Things which amused or interested me today:

• Zombie Minimum Daily Dietary Requirements
  September 29, 2009 – Yay brains!

Things which amused or interested me today:

• The Rabbi and the Dog
  September 29, 2009 – The dog is helping!
• The Ferguson Gang
  September 29, 2009 – I am amused. This does seem singularly British.
• Bio-Accessories Let You Wear Nature (on Your Face)
  September 28, 2009 – I could make a crude remark here, but I’ll leave it as an exercise for the reader.
• Giving Heroin to Addicts: A New Treatment Gains Ground – TIME
  September 28, 2009 – Please can we do drug policy based on science instead of ideology?
• Dodd, Leahy, Feingold, and Merkley Announce Bill to Repeal Retroactive Immunity | U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd
  September 28, 2009 – This sounds like a good start.
• Robotic pancake sorter
  September 28, 2009 – I was not aware before today that this was a problem in need of a solution. I have been enlightened.
• Who’s the best? YOU!
  September 28, 2009 – I feel cheered, somehow.
• Clever Bird Uses Bait to Catch Fish
  September 28, 2009 – Smart, very smart.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Photo
  September 28, 2009 – In an alternate reality…
• How-To: Use hard drives for image stabilization
  September 28, 2009 – Aha– that’s what to do with all the old hard drives.
• smile
  September 28, 2009 – Smiley birds.
• computing as a liberal art
  September 28, 2009 – I like the concept. I’m just not sure if it would make computer science more stodgy or less stodgy. (thanks Alex!)
• Indie Software Security: A 12 Step Program
  September 28, 2009 – This really does boil down ‘how to worry about security’ pretty well.
• Changes
  September 27, 2009 – This would have been a really fun project in music class. Well executed.
• Photo
  September 27, 2009 – I shouldn’t laugh.
• YouTube – Storm Over Frankfurt
  September 27, 2009 – A couple of guys in a boat capture the storm (and probably fright) of their lives…. The last few links via http://darkroastedblend.com , btw.
• YouTube – Gajs – Suzuki – In the air
  September 27, 2009 – para-water-motorcycle-skiing? I think reality just broke.
• YouTube – Beautiful Film of Scuba Diving in a Newly Flooded Meadow.
  September 27, 2009 – Okay, this is impressive. The meadow at Green Lake, Austria, floods every year with melting snow. This video was taken shortly after the flood, with all the flowers and such still blooming, but now submerged. Very relaxing and surreal.
• Why we watch TV
  September 27, 2009 – Hey, that’s not funny.
• Clearneon Paint
  September 27, 2009 – Interesting. Paint that’s clear under normal lighting, but that glows brightly under UV light.
• Whistle
  September 27, 2009 – In the future, we’ll just be able to print things we’d normally get at a dollar store.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Calling liars to account – Other Views – MiamiHerald.com
  September 27, 2009 – Yeah; I really wish more people and journalists would call out the outright lies (on all sides), instead of excusing them or giving people the benefit of the doubt all the time.
• Speed of Light Defined
  September 26, 2009 – A product of our modern educational system, I’m sure.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Teen birth rates highest in most religious states – Kids and parenting- msnbc.com
  September 25, 2009 – From the “Well, duh” files.
• Are you having a bad September? If so, you’re not alone.
  September 25, 2009 – Oh good, we can blame something else.
• best of craigslist: Autographed Copy of Plato's Republic
  September 25, 2009 – Satire or Unclear on the concept?
• anthropomorphism:deadchique:(via vermicide)
  September 25, 2009 – This is cute. Sort of.
• Don't Panic > Magazine > Foreign > MAX PAPESCHI
  September 25, 2009 – Yeah, this is vaguely disturbing.
• Maybe I don’t want to be a soldier…maybe I want to…
  September 25, 2009 – …or a lumberjack! (or not)

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Put a satellite into orbit for $8,000
  September 24, 2009 – Huh. Now a) I have to come up with $8000, and b) I have to figure out what to send into orbit.
• YouTube – Eric Idle Responds to Your Fatuous Comments
  September 24, 2009 – Proving the value of a good grounding in reality and a quick wit.
• Photo
  September 24, 2009 – Nature, evaluated by the action movie target audience.
• Holy fuck it’s flying meat time again! I fucking love…
  September 24, 2009 – Flying meat time!

Things which amused or interested me today:

• The Dervish Ceiling Fan Lamp Could Probably Wash Your Car [Lighting]
  September 23, 2009 – Hah. That’s a cool design, though I’d hope it’d be functional.
• It would be cheaper to give illegal immigrants a round-trip ticket to Paris, than ban them in the health care reform bill
  September 23, 2009 – Here’s a talking point for you.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• YouTube – 36 Skaters Make Downhill Neon Video Game
  September 22, 2009 – Okay, possibly dangerous. But quasi-tetris via EL wire and skateboards? Very cool. Via NOTCOT.
• #25055 – some cool lights hades from design graduates in…
  September 22, 2009 – The light shades are cool too, but I like the concept of lights hades. Kind of like a lo-cal hell.
• PhD Comics: Peak Productivity
  September 22, 2009 – Way too often, this seems to be true.
• Booze Therapy: Giving Alcohol to Patients with Head Injury
  September 22, 2009 – Interesting concept; not all medicine is pharmaceuticals and surgical implements.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• Ban the Dictionary
  September 22, 2009 – I adore stories like this. Read through to the end.
• Photo
  September 21, 2009 – Sometimes all it takes is an animated gif to amuse me…
• Mediactive » Eleven More Things I’d Do if I Ran a News Organization
  September 21, 2009 – More good ideas on how news media can better itself, rather than putting its (current) drivel behind paywalls.

Things which amused or interested me today:

• THIS WEEKEND ON CBS
  September 21, 2009 – Even Hollywood celebrates!
• Budweiser Somehow Most Appealing Ingredient In Disgusting Beverage Combination
  September 21, 2009 – From the flavor brains at Anheuser-Busch…
• Lego Compatible Disc Buttons
  September 21, 2009 – Hooray for 3D printers.
• Why We Moved Our Party, And Can't Recommend Trump House [Kotaku Reader Party]
  September 21, 2009 – Do not fuck around with people who have widely-read blogs. Even if those blogs are in a different language.
• Buddhist Monk: Games Satiate My Desire for Aggression [Violent Video Games]
  September 21, 2009 – I think this makes a lot more sense than the folks who think video game violence begats more violence.
• Liam Lynch = God. Do not discuss.
  September 20, 2009 – I suppose this is what happens when goth bands sell out.
• Point Grey To Demonstrate USB 3.0 Webcam At IDF
  September 20, 2009 – 1080p 60 frames per second uncompressed video from a webcam. I hope your storage is fast enough.
• YouTube – Dr Horrible on the Emmys
  September 20, 2009 – Dr. Horrible wins an emmy in my book. Or something.