April 2008
28 posts
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“If you take Wikipedia as a kind of unit, all of Wikipedia, the whole...”
– Clay Shirky - Here Comes Everybody on the “cognitive surplus” that has been displaced by TV.
[from jarrodn] A Brain Cell is the Same as the... →
30 Exceptional CSS Techniques and Examples →
Excellent CSS techniques and examples that showcases the capabilities and robustness of CSS. You ’ll see a variety of techniques such as image galleries, drop shadows, scalable buttons, menus, and more - all using only CSS and HTML.
Teaching Maths Through the Ages.....
1. Teaching Maths In 1970 A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? 2. Teaching Maths In 1980 A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit? 3. Teaching Maths In 1990 A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a...
Off-Highway Road Trains →
Huge Road Train, led by two locomotives, described on this site, may have already become a reality - the ultra-powerful, gas-gobbling monstrosity, that only miniature train enthusiasts, apocalyptic cult followers and Mad Max movie sequel producers would love. United Arab Emirates once again set out to conquer Sahara wastes - this time with 3,700 camel (er…horse) power under each hood.
How To Build a $188M Submarine Cable System →
Bevan Slattery writes “PIPE Networks has launched a blog and an online progress report on the construction of its $188M (AU$200M), 6,900-km submarine cable system connecting Sydney (Australia) to Piti (Guam). People can follow the many tasks required to construct a submarine cable and track the project’s progress. The daily blog provides unique insight into PPC-1’s construction,...
New Max Quick Podcast Novel Coming Soon →
Mark Jeffery is releasing a sequel to “The Pocket and the Pendant” one of the original podcast novels (along with Scott Sigler’s EarthCore”. The Two Travellers starts on 1 May 08. Can’t Wait, so am listening to the first book again!
[from jarrodn] Geek To Live: Rock Your... →
Softmark, PC Controlled Instruments →
[from jarrodn] TypeNow.net Themed Commercial Fonts... →
[from jarrodn] Main Page - ScrewTurn Software →
Movie and Music Fonts →
A collection of fonts used in famous movie titles and TV shows
[from jarrodn] Photos by Sylvan Andrew Dieckmann -... →
[from jarrodn] Where to Find Open Data on the Web... →
3D printer to churn out copies of itself - tech -... →
A self-replicating 3D printer that spawns new, improved versions of itself is in development at the University of Bath in the UK. The “self replicating rapid prototyper” or RepRap could vastly reduce the cost of 3D printers, paving the way for a future where broken objects and spare parts are simply “re-printed” at home. New and unique objects could also be created.
Give Your Photos The “A Scanner Darkly” Effect →
[from jarrodn] Dial D for Disruption - Forbes.com →
10 Ways the Internet (As We Know It) Will Die →
We often think of the Internet as a platform for unfettered global communication, where information flows freely, innovators can launch new applications at will, and everyone can have a voice. But it’s unlikely that our children’s Internet will look anything like what we have now.
Google Maps Motel Mashup →
A Google Maps mashup called the Map Channels Hotels Directory shows you all hotels with availability listed in order of price. Just punch in the city, the check-in date and the number of nights you’ll be staying, and it will lay out all your options. Found this on Digg and a lot of the comments suggest that this is big-chain hotels only. Cool use of the Google maps API though!
