Links bookmarked on 2007-02-16
- Papervision3D
Emerging as the leading Flash 3D API - Mr.doob’s log
Crazy 3D Flash toys
Daily Bookmarks
February 16, 2007 – 11:45 pm
Visual weblog
February 16, 2007 – 9:42 pm
A crazy idea that needs to be written down to get it out of my head: a wordless, visual weblog. Posts are pictures with no explanation prose, and the comments form is a sketchpad for visitors to draw upon.
Daily Bookmarks
February 15, 2007 – 11:45 pm
Links bookmarked on 2007-02-15
- How Many of Me - Census Search for "Hans Gerwitz"
Finally, proof that I do not exist. - LOC St. Louis maps
Great stuff from the Library of Congress, including Pictorial St. Louis 1875
Chat of the week
February 15, 2007 – 9:55 pm
- J: I may or may not be in this afternoon
- HG: which way will you be spinning?
- J: not sure yet
- HG: I guess we’ll know when we measure
- J: are we talking about the same thing?
- HG: quantum physics humor?
- J: i guess not
Fidget-friendly
February 14, 2007 – 6:16 pm
I decided it was time for a wireless mouse, and decided to finally try one of those modern button-congested monstrosities, the Logitech MX Revolution. Most of it’s superfluous buttons are easily ignored, and the scroll wheel can be set to spin freely, perfect for fidgeting.
The OS X drivers, though, suck. Contrary to mainstream reviews, the software is widely despised, and even Logitech’s own forums are teeming with complaints.
Thankfully, there’s SteerMouse. With the thumbwheel set to navigate through lists and trigger Exposé, it’s so pleasant to use I miss it when sitting on the couch using the MacBook’s trackpad.
Daily Bookmarks
February 13, 2007 – 11:45 pm
Links bookmarked on 2007-02-13
- Equine Criterium International
A horse joins the Criterium International peloton - Ironic Sans: Idea: The Pacifist Chess Set
Another gem from David Friedman: chessboard where the pieces are all the same color, but that only is revealed when they intermingle.
Hiccup
February 13, 2007 – 2:42 pm
Two weeks ago I had a hiccup with DNS (old zone got deactivated before the new one was live) and a few caches led to resolution problems. Amazingly enough, Feedburner has problems with stuck DNS caches, so this resulted in more than a day of outage for my syndication feed.
Interestingly, the traffic has still not recovered. I guess some of the random people who’d subscribed got errors in their readers and unsubscribed.
Daily Bookmarks
February 12, 2007 – 11:45 pm
Links bookmarked on 2007-02-12
- AOL phishing fraudster found guilty | The Register
Spammer actually convicted. - Fish use simple logic to infer their social status « Neurophilosophy
Cichlids are smart enough to model dominance relationships
I want a SunPad
February 12, 2007 – 8:45 pm
I was flipping through Marc’s copy of Tog on Software Design and was intrigued by the “SunPad” in Tognazzini’s description of Sun’s Starfire film (which itself is very reminiscient of Apple’s Knowledge Navigator concept):
She looks at the SunPad display, which now has the camera controls slaved to it. It’s as if the SunPad were a large camera viewfinder. She presses the button which turns on the pad, then zooms out using the zoom buttons as she begins to move the pad (and boom).
Today, we can readily produce a handheld screen with an accelerometer for position sensing. As a bonus, we can even have a camera embedded on the backside. So when do I get to use one to “scan” a scene or object and package the imagery for playback later (or elsewhere)?
The Meaning of Life
February 11, 2007 – 9:04 pm
For me, the meaning of life is to leave the world a better place than you found it. Many of us will come and go, leaving ripples that fade over time into the noise of history. A select few, though, will play the role of chaos theory’s butterfly. Through actions that perhaps even appear insignificant, they’ll kick off waves of change that leave a lasting impression on the landscape of human culture. I hope that somehow I manage to start some waves that improve the human condition over the long term.
I’f I’d know it’d end up in print I might’ve given more thought to that particular blog comment.
