Archive for February, 2006

Steve Jobs’ Clothes

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Shirt: St. Croix 4728/Our Finest Lightweight Wool-Blend Mock-Turtleneck (Pick Black) Pants: Levi'S® '501 Fit' Jeans Shoes: New Balance - 991 GL - Men

ACM Ubiquity - WHY FEATURES DON’T MATTER ANYMORE: THE NEW LAWS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

ACM Ubiquity - WHY FEATURES DON'T MATTER ANYMORE: THE NEW LAWS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Finally some people are getting it. It's not about how many features something has, it's all about the user experience. Features are the main reason I have hated MS Word since the early days. ...

No Traces

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

This guy is a great photographer and a great helper on flickr as well. Very much an inspiration to many a budding photographer and an all around cool guy. I thought I would pimp his photoblog. No Traces I'm a firm believer that dogs are God's gift to us. Think about it. ...

Vehicle Hits Underpass :: Insured?

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Vehicle Hits Underpass :: Insured? WOW.

Carnivorous Creations(TM)

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Carnivorous Creations(TM) Nice gift idea for the budding botonist in your life. This deluxe Carnivorous Creations kit has seeds from over 10 varieties of carnivorous plants, including the Cobra Plant, Venus Fly Trap, Pitcher Plant, Trumpet Plant and more. You'll make your won authentic bog with the included peat planting mix, blue ...

U.S. Grants Patent For Broad Range Of Internet Rich Applications

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

InformationWeek | Pateents | U.S. Grants Patent For Broad Range Of Internet Rich Applications | February 22, 2006 Just as I think the patent office is pulling it's head out of it's collective ass it goes and does something stupid like this: The patent--issued on Valentine's Day--covers all rich-media technology implementations, including ...

Damn Interesting » Sordid History of the Salton Sea

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Damn Interesting » Sordid History of the Salton Sea An accident spawned a lake. The lake fed water to millions of acres of farmland, and was a booming tourist trap that whithered and died to leave a ghost town in its wake, all in the course of less than a century.

Life in the Googleplex

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

TIME: Life in the Googleplex Photo Essay A pretty cool look into some of the perks of being a Google employee. Life in the Googleplex

Flickr: Detroit Zoo

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Flickr: Detroit Zoo I've started a new Flickr group for the Detroit Zoo. Please join and post pictures if you've got them. It appears now that the city might be able to save the zoo, but it wasn't looking good 'til this morning. In hopes of preserving memories of the ...

Another chance for zoo plan

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Another chance for zoo plan Hopefully the second attempt will work. With public outrage mounting over the possibility that the Detroit Zoo may shut down, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's administration resuscitated a plan to save it on Tuesday. The plan is the same one voted down by the council 7-2 Saturday night. It would ...

FIVE THINGS: About the Detroit Zoo

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

FIVE THINGS: About the Detroit Zoo Interesting article about the zoo. The first Detroit zoo happened by chance. In the early 1880s, a small traveling circus happened to be in Detroit when it went bust, and the owners abandoned their animals. So, in 1883, a group of Detroiters opened the Detroit Zoological ...

How many folksingers does it take to change a light bulb?

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

How many folksingers does it take to change a light bulb? How many folksingers does it take to change a light bulb?

Shuttle next-gen SFF PC exposed | Reg Hardware

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Shuttle next-gen SFF PC exposed | Reg Hardware Cool tiny PC. Exclusive Shuttle has taken the wraps off its upcoming next-generation small form-factor PC which crams an Intel 65nm dual-core processor, memory, hard drive, optical storage and other goodies into a case that's just 5.4cm high and has a footprint the ...