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Visualizing empires decline on Vimeo

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:49:32 GMT

Visualizing empires decline on Vimeo

via 10 Revealing Infographics about the Web

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:46:21 GMT

via 10 Revealing Infographics about the Web

via Won Park origami koi on Flickr

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:28:22 GMT

via Won Park origami koi on Flickr

"The reason to choose an interpreted, dynamic language like Python is to optim..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:38:36 GMT

"The reason to choose an interpreted, dynamic language like Python is to optimize your time, not the CPU's."

–Cheap exception handling in Python? - Stack Overflow

"In short, if there’s a difference, it’s not the sex, it’s the sexism. Anyone ..."

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:25:22 GMT

"In short, if there’s a difference, it’s not the sex, it’s the sexism. Anyone who can’t acknowledge this is a bigot and a twit"

–QFT

"Yesterday, having drunk too much, I was intoxicated as to pass all bounds; bu..."

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:27:50 GMT

"Yesterday, having drunk too much, I was intoxicated as to pass all bounds; but none of the rude and coarse language I used was uttered in a conscious state. The next morning, after hearing others speak on the subject, I realised what had happened, whereupon I was overwhelmed with confusion and ready to sink into the earth with shame."

–Chinese apology letter from 856AD - Via: Letters of Note

The Beatles Rockband Outro on Vimeo - Utterly beautiful.

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:51:51 GMT

The Beatles Rockband Outro on Vimeo - Utterly beautiful.

T.V. Glasses, 1963 - via 30 Dumb Inventions - Photo Gallery, 30 Pictures - LIFE

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:35:27 GMT

T.V. Glasses, 1963 - via 30 Dumb Inventions - Photo Gallery, 30 Pictures - LIFE

"It's frustrating to repeatedly bang your head against difficult, obscure bugs..."

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:14:01 GMT

"It's frustrating to repeatedly bang your head against difficult, obscure bugs, but don't let desperation lead you astray. An essential part of being a humble programmer is realizing that whenever there's a problem with the code you've written, it's always your fault."

–Coding Horror: The First Rule of Programming: It's Always Your Fault

"Google made a very minor but significant change to their search homepage earl..."

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:05:09 GMT

Google made a very minor but significant change to their search homepage earlier this week. While everybody else was distracted by the barcode logo, a few Chrome and Safari users may have noticed that the search buttons now have a certain zing to them, a new and pretty look, with slightly rounded corners, a border around them and a cool looking gradient.

.... The two specific features that are being used to enable sexy buttons are -webkit-rounded-corners and -webkit-gradient....

... Browser developers are resorting to going their own way with implementing new features because the standardization process is nothing short of a clusterfuck.

–Google Forces Web Standards Issue Using Sexy Buttons - washingtonpost.com

Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial & Rescue in Haines, Alaska on Vimeo

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:47:54 GMT

Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial & Rescue in Haines, Alaska on Vimeo

"If you're using a programming language named after a sketch comedy troupe, yo..."

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:50:24 GMT

"If you're using a programming language named after a sketch comedy troupe, you had better have a sense of humor."

–Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python

via Klocki - LEGO Bricks for Adults » Tron light cycles by Stefan

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:42:55 GMT

via Klocki - LEGO Bricks for Adults » Tron light cycles by Stefan

"Most cultures believed that there were two recognized ways of arriving at tru..."

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:30:33 GMT

"Most cultures believed that there were two recognized ways of arriving at truth. The Greeks called them mythos and logos. Both were essential and neither was superior to the other; they were not in conflict but complementary, each with its own sphere of competence. Logos (”reason”) was the pragmatic mode of thought that enabled us to function effectively in the world and had, therefore, to correspond accurately to external reality. But it could not assuage human grief or find ultimate meaning in life’s struggle. For that people turned to mythos, stories that made no pretensions to historical accuracy but should rather be seen as an early form of psychology; if translated into ritual or ethical action, a good myth showed you how to cope with mortality, discover an inner source of strength, and endure pain and sorrow with serenity…"

– The Hannibal Blog

"As the poem was originally delivered orally, I presume that the bard was paid..."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:25:22 GMT

"As the poem was originally delivered orally, I presume that the bard was paid by the hour .....

..... At another point, Menelaus, brother of Agamemnon, after pausing during the battle to take his freshly dead victim's armour ... hangs around for even longer to make a great speech, wittering on for almost a page before rejoining the fray. In reality, he would have said "Hah!".

–Amazon.co.uk: D. R. Cantrell's review of The Iliad

1) Preferences » Performance » Cache Levels » 1 2) Preferences » File Handling » Image Previews » Never Save

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:53:12 GMT

1) Preferences » Performance » Cache Levels » 1

2) Preferences » File Handling » Image Previews » Never Save

via Make Photoshop Faster

1) Preferences » Performance » Cache Levels » 1 2) Preferences » File Handling » Image Previews » Never Save

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:53:11 GMT

1) Preferences » Performance » Cache Levels » 1

2) Preferences » File Handling » Image Previews » Never Save

via Make Photoshop Faster

"A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human bei..."

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:58:35 GMT

"A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the “why” for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any “how.”"

–Except from Viktor Frankl’s book Man’s Search for Meaning via The Hannibal Blog

Prickles & Goo: Alan Watts by Trey Parker & Matt Stone of South Park fame

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:11:26 GMT

Prickles & Goo: Alan Watts by Trey Parker & Matt Stone of South Park fame

"So, my problem right now is that my beloved church and I aren’t seeing eye to..."

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:09:21 GMT

"So, my problem right now is that my beloved church and I aren’t seeing eye to eye. They want me to see a big update that has ramifications beyond the “Yeah, yeah, something, something, press release” stuff like “Innovative Chinese Character Input.”

Whereas I want what I’ve always wanted: a computer that f***ing works."

–kung fu grippe - In Nomine Jobs, et Woz, et Spiritus Schiller (Re: Snow Leopard)

"The Ninety-Ninety Rule : "The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 9..."

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:38:07 GMT

"The Ninety-Ninety Rule : "The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time."

Hofstadter's Law: "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's law."

or, alternatively: "On the horizon, mountains look small"

–Software Is Hard

via Flickr: Mythical Creatures

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:23:47 GMT

via Flickr: Mythical Creatures

"As a software developer, you are your own worst enemy. The sooner you realize..."

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:37:04 GMT

"As a software developer, you are your own worst enemy. The sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be. In fact, that's the tipping point between amateurs and professionals in our industry: the professionals realize everything they write sucks."

–Coding Horror: That Means It's Working

Famous actor dies of swineflu ... and we all know who infected him!

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:59:37 GMT

Famous actor dies of swineflu ... and we *all* know who infected him!

[Reposted from fschulze]

"In one of my all-time favorite ironies, the Catholic Church, having condemned..."

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:05:21 GMT

"In one of my all-time favorite ironies, the Catholic Church, having condemned him [Galileo - to house arrest for the rest of his life], decided–359 years later, in 1992, two years before I sent my first email!–that Galileo was in fact right."

– The Hannibal Blog

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Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:47:45 GMT

First in a series of my Favourites from my Flickr Stream -via Río Gallegos af...

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:15:28 GMT

First in a series of my Favourites from my Flickr Stream -via Río Gallegos after storm

via Babel Tales - Peter Funch

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:29:06 GMT

via Babel Tales - Peter Funch