Thursday, April 29, 2004
Boing Boing: Bootable CD turns 486s into meshing WiFi routers
Boing Boing: Bootable CD turns 486s into meshing WiFi routers
"Glenn Fleishmann has written a blog entry about an amazing new WiFi project at Champaign-Urbana, to create a bootable disk image that turns its host machines into meshing wireless repeaters"
"Glenn Fleishmann has written a blog entry about an amazing new WiFi project at Champaign-Urbana, to create a bootable disk image that turns its host machines into meshing wireless repeaters"
J-Walk Blog: Mandala
J-Walk Blog:? The Men Commandments
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Boing Boing: Brit Airways' honorifics kick United's ass
Boing Boing: Brit Airways' honorifics kick United's ass
Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr Herr Monsieur Hr Frau A V M Admiraal Admiral Air Cdre Air Commodore Air Marshal Air Vice Marshal Alderman Alhaji Ambassador Baron Barones Brig Brig Gen Brig General Brigadier etc etc etc
Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr Herr Monsieur Hr Frau A V M Admiraal Admiral Air Cdre Air Commodore Air Marshal Air Vice Marshal Alderman Alhaji Ambassador Baron Barones Brig Brig Gen Brig General Brigadier etc etc etc
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
J-Walk Blog: Non-Existent Album Covers
J-Walk Blog: Non-Existent Album Covers
"100 of the world's most celebrated artists chose their favorite musician and created The Greatest Album Covers That Never Were."
"100 of the world's most celebrated artists chose their favorite musician and created The Greatest Album Covers That Never Were."
BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Laser vision' offers new insights
BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Laser vision' offers new insights
"a system that projects lasers onto the retina, allowing users to view images on top of their normal field of vision."
"a system that projects lasers onto the retina, allowing users to view images on top of their normal field of vision."
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Blunkett threatens to fine refuseniks £2,500
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Blunkett threatens to fine refuseniks £2,500
Every pronouncement he makes seems more worrying to me.
Every pronouncement he makes seems more worrying to me.
Boing Boing: Pixelpalooza's 2004 icon design winners
Boing Boing: Pixelpalooza's 2004 icon design winners
"Here are the winners of the Iconfactory's Pixelpalooza competition"
"Here are the winners of the Iconfactory's Pixelpalooza competition"
Sunday, April 25, 2004
The Calculator Home Page
The Calculator Home Page
Has lots of useful info and links about calculators in general - for example a good section about RPN - as well as their own Calulator software for PC and handhelds.
Has lots of useful info and links about calculators in general - for example a good section about RPN - as well as their own Calulator software for PC and handhelds.
Randompixel: Home
Randompixel: Home
"A camera, alone in the world. Each Randompixel camera was given to a stranger. Stickers on the camera instruct the recipient to take a few pictures and pass it along. When the camera is done, it is dropped in the mail, it returns home, and the pictures are posted here. "
"A camera, alone in the world. Each Randompixel camera was given to a stranger. Stickers on the camera instruct the recipient to take a few pictures and pass it along. When the camera is done, it is dropped in the mail, it returns home, and the pictures are posted here. "
BBC NEWS | Politics | ID cards have 'hidden dangers'
BBC NEWS | Politics | ID cards have 'hidden dangers'
"The public must wake up to the hidden dangers of ID cards, the chairman of an influential committee has warned"
"The public must wake up to the hidden dangers of ID cards, the chairman of an influential committee has warned"
Saturday, April 24, 2004
infoSync World : More Bluetooth phones Bluesnarfable
infoSync World : More Bluetooth phones Bluesnarfable
"Bluesnarfing', which allows malicious users to connect to Bluetooth-enabled cellular phones and other devices without going through the pairing/authorization process, has become a larger problem, according to Daily Wireless"
"Bluesnarfing', which allows malicious users to connect to Bluetooth-enabled cellular phones and other devices without going through the pairing/authorization process, has become a larger problem, according to Daily Wireless"
Anil Dash: Excel Pile
Anil Dash: Excel Pile
Small article suggesting a place for geeks to upload their Excel (and other) files - perhaps for peer review - eek. Comments that follow are worth the read.
