The Economist’ Behind China’s Great... →
Andy Baio on a team of volunteers in China who translate the entirety of each week’s Economist, and publish the work as a PDF: It’s an impressive example of online collaboration with simple…
Hot dog stand in West Seattle - and summer’s... →
Yes, that’s a hot-dog stand outside Beveridge Place Pub in Morgan Junction. Something new they’re trying for the next month, said April, when we called to check on what we thought we saw. Heading…
The Linguists →
Of the world’s 7,000 languages, 40 percent are on their way to extinction, with the last fluent speaker of a language dying once every two weeks. Every two weeks? Wow. That’s from an article in…
fig. 1: Typical California license plate, c. 1986,... →
fig. 1: Typical California license plate, c. 1986, discussed in YLNT Ep. OPN♥WDE
Thanks acme!
Broadway closed to car traffic →
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Why can’t we do this? This is amazing.
As an experiment, parts of Broadway near Times Square and Herald Square will be entirely closed to cars for most of the rest of the year. …
Asymmetric television →
I love this TV by Studio FRST; it’s shaped to do both full-size widescreen and 4x3. A picture is worth a thousand words in this case: That chunk out of the corner is really nice. (via …
362 - Greek To Me: Mapping Mutual Incomprehension →
“When an English speaker doesn’t understand a word of what someone says, he or she states that it’s ‘Greek to me’. When a Hebrew speaker encounters this difficulty, it ’sounds like…
Perfect pancake recipe →
Or so says a mathematics teacher from the UK. The formula is: 100 - [10L - 7F + C(k - C) + T(m - T)]/(S - E) In the complex formula L represents the number of lumps in the batter and C equals…
Money can't buy me love (anymore) →
THE market for schadenfreude is about as countercyclical as it comes. Today’s Washington Post has a story on the struggles of the no-longer-quite-as-rich and single. Consider:
“It’s been…
The real reason why Jordan Morris’ iPods kept... →
The real reason why Jordan Morris’ iPods kept breaking.
Pixar: no chicks allowed →
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Valid critique of Pixar. Make sure the read the update at the end of the post, I think her follow-up in depth observations about WALL-E are also useful.
We’ve been over this before,…
Dokdo or Takeshima →
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I am fascinated by tiny islands like these. Not sure how good it is that my fascination is shared to the point of violence by two major countries.
Isolated, tiny and desolate, The…
Øη (Null Eta) is my visionary strategic business... →
Øη (Null Eta) is my visionary strategic business strategy framework strategy, based on instantly achieving zero efficiency using only cool greek letters, secret naps, and the occasional…
Playstation gets its own skin condition →
While critics of video games like to claim that playing too many video games is bad for your health, doctors have affirmed that playing games for extended periods of time can create…
Magic Johnson: ‘When I Played, Larry Bird Was the... →
I love how this highlight reel is just as much about Bird’s passing ability as his scoring. (I have a framed photo here in my office of Bird and Dr. J choking each other.)
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Recent App Store review of Instapaper Free →
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by Sikes senter take this advice!!!!!!!! do not download this app!!!!!! just do the following: • go to the page that you want to save and press the home button and the…
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Tips For Daily Life: →
If are having an argument, and you decide it would be a good idea to really really infuriate the other person by making it clear that you don’t care and you’re not taking it seriously, just start…
Really, Chris Matthews? →
Did MSNBC’s Chris Matthews really just say that the struggling Republicans needed to “outsource” their response to Indian-American Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal?
