Rant Things

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Sony Walkman dethrones the iPod in Japan
  September 3, 2010 – Outsold in terms of monthly sales. Very nice.
• And in video game quotes today…
  September 3, 2010
• Pass it along
  September 3, 2010 – Helpful owl is helpful.
• In the spirit of John Hurt…
  September 3, 2010
• Short version
  September 3, 2010 – When it all blurs together…

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Airport Installs 40-Foot-Tall Twister Slide
  September 2, 2010 – I want this in a US airport!

Things which amused or interested me today:

• YouTube – PANDA FUNNY ADS – SUPERMARKET اعلان باندا اعلانات بانده

  
  September 1, 2010 – A friend showed me a gif from this ad. I’m quite amused.

• Report: Bay Area counties give so rural counties can receive – San Jose Mercury News
  September 1, 2010 – Yeah, somehow I’m not surprised.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Teravolt.org – Laser Microscope
  August 28, 2010 – Once you get bored of making your cat chase the laser, try this. Watch the video; not only is the cat fascinated, *I*’m fascinated!

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Teravolt.org – Laser Microscope
  August 28, 2010 – Once you get bored of making your cat chase the laser, try this. Watch the video; not only is the cat fascinated, *I*’m fascinated!

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Mel Brooks!
  August 27, 2010 – Werewolf?

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Mel Brooks!
  August 27, 2010 – Werewolf?

Things which amused or interested me today:

• YouTube – Future Rock Band
  August 26, 2010 – From the future!

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Chewie and Han
  August 25, 2010 – A friendship that goes way back…

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Ninjabread Men Cookie Cutters
  August 25, 2010 – I may have to invest in some cookie cutters.
• Deed The Inky – Homeopaths Are One In A Million
  August 25, 2010 – Yeah….
• Visa Testing NFC Memory Cards for Wireless Payments
  August 24, 2010 – Now this is interesting; a tiny addon for your existing (non-iPhone) phone to enable payments. Not a bad idea.
• Infographic: The Geosocial Universe
  August 24, 2010 – Highly interesting…
• Now HP Wants 3PAR, Will Pay $1.6 Billion
  August 24, 2010 – Yow. I have more confidence in HP being able to do something useful with 3par than Dell; either way, it’ll be interesting.
• Greatest road trip sign ever
  August 24, 2010 – I could have used this so much as a kid.
• why GNU grep is fast
  August 24, 2010 – Yes! Every good programmer should know this; as Mike (author of this e-mail) says later on, “The key to making programs fast is to make them do practically nothing. ”

  (Also, for big files, adding –mmap to grep’s cmdline may not be a bad idea.)

Things which amused or interested me today:

• SemiAccurate :: Facebook is the first to jump into ARM servers
  August 24, 2010 – Hellooo, competition!
• File I/O in Every Programming Language – Stack Overflow
  August 24, 2010 – And they do mean every language…
• Ryno Motors – one wheel electric scooter
  August 23, 2010 – I’m alternating between very cool and very scary on this one…
• Rain Level
  August 23, 2010 – I like! As long as the scale is in centimeters and accurate.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• SemiAccurate :: Facebook is the first to jump into ARM servers
  August 24, 2010 – Hellooo, competition!
• File I/O in Every Programming Language – Stack Overflow
  August 24, 2010 – And they do mean every language…
• Ryno Motors – one wheel electric scooter
  August 23, 2010 – I’m alternating between very cool and very scary on this one…
• Rain Level
  August 23, 2010 – I like! As long as the scale is in centimeters and accurate.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Stylish birdhouses
  August 22, 2010 – I think I want some of these.
• 3bpc flash debut
  August 22, 2010 – Yay cheaper flash disks!
• Some thoughts about the mail on osol-discuss and the reactions to that …
  August 22, 2010 – Interesting perspective on Oracle’s mail about Solaris and OpenSolaris. Still not really sure what to think.
• Oracle v. Google Java Lawsuit – Rationale Becoming More Clear
  August 22, 2010 – I guess that makes sense? Still seems a bit silly.
• Zipper boat
  August 22, 2010 – The aerial effect is great!
• Painting on water
  August 22, 2010 – Kind of mesmerizing. Reminds me of the ‘watch this person making something’ segments on Sesame Street.
• Outlet Pattern Design
  August 22, 2010 – I like the third one down…
• Stormtrooper Hood Ornament
  August 22, 2010 – If you’ve gotta have a hood ornament…
• The Bay Citizen – University Head’s Housing Raises Ire – NYTimes.com
  August 22, 2010 – Why, exactly, do they keep raising student fees?

Things which amused or interested me today:

• The web's symbiotic link to Brett Favre's career
  August 21, 2010 – Uh hm. Maybe?
• Crime Scene Toilet Paper
  August 21, 2010 – I’m not sure if this is a good idea or not.
• jwz – Retrocomputing: Clay Tablets.
  August 21, 2010 – I’m not sure whether to be amused, fascinated, or both.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• DOOT DOOT DOOT
  August 21, 2010 – Saw some distracted drivers on the road recently, but nothing quite like this.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Xbox 360 Commercial Pulled, for Using PS3 Footage of Same Game [Gaming]
  August 19, 2010 – Doh!

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Shamantis – J. BIEBZ – U SMILE 800% SLOWER – SoundCloud
  August 18, 2010 – Step 1: Open Justin Bieber song
  Step 2: Slow down 8 times
  Step 3: Get amazingly listenable ambient Sigur Ros music!
• entresuelo1a's taça – Absolutely genius idea…
  August 17, 2010 – Yes please!
• KeyTool Keyring Multi-tool has a file, tweezers…
  August 17, 2010 – Labeled, too, so you don’t have to wonder what that oddly shaped slot is for.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• A Piano Lesson With Oscar Peterson • VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control
  August 17, 2010 – Very cool and interesting.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• A Piano Lesson With Oscar Peterson • VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control
  August 17, 2010 – Very cool and interesting.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• A toothpaste-like gel that can heal wounds six times faster than normal [Medical Breakthroughs]
  August 15, 2010 – Hello, the future of neosporin.
• Giant metal people deliver electricity to your house
  August 14, 2010 – Are we in The Future yet?