07.16.08
One Easy Step…
How to get wrongfully shot by the police in one easy step…
1. Wear this wallet.
07.08.08
The Gamble Collection
Just put online…
From 1908 to 1932, Sidney Gamble (1890-1968) visited China four times, traveling throughout the country to collect data for social-economic surveys and to photograph urban and rural life, public events, architecture, religious statuary, and the countryside. A sociologist, renowned China scholar, and avid amateur photographer, Gamble used some of the pictures to illustrate his monographs.
Great photos… Kudos to Duke Library for making them available to everyone.
07.05.08
Pink Noise
Got an annoyingly noisy work environment? Use white or pink noise…
Just in case you’re a web app only person… there are solutions for you too.
07.03.08
Modern Engineering…
It’s fascinating what modern engineering can do with an old idea…
There’s a lot of other good stuff at TED.com.
06.27.08
Public Tolerance
“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.”
– Oscar Wilde
06.26.08
Fulgurator
“I’m pretty sure I’d get tazed walking around downtown waving this thing around.”
06.02.08
PowerDock
Ahh… what will they think of next?
“Available in two- or four-dock models, the charging station is designed for nerdy families like mine with multiple iPods, or perhaps just gadget freaks. It supports most every flavor of iPod and iPhone, with adapter inserts included, and it’s made of brushed metal which is always a lovely choice.
No word on a street date, but presumably it’s still on schedule for a release this month. The two-dock version will run $49.99 and the four-dock version will be $69.99.”
05.18.08
Pedia Crazy
In addition to the rather famous Wikipedia, there are others in the -pedia space… my favorites are Dealipedia and Congresspedia.
Dealipedia breaks down who made what on a given business deal… for example, who made money when CBS bought Last.fm.
Congresspedia brings crowd-sourcing to political watchdogging… read or contribute to what your local congressperson has been up to.