Small article suggesting a place for geeks to upload their Excel (and other) files - perhaps for peer review - eek. Comments that follow are worth the read.
Slashdot | NetStumbler v0.4 Released
Thursday, April 22, 2004
UK public wants ID cards, and thinks we'll screw up the IT | The Register
More from John Lettice about ID cards - and how the "great British public" really can't think this problem through properly.
UK public wants ID cards, and thinks we'll screw up the IT | The Register
UK public wants ID cards, and thinks we'll screw up the IT | The Register
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Boing Boing: Move over, Grey Album -- "London, Booted"
Boing Boing: Move over, Grey Album -- "London, Booted"
"Hot on the heels of the Grey Album comes another innnnteresting mash-up/bootleg project that was originally posted as a collaborative challenge to DJs in February. The goal: Take one track from the Clash's 'London Calling,' and 'remix it, add to it, subtract from it - put your own tributary spin on it. "
"Hot on the heels of the Grey Album comes another innnnteresting mash-up/bootleg project that was originally posted as a collaborative challenge to DJs in February. The goal: Take one track from the Clash's 'London Calling,' and 'remix it, add to it, subtract from it - put your own tributary spin on it. "
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
J-Walk Blog: Color Astrology
J-Walk Blog: Color Astrology
"This, from Pantone, attempts to combine colors with astrology: Pantone Colorstrology"
"This, from Pantone, attempts to combine colors with astrology: Pantone Colorstrology"
J-Walk Blog: Ecological Footprint Quiz
J-Walk Blog: Ecological Footprint Quiz
"Find out how much you are contributing to the downfall of this planet. Take the Ecological Footprint Quiz."
"Find out how much you are contributing to the downfall of this planet. Take the Ecological Footprint Quiz."
Boing Boing: ESC-key chairs
Boing Boing: ESC-key chairs
"This German company is offering $90 stools shaped like giant ESC keys: 'the perfect pouf for all victims of the new media collapse"
"This German company is offering $90 stools shaped like giant ESC keys: 'the perfect pouf for all victims of the new media collapse"
BBC NEWS | Technology | Passwords revealed by sweet deal
So much for security - BBC NEWS | Technology | Passwords revealed by sweet deal
"More than 70% of people would reveal their computer password in exchange for a bar of chocolate, a survey has found."
"More than 70% of people would reveal their computer password in exchange for a bar of chocolate, a survey has found."
whatever happened to...
Monday, April 19, 2004
J-Walk Blog:? VR Panoramas
J-Walk Blog:? VR Panoramas
"On Saturday, March 20, more than 180 photographers in 40 countries around the world celebrated the Equinox by creating VR panoramas. This site showcases the results of their efforts."
"On Saturday, March 20, more than 180 photographers in 40 countries around the world celebrated the Equinox by creating VR panoramas. This site showcases the results of their efforts."
web zen - vintage electronics zen
From Web Zen - vintage electronics zen
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Intel phone reference design revealed
Spoof pix - Intel phone reference design revealed
"THE FOLK at Ace's have found a startling new reference design for a phone, claimed to be from Intel."
"THE FOLK at Ace's have found a startling new reference design for a phone, claimed to be from Intel."
Boing Boing: Economics of Hacking an Election
Along with ID cards our government are also pushing towards e-voting systems. Read this and be aware.
Boing Boing: Economics of Hacking an Election
"Counterpane.com's Bruce Schneier sez: 'How hard would it be to swing an election by hacking computerized voting machines? How valuable would it be? I did the math, and the results are even scarier than I expected them to be.' "
Boing Boing: Economics of Hacking an Election
"Counterpane.com's Bruce Schneier sez: 'How hard would it be to swing an election by hacking computerized voting machines? How valuable would it be? I did the math, and the results are even scarier than I expected them to be.' "
Friday, April 16, 2004
Baghdad Burning
Boing Boing: How-to cartoons for kids
Boing Boing: How-to cartoons for kids
"Howtoons are how-to project cartoons for kids, with a good mix of mischief, smartassery, and science"
"Howtoons are how-to project cartoons for kids, with a good mix of mischief, smartassery, and science"
Slashdot | The Novel as Software
Slashdot | The Novel as Software
"DEN 1.2 software. The program's interface has windows for mock e-mail, instant messaging, Web browser and pager, through which the narrative unfolds. For those wishing to create their own works in this genre, Mr. Brown is marketing composition software called DEN WriterWare"
"DEN 1.2 software. The program's interface has windows for mock e-mail, instant messaging, Web browser and pager, through which the narrative unfolds. For those wishing to create their own works in this genre, Mr. Brown is marketing composition software called DEN WriterWare"
Wired News: Music Magic Found in the Shuffle
A good article discussing the use of random shuffle in MP3 collections - eg. use in iPod etc.
