January 2008
48 posts
[from jarrodn] The True Cost of SMS Messages » a... →
[from jarrodn] home of the nerd cave | taskbar... →
[from jarrodn] Kirk Haselden : When SSIS doesn't... →
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[from jarrodn] rchart4.gif (GIF Image, 576x961... →
Heath Ledger is Dead →
TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY.
[from jarrodn] ClipX →
[from jarrodn] SEQWater - Current Dam Levels →
[from jarrodn] CSS Text Wrapper →
[from jarrodn] COPASO | Pro Color Palette Software... →
[from jarrodn] Running the Numbers →
An American Self-Portrait
StatsPorn →
Designer Nick Feltron’s Report on his Life for 2007, in the style of an Annual Report. Unbelievable visualisation.
[from jarrodn] Wotsit.org →
Dance Dance DRM →
A choreographed three-minute dance has led to a $38,000 legal battle. A choreographer is suing an 8 year old for performing the dance without permission. FTA: the company would consider asking parents and dance teachers to sign agreements prohibiting them from performing songs learned in their studio. We are killing our culture with copyright!
[from jarrodn] Conceptual Trends and Current... →
[from jarrodn] www.kansascity.com | 01/11/2008 |... →
Two Men Paddle 2,000 Miles from Australia to New... →
Two adventurers arrived at a New Zealand beach on Sunday after paddling more than 2,000 miles from Australia in a kayak — the first such journey by kayak to succeed. Australians James Castrission, 25, and Justin Jones, 24, spent 62 days crossing the Tasman Sea in their own custom built fiberglass vessel.
An Open Letter to All Digg Account Holders [Please... →
I’m resubmitting this letter (with a few changes) because it hit the front page and was buried almost instantly by people who most likely didn’t read it and definitely didn’t get the point if they did. Btw- this is an image because I don’t have a blog. I just took a screenshot and up’d to a free host.
Inhabitat » NEW VOLTAIC ‘GENERATOR’ Solar Bag... →
[from jarrodn] Flickr Photo Download: How to Hack... →
[from jarrodn] GraveWarning.jpg (JPEG Image,... →
[from jarrodn] Schneier on Security: Your Brain on... →
[from jarrodn] WhatTheFont : MyFonts →
Interesting - but Morbid, Visualisation of Deaths... →
From Jarrod’s Delicious feed- thanks.
MIG's on the Agenda?
Today’s Courier Mail has a story about Australia lobbying the US for the not-for-export F-22 Raptor. In an obvious negotiation ploy, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said it would be evaluated against the best in the world, including the Sukhoi-35 and the Mig-29. F-22 Raptor “Well Labor are descended form the commies, its natural progression.” - John H.
Evolution as a Science has a Posse!
The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Institute of Medicine today released an 88-page booklet—-intended for wide dissemination—-that explains why evolution is science and creationism is not. An electronic version of the booklet is available here for free Read this FREE online!
“American corporations last year spent more on defending themselves from tort...”
– US Republican Candidate for President, Mitt Romney live on the ABC New Hampshire Debate.
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Virtualization in the Enterprise Survey: Your... →
Toshiba Builds 100x Smaller Micro Nuclear Reactor →
OMFG! My neighbours can’t control their cocker spaniel but someone thinks its a good idea to let them have a nuclear reactor! What could possibly go wrong?
[from jarrodn] Resolver Systems: Resolver One →
“Converting just 1/3 of (U.S.) passenger vehicles and light trucks to diesel...”
– Clayton B. Cornell
IPod: Put Wikipedia on your iPod →
I dont know how many times a week I access Wikipedia - FOSS FTW!
Car Hacker’s Hummer Gets 60 MPG : Gas 2.0 →
Jet Turbine + BioDiesel + Super-Capacitor Batteries = a 60MPG Hummer. Dump and Burn on the morning commute!
December 2007
12 posts
The 61 Year Old Farmer that Won the World’s... →
Those who are in the ultra world already know about the legendary Cliff Young but those outside may not have heard the story. The whole nation thought he was a crazy old man to undertake an almost impossible feat. Most feared that he would die trying. But this humble old man proved all the critics wrong.Cliff Young, at 61 years of age …