June 2007
27 posts
Other Cereals From the Makers of Kashi's "Good... →
Routes in Google Maps Are Now Fantastically... →
NYTimes: Use of Race in School Placement Curbed →
I couldn’t disagree more with this sad decision. In the Breyer’s dissent:
Indeed, the consequences of the approach the Court takes today are serious. Yesterday, the plans under review were lawful. Today, they are not. Yesterday, the citizens of this Nation could look for guidance to this Court’s unanimous pronouncements concerning desegregation. Today, they cannot. Yesterday, school...
The A.M.A. Gets Under Your Skin →
Cost calculator for Amazon S3 →
If you’re not already using JungleDisk for personal backup, I recommend it. [via]
WatchAdam, of the The Adam Carolla Show, rants about dieting, but the best part is about his kids (starts at 9:05).
Build an Atom →
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Spreeder →
I find it difficult to read long articles on the computer compared to on paper. With Spreeder, I can get through 20-page articles while eating lunch. They should integrate a button for it at The New Yorker.
Media Pimp Buys Up News Organizations and Turns... →
Decent article about how Murdoch and US/UK government seem to play tug-o-war and footsies. From the article:
Fred Emery, another former Times editor, said Mr. Murdoch once said to him: I give instructions to my editors all around the world; why shouldn’t I in London?
How to Make a Chicken in 20 Easy Steps →
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WatchThe best five-second video on the Internets.
“What are the odds that life would exist let alone that I would have to spend my...”
– Chad Waits, April 18, 2005
Media from the Singularity Summit at Stanford →
Whether or not you believe it, some interesting ideas about the merging of technology and humanity are exchanged at the Singularity Summit. You may wonder, what is the singularity?
Problems Activating Windows Vista on Parallels
I don’t know if this is just a Parallels issue, but Windows Vista Business edition wouldn’t activate after an automatic installation in Parallels. I received “Activation problem…error code: 0x8007232b” which wasn’t exactly useful. I discovered this solution, which worked like a charm:
Go to → Control Panel → System at the bottom of the page is the...
Watch your car drive into a wall at 40 MPH. →
Pretty much any vehicle less than 7 years old is represented.
Safari 3 Public Beta (for Windows and Mac) →
I’m happy to report that Apple’s fine text anti-aliasing is present in the Windows version, which means a virtually identical user experience across platforms.
“I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to...”
– U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864 (letter to Col. William F. Elkins) [via]
The Truth About Recycling →
As the importance of recycling becomes more apparent, questions about it linger. Is it worth the effort? How does it work? Is recycling waste just going into a landfill in China?
Ideas for Paintings, by Jack Handey →
Because I love art, I am offering the following ideas for paintings to all struggling artists out there. Some of those artists may be thinking, Hey, I’ve got good ideas of my own. Really? Then why are you struggling?
"washington, ideas, brain crack" →
I have a great idea for a description that I’ll write later.
