Rant Things

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Superheroes Meet Dr. Seuss in Mashup Covers [Seussian Superheroes]
  December 31, 2009 – Yay mash-ups!
• Enraged Birdie
  December 31, 2009 – Not a woodpecker.
• Flying Bridge | frozenly.com
  December 30, 2009 – spectacular engineering.
• Why powerful people — many of whom take a moral high ground — don't practice what they preach
  December 30, 2009 – Very interesting. I wonder if this supports the idea that the stronger someone comes out against a behavior, the more likely they are to be engaging in that behavior themselves.
• Yes, please. (via eduardos)
  December 30, 2009 – *that*’s why the internet is slow during the day.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Hold everything — HDMI 1.3 gear will work with 3D
  December 29, 2009 – Yay for software-implemented standards.
• Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives [Concept]
  December 29, 2009 – Cool idea. Expensive though.
• 300 Million-Year-Old Limestone Houses Ultra Efficient Data Center 22 Stories Underground : TreeHugger
  December 29, 2009 – Not a bad idea. Now, where did I put that old limestone deposit…
• Chariot Skates Let You Skate, er Cycle, er Ski…Well, Get Around Town Fast (Video) : TreeHugger
  December 29, 2009 – These look like they might be fun.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• President Obama, It's Time To Fire the TSA [Tsa]
  December 28, 2009 – Yes, already! Maybe some real evidence-based policies instead of let’s-pull-stuff-out-of-our-ass policies.
• Viva La Music Revolution
  December 28, 2009 – I think the brilliance of this kludge is that, other than the possibility of the lego figure’s arms coming apart, there’s nothing technically wrong with it.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Monster Wreath *Now with tutorial* – OCCASIONS AND HOLIDAYS
  December 28, 2009 – Even better — instructions!
• ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho BRRRRRRRRRRRINGGG, BRRRRRRRRRRIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG, yip yip yip yip yip.
  December 28, 2009 – So doing something like this next year.
• Photo
  December 28, 2009 – Octosnow.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• This is God's Thundering Subwoofer [Audio]
  December 26, 2009 – This warms my heart. Mankind may suffer many things, but was not meant to suffer through tinny sound systems.
• The C Programming Language: 4.10
  December 25, 2009 – By Brian W Kernighan & Dennis M Ritchie & HP Lovecraft. Thank you http://jwz.livejournal.com/
• #27305 – Recoiling socket designed by Meysam Movahedi.
  December 25, 2009 – I like this idea, too.
• Photo
  December 25, 2009 – Helpful panda is helpful.
• Snoop’s weather channel?
  December 25, 2009 – Just wow.
• arinlome: thoseareturkeys: I’m confused… i think he is too
  December 25, 2009 – What happens when a stormtrooper gets bitten by a radioactive spider?
• Building Bowies…get the job done.
  December 25, 2009 – I think this picture must have made sense to someone at one point.
• Wind Turbine Becomes Colossal LED Christmas Decoration : TreeHugger
  December 25, 2009 – I love a good light show.
• Kissing Under The Mistletoe
  December 25, 2009 – Yeah, that’s what our house is all about this Christmas.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• This is God's Thundering Subwoofer [Audio]
  December 26, 2009 – This warms my heart. Mankind may suffer many things, but was not meant to suffer through tinny sound systems.
• The C Programming Language: 4.10
  December 25, 2009 – By Brian W Kernighan & Dennis M Ritchie & HP Lovecraft. Thank you http://jwz.livejournal.com/
• #27305 – Recoiling socket designed by Meysam Movahedi.
  December 25, 2009 – I like this idea, too.
• Photo
  December 25, 2009 – Helpful panda is helpful.
• Snoop’s weather channel?
  December 25, 2009 – Just wow.
• arinlome: thoseareturkeys: I’m confused… i think he is too
  December 25, 2009 – What happens when a stormtrooper gets bitten by a radioactive spider?
• Building Bowies…get the job done.
  December 25, 2009 – I think this picture must have made sense to someone at one point.
• Wind Turbine Becomes Colossal LED Christmas Decoration : TreeHugger
  December 25, 2009 – I love a good light show.
• Kissing Under The Mistletoe
  December 25, 2009 – Yeah, that’s what our house is all about this Christmas.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• YouTube – "Who's On First" For English Majors, Word Nerds and Grammar Nazis!
  December 25, 2009 – I snerked at this one.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Four wise men
  December 24, 2009 – They left this part out of Sunday School.
• Bird Table
  December 24, 2009 – Yay birds!
• Password
  December 24, 2009 – I admit it, I giggled.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Western Spaghetti
  December 20, 2009 – Well done.
• Did NOAA See Fire Underwater? : Discovery News
  December 20, 2009 – This is cool. It’s the first-ever video of molten magma flowing and burning on the ocean floor. Underwater.
• Photo
  December 20, 2009 – Hooray for Calvin and Hobbes.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Western Spaghetti
  December 20, 2009 – Well done.
• Did NOAA See Fire Underwater? : Discovery News
  December 20, 2009 – This is cool. It’s the first-ever video of molten magma flowing and burning on the ocean floor. Underwater.
• Photo
  December 20, 2009 – Hooray for Calvin and Hobbes.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• BBC News – 'Boat' could explore Saturn moon
  December 20, 2009 – …as is this. Yay space exploration!
• NASA reveals first-ever photo of liquid on another world – CNN.com
  December 20, 2009 – This is promising….

