May 2008
25 posts
IT Conversations | O'Reilly Open Source Conference... →
Concurrent programming gets very hard very quickly, and the approaches we have to it haven’t changed much in the ensuing decades. Simon Peyton-Jones presents a new approach to tackling the problem. I highly recommend you listen to this talk if you have any interest in the subject of concurrency.
'Biggest drawing in world' revealed as hoax →
It’s like you can’t believe things on the internet anymore…
DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms →
Tons of fun reading. Check out “burn notice”
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http:... →
I want my own canyon climbing robot!
BIGGEST DRAWING IN THE WORLD →
Amazing, a man uses a GPS as his “pencil” to track its way around the world. When the GPS unit is retrieved all the data (when plotted out on a map) forms a self portrait.
“No longer will I have to wonder what an Abe Lincoln sex tape might have looked...”
– Day 1 of the R. Kelly trial: Unveiling the “Shaggy defense.” - By Josh Levin - Slate Magazine
“I am not just a person, I am also a piece of meat”
– Dan Savage in Savage Love Podcast #83. Also contains the great line (from a guest) “Everyone wants to be objectified sometime”
The Cost to Produce a Web Video Series →
Daisy Whitney » Blog Archive » brings forth some great information oh how much it costs to produce a web series in terms of per finished minute.
It is some great information, and a good reality check to people who think that cheaper is the same thing as free. Even with the radically lower costs of digital production, things get costly quickly and how these new shows get paid for and...
Type Designs:Comic Sans →
I think that Comic Sans (and it’s more modern cousin and abboration Marker Felt) are horrible horrible things and should never be considered for general use. That being said no font should ever be considered off limits, every one has it’s use.
It is interesting to see how the font came about and what the designer wanted it used for.
TED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of... →
A truly amazing account of a scientist who works on brain research describing the first hand account of her own stroke…
“Scientology is destructive and a rip-off”
– FOXNews.com - Television Star Exits Scientology - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
Not that I disagree in the least. You just don’t hear from the defectors that much…
“A good rule of thumb: never trust a man named Smedley to run your hostile...”
– 7 Insane Conspiracies That Actually Happened | Cracked.com
“Haste is a form of violence.”
– Haste is a form of violence. - (37signals)
it’s an interesting thought. The word violence is tricky, but I take its meaning. I would love to know the book that was quoted though…
http://jockmurphy.com/Podcasts.opml →
Here is the OMPL of all the podcasts I listen to. In case anyone cares ;)
NameVoyager | The Baby Name Wizard →
This must be wrong. If the name Bambi died off in the late 1960s, then how come there are so many strippers in their 20s with that name. I mean they can’t be lying, so clearly the chart is off…
Heil Honey I'm Home! - Wikipedia, the free... →
I will confess I thought my previous post was a parody of a TV show never actually produced. I clearly I was wrong…
CHRIS ISAAK - WICKED GAME VIDEO →
Chris Isaak give commentary to the Wicked Game video. He is a funny funny man who makes very moving songs. This want still makes the hair on the back of my head stand up…
“Don’t paint me with your freak brush!”
