July 2007
FUTURAMA returns November 27th →
The first of four feature-length DVD movies will arrive in stores on November 27th!
ASUS WL-700gE →
Broadband router with built in HD. Torrent downloads while the PC is off! Built in web server too. Great reviews. I’ll be buying as soon as it comes out…
uTorrent Relaunched as Official BitTorrent Client →
Psychic Cat Accurately Predicts Death →
I can has tombstone?
Spread the word, share this ODF artwork. →
Red Hat is asking people to spread the word about ODF.
12 Ways to Use Facebook Professionally →
Let’s look at 12 ways Facebook can benefit the web worker, particularly those who are home-based. The more connected you are to your co-workers and clients without being intrusive, the better your working relationship.
Intel cuts prices on quad-core chips →
“Intel is giving a lot of cheap speed-freaks cause for celebration today, as the company has just announced some deep price cuts to its line of quad-core CPUs. The chipmaker has knocked down the price of the 2.93GHz Core 2 Quad QZ6800 with a 1066MHz FSB to $999, the 2.66 GHz Q6700 to $530, and the 2.4GHz Q6600 to $300.”
MoMB | The Museum of Modern Betas →
The MoMB is a site dedicated to listing webbased applications on a beta trip.
100 Open Source Web Design Tools, Resources, and... →
The unique combination of the open source model with the universalism of web design remains one of the ideal applications of the open access philosophy. Here are 100 resources—including open source design software packages, CSS tools and generators, templates, and code sources—that can save you time and money while designing web sites.
Grid-It! notepads from The Art of the Grid →
If they made a Moleskine book with a variety of layout grids throughout like this… well, I’d buy them!
Dear Subway, Please Use Your Isosceles Cheese... →
Come on guys, you got the putting calories on the menu thing right. Now, let’s try draping the calories across the sub in a geometrically satisfying pattern, the one that fulfills the design destiny intended by your sandwich scientists. Spurn not their legacy.
COLOURlovers :: Color Trends + Palettes →
COLOURlovers⢠is a resource that monitors and influences color trends. COLOURlovers gives the people who use color - whether for ad campaigns, product design, or even in architectural specification - a place to check out a world of color, compare color
How to Make a Password Strength Meter Like Google →
Password strength meters are becoming more and more popular amongst web services. Google uses one when creating a Google account. One can argue how useful these meters really are, but non-the-less they are fairly cool for users. So how does one go about making one of these meters? Well it’s fairly straight forward.
10 Articles All Bloggers Should Read (at least... →
From writing killer headlines, to building killer linkbait, these are the classic articles on blogging.
An introduction to Yahoo Pipes →
Yahoo describes Pipes as “an interactive data aggregator and manipulator that lets you mashup your favorite online data sources”. But what does that mean to the rest of us? This tutorial will take you through the steps to filter the content of one RSS feed (Techmeme) so that content you may have already read isn’t included in your Techmeme feed.
How 14 known bloggers make money online →
Read how 14 of the most well-known bloggers earn their money. The likes of Shoemoney, Darren Rowse, blogs like Mashable and gofugyourself can be seen on this list.
Photoshops of 'Big Eyed Guy' from Russian G8 press... →
If you haven’t seen it yet, there was a press conference with Putin where an audience member jumped up and tossed some leaflets about the room. When he sat back down, the guy behind him was quite incredulous and showed it magnificently with his eyes..
Homer meets 1000 year, 180ft old phallic giant -... →
Pagans have pledged to perform “rain magic” to wash away a cartoon character painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant in Dorset, England.A doughnut-brandishing Homer Simpson now adorns the hillside above Cerne Abbas next to the giant.
Perhaps the Biggest Rubber Duckie You've Ever Seen →
“The Rubber Duck knows no frontiers, it doesn’t discriminate people and doesn’t have a political connotation.”
The Next Big Thing: Why Web 2.0 Isn't Enough →
It’s easy to spot revolutions or major events in the past. The shrinking of computer parts in the 70s, the PC revolution of the 80s that led to the internet explosion of the 90s, etc. The latest ‘big thing’ has been the socializing of the Internet. We now find sites like Digg, reddit, and Del.icio.us. But here’s what needs to be next:
More crap than penguins in the Linux kernel. →
How does so much profanity get in the kernel? Well, at least lot of S**t went into 2.6.12.
