July 2009
I love when the liberal and the conservative in the discussion both hate me. That’s how I know I’m right.
Jul 31st
Inside The Plane That May Take Us To Space →
WhiteKnightTwo is the plane that Richard Branson hopes will usher in space tourism and allow the rest of us to fly beyond earthâ��s atmosphere. A lot is riding on the planeâ��s twin fuselages, which…
Jul 30th
I’m addicted to these things, the sauce is nice and spicy. http://ping.fm/I8nRW
Jul 29th
Is it too early? http://ping.fm/XrQgg
Jul 29th
What the hell is “eStrategy”, are you people serious with this nonsense? Do your clients really fall for it? #SocialMediaDouchebags
Jul 29th
Good times at #PBCTweetup, nice meeting everyone.
Jul 29th
Woo #PBCTweetUP http://yfrog.com/7eqaaj
Jul 28th
At the old #PBCTweetUp http://yfrog.com/58tzcj
Jul 28th
Typotheque, digital type foundry →
Typotheque, digital type foundry Bookmarked Typotheque is a web font embedding system similar to Typekit, but from font designers, and with multilingual support.
Jul 26th
Typotheque, digital type foundry →
Typotheque is a web font embedding system similar to Typekit, but from font designers, and with multilingual support.
Jul 26th
We Are 10 Years Away From a Functional Artifical... →
“It’s a new brain. The mammals needed it because they had to cope with parenthood, social interactions, complex cognitive functions. It was so successful an evolution from mouse to man it expanded…
Jul 25th
Ancient Maya Practiced Forest Conservation 3,000... →
Paleoethnobotanists have concluded that not only did the Maya people practice forest management, but when they abandoned their forest conservation practices it was to the detriment of the entire Maya…
Jul 25th
Spitzer Spies Out-Of-This-World Galaxy →
The galaxy, called NGC 1097, is located 50 million light-years away. It is spiral-shaped like our Milky Way, with long, spindly arms of stars. The “eye” at the center of the galaxy is actually a…
Jul 25th
Ray of hope in dark-matter hunt →
The murky hunt for dark matter has just got a little bit brighter. New gamma-ray results from the FERMI telescope fit with previous tantalizing hints of a detection of the mysterious stuff.
Jul 25th
Freakiest Fish Ever... Fangtooth in the Abyss... →
Deep, deep beneath the oceans surface there is no light and there is much danger. This incredible clip reveals some of the strange and amazing creatures lurking in the deep, including the fangtooth!
Jul 25th
N. Korea Publicly Executes Christian for... →
Slain woman also accused of spying; family sent to prison camp, report says
Jul 25th
Three Frames →
Three Frames Bookmarked Perfectly random classic internet randomness. This is what the internet was built for. Don’t forget it.
Jul 24th
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Jul 24th
What’s Romantic About Science? →
What’s Romantic About Science? Bookmarked When science became a source of sublime terror. The last time a scientific breakthrough made the front page, it was because science threatened…
Jul 24th
John Newton and "Amazing Grace" →
John Newton and “Amazing Grace” Bookmarked On this day in 1725 John Newton, the slave-trader-turned-preacher who wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace,” was born.
Jul 24th
What’s Romantic About Science? →
What’s Romantic About Science? Bookmarked When science became a source of sublime terror. The last time a scientific breakthrough made the front page, it was because science threatened…
Jul 24th
John Newton and "Amazing Grace" →
On this day in 1725 John Newton, the slave-trader-turned-preacher who wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace,” was born.
Jul 24th
What's Romantic About Science? →
<blockquote>When science became a source of sublime terror.</blockquote>The last time a scientific breakthrough made the front page, it was because science threatened to kill us all. The launch of…
Jul 24th
I hate Blue Martini.
Jul 24th
Bar. http://yfrog.com/6wtkgj
Jul 23rd
The whip, she is clean. http://yfrog.com/5o4csj
Jul 21st
The cute manager girl with the witty personality almost made having to eat at Arbys worth it. Not quite though.
Jul 21st
My car is always too low for the car wash. Free hand wash upgrade!