Seems like an unfortunate choice…
YouTube - 4.1.5 Rob Gruhl - How to Buy a New Car -... →
This is the best car-buying advice I’ve ever heard. Thanks to KSK
More SNOW?!&%$ →
There has been some hyping of wind in some media outlets…it will get breezy as low pressure moves north of us this afternoon…perhaps 15-20 mph sustained for a few…
Pre-Release iPod for Sale on eBay →
Mike Evangelist: I’ve decided to part with my rare pre-release first generation iPod. While I was at Apple, I was one of a bunch of internal testers for the iPod. When the testing was done, all…
Gameplay footage of Metal Gear Solid Touch for... →
Metal Gear Solid Touch for the iPhone has started much speculation about Apple’s platform as a gaming system—although Konami’s other two forays onto the App store were less than…
"This certifies that you have had a personal... →
“This certifies that you have had a personal encounter with me, and that you found me warm, polite, intelligent, and funny.” - Steve Martin, from the card that he reportedly hands to people who…
NaijaPulse: Microblogging in Nigeria →
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I thought it was very foolish for Twitter to back out of Africa. Sure, it’s expensive now, but the eventual payoff could be enormous. Good to see somebody is trying to make the idea…
Harrowing commute →
Locals in Beichuan county in China’s Sichuan province, including children commuting daily to school, have to use a zip line to get across a river because the bridge that collapsed during the May…
Greece's prison break fallout →
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All kinds of comedy in this one.
You know where the Obama administration shouldn’t send any Gitmo detainees? Greece.
That’s the only conclusion one can draw from the…
Progress →
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yay instapaper yay
The next major version of the iPhone/iPod touch app, Instapaper Free and Pro 1.4, is almost done! This is a major update — almost worthy of the “2.0” designation…
New Safari 4 Beta →
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Looks cool. Installing now. Hopefully runs as fast as Webkit nightlies.
New Safari 4 beta, available for both Mac and Windows. Browser tabs are a new style, now on top of the…
What the crash computer saw →
In a car crash involving a modern vehicle, everything happens before the occupant is even aware of the collision.
1 ms - The car’s door pressure sensor detects a pressure wave.
5 ms - Car’s…
Scientific Beauty →
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I was just contemplating the extreme pseudoscientific bullshit on the side of my shampoo bottle the other day. The very concept of this brand has me sold.
Living Proof…
SmartSwitch →
The SmartSwitch is a replacement for a standard light switch that becomes more difficult to turn on when power usage is high in the household or on the grid as a whole. Equipped with a network…
★ Best Picture →
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WALL-E deserved at least a Best Picture nomination. I haven’t seen many of the Best Picture nominations so I can’t say whether it deserved the win, but putting it against Bolt and…
And the Oscar for Best Titles goes to... →
In a NY Times op-ed piece, Emily Oberman and Bonnie Siegler argue that the Oscars should have a category for the design of title sequences. Hear, hear. Their pick for this year’s hypothetical…
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This easily trumps every regular Garfield “I hate Mondays” cartoon ever.
Barley Wine Fest Starts 2.27.09 →
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Who’s with me?
Swing by Beveridge Place Pub between Friday 2.27 and Sat. 3.7 for a taste of our Portside Barley Wine. It will be on tap alongside a host of other…
Missouri Cave Home →
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I’m a little leery of following this blog, because it strikes me as a little too close to a only slightly geeky men’s magazine, but this house is pretty cool.
Bat Cave, Man…
Feeds Hit the Big Time →
Aaron Swartz: The new stimulus bill’s implementation instructions require that each government agency report the money it gives out in RSS.
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Full Moon →
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yay David Lanham!
I’ve always enjoyed the stylistic approach to the dragons depicted in chinese paintings, so I used that for inspiration for some of my own dragons. If you like…
f.lux →
This is great. Automatically adjusts your screen’s brightness and color balance according to the time of day and your lighting. You just punch in your zip code and the kind of lighting you usually…
Will you perceive the event that kills you? →
David Eagleman in Sentient Developments:
One way to appreciate the slowness of your perception is to compare it to the speed of mechanical devices. Take this incredible, sobering “anatomy…
The Latest Thing They're Smoking in Pipes on... →
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I was just explaining to a befuddled co-worker how hookahs are sort of an “in” thing, which is why they were mentioned in his son’s college acceptance materials, now how am I…
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Lesotho | Terra Plana →
Survival Straps →
Bracelets etc. made from cleverly wrapped parachuting rope.