bits and pieces

Wulffmorgenthaler.com

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:19:29 +0100

Wulffmorgenthaler.com

Able and Baker: Thursday has been castrated

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:19:31 +0100

Able and Baker: Thursday has been castrated

Besides the fact that he apparently knows nothing about...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:34:00 +0100

Besides the fact that he apparently knows nothing about “the Bulgarians”, this is a nice talk, indeed.

smartercities: hungryghoast:

James Howard Kunstler: The Tragedy of Suburbia

Kunstler is a bit obnoxious in delivery and unnecessary reference at times, but this is the best futurist (in an honest and intelligent way) talk out of TED i’ve seen so far.

eightdaysaweek

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:37:19 +0100

eightdaysaweek

I was looking for something in my archives and discovered an old...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:25:51 +0100

I was looking for something in my archives and discovered an old photo of my friend Christoph. It is very characteristic of his attitude.

Cas A is the remnant of a star that exploded about 300 years...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:44:22 +0100

Cas A is the remnant of a star that exploded about 300 years ago. The X-ray image shows an expanding shell of hot gas produced by the explosion. This gaseous shell is about 10 light years in diameter, and has a temperature of about 50 million degrees.

Cassiopeia A

Opium, Rape and the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan : The Primate Diaries

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:28:03 +0100

Opium, Rape and the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan : The Primate Diaries:

“How is it that the Taliban when they were in power destroyed the opium production and a superpower not only cannot destroy the opium production but allows it to increase? And while all this goes on, those who support the war talk to you about women’s rights.”

Malalai Joya

Amanita Design have a new lovely game called Machinarium and you...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:16:36 +0100

Amanita Design have a new lovely game called Machinarium and you can play the demo here. Thanks Thomas!

Evolution of Life in 60 Seconds

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04:44 +0100

Evolution of Life in 60 Seconds:

bmdesign

Browser Sandbox - Run any browser from the web

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:27:41 +0100

Browser Sandbox - Run any browser from the web:

Spoon lets you run a bunch of browsers from the web after installing a plugin.

Social Media Search Tool | WhosTalkin?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:42:31 +0100

Social Media Search Tool | WhosTalkin?:

Searches for stuff in a number.. quite a big number of social corners. I gave it “textpattern” and it burped a river, so it might be useful.

Urban Sketchers: Suburbs… Lidl!

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:05:25 +0100

Urban Sketchers: Suburbs…

Lidl!

I’m real glad I found out who the composer of this tune is...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:46:45 +0100

I’m real glad I found out who the composer of this tune is (thanks Flabio!). I can’t get it out of my head all day.

Chrono Cross OST - Another Termina (via Valis77)

DoGood Headquarters

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:53:31 +0100

DoGood Headquarters:

I’m usually with AdBlocker firmly activated but am giving this one a go. Not because of the word “good” but out of curiosity.

A Heinkel He51. lostbulgaria.com

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:38:04 +0100

A Heinkel He51.

lostbulgaria.com

Lost (via ozgurcakir)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:09:37 +0100

Lost (via ozgurcakir)

everyone has his own story (via ozgurcakir)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:30:46 +0100

everyone has his own story (via ozgurcakir)

"The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam.."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:55:05 +0100

“The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam..”

- BBC NEWS | Epic Muhammad movie in pipeline

There is a rather good film on the subject already, but this alone has not managed to “educate people”. Instead, what they see on the news does the job of forming public opinion. I’m afraid that neither the film nor the news are right.

Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen | Video on TED.com

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:09:00 +0100

Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen | Video on TED.com:

And here the actual application.

(from Komitata)

crippleclub (via inkscar) For the benefit of those who...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:40:41 +0100

crippleclub (via inkscar)

For the benefit of those who don’t know me, this person has been a Kiss fan since the tender age of 8. I may listen to them a few times a year now, but as far as I’m concerned, they are the best band that ever existed. I don’t even discuss this.