Archive for March 2008
links for 2008-04-01
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it would be nice if this were a tad more “scientific.” y’know, more medical descriptions of illnesses, location information, dates of illness, airlines used, etc. With a base of thousands, it could actually be an interesting research project.
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::sigh:: I don’t know whether/when to upgrade.
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“You know deep down that it’s ridiculous; your parents didn’t have any of this crap and you turned out fine.” no kidding. (see also: shrinking circumference of kid’s wandering, helicopter parents.)
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looks quite pretty.
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almost more than I’m looking for.
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I had not realized that Open Clip Art included lovely public domain turn-of-the(-last)-century drawings. I only wish the site were easier to search/browse.
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I had no idea all the Mad fold-ins were drawn by one guy. (Now 87 yrs old) And check out the “interactive feature” - some of those foldins of the 60s & 70s in particular are sharp political commentary, too.
links for 2008-03-29
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printable pinhole cameras. makes me think of Ralph’s toy camera photos.
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I want to see this movie, and yet I’m afraid to. (Fog of War is possibly one of the best movies I have seen, ever.)
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Navy Federal Credit Union’s call center(s) — green design helped drop turnover from 60% to 17%. Whoa.
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(with 2 bonus maps!) moonwalks transposed onto sports fields.
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(tags: recipes)
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Fun goofing around with a metaphor.
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“If you’re going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm.” A surprisingly lovely story.
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vegan chocolate cake, plus weird Dairy Lady story.
sunday scribblings: I just don’t get it
OMG WTF. I think the weather is broken.
links for 2008-03-25
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“It’s a simple site that does just one thing: show you a list of the five Wikipedia pages that are geographically closest to your current location.” whoa.
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y’know, I think I’m going to register. I did speak at a conference once, ages and ago. (via dorothea.)
links for 2008-03-21
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just ’cause.
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cracks me up. if it came to be, that would be sort of sweet.
mobile web revisited
a somewhat curmudgeonly take.