Jul 21st
Geometry of the Mint logo on Flickr →
Very interesting illustration showing the simple and elegant geometry of a great logo by Shaun Inman. Uploaded way back in February of 2008 but it’s new to me, so there you go.
Jul 21st
Geometry of the Mint Logo →
Geometry of the Mint logo on Flickr Bookmarked Very interesting illustration showing the simple and elegant geometry of a great logo by Shaun Inman. Uploaded way back in February of 2008…
Jul 21st
Apollo 11 Live TV Coverage →
Apollo 11 Live TV Coverage Bookmarked Inspired by the ApolloPlus40 Twitter account and We Choose the Moon, both of which are tracking the Apollo 11 mission as it happened 40 years…
Jul 21st
Apollo 11 Live TV Coverage →
Inspired by the <a href=”http://twitter.com/ApolloPlus40”>ApolloPlus40 Twitter account</a> and <a href=”http://wechoosethemoon.org/”>We Choose the Moon</a>, both of which are tracking the Apollo 11…
Jul 21st
Picked up a new mic for my project http://yfrog.com/60nr8j
Jul 20th
Why We Must Ration Health Care →
Why We Must Ration Health Care Bookmarked Sigh… Peter Singer explains why we must ration health care. You have advanced kidney cancer. It will kill you, probably in the next year or…
Jul 20th
Why We Must Ration Health Care →
Sigh… Peter Singer explains why we must ration health care. <blockquote>You have advanced kidney cancer. It will kill you, probably in the next year or two. A drug called Sutent slows the spread of…
Jul 20th
Type sellers, web fonts, and Typekit →
Type sellers, web fonts, and Typekit Bookmarked Excellent article from a different place than the seemingly endless array of what might be called “web activists” — this includes a…
Jul 19th
Type sellers, web fonts, and Typekit →
Excellent article from a different place than the seemingly endless array of what might be called “web activists” — this includes a business perspective. Business drives the web and, although…
Jul 19th
Whale Wars is like using ssping.c circa 1996 on... →
I think Whale Wars is my new favorite show.  I went back and watched the entire first season and now I’m all caught up and anticipating new episodes every Friday. Whale Wars is a one-hour…
Jul 19th
Research Shows You Can Train Your Brain to... →
Researchers in the United States have pinpointed the region of the brain that limits our ability to carry out more than one task at the same time — and have shown how, with training, the brain gets…
Jul 19th
Research Shows You Can Train Your Brain to... →
Research Shows You Can Train Your Brain to Multitask Better Bookmarked Researchers in the United States have pinpointed the region of the brain that limits our ability to carry out more…
Jul 19th
Research Shows You Can Train Your Brain to... →
<blockquote>Researchers in the United States have pinpointed the region of the brain that limits our ability to carry out more than one task at the same time — and have shown how, with training,…
Jul 19th
Most of the important foundries are supporting... →
Most of the important foundries are supporting #webfont Bookmarked The current list of foundries and cool kids supporting Type Supply’s .webfont proposal. This might be a snarky thing…
Jul 19th
Most of the important foundries are supporting... →
The current list of foundries and cool kids supporting Type Supply’s .webfont proposal. <blockquote>This might be a snarky thing to say. But, seriously, it’s true. With this much weight behind…
Jul 19th
Tripoded iPhone →
Tripoded iPhone Bookmarked Dustin Diaz’s crafty clamp + tripod setup. The 3GS’s improved camera with video almost makes this worth the effort.
Jul 19th
Helveticons →
Helveticons Bookmarked “Royalty-free vector icons, glyphs and symbols based on the Helvetica Bold typeface.” Wonderfully simple icons, and an ingenious preview reveal.
Jul 19th
The 2009 Venice Biennale →
An installation of the Chilean artist Ivan Navarro titled “Death row” is displayed Venice on June 3, 2009 at the Venice Art Biennale.
Jul 19th
Tripoded iPhone →
Dustin Diaz’s crafty clamp + tripod setup. The 3GS’s improved camera with video almost makes this worth the effort.
Jul 19th
Helveticons →
“Royalty-free vector icons, glyphs and symbols based on the Helvetica Bold typeface.” Wonderfully simple icons, and an ingenious preview reveal.
Jul 19th
“Family Style” dining is code for terrible food.
Jul 18th