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Daily del.icio.us Bookmarks for 07/09/08 09 July 2008 at 8:01 pm by 870 views

These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 07/09/08 … please enjoy:

LEGO Hamster Lift Might Actually Be More Cruel Than the Wheel | Gizmodo

The hamster wheel… on one hand, it keeps the hamster in shape. On the other, that hamster going nowhere. This elevator leaves us, again, floating in moral ambiguity. One one hand, it’s a LEGO elevator. On the other…well, just watch.

A Perspective on 3-D Visual Illusions | Scientific American

In this illusion, two identical side-by-side images of the same tilted and receding object appear to be leaning at two different angles.

Linux for housewives. XP for geeks. | ZDNet

The computer proletariat is rising up – and computing will never be the same. Tiny, sub-$500 ?netbooks? like the Asus Eee are the hottest thing going in notebooks today. And some surprising things are happening. Like housewives on Linux.

NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010 | Physorg

Following a detailed, integrated assessment, NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010. May 31st, 2010 will be the final launch for the time being.

Apple Just Gave Out My Apple ID Password Because Someone Asked | Consumerist

All the security in the world can be rendered useless by human error, it seems. Marko Karppinen, a software designer, says Apple gave his password to someone who simply emailed them and asked for it.

Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft Over XP | Gizmodo

We came across this jewel from 2003… this is a leaked memo from Microsoft, it’s several pages of Gates just laying into his design and programming staff for his personal experience when trying to install Windows Moviemaker.

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+ Daily del.icio.us Bookmarks for 06/25/08 By 25 June 2008 at 1:00 pm 809 views No Comments

These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 06/25/08 … please enjoy:

The Itch | The New Yorker

The human body is a scary, scary thing! This is about an itch so intense that it caused a woman to actually scratch through her skull to her brain.

Actor Sparks BK-Card Freakout | Advertising Age

Burger King got a deluge of publicity after the blogosphere picked up on a London Times interview with Hugh Laurie, who told the paper his celebrity perks include his "Burger King gold card." There's one hitch, however: He doesn't actually have one.

Is Google News scapegoating technology to cover up its inherent flaw? | NetworkWorld

Google blamed a technical problem for the delay on reporting the death of Tim Russert of NBC News this month and said it was not a sign that its news site, whose content is compiled entirely by computer programs, lacks timeliness.

Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy' | Wired.com

The recording industry and U.S. radio companies have squared off for decades about whether AM and FM radio broadcasters should pay royalties to singers, musicians and their labels.

Mad Science: Could You Shoot Bendy Bullets, Just Like in "Wanted"? | IO9

MYTH: Wesley Gibson and a few select others have a special, super-shooting ability that makes it possible for them to curve the trajectories of the bullets they shoot.

FACT: Don't try this at home!

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+ Daily del.icio.us Bookmarks for 06/24/08 By 23 June 2008 at 9:06 pm 1,026 views 1 Comment

These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 06/24/08 … please enjoy:

Earth 'not at risk' from collider | BBC News

FYI for all of you people scared of science… our planet is not at risk from the world's most powerful particle physics experiment, a report has concluded.

How to nap | Boston.com

For anyone out there who needs instructions on how to do everything in life, here is a great guide on how to take a nap. Good luck on your quest for sleep!

Stewart Butterfield's bizarre resignation letter to Yahoo | VallyWag

In a long, rambling email to Yahoo executive Brad Garlinghouse, under whose aegis Flickr fell, Butterfield described the company as a tin-smithing concern, but found that there was no place for him as the company left its metallurgical roots.

Secrets of James Bond's success with women unravelled | Telegraph

The result of the study, presented at the Human Behaviour and Evolution Society conference in Japan, earlier this month, found that those who were ranked highest for "dark triad" characteristics also tended to have the largest number of sexual partners.

Cloned immune cells cleared patient's cancer | The Guardian

A patient whose skin cancer had spread throughout his body has been given the all-clear after being injected with billions of his own cloned immune cells.

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+ Daily del.icio.us Bookmarks for 06/13/08 By 13 June 2008 at 7:51 pm 719 views No Comments

These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 06/14/08 … please enjoy:

The List: Top Tourist Spots Americans Can?t Visit | Foreign Policy

Looking for someplace special to spend the Fourth of July? FP investigates five fabulous destinations where a summer getaway is next to impossible.

BMW GINA Light Visionary Model | Jalopnik

Little did we know it would be the promise of a revolution wherein the metallic skin is replaced with with a fabric that morphs and bends into different shapes.

The Big Picture | Boston.com

News Stories told with large pictures. It’s a very interesting way to veiw the news, as it seems to draw you into it much more than a small picture could.

Malik Obama confirms his half-brother Barack grew up a Muslim | Israel Insider

“Barack Obama’s half brother Malik said Thursday that if elected his brother will be a good president for the Jewish people, despite his Muslim background. In an interview with Army Radio he expressed a special salutation from the Obamas of Kenya.”

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+ Daily del.icio.us Bookmarks for 05/25/08 By 24 May 2008 at 10:01 pm 892 views No Comments

These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/25/08 … please enjoy:

Huge hidden biomass lives deep beneath the oceans | New Scientist Environment

Life has been found 1.6 kilometres under the sea floor, at temps reaching 100 °C. John Parkes hopes his team's discovery might one day help find life on other planets. He says it may even redefine what we understand as life and what we understand by age.

Weezer's Pork and Beans | YouTube

Weezer's video for their single "Pork and Beans." How many Internet Celebs can you find? This is one of the best videos I've seen in years!!

Photographing a Wedding and then an Earthquake | lelandwong's Xanga Site

Can you imagine what it was like to have been photographing a wedding in Sichuan, China when 7.9
earthquake hit and shakes for three minutes?

Phoenix Mars Lander: Entry Descent and Landing | NASA

It will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars.

Senators say whether they?d agree to be vice president | The Hill

The Hill asked all 97 senators who are not running for president the same question: ?If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?? Some senators laughed, but others took the question seriously.

NES Controller Mod, May Just be Most Fun Coffee Table Ever | Gizmodo

Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables… Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller… that actually works!! Video in link!

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