February 2008
17 posts
Must Watch: Brand New Get Smart Trailer! →
A brand new trailer for Get Smart has finally debuted. I talked extensively about how awesome this was in my WonderCon coverage, and now it’s finally here! Get Smart stars Steve Carell as Agent 86…
WebbAlert - TED presentations on Oceans →
Scroll down and watch the “David Gallo” video. That octopus at the end… Wow!
“A candidate’s perceived “seriousness” about security is...”
– Twitter / John Moltz
Springlets for your iPhone →
Extremely cool tiny apps for the iPhone. I particularly like “Speed Dial”.
LewRockwell.com Blog: No More Deaths for a Neocon... →
Ron Paul: Whether it was the young man going back to Iraq for his fourth tour, or the sister of a soldier just killed there, they all wanted change in our foreign policy. Most heartbreaking was the young mother who asked for a signed copy of the Constitution for her son, “who will never know his dad.” He too was just killed in Iraq. How can we ask one young American to die for a neocon...
iTunes now the No. 2 music retailer in the US →
In addition to new notebooks on Tuesday, Apple announced that the latest market research data from NPD indicates that the iTunes Store recently surpassed Best Buy to become the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart.
Triumph of the Red-State Fascists by Llewellyn H.... →
There are vast hordes of these people who have never read a book and vote only by the most sordid political instinct known to man. McCain is their candidate. It comes down to one thing only: the simple-minded, unthinking impression that he is a war hero and, more than anyone else, has what it takes to smash the evil foreign peoples who want to kill us. In short, he appeals to the militaristic,...
macosxhints.com - Access 1Password Data in Windows... →
Portland Pattern Repository →
One of the original repositories of design patterns.
Macworld | Playlist | Apple TV and the 24-hour... →
How to extend the 24 hour limit for watching rented movies on the AppleTV.
What's Good About the United States →
Despite various ominous trends in abusive power by the State, it is good to be reminded of what is still great about the U.S.
Patterns for Concurrent, Parallel, and Distributed... →
Patterns from Doug Schmidt and the ACE project
The ADAPTIVE Communication Environment (ACE) →
Doug Schmidt’s very useful networking library… As well as documented patterns.
Griffin Technology: TuneBuds Mobile →
Finally! My favorite brand of (low-cost) earbuds gets the ControlMic that is so essential for the iPhone.
The story of Mel →
“Lest a whole new generation of programmers grow up in ignorance of this glorious past, I feel duty-bound to describe, as best I can through the generation gap, how a Real Programmer wrote code. I’ll call him Mel, because that was his name.”
Mike Davidson - A Rookie Guide to Digital SLR... →
Gruber recommended this.
Jeff de Boer →
“With an emphasis on metal, he is best known for such bodies of work as suits of armour for cats and mice, armour ties and sword-handled briefcases, rocket lamps and pop culture ray guns, and exquisite high art, abstract works called exoforms.”