August 2008
1 post
A story makes the front page of reddit! →
I wonder if a story about a piece of news making the front page of reddit would make the front page of reddit.
July 2008
1 post
Please stop this GNOME Tabs Stupidity →
I really hope this GNOME 3.0 Tabs “mania” is a prank, because it just seems so, sooooo stupid. Really. It’s like flushing down the toilet all of the UI simplicity that GNOME is supposedly aiming for.
May 2008
1 post
The Science of Spore →
In this brand new video, Will Wright talks about all the different sciences involved in the world of Spore.
April 2008
1 post
Is Ubuntu usable enough for a non-tech-savvy... →
The author asks his girlfriend to perform simple tasks using a fresh Ubuntu installation. It’s surprising how some of the simple things we assume to be easy are actually hard for someone who’s never…
February 2008
1 post
Anonymous responds to fake news →
Fake news was already posted. Anonymous responds.
December 2007
8 posts
WatchAnother must–see TED talk, this time about utilising the oil endgame for profit maximisation. By increasing efficiency and slowly (organically) moving to alternate fuels, both the cost of the fuel is lessened but—and perhaps more importantly—new markets and jobs are created by the shift.
“From time to time, it resurfaces in politics because, like all Manichean...”
– Mario Vargas Llosa on the Paradoxes of Latin America.
Graphical exploration of the sub-prime problem. →
NeubauLaden Start →
Radio species →
For some reason, this brings a (somewhat geeky) smile to my face. The awesome Touch blog shows stills from a project visualising what radio frequency fields. Tinfoil hat up!
“We are only going to participate in the things that we own and control.”
– In regards to the PPP solution set forth by the Labor campaign for fibre-to-the-node broadband, Sol Trujillo demonstrates why private telcos are the softest, cuddliest infrastructure monopolies. [source] [And the erudite Possum Comitatus weighs in]
Better Explained →
I love this site. I really love the idea. Basically, it sets out to explain (in detail) some fascinating aspects of life.
November 2007
6 posts
“To iterate is human; to recurse, divine.”
– Traditional Haskell adage.
“Everything reminds Milton Friedman of the money supply. Everything reminds me of...”
– Robert Solow (1924—), American economist.
WatchLawrence Lessig on the tragedy of the commons in relation to the struggle between copyright and culture creation. Lessig is a brilliant speaker, and this video sums up a big chunk of his overarching message with the Creative Commons. The benefits, both economically and culturally (that intangible dimension that acts to make any argument so much less cogent), are innumerable. Corporations that...
invective
An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; – followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as, an invective against tyranny.
October 2007
28 posts
Family First demands that electoral candidates... →
[with an update.]
Stephen Mayne runs against Peter Costello. →
Awesome YouTube Costume [ Pic ] →
I love this idea ..
Trent Reznor and Saul Williams Discuss Their New... →
The two talk about Oink, the record industry, Radiohead, and more. Very interesting read.
Social Decision-Making: Insights from Game Theory... →
Neuroeconomics? That’s right: the combination of decision making elements such as game theory and the neurological substrate undergirding such decisions. [full article from Science; ah, ♥]
Vaccines and Autism →
from NeuroLogica.
Should we use mercenaries at all? →
from Marginal Revolution.
25+ Sources For Creative Commons Content →
You might know all the ways to design and build your site, but where are you ever going to get content to fill it with? Mashable has gathered 25+ sources of content licensed under Creative Commons. Enjoy!
New York Times opens up code →
The New York Times likes open source — so much so that, as it gradually moves more of its print operations online, it is nurturing a Web development team that has released two of its own open source projects.
Radiohead: 01 and 10 →
Crazy conspiracy theory, any one? At least it gave me an excuse to enjoy OK Computer all over again (my God, it is a good album).
Hayfever meds + study
Did I fall asleep listening to a cognitive psychology iLecture, only to awake on top of the cogpsy reader? Yes I did.
“A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.”
– Banksy
Death Cab For Cutie Guitarist's Album Seized By... →
Government snatched up hard drive containing files for Chris Walla’s solo LP.
Tony: do you enjoy sushi? there's a new place. around from swanston street.
...
Tony: $1.20 each, after 3pm. I watch the clock, and at three pm BANG, I'm there.
Me: Running down Swanston St?
Tony: I hope the deal lasts forever. My fingers are crossed 24/7. I only wish that.
Me: There is no exam stress. Only sushi stress.
Radiohead Charting on Last.fm →
In Rainbows blitzes this week’s Last.fm Track Charts (for the week starting on the 8th). The album was released on the 10th.
“I am facing my day of accountability as is the leader of the opposition. That is...”
– John Howard today on indigenous affairs—not on Children Overboard, the Iraq War, the AWB imbroglio, the Haneef case, the multiple cases of ministerial non-accountability, or the perceived public failure of the WorkChoices.
Ubuntu forum post urges people to contact congress... →
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm Enter your zip code look up your congress members and let them know how you feel about companies that stockpile patents for the sole purpose of lawsuit. Thousands of us will be a voice that is hard to ignore.
Weighted Companion Cube's Facebook Profile →
You may have killed… him/her… in the game Portal, but he/she lives on in the website known as Facebook. In a way… it’s still alive.
The Cake is a Lie →
The Ending song to Portal, in it’s entire and complete hilarity
Top five reasons the movie "Akira" is the most...
(in reverse order) 5. Freaky Psychic Children. Children are generally freaky enough sans the psychic powers; with the psychic powers and trapped within a perpetual childhood, they are a freak tour de force. The top moment in this category: their attempt to kill Tetsuo as giant milk-bleeding children’s toys. 4. The mack-tastic soundtrack. I had to jump through hoops to buy this soundtrack....
Wikipedia hits mid-life slowdown. →
Anti-Piracy Organization Domain IFPI.com Now Owned... →
IFPI.com, the domain that used to belong to The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry or (IFPI) - an infamous anti-piracy organization - is mysteriously transferred to The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay team says it will use the domain to host the newly founded International Federation of Pirate Interests
Income inequality worst since 1920s: Rich getting... →
The super-rich are gobbling up an ever larger piece of the economic pie, and the poor are seeing their share of earnings shrink. New data showing the top 1 percent of Americans are claiming a larger share of national income than at any time since before the Great Depression.
Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize →
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.