Published at December 26, 2006
in general.
It’s a funny thing socks. As a kid you feared that wrapped box under the tree. The last thing you wanted to find was a murder of socks — but you knew they were there. A game of battleship ensued, with each gift bringing you closer and nearer to the dreaded prize. It was always a point of contention — was it best to get the socks early in the gift cycle? Or was it best to hope upon hope that it would be the absolute last gift you received.
It’s a funny thing socks, because at some point in my life I started to hope upon hope for that staple of Christmas. I like socks. I like nice socks. If I were to receive a gift of wonderful argyle — or other such none plain but classy sock — I’d be ecstatic.
Socks for Christmas — go figure.
I ran across a similar desktop setup when I was working on a Windows system, and am glad to see a simple setup that works on the Mac. With only a few applications it is easy to remove all the distractions from your desktop so you can focus on the work at hand. Check out the video from the MacBreak starring Merlin Mann of 43folders.
Everyday a new and interesting Flash application seems to be hitting the web. At TomTom Talks you can send talking letters to anyone. It gives you a script to fill in the blanks, but you are able to clear the screen and type whatever you like.
A little bit inter-nerdy but the results in the screenshot’s look interesting. At Gizmoz you can create a 3D avatar of yourself via flash. You can then use that avatar with Skype or any other number of locations. I just want to see myself in 3D.
A list of the 50 top Google Map creations. Some of these are useful, while some of these are just interesting. Find a Ski Resport anywhere in the world, Simulate a flood to show damaged areas, Click anywhere and get travel info, plus many more. Check out the whole list at Google Maps Mania.
Published at December 14, 2006
in general.
An amazing night of music and merriment. I was rocked sufficiently by: Buck 65, Matt Mays, Kathleen Edwards (with special guests Luke Doucet and Justin Rutledge), Sam Roberts, Sarah Harmer and The Tragically Hip.
Update: Thanks to a wonderful local taper the entire show can be downloaded in FLAC. Visit Live Music Blog for this show and other great Toronto recordings.
How about a trip to the gunpowder-fueled black market in untamed Pakistan? If that does not suit your fancy, maybe a hunt for radioactive wild animals near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster would be more your style. [source]
This trailer looks ridiculous. I’m amazed they were able to get cameras into these places not to mention the guts it takes for a band of Americans (Johnny Knoxville is one of them) to pony up and show their faces in parts of the world they aren’t the most liked kid on the block. Correspondents from Vice magazine have done just this and put together a DVD. I’ve never read Vice (and probably never will) but I’d be interested in seeing this film.
Published at December 8, 2006
in general.
I have to drive to Parry Sound to see a client this weekend and my company pays 50 cents a km. That’s like $200. I won’t spend anywhere near that on gas. I just made $150 for doing nothing. I’m going shopping.
I can only assume this young women was some sort of professional by the looks of her clothing and use of the word client. I wonder how many others neglect to consider the maintenance costs that will ensue from driving your car 400km more than you would have had you not gone to see a client.
And you all thought it was impossible. Dr James Anderson, from the University of Reading’s computer science department has discovered a new number he has called ‘nullity’ that allows him to divide by zero. let’s see your computer do that. [via slashdot] Note: Dr. James Anderson seems to have commented on the article here in response to a number of naysayers who call him a hack for inventing a symbol to represent 0/0.
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