Music Magic Found in the Shuffle
"Kellaris said random shuffle likely appeals to the MTV generation -- kids with short attention spans who are likely 'brain damaged.'
'Personally, and I believe I speak for many old farts here, I appreciate listening to music, be it an opera or a pop album, in the sequence in which the artist decided to present it,' he said.
'Temporal order is an important element of how a work unfolds dynamically over time, an important factor underlying the aesthetic effect. Random shuffle pretty much flushes that down the toilet.' "
Music Magic Found in the Shuffle
"Kellaris said random shuffle likely appeals to the MTV generation -- kids with short attention spans who are likely 'brain damaged.'
'Personally, and I believe I speak for many old farts here, I appreciate listening to music, be it an opera or a pop album, in the sequence in which the artist decided to present it,' he said.
'Temporal order is an important element of how a work unfolds dynamically over time, an important factor underlying the aesthetic effect. Random shuffle pretty much flushes that down the toilet.' "
List Apart postings
Two good articles today. The first is about making things both accessible and usable. Nicely worked example to good looking finished product.
Let Them Eat Cake: A List Apart
Second is about projects, getting it done by considering all problems early in the design, and what to do when 'creep' starts to happen.
The Problem, the Balloon, and the Four Bedroom House: A List Apart
Let Them Eat Cake: A List Apart
Second is about projects, getting it done by considering all problems early in the design, and what to do when 'creep' starts to happen.
The Problem, the Balloon, and the Four Bedroom House: A List Apart
How to become a ninja
A single jpg that shows 7 steps to taking a grey T-shirt and turning yourself into a ninja - silly.
How to become a ninja
How to become a ninja
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Special LEGO-version of Volvo XC90 unveiled at New York Auto Show :: car.kak.net :: your source to car news
It's a LEGO post - Special LEGO-version of Volvo XC90
Boing Boing: Dry water
weblog archive | Creative Commons
weblog archive | Creative Commons: "Mainstream mashups!
Cool: David Bowie has just launched a new mashup contest. There's a new ad campaign for Audi cars that features two of Bowie's songs mashed up. They've decided to throw a mashup contest to capitalize on this, awarding a new car to the best song that uses samples from his new album and any older Bowie song. Voting on entries starts this weekend and the contest ends next month so get your turntables cranking. "
Cool: David Bowie has just launched a new mashup contest. There's a new ad campaign for Audi cars that features two of Bowie's songs mashed up. They've decided to throw a mashup contest to capitalize on this, awarding a new car to the best song that uses samples from his new album and any older Bowie song. Voting on entries starts this weekend and the contest ends next month so get your turntables cranking. "
hammered
Hand signal clock
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Sifry's Alerts: BoingBoing adds Technorati support - you can too!
Sifry's Alerts: BoingBoing adds Technorati support - you can too!
This weblog notes BoingBoing's use of the Technorati linking search feature and a comment further down shows how to work round the stripping out of the "#" character that Blogger uses.
Quite neat.
"Technorati does indeed 'eat' the #-sign that Blogger uses for the BlogArchiveItemNumber, as snowdeal says. As a workaround, I used the following code in my Blogger template:"
This weblog notes BoingBoing's use of the Technorati linking search feature and a comment further down shows how to work round the stripping out of the "#" character that Blogger uses.
Quite neat.
"Technorati does indeed 'eat' the #-sign that Blogger uses for the BlogArchiveItemNumber, as snowdeal says. As a workaround, I used the following code in my Blogger template:"
Schneier.com: Op Ed: A National ID Card Wouldn't Make Us Safer
Schneier.com: Op Ed: A National ID Card Wouldn't Make Us Safer
"That's why, when someone asks me to rate the security of a national ID card on a scale of one to 10, I can't give an answer. It doesn't even belong on a scale"
Good article.
