Monthly Archives: February 2007

QOTD

This may have side effects. The sun could go nova, or squirrels may finally start talking. Bat-rabbits may attack.
Brent Simmons, NetNewsWire 3.0d53 change notes

Churched

Kristan and I have elected to have our wedding at Old Cathedral. The bureau-theo-cratic process for reserving the church assumed we were formally associated with a parish, which I haven’t been for many, many years. (My last one wasn’t really a “parish”, and the politics around my father’s turned me off from formal […]

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Links bookmarked on 2007-02-21

Graffiti Research Lab » L.A.S.E.R. Tag
Projector, camera, and laser pointer to "draw" on large surfaces.
Terra Bite Lounge
HonorCommerce

Daily Bookmarks

Links bookmarked on 2007-02-20

Amazing: Playstation-quality 3D in Flash! at Aral Balkan
Decent rundown of today’s Flash 3D landscape

Bill Gates vs. John Nash

It is arguable that Apple was more innovative with technology prior to Steve Jobs’s return to power. He dissolved the ATG, home of the original Cocoa, and Apple Data Detectors, and famously axed the Newton, continued development of which might have given us the iPhone as a platform years ago.
But the Newton’s brand had […]

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Links bookmarked on 2007-02-19

Kelley Computing - rember
GUI for memtest - thorough RAM tester
Unplanned ‘offspring’ at Olympic Sculpture Park get SAM’s blessing
"We were thinking we were all punk rock and under the radar, and instead we were embraced."

Applied thought

In 2005 I briefly anticipated Buro Vormkrijgers’s Pong® Clock. I later forgot about it.
But I just discovered John Maushammer’s Pong Watch and have to have one. The concept may not be original, but his design is inspired. The minimalist prototype cases, PIC code that adapts to low battery levels, and aesthetic PCB […]

As simple as driving

GreatCall is advertising mobile phones for “Baby Boomers and their parents” with big buttons, easy-to-read displays, and simplified UI. This is ingenious, and I expect they’ll be quite successful.
One of the phones features three big dial buttons. Although the middle button is configurable (along with a contact list: do-it-yourself, ask a friend or […]

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Links bookmarked on 2007-02-17

The Original Hako Clone
Paper models
Independent - Lawrence Wilkerson
"Feith, it will be remembered, is the individual described by General Tommy Franks, commander of the Iraq war, as "the fucking stupidest guy on the face of the earth". Wilkerson adds, "He was. Seldom have I met a dumber man.""

Monster Trucks

Ryan and Kelly talked me into joining them for the Monster Truck Jam. Kelly’s a fan. It was everything I expected.
The national anthem was preceded by a cheesy ritual of military personnel being asked to stand. Then veterans. Then their parents. Then police and fire fighters. I was disappointed […]