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A shape-shifting robot! Looks rather like a self-inflating soccer ball. gulfstream/2651
Electric fan from Dyson (vacuum cleaners, etc.) that someone manages to move air around without blades. Rather strange that the video showing people’s … gulfstream/2650
How having phones, or not having phones, has shaped the plots of novels and movies over time. “Novelists are now routinely obliged to explain why their … gulfstream/2644
A literacy revolution? “Before the Internet came along, most Americans never wrote anything, ever, that wasn’t a school assignment.” gulfstream/2637
The EcoDrain: heat exchanger to capture the wasted heat (not water!) that goes down the plughole. gulfstream/2602
Moderately interesting article on the decline of the U.S. Air Force due to neglect brought on by at least 30 years of inferior competition. (“The last … gulfstream/2590
The bottom of an article on the first Australian-designed car to achieve a five-star safety rating has an interesting crash timeline: 1ms “car’s door … gulfstream/2588
“Good essay on the Amish, and what leads them (often) to reject newtechnology: new stuff is only accepted if and only if it strengthens their communities, … gulfstream/2585
“If the read/write head [of a hard disk] were a Boeing 747, and the hard-disk platter were the surface of the Earth: The head would fly at Mach 800 At … gulfstream/2553
Barack Obama unlikely to be able to keep his BlackBerry (or even email of any sort) as President, due to legal requirements regarding record keeping (huh? … gulfstream/2552
Many unexploded WWII bombs still in Germany: “In the whole of Germany, more than 2,000 tons of American and British aerial bombs and all sorts of munitions … gulfstream/2534
Mail Goggles: Google Labs project that helps prevent you sending mail you may later regret, but requiring that you complete some math problems if sending … gulfstream/2532
The Cambridge college Corpus Christi is getting a fancy new clock in the form of a monster that devours time, with many features inspired by the 18th C. … gulfstream/2526
Excellent timeline of the chain of events that led United Airlines’ stock to plunge from $12 to $3 on the strength of a false news story that it had … gulfstream/2516
Profile of Crispin Porter + Bogusky (a few months old), the non-traditional ad agency behind Microsoft’s new (and quite good) Seinfeld + Gates campaigns … gulfstream/2515
The Long Now Foundation’s modern-day Rosetta Stone: Genesis 1-3 in 1,500 different languages, plus associated information etched into a 3 inch disc, … gulfstream/2498
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Op-Ed Contributor - Microsoft’s Creative Destruction - NYTimes.com
"The company’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, has continued to deliver huge profits. They totaled well over $100 billion in the past 10 years alone and help sustain the economies of Seattle, Washington State and the nation as a whole. Its founder, Bill Gates, is not only the most generous philanthropist in history, but has also inspired thousands of his employees to give generously themselves. No one in his right mind should wish Microsoft failure."
What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Returned To Apple In 1997?
Loving profile of Steve Jobs: "But all of that’s ok. Because without Steve Jobs’ Apple the world would be a less colorful place. The man is a living legend and deserves his place in history. This Thanksgiving, Steve Jobs is one of the things that I’m thankful for. And I bet you are too."
Half an Hour: What Not To Build
"So, here is my advice on what not to build. Actually, it's a bit more than that: it's a list of what not to build, a list of some things that people are working on now, some fads to avoid, and some indication of what's out there for the taking, if you can get your act together in a hurry. And what lies beyond that? The domain of real innovation and progress."
The Mystery of the Yellow Line Video
how the "yellow line" is drawn during nfl broadcasts. (similar to "world record" lines used in the swimming i guess.)
Gender diversity at web conferences
Doonesbury@30 - Strips
the doonesbury strip that makes fun of the apple newton
NYPD SPENDS NEARLY $1M ON TYPEWRITERS FOR DESK COPS AT POLICE STATIONS - New York Post