Tuesday, October 31, 2006
History and Taxonomy of Distilled Spirits - informative as well as nicely designed
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
“I just about burst into flames at the awesomeness of this cover.” - awesome graphic design
The Nietzsche Family Circus - This is funny. Random Family Circus comics, paired with a random Nietzsche quote.
Tetris Weightlifting - combine with DDR for your ultimate geek workout?
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
A Look at the Numbers: How the Rich Get Richer - Mother Jones lays out some stats on the scary (to me) increase between the haves and have-nots in America.
ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, the federal minimum wage has fallen 42% since its peak in 1968.
IF THE $5.15 HOURLY minimum wage had risen at the same rate [...]
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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Originally uploaded by jtcheng.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Be an Eloi! - this is my favorite kind of “news” story – the “expert says” kind. From what I can tell from the article, some guy just said he thinks The Time Machine is cool, and it’s news.
Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a genetic upper class and [...]
Normal to Billboard in 60 Seconds - the fashion industry is my favorite
Jobless man asks judge for jail time
A man who couldn’t find steady work came up with a plan to make it through the next few years until he could collect Social Security: He robbed a bank, then handed the money to a guard and waited for police.
I know it’s anecdotal, not proof of anything, etc., [...]
Megapixels Comparison and Maximum Print Size - handy little chart
The Wrens Reissued, Rejuvenated - This is good news. The Wrens’ pre-The Meadowlands albums are being reissued (so I can get legit copies of them, rather than the ones I ripped from Sean-Michael.
Also:
Jagjaguwar will release a split single between Bissell [The Wrens' singer/guitarist] and Will Sheff of Okkervil River, with each covering one of [...]
Pong: The Text-Based Game - I am far too tickled by this. Thanks, Derrick!
Canadian Tire Money - O brave new world that has such things in it! Also, way to go eBay!
Sellers may offer to accept personal cheques, money orders, cashier’s cheques, certified cheques, Canadian Tire Money™ and other negotiable instruments.
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Google Code Search - nifty. Now I can steal respectfully use other people’s code in my plans for world domination.
Betting Wrong - In which He-Man and Newt Gingrich are found to be (perhaps) morally equivalent.
Indeed, the public statements of bin Laden and Cheney appear to be converging, as though they are drawn from a single text run through an online “Arabic to English†translator.
It’s Like Raaay-ee-aaaayn, On Your Wedding Day…
Originally uploaded by Matthew Baldwin.
“All statements in language are statements of opinion… so called ’statements of fact’ are only more specific statements of opinion.” W. King & D. Pillinger, Opinion Evidence in Illinois 4 (1942)
“There is no conceivable statement however specific, detailed and ‘factual,’ that is not in some measure the product of inference and reflection as well [...]