Things which amused or interested me today:

• What a luxury ski resort is doing to solve climate change
  December 17, 2009 – I think this is about right. The little stuff is great and makes you feel good but doesn’t matter unless everyone else does it too; it’s the big stuff that really makes a difference, and what needs to be focused on.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• What a luxury ski resort is doing to solve climate change
  December 17, 2009 – I think this is about right. The little stuff is great and makes you feel good but doesn’t matter unless everyone else does it too; it’s the big stuff that really makes a difference, and what needs to be focused on.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• wadea: iguessthatscool: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  December 16, 2009 – Awwwh, that’s sweet.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• wadea: iguessthatscool: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  December 16, 2009 – Awwwh, that’s sweet.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• What English sounds like to those who don't speak it: – Barking up the wrong tree
  December 15, 2009 – Now this video makes sense (sort of). The first time I saw it, it just seemed silly. I suppose it still is.
• Predator motorcycle (and more)
  December 15, 2009 – Nicely done.
• sunshipballoons: I kinda feel like a skeletoff today
  December 15, 2009 – In keeping with the switch jokes…
• sirmike
  December 15, 2009 – On…or Hoff?
• Dr. Teeth (via hewhocannotbenamed)
  December 15, 2009 – Yay for Dr. Teeth!

Things which amused or interested me today:

• #27042 – Grumpy and noisy, Carl now lives in your iPhone…
  December 15, 2009 – Dumb but fun.
• gorkalimotxo: Aquí se separan nuestros caminos.
  December 15, 2009 – Probably best to keep those two separated.
• Tag Heuer stands by Tiger Woods, 'the best in his domain' | Sport | guardian.co.uk
  December 14, 2009 – Damn straight. Tiger’s personal life is between him and his wife (and whoever else he involved) — not the public.
• I don’t see Tinkerbell making a face in the original…
  December 14, 2009 – Reenactments.
• President Obama
  December 14, 2009 – Yeah, sounds about right.
• Did Prog Rock's Greatest Artist Inspire Avatar? All Signs Point To Yes [Avatar]
  December 14, 2009 – Having just seen the Venture Bros. episode where Dr. V. introduces Dean to Prog Rock as “inventor’s inspiration”, this is doubly amusing.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Magnetic bud vase: get in touch with your inner Martha Stewart
  December 13, 2009 – I love invisible supports.
• Charles Darwin Change poster
  December 13, 2009 – snerk
• The Social Security Situation | VisualEconomics.com
  December 13, 2009 – A lovely visualization of the facts in recent debates regarding Social Security.
• FiveThirtyEight: Real Oklahoma Students Ace Citizenship Exam; Strategic Vision Survey Was Likely Fabricated
  December 13, 2009 – Been meaning to post this for a bit. I’m encouraged by the idea that perhaps all the studies about how “American kids don’t know basic facts” are flawed; this one seems to have been made up, according to FiveThirtyEight. Perhaps the next generation aren’t as stupid as some people seem to want to believe.
• Thermochromic Swine Flu Mask’s Colors are Fever Activated
  December 13, 2009 – Low-tech ambient information display. Very nice.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• AirLock Turns Your iPhone Into a Wireless Lock-and-Key for Your Mac [Apple]
  December 12, 2009 – Not a bad idea.
• Western Digital Advanced Format Gives You 11 Percent More Hard Drive Space [Hard Drives]
  December 12, 2009 – Not a bad idea…and since these things are in the drive firmware, anything that uses hard drives should be able to benefit — with a reformat, of course.
• Berkeley sends wire hangers to politicians
  December 12, 2009 – You can’t fault them for being direct.
• Do I really look like a guy with a plan?
  December 12, 2009 – The hedonist’s career path? I’m not seeing a problem with it…
• I’m making art!
  December 12, 2009 – Yes…yes you are.
• VeriFone Punches Square, Launches iPhone-based Card Reader
  December 12, 2009 – Hmm. Are smartphones becoming the new general-purpose platform to replace the PC?

Things which amused or interested me today:

• AirLock Turns Your iPhone Into a Wireless Lock-and-Key for Your Mac [Apple]
  December 12, 2009 – Not a bad idea.
• Western Digital Advanced Format Gives You 11 Percent More Hard Drive Space [Hard Drives]
  December 12, 2009 – Not a bad idea…and since these things are in the drive firmware, anything that uses hard drives should be able to benefit — with a reformat, of course.
• Berkeley sends wire hangers to politicians
  December 12, 2009 – You can’t fault them for being direct.
• Do I really look like a guy with a plan?
  December 12, 2009 – The hedonist’s career path? I’m not seeing a problem with it…
• I’m making art!
  December 12, 2009 – Yes…yes you are.
• VeriFone Punches Square, Launches iPhone-based Card Reader
  December 12, 2009 – Hmm. Are smartphones becoming the new general-purpose platform to replace the PC?