"That's why, when someone asks me to rate the security of a national ID card on a scale of one to 10, I can't give an answer. It doesn't even belong on a scale"
Good article.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
The Two Things
The Two Things - a clever idea for some short but interesting lists.
"For every subject, there are really only two things you really need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things, or just not important."
"For every subject, there are really only two things you really need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things, or just not important."
J-Walk Blog: Excel Chart Tricks
J-Walk Blog: Excel Chart Tricks
"Excel's charting features can best be described as 'somewhat less than adequate.' If you create charts in Excel, you need to know about two web sites that teach you all of the workarounds:"
"Excel's charting features can best be described as 'somewhat less than adequate.' If you create charts in Excel, you need to know about two web sites that teach you all of the workarounds:"
Why Mobile Phones are Annoying (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Why Mobile Phones are Annoying (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
"Bystanders rated mobile-phone conversations as dramatically more noticeable, intrusive, and annoying than conversations conducted face-to-face."
"Bystanders rated mobile-phone conversations as dramatically more noticeable, intrusive, and annoying than conversations conducted face-to-face."
J-Walk Blog:? Textures
Saturday, April 10, 2004
Boing Boing: Web Zen -- Music Zen
J-Walk Blog: 256 Bytes
J-Walk Blog: 256 Bytes
"Is it possible to create a computer program that uses no more than 256 bytes? Yes it is. See 256B.com. "
Note - don't forget Tiny Apps either.
"Is it possible to create a computer program that uses no more than 256 bytes? Yes it is. See 256B.com. "
Note - don't forget Tiny Apps either.
J-Walk Blog: Dick's Excel Word Challenge
J-Walk Blog: Dick's Excel Word Challenge
"If you like word games, check out The Excel Word Challenge. Knowledge of Excel is not required. The challenge is to find the largest word that can be spelled using Excel's column headers by hiding columns"
"If you like word games, check out The Excel Word Challenge. Knowledge of Excel is not required. The challenge is to find the largest word that can be spelled using Excel's column headers by hiding columns"
Boing Boing: Good time waster: simple sliding tile puzzle
J-Walk Blog: Windows Music
J-Walk Blog: Windows Music
"This is a clever Flash app: Windows Noise. I think it's more music than noise." - plus links to others if you look.
"This is a clever Flash app: Windows Noise. I think it's more music than noise." - plus links to others if you look.
Am I Right - Band Name Origins
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
GooOS, the Google Operating System (kottke.org)
GooOS, the Google Operating System (kottke.org)
"Great post about what Google is up to by Rich Skrenta. He argues that Google is building a huge computer with a custom operating system that everyone on earth can have an account on. His last few paragraphs are so much more perceptive than anything that's been written about Google by anyone; Skrenta nails the company exactly:"
"Great post about what Google is up to by Rich Skrenta. He argues that Google is building a huge computer with a custom operating system that everyone on earth can have an account on. His last few paragraphs are so much more perceptive than anything that's been written about Google by anyone; Skrenta nails the company exactly:"
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
JavaScript Image Gallery: A List Apart
JavaScript Image Gallery: A List Apart
"Making an online gallery of pictures should be a quick process. The gap between snapping some pictures and publishing them on the web ought to be a short one. Here’s a quick and easy way of making a one-page gallery that uses JavaScript to load images and their captions on the fly."
"Making an online gallery of pictures should be a quick process. The gap between snapping some pictures and publishing them on the web ought to be a short one. Here’s a quick and easy way of making a one-page gallery that uses JavaScript to load images and their captions on the fly."
Boing Boing: Super-rugged PDA
Boing Boing: Super-rugged PDA
"TDS's Recon is a ruggedized PDA (alas, it runs MSFT's PDA operating system, not PalmOS or PocketLinux) Nice specs"
"TDS's Recon is a ruggedized PDA (alas, it runs MSFT's PDA operating system, not PalmOS or PocketLinux) Nice specs"
ID cards: a guide for technically challenged Prime Ministers | The Register
ID cards: a guide for technically challenged Prime Ministers | The Register
"Think about it - it wouldn't be compulsory if you had a choice, would it? David Blunkett's national ID card scheme has had more spikings than Dracula, yet each time has plucked the stake from its heart and continued its purposeful stride towards the statute book"
Try this article from Wired too - ID Cards Are de Rigueur Worldwide - notes use in Spain didn't stop Madrid bombing.
