January 2010
81 posts
LWE Interviews Todd Edwards – Little White Earbuds →
A Skeptic’s Skeptic - by David Kaufmann > Tablet... →
“I have always thought Hans Christian Andersen should have written a companion...”
– iPad About « The New Adventures of Stephen Fry
Interesting aside from Mr Fry in his inevitable article about the iPad.
The Millions: Confessions of a Book Pirate →
McDonalds Menu Items From Around The World →
Globalism. Rarely as one sized fits all as you’d think.
The psychology of power: Absolutely | The... →
WatchNice Nice - Everything Falling Apart.
I’m quite interested in this band and this is a headwrecking video.
The Chess Master and the Computer - The New York... →
Volunteer Your Computer for Global Privacy — Wild... →
In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the... →
The Dummy Guide To Cold Wave | Dummy » Features →
Right-Wing Flame War! - NYTimes.com →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
What's this "pact with the devil" that Pat... →
Not only is Pat Robertson a bigoted fool, he also can’t even get the facts right. A fascinating read into the history of Haiti and fundamentalist ignorance thereof.
“The state allows many forms of dangerous recreation, such as hang-gliding,...”
– History is made at night: Prohibition and the Pleasure Principle
“Protecting” the games against criticism of any sort is one of the main things...”
– A Shameful Track Record
Interesting piece of the culture of the Olympics committee.
“I’m not putting up with accusations of elitism, though: it’s just...”
– infinite thØught: i.t. in making people angry shocker!
Well said. The opposite of dumbing down is not elitism.
Chimps dance in the face of fire →
…and I quote, ” Unusual behaviors have been observed in wild chimpanzees in West Africa in the face of grass fires. The chimps did not panic or flee, and some made ritualistic displays that suggest they understand fire and do not fear it, and they may even be able to control it.”
WatchLondon 2010: Introduction
Remake of Patrick Keiller’s classic film London, updated for over 20 years later.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Néojaponisme » Blog Archive » Japanese Music:... →
I wish I knew more about Japanese music - this is just a series of random names. Still, I like the random names. What do Macdonald Duck Eclair sound like?
Reminds me of this too…
First-Person Tetris →
This’ll make you dizzy.
“Georgia State University Criminal Justice experts Timothy Brezina, Volkan...”
– Might not be a tomorrow: Youth anticipate early death
Quite a lot of hip hop teaches you that as well. Sad stuff.
“That “21 days to develop a habit” theory you may have heard is probably bunk....”
– How to Quit Bad Habits and Make Good Ones
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
“In Europe, Denmark has the biggest homes (houses and flats), with an average...”
– Aussie homes three times bigger than British | The Australian
That’ll be the differences in population density.
