February 2008
84 posts
Vixta: Linux for Windows Vista Fans →
I’m intrigued by the notion of something like this. Assuming one can get it all up and running sufficiently, this might be good for friends/family one is trying to convert.
January 2008
82 posts
Viraemia →
One of many really interesting art pieces with interesting accompanying story.
When salespeople lie, products are doomed. Or engineers are. Time will tell.
Map of the Universe →
GIANT. SPACE. MAP.
We must never forget.* *That Boston’s officials were reactionary, more than a tad stupid, and entirely to eager to give over to fear in place of reason.
UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: Info... →
Linked podcast of UC Berkeley copyright law lectures.
Debra Jean Dean reads The Declaration of... →
CC remixable readings of The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I feel like I need to learn digital media and do something with these.
Design Patterns Quick Reference →
Quick reference pics for standard design patterns.
Joe Quesada (Marvel Comics) just told Colbert he was still a presidential candidate in the Marvel Universe. And had comic pics proving it.
…or, Pardon Me While I Toot My Own Horn Last week, kamerone and I noticed a guy outside of a random upscale building in the process of cleaning 3 Porsches from what looked decidely like unrecycled water. This is problem around here, because Durham (and the rest of the Triangle (and the rest of the South)) is in the midst of a pretty nasty drought. Like, “what do we do when we run out...
Upscale Durham business uses outside water →
Article on ABC11 about water waste locally. The most interesting part? kamerone and I were the ones who sourced all of this for them. Go citizen journalism!
Arc Forum | Arc →
New language out by Paul Graham, vaunted LiSP enthusiast. I’m not sure I agree with everything he says is the point of Arc, but the language is worth checking out on a rainy day.
Smithsonian Magazine | Arts & Culture | Being... →
A semi-biography by steve martin and how he got funny.
I am surrounded by all that i hate. Multiplied by ten.
Saturday morning cartoons are a motherfucking tragedy.
@the_patches Probably a good call. Though not necessarily the bike part.
The entire outside of my office building smells like smoke.
@lobsticles Wonderful how climate changes, y’know, *changes* things.
Drought is clearly getting worse. There are ‘plz conserve water’ signs above the urinals.
I think my clix is gone forevs. Damn.
@lobsticles iriver clix gen 2.
It’s weird to see Colbert actually interested in an interview. Must be the magic of talking to a friend of his father’s.
It looks like I may have lost my new mp3 player. The one that was a christmas present. The one that was AWESOME. Goddamit.
This is a phenomenal idea: Ah, video games. Pushing technology further, faster.
It’s hackish, it’s ugly, it wrecks everything about javaws, but goddammit, it could work. I’m calling it good.
Behold as I pigeonhole a webstart application into being locally deployable only. Fuck you, standard paradigm.
@kungpao How bad a not-rocking we talking? Need some friends to call you?
@the_patches Interestingly, I was just watching Stargate too. Sort of like old times, in a weird geo-warping way.
Meetings: No we don’t need that no we don’t need that. Oh wait. Yeah, we’ll need that.
most interesting -- yellowbird →
An oddly self-fetishized and youth-fetishized set of photos. Grainy self-portraiture is frequently cool though.
Today’s Spam Subject Winner: Magical Transformations of your Willy!
Today’s Spam Subject Winner:
I think I despise Java developers more than any other kind.
@agfhome I haven’t read those, but I’m not at all surprised that someone was moved to write them.
@lobsticles Read your blog. Regarding AD&D: Agree with you, but hate you just a little bit.
It is fucking *freezing* in my office. Ridiculously so.
Dark House Quarter - Contents →
Nifty victorian horror images.
Space Heroes of the People →
Weird electronic band. “Mad electropop symphonies.” Really good.
Went and saw Cloverfield last night. You need to go see it too.
kamerone and I went and saw it. You need to go see it too. Just saying.
@lobsticles Incidentally, everyone I know who’s using the eeePC loves it.
@lobsticles He is in fact following the wrong jaycee. I am no longer all torn up. If indeed I ever truly was.
@lobsticles I think you just get a section with more hellfire and brimstone. I’d attend a Huckabee event to find out for sure tho.
I’m starting to not feel the love. @agfhome is following like everyone from Pyle/WWHS but me. Should I cry?
Active Matrix EPD Prototype Kits -- E Ink... →
Prototyping kit for eink. I love this thing, but $3000 is clearly outside of the home enthusiast price range. Alas. Alack.
@lobsticles I don’t think kungpao’s dad is ever going to forgive me.
@agfhome The rule is always if you like the bag, go for it.
I’m sure every generation feels this, but our cartoons were way more badass.
== Free Culture == →
Another of Lessig’s books, up under a CC license.