Or Privacy International shows its concern here.
But if you MUST have an ID card - try Phidentity who sell good-looking fakes.
"Think about it - it wouldn't be compulsory if you had a choice, would it? David Blunkett's national ID card scheme has had more spikings than Dracula, yet each time has plucked the stake from its heart and continued its purposeful stride towards the statute book"
Try this article from Wired too - ID Cards Are de Rigueur Worldwide - notes use in Spain didn't stop Madrid bombing.
Or Privacy International shows its concern here.
But if you MUST have an ID card - try Phidentity who sell good-looking fakes.
Slashdot | Bicycle Riding on Square Wheels
Slashdot | Bicycle Riding on Square Wheels
"Before starting our long working week, let's relax with this story of a bicycle with square wheels. No, it's not a joke. And it even rides smoothly. But there is a trick: the road must have a specific shape"
"Before starting our long working week, let's relax with this story of a bicycle with square wheels. No, it's not a joke. And it even rides smoothly. But there is a trick: the road must have a specific shape"
$14 Steadycam
Sunday, April 04, 2004
Slashdot | XPde 0.5 - A Linux Desktop for Windows Users
Slashdot | XPde 0.5 - A Linux Desktop for Windows Users
"The XPde Team today announced the immediate availability of XPde 0.5.0, a complete rewrite of the XPde desktop environment...XPde aims to recreate the Windows XP desktop environment on Linux in order to allow Windows users to 'feel at home' in front of a Linux computer"
"The XPde Team today announced the immediate availability of XPde 0.5.0, a complete rewrite of the XPde desktop environment...XPde aims to recreate the Windows XP desktop environment on Linux in order to allow Windows users to 'feel at home' in front of a Linux computer"
Boing Boing: Guitar virtuoso performs Super Mario Brothers theme
Boing Boing: Guitar virtuoso performs Super Mario Brothers theme
"Guitar virtuoso performs Super Mario Brothers theme
This is an absolutely stellar video of Japanes guitar virtuoso KeiicHi performing a rendition of the theme from Super Mario Brothers, hendrixing power-up and coin-grab sound effects by wringing his axe's neck with long and clever fingers. Tasty."
"Guitar virtuoso performs Super Mario Brothers theme
This is an absolutely stellar video of Japanes guitar virtuoso KeiicHi performing a rendition of the theme from Super Mario Brothers, hendrixing power-up and coin-grab sound effects by wringing his axe's neck with long and clever fingers. Tasty."
Saturday, April 03, 2004
PC Magazine: Top 100 Web Sites
PC Magazine: Top 100 Web Sites
An interesting list - not sure they've really got the right ones though.
An interesting list - not sure they've really got the right ones though.
Day lost to stronger trade winds: Astronomers call time on our current calendar.
Day lost to stronger trade winds: Astronomers call time on our current calendar.
"Astronomers call time on our current calendar"
An April Fool that has a ring of truth.
"Astronomers call time on our current calendar"
An April Fool that has a ring of truth.
Friday, April 02, 2004
Boing Boing: Batmobile built like a tank
Boing Boing: Batmobile built like a tank
"The Batmobile for the next Batman movie has monster-truck wheels and looks like a fighter-tank from the Car Wars universe"
"The Batmobile for the next Batman movie has monster-truck wheels and looks like a fighter-tank from the Car Wars universe"
The Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World
Boing Boing: Batman vehicle models
Boing Boing: Batman vehicle models
"This guy has gone through Batman comics from the 1940s on up, and has built scale models of the cars and planes Batman has used over the decades. Super cool"
"This guy has gone through Batman comics from the 1940s on up, and has built scale models of the cars and planes Batman has used over the decades. Super cool"
Thursday, April 01, 2004
Sites that pulled April Fools jokes 2004
