Wednesday, March 29, 2006
4:43 PM
Have got to close some tabs
Global Warming: Be Very Afraid (Wired)
High-Flying Hybrid (Wired)
Part blimp, part airplane, all power
Router man (Network World)
Interview with Bill Yeager, the man who created the first router.
Total Solar Eclipse as seen from the ISS
Cool pic.
Cassini's View of Jupiter's South Pole (Universe Today)
Even cooler pic.
Terror-Proofing Jets (PopSci)
Ruby on Rails 1.1: Web 2.0 on Rocket Fuel
Keep telling myself that I need to start learning Rails.
Eight great iPod hacks, mods and tricks (Playlist)
Much Ado About Mutton, but Not in These Parts (NYTimes)
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
3:54 PM
More links, no substance, less fat
This Essay Breaks the Law By Michael Creighton (NYTimes via Kottke)
Sums up some of the major problems with the Patent Office. He doesn't touch on the staffing shortage though, Congress really needs to beef up the Patent Office's budget so that they can review patent requests in more depth.
Whispered Apologies
If you have ever drawn a strip without being able to write the dialogue, send it to Whispered Apologies and they will do the writing for you. Explained here.
"Google is ruining everything" (T-Shirt)
From the maker of my favorite comic. And the quote from said comic.
Inside the Brooklyn Bridge, a Whiff of the Cold War (NYTimes)
What lays inside the foundation of the Brooklyn Bridge?
Space Links:
Chinas Big Station Plan (Space Daily)
Einstein Effect Reveals Icy Exoplanet (SciAm)
MIT Detector May Speed Up Interplanetary Communications (Space Daily)
NASA Eyes Alternative to Shuttle Main Engine for Heavylift (Space.com)
Monday, March 20, 2006
5:55 PM
Spinning Tops
Why Space Needs You By Burt Rutan (Business 2.0)
Cylinder Preservation and Digitation Project (via Wired)
Grow Your Own Oil, U.S. (Wired)
Friday, March 10, 2006
1:22 PM
various links
Water Geyers on Saturn Moon (Wired)
Cassini Images (Wired)
NASA Spacecraft Closes In on Mars' Orbit (NYTimes)
Under Odysseus
A daily blog by Eurylochus on the shores of Troy during the Trojan war.
Apple's proposal to raze site worries Back Bay panel (Boston.com)
Sweet. Just up the street from work.
Nine Inch Nails tonight at UMASS Amherst.
I'll be on the floor.
BU vs UMASS tonight and tomorrow in the Hockey East Quarterfinals.
Most likely going to the Saturday game.
Monday, March 06, 2006
3:20 PM
Robot War
Boston First. FREE. March 24th and 25th at Agganis Arena at BU.