August 2007
16 posts
He versus She →
“Meanwhile, Advance Sergeant Carl Harris, leader of the attack squadron now in orbit over Skylon 4, had more important things to think about than the neuroses of an air-headed asthmatic bimbo named Laurie with whom he had spent one sweaty night over a year ago.”
Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And... →
This Onion article from just one week after Bush’s inauguration in 2001 is one of the most prophetic pieces of satire ever:
“You better believe we’re going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration,” said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. “Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle...
Seam carving for content-aware image resizing →
Awesome stuff. Seems like their algorithm could be extremely useful in reverse (the “high energy” portions of an image being the most relevant). It won’t be too much longer before Google starts indexing images purely by their pixels rather than the relevance of the text around them. (Alternative link to faster loading YouTube version).
You're not looking for them, but I found your two... →
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions...”
– Edward L. Bernays, Propaganda. [via]
Researchers to create world's most expensive... →
Americans see fat as normal as weights rise: study →
Gotta love the anonymous-fat-American photos that make their way into articles each week. Can you just feel the chair wincing in pain trying to hold her up?
Human Head Found in Hamburger →
Time-lapse animations of celestial bodies →
I love the one of the moon. [via]
Blueprint: A CSS Framework →
The World’s Hottest Chili Pepper: The Bhut Jolokia →
Interesting audio slideshow but the best part is listening to the reporter try a sample. [via]
Oklahoma offers Global War on Terrorism license... →
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