February 2008
35 posts
ASUS preps $500 'iMac killer' Eee PC desktop (and... →
Instapaper →
bookmarks in browsers have always annoyed me, because i end up bookmarking things to read later and then never get to it. this site does exactly what i want: you can just click the bookmarklet, and the current site is added to a simple queue for reading when you have time. perfect. i’m going to make it my homepage.
January 2008
59 posts
Shell theorem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
“If the body is a spherically symmetric shell (i.e. a hollow ball), no gravitational force is exerted by the shell on any object inside, regardless of the object’s location within the shell.” i always wondered about that.
Puppy Vs. Robot! Epic Battle For Territorial... →
WatchMichel Gondry remakes the trailer for his new movie, acting as mos def and jack black remaking other movies. its so meta it hurts. Add to My Profile | More Videos (via MySpaceTV Videos: Be Kind Rewind Movie Trailer - Gondry edition by New Line Cinema)
the coldest thing imaginable
according to AccuWeather, yesterday was a Thunder Bay record high of 2 degrees above zero. today, the temperature is -28 degrees, with a “RealFeel” of -50. i might die.
Rogers to offer unlimited data, prep for iPhone? →
“$20 monthly Communicate Package that allows both unlimited Internet access from a given phone as well as up to 2500 SMS text messages, 1000 MMS picture or video messages, and calling extras such as voicemail and caller ID.”
check out this spam
“Have you ever known that you can enlarge your male aggregate size? Girlfriends will drive mad with you. Don’t miss this opportunity to change your life to the good. Now it’s time to think your shlong length.” oh man, girlfriends will drive mad with me! my impressive “male aggregate” will cause road rage! if something could change my life “to the...
How To: Install OS X on Your Hackintosh PC, No... →
this is really cool. a new version of OSX86-hacked leopard that takes the whole hacking up a level. rather than forcing everything to work on a non-apple computer, it just runs an apple EFI compatibility layer over the BIOS so the system runs out-of-the-box.
“It’s quite likely that a lot of nitwits did buy Apple expecting it would...”
– Apple’s Quarterly Results | The Macalope: An Apple blog - CNET Blogs
WIRED Magazine: Why Things Suck (The 33 Things... →
More Wifi Finder Reverse Engineering →
some pretty extreme EE stuff in here, but it’s a cool project
Lifehacker Code: Lifehacker's Exclusive Line of... →
"No Links Please" drains HREFs, discourages web... →
Eee PC Internal Upgrades - ivc wiki →
even tho i need another laptop like a hole in the head, i’m still really interested in the EeePC. i like how they attract the hackers, and the hackers do things like this.
MAKE: Blog: Bluebook adds tangible computing to... →
this is some of the kind of stuff that my grad supervisor gets all excited about
European Politicians Launch Pro-Filesharing... →
You Suck at Photoshop by Donnie Hoyle →
a series of tutorials
Reminder, 10% off new iPods with trade-in →
this is cool, and i definitely never heard of it before. once the ipod touch can beat the capacity of my old unused 10GB for under $300, i’ll probably get one.
a clean well lighted place →
a bit of prose by zefrank
Watch(via Urban Legend ER - CollegeHumor video)
Nissan exec: Car culture is fading →
nissan has noticed that owning a car is going out of style.
1930s-40s in Color - a photoset on Flickr →
the library of congress is apparently partnering with flickr to become more modern. i think it’s pretty cool. i really like this collection of old colour photos, they’re surprisingly hi-fi.
WatchMacworld Keynote in 60 Seconds
Vinyl Gets Its Groove Back - TIME →
this is fun. wouldn’t it be crazy if music polarized into just physical vinyl and digital mp3s?
Watch
Bill's Last Day: The CES Keynote video
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this is hilarious! i never knew bill gates had such a sense of humor.
NetNewsWire for Mac, other NewsGator products go... →
NewsGator made their Mac and PC feed readers, with all of the synchronization, free. i’m definitely switching to it as soon as i get through the 4000 articles that have been piling up in google reader since december
Stay At Home Servers
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BitLet - the BitTorrent Applet - Music →
bitlet is the online torrent client. they have this new feature now that lets you stream music from within a (well-seeded) torrent.
Featured Download: Quickly Install the Best Open... →
Make your iPhone listen to your radio -- and tell... →
Business card phones home →
TED | Talks | Gever Tulley: 5 dangerous things you... →
Splashtop Instant-On Desktop from DeviceVM →
8 Bit Doom →
super mario brothers game recreated in the doom engine in 3D