Thursday, September 29, 2005
4:24 PM
Imagine if this was the preview
The Shining Redux (via Daring Fireball)
How scary would the movie be then?
12:57 PM
How to build your own airforce
Have lots of money.
Building Your Own Air Force, One Mig at a Time (Wired)
"Look at this," he says, whipping open the forward avionics bay in the nose of an L-39. "We strip out the old stuff, put in light American avionics, save 800 pounds, and there's enough room for a set of golf clubs!"
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
4:07 PM
Noisy Aircraft
Heavy Metal Makes Lighter Planes (Wired)
"Vibrating wings could be used to make planes safer, reduce wing size and provide another element of control for pilots, Salmon said"
Monday, September 19, 2005
5:25 PM
Been busy, but links aplenty
Enthusiast uses Google to reveal Roman ruins (via Kottke)
Ansel Adams’ ‘Autumn Moon’ Rises Again (Space.com)
The original is my current desktop at work.
How far should fingerprints be trusted? (New Scientist)
How Vile Is Katrina's Toxic Goo? (Wired)
Astronomers Observe the Most Distant Explosion in the Universe (SciAm)
The Hundred Greatest Theorems (via Kottke)
Saturday, September 10, 2005
7:42 PM
Barbie Doll Vampire
My friend sat across from me. We were on a deck, near a lake or an ocean. I thought we were in Maine, but then we were in Florida, and finally settled, for awhile, in Montauk. He was telling me about the people he had murdered. He said he was a serial killer. The gleam in his eyes scared the shit out of me but I couldn't run away. He had his miniature vampire guarding my every move.
He said he had to go for a walk, and I found myself in a Winnebago, alone with the vampire. It was the size of one of the old school GI Joe dolls. It wore a leather jacket and a little pair of black Raybans. It hissed at me. I took a hockey stick and smashed it to pieces. I was surprised how easy it was to kill.
When my friend came back from his walk he was most unpleased.