19 3 / 2011
"The probability of someone saving something you put on the Internet is inversely proportional to your desire that no one saved the thing you put on the Internet."
09 3 / 2011
Google Public Data Explorer
Came across this when I typed in ‘population of China’ into Google. When does Google get around to creating this stuff?
08 3 / 2011
When Barry Met Julia
Julia: Give me the ball! Me!
Barack: How about no?
Julia: Do you think people will still think we had an entire conversation with a photographer crouched in the corner?
Barack: I cannot understand anything you say.
Julia: So, you busy at the moment?
Barack: An intractable foreign war, an economy in smithereens, the upper house controlled by my political enemies and the potential for a revolution in the region that produces more than 50% of the world’s oil. Shit, no. I have nothing better to do than potentially break priceless antiques given to me by more important foreign leaders.
Julia: Today we look forward to a new era in US-Australian relations.
Barack: When you say ‘today’ it sounds like ‘to-die’.
Julia: Ooh, ooh! Let me answer that one!
Barack: I keep smiling and nodding but it’s not helping.
Reporter: What was the face you made when you heard Kevin Rudd had been rolled by members of his own political party?
Julia: …
Barack: I wonder if I just shouted ‘DEFCON ONE!’ what would happen?
Barack: $50 if you get me out of this. Australian.
Julia: Oh, it’s a staring contest, is it?
(Source: theaustralian.com.au)
22 9 / 2010
Butchering Pathologic at Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Dave sent me this link and it sounds like an amazing game.
22 9 / 2010
Justin Bieber - Somebody To Love Remix ft. Usher (via JustinBieberVEVO)
I’m not proud but I have Bieber Fever.
14 9 / 2010
"Every house guest brings you happiness: some when they arrive and some when they are leaving."
13 9 / 2010
Postmodernism in Fantasy
Brandon Sanderson is the author who’s taken over from Robert Jordan to complete the Wheel of Time series. I confess to losing interest in WOT as the books (and the plot) dragged on and on.
After reading Sanderson’s essay, I find myself wanting to give it another go.
09 9 / 2010
Cool software I need to buy a Mac before I can use (No. 1)
Wade Cosgrove from Panic software has released a colour picker for Mac OS X. Click the link if just to admire the design of the Panic blog. God, it’s beautiful.
08 9 / 2010
Geek Power
Stephen Levy, author of Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, revisits some of his subjects in a long article in Wired.
08 9 / 2010
Airy, sun-drenched pad near N-Judah & UCSF. Perfect for singles, students, and outdoor enthusiasts. Must be seen to be believed. 1st/last/deposit; no pets, smokers, or sublets. Call in next 159 minutes—this one will go FAST!!!