The return of Farscape! →
Fans will return to the Farscape universe in an original Web series, set to be released on SCIFI.com. The 10-part series is executive produced by Brian Henson and Robert Halmi Jr. and produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with RHI Entertainment. “The series will revive and expand the beloved Farscape universe,” according to the network.
I didn’t know creature was rare, says tribesman... →
Fears that one of the world’s rarest creatures had been driven to extinction have been allayed by a tribesman who told conservationists he had recently eaten one. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a little-known, primitive mammal that lays eggs, lives in Papua New Guinea. Only one specimen, found in 1961, has ever been seen by scientists.
Fantasy Cartography with Adobe Photoshop →
Now here’s a niche: “In this podcast series, I’ll share my favorite tips, tricks, and techniques to help you make cool maps for your roleplaying games!”
And gosh, darn, the narrator is upbeat…
9 things Firefox should steal from Safari →
Includes screen shots, and justifications. Lets face it, most people want to use Firefox all the time. So if we’re in it for the long journey, what extra goodies does Apples Safari have, that we should nick and claim as our own :)
Want Your Voice To Be Heard on the Radio in GTA... →
Here’s an interesting and cool opportunity. If you call into 212-360-2368 and leave your name and comment at the sound of the beep, your voice may be featured in the next Grand Theft Auto game this October. Rockstar will screen the calls after the contest is over. That means, you may be able to hear yourself bitch about nothing over and over.
Pacman :: Firefox Add-ons →
Features: stunning retro graphics; authentic sound effects; back-in-the-80s feeling; highscore list. Authentically terrible.
Wikipedia list of misconceptions: Evolution
Evolution does not attempt to address the question of the origin of life: for that, see abiogenesis. The two are commonly conflated.
Evolution is not a random process but one guided by the process of natural selection. A common misconception is that the absence of conscious intervention means that the process becomes random.
Evolution does not need to be directed (although some believe it is)....
Bust a Name - the easy way to find domains →
Bust a Name is a tool to help you find domains and manage them. We have combined linguistic data with a unique interface to let you quickly search through thousands of domains and see which are available.
kuler →
Adobe Labs colour theme sharing site.
What if you held a debate and *almost* no one... →
The one photo the GOP does not want anyone to see was snapped at yesterday’s NAACP GOP Presidential Candidate Forum. The NAACP invited all 9 Republican candidates to the forum, but only one showed up: Tom Tancredo. All the Democratic Presidential hopefuls showed up for their forum.
Invite Share - Everyone is invited! →
“Have some invitations that you want to get off your hands? Why not share them with others.”
Utorrent 1.7 released →
The biggest changes were full Vista support and the removal of the 65,536 piece limit for torrents.Also added was support for finding local peers (peers on the same LAN) and optionally not having any upload restrictions for them.It is also possible to turn on automatic updating for betas now, found in the “Other” section of the preferences.
Christian right disrupts first Hindu prayer in the... →
For the first time in history, a Hindu today delivered the Senate’s morning invocation. But three protestors belonging to the Christian Right anti-abortion group Operation Save America loudly interrupted the invocation, stating, “Lord Jesus, forgive us father for allowing a prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight.” Watch it:
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Ubuntu launches new "freedom-focused" Gobuntu... →
The Ubuntu project has announced the availability of daily CD builds for Gobuntu, an Ubuntu derivative that aims to provide no proprietary software or drivers. Canonical has also started releasing the source code of the web-based Launchpad project management system.
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Terrorist Organizations Logos →
it’s interesting to see the various approaches they took in their logos, and wonder what considerations went into designing them.
How to get a REAL cappuccino at Starbucks ... →
Here’s a little secret that Starbucks doesn’t want you to know: They will serve you a better, stronger cappuccino if you want one, and they will charge you less for it. Ask for it in any Starbucks and the barista will comply without batting an eye. The puzzle is to work out why.
Secrets of the Tetris Grandmasters →
You ever see those videos of people playing an insanely fast version of Tetris? You know, the ones where the block drops to the bottom of the screen literally in the time it takes to blink?. Ever wonder what the hell was going on there? The answer is laid out in incredible detail in a new, extensive gameplay essay on Tetris: The Grandmaster.
STAR TREK Classic Icons - Rank + Insignia →
A simple but slick site offering Trek icons based around rank and insignia. Avaliable in PNG, GIF, ICO and ICL, all for free download :)