Vancouver sets a high temperature record Wednesday and Thursday
We're like the Michael Phelps of sunshine here.
posted at 2:32 am
on Jul. 31, 2009
One week without eating anything with corn in it
Not easy. Unless you eat Greek or Israeli food.
posted at 9:56 pm
on Jul. 30, 2009
The Manhattan Airport Foundation
Building an airport in (on) Central Park.
posted at 5:02 pm
on Jul. 30, 2009
Designing a font—with a car. Video. Awesome.
Four color tiny car tire tracks and French font designers. What more can you want?
posted at 12:35 am
on Jul. 30, 2009
Front-End Design Conference - July 31, 2009, St. Petersburg
Wish I could go.
posted at 7:37 am
on Jul. 24, 2009
4 billion emails in her inbox
Unclear if it's a bug, or just Ester Dyson's crappy life.
posted at 2:11 pm
on Jul. 22, 2009
Why Japan’s Smartphones Haven’t Gone Global
Because the hardware's too awesomely advanced, and the software UI is too specialized for Japan.
posted at 1:23 pm
on Jul. 20, 2009
Ten Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
2. The Apollo computers had less processing power than a cellphone.
posted at 7:04 pm
on Jul. 18, 2009
Origami art city, 4 years in the making, will be burnt after its inaugural art show
I know people who have burned 4 years of their life, and some of them have the degree to prove it.
posted at 3:30 pm
on Jul. 17, 2009
Serious doubts about the Apple store, perfectly summarizes many developers’ feelings
I too have my doubts; this is why some competition would be nice.
posted at 11:06 pm
on Jul. 16, 2009
DO NOT enter this Escape to the Caribbean Contest
Because *I* want to win it. So go away! Don't click!
posted at 10:36 pm
on Jul. 16, 2009
Airlines cut prices for fall flights, once again
Until they pay me, I ain't goin'.
posted at 9:34 am
on Jul. 15, 2009
Police hunt down and kill a fish that was biting swimmers in a Swiss lake
Because, you know, that's a very Swiss thing to do
posted at 7:55 pm
on Jul. 13, 2009
Congressional report describes many ways the Bush admin did illegal surveillance
It's an absolutely incredible article about the abuses of power.
posted at 1:37 pm
on Jul. 11, 2009
G?bekli Tepe: The Turkish Stonehenge that is revolutionizing pre-history
It up-ends much of what we think we know about hunter-gatherers and the earliest foundations of society.
posted at 2:45 pm
on Jul. 9, 2009
United Airlines breaks singer’s guitar: He makes a music video about it
And lo and behold, United offers to pay for his guitar. Great example of using social media to take on a huge company.
posted at 9:49 am
on Jul. 9, 2009
Excellent, Pretty and Sometimes Useful Twitter Visualizations
See slices of twitters in neat ways. I love the 'I love..." one.
posted at 10:31 am
on Jul. 8, 2009
Massive Chinese Jellyfish Prepare to Invade Japan, with photos
I would not want to meet one of these in an alley.
posted at 10:22 am
on Jul. 8, 2009
The Imp of the Perverse - Why we blurt and flirt and act impulsively
Interesting New York Times article
posted at 3:21 am
on Jul. 7, 2009
Bratdance: Video mashup of great dances from ‘80s brat pack movies
A little long, but shorter than watching all the movies again.
posted at 5:38 pm
on Jul. 4, 2009
Happy 4th: Here’s the top 10 Explosions ever
I dunno. I'd probably have ranked them differently.
posted at 5:05 pm
on Jul. 4, 2009
What would happen if you lit 7000 sparklers at once?
Well, for one thing, it would be COOL!
posted at 5:03 pm
on Jul. 4, 2009
Cabel’s annual trek to the crazy Vancouver, WA, fireworks stand is hilarious
This year: photos and an HD video!
posted at 4:58 pm
on Jul. 4, 2009
About Michael Jackson’s closest photographers and fans
Really interesting article, with a new insight into MJ himself.
posted at 2:26 am
on Jul. 4, 2009
Is Bicycling Bad for Your Bones? (Yes.)
Here's a neat news trick: For every news headline that asks a question, the answer is "Yes" but the copy editor is too chicken to say so.
posted at 2:04 am
on Jul. 3, 2009
Jobless Rate Climbs to 9.5%, and lots of other nasty bad statistics
NYTimes, oh how you can make the day seem gloomy.
posted at 2:02 am
on Jul. 3, 2009
The Frugal Pleasures of Paris in Summer
The open paragraph describes the canal we lived three blocks from in the 10th A.
posted at 4:39 pm
on Jul. 2, 2009
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