October 2007
19 posts
I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to Be...
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Oct 29th
Project Orcon was a WWII-era effort to find a...
Project Orcon was a WWII-era effort to find a non-jammable guidance system for missiles; pigeons were one of the things they tried. Loaded into a missile, the pigeons were to tap on the image of the target to correct the missile’s trajectory. Trainee pigeons were started out in the primary trainer pecking at slowly moving targets. They were rewarded with corn for each hit and quickly...
Oct 29th
Dark Roasted Blend: South Korean Subway Goes... →
Oct 28th
Flyer for an awesome dog - Boing Boing →
Oct 28th
Infinite Jest
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Oct 27th
Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multi-racial...
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Oct 27th
Door animation →
Oct 26th
Oct 24th
Otetsudai Networks
Screen showing all of the people available to work on a map. Last week I met Mr. Sunagawa from Location Value that runs Otetsudai Networks. Otetsudai Networks is a very cool service that is one of these “perfect for Japan” things. Because of the advanced aging population and the tendency for many of the younger generation to not be in a hurry to lock down full-time jobs, businesses...
Oct 21st
The Amateur Gourmet: How to Shop, Chop, and...
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Oct 20th
Here Come the Cloud Computers
Are we entering the golden era of handheld computing, with tablets connected to the Internet that make web services do the heavy lifting and let us leave our energy-guzzling, back-breaking notebooks at home? Given some of the products being launched — or readied for launch — recently, we seem to be heading in that direction, moving one step further into the connected age. Nicholas Carr is also...
Oct 17th
What single book is the best introduction to your... →
Oct 17th
Clubbing (Minx Graphic Novels)
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Oct 16th
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth...
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Oct 14th
LA Weekly - The Life and Death of Jesse James -... →
Oct 13th
Blackdown: The original nuttah →
Interview with grime music man
Oct 11th
Clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Most people see the dancer spin counter-clockwise. If you see the dancer spinning clockwise you are right brain dominant. It’s such a simple illusion, but it’s still hard to force the “switch” in your mind. (via) (via jobby’s shared items in Google Reader)
Oct 10th
Corporate Faux Pas No. 4552
Boss (Completing an online self-assessment questionnaire): Would you say that I am "approachable" and "receptive to your concerns"?
Me:
Oct 9th
Sensing Wars
By Peter Brantley There has been rampant speculation about the motivations and trajectory of events surrounding a recent and very mysterious Israeli air attack on Syria. AviationWeek is now reporting the intriguing use of highly advanced foreign sensing appropriations that subvert the actual sensed environment of these networks. The U.S. version of the system has been at the very...
Oct 8th
September 2007
17 posts
It's the TV season of the nerds
Writers are always asking networks what they’re looking for each development season. This is a typical conversation I imagine from last fall. NETWORK EXEC Nerds are in this year. We want to do nerds. Move away from the handsome golden boy types. WRITER Great. NETWORK EXEC But make sure you also include a smoking hot chick. WRITER Why? NETWORK EXEC Because who the fuck wants to look at nerds? ...
Sep 30th
Night Haunts: A Journey Through Nocturnal London
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Sep 30th
Postsingular
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Sep 30th