A new beta product from Google, Google Gears, lets web sites store their data on your local computer using only your web browser. Currently it works with Google Reader, but further compatibility is assumed. [via lifehacker]
Archive for May, 2007
On Wednesday, June 6th, XM will air a unique special that re-creates the radio coverage of D-Day, with archival reports from NBC’s original radio news bulletins of the invasion. The broadcast will air, in real-time, starting at 12:41am ET and will end June 7th, at 5:45pm ET on The ’40s (ch 4). The special will be based on the original NBC radio news reports of the invasion (currently housed in the National Archives) exactly as it was heard almost 63 years ago. [source Orbitcast]
In a new study Canada ranks as the 8th most peaceful country in the world. I’d say that’s a decent ranking out of the 121 countries ranked. Norway, New Zealand and Denmark make up the top 3, while Iraq, Sudan and Israel bring up the rear. [link to Global Peace Index]
An awkward looking tree in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
CBC Radio continues to turn me onto new and exciting music half-way around the world. This weeks track I heard a few weeks back, but was unable to find a good copy of the tune. The one on Myspace was a different version of the track that featured a different person on backing vocals. The track is ‘If I Were a Car’ by The Great Outdoors. The track features one of the girls from The Be Good Tanyas — and I must say her addition makes this track for me. Enjoy.
As we continue to experience temperatures above the seasonal average, the ocean is starting to feel a bit colder each day. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Nerd alert. I watch my own blog via my rss feeds and have always been upset that the posts don’t display nicely. The photos never show up, and no matter how I set it up I get 3 lines of text. So, I hooked up the blog to feedburner which delivers a nicely formated feed. So, if you subscribe to my ramblings via rss please update your feed.
photo by ju:femaiz
The rain was screaming down, but the swell was up. Wind from the north-east. We headed to The Farm at 8am. Best waves of the year thus far. They broke, and they broke for a while. Now I know what a real wave feels like. We didn’t bring, or have time for a camera.
Announced late last week, Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) aims to be an online reference source and database for every one of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on earth. Encyclopedia of Life is a collaborative effort. Tens of thousands of citizen scientists with expertise around the world are responsible for the creation of content. TechCrunch looks at what success this project will have given that Wikipedia could accomplish the same outcomes. Essentially they conclude that EOL won’t suffer from the ‘overly scientific’ fate that befalls science articles on Wikipedia as editors try to sound smart.
The great pop vs. soda debate roars on. One individual has decided to capture regional choices in vocabulary and graph it. Check out the North American map, and feel free to make your voice heard.
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