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Scientific American :: Finding Good Information on The Internet
(image snapped from Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus) While I knew many people had difficulty understanding and accepting scientific papers as a basis for discussion and argument (mostly because whenever facts contradict opinion, the people on the wrong side…
Anil Dash :: If Your Website’s Full of Assholes, It’s Your Fault
(image above from the fine folks at Penny Arcade, from this comic in 2004. Click to enlarge!) Anil Dash is a prominent blogger and commentator, and while I don’t always agree with his perspectives, this one is interesting. Dash posits…
6 Reasons The Guy Who’s Fixing Your Computer Hates You
(photo by Seth Anderson) I worked in computer support for a long time – long enough that I thought that I may not do anything else, so I completely understand how this is. I’ve had friends – even long after…
Video :: A Real Person, A Lot Like You
Submitted without comment, aside from that it should be required viewing prior to commenting, writing, or otherwise interacting on the internet.
The Duet is an 8GB Flash Drive and….Health Accessory
If you have tender eyes or ears or are easily offended, scroll on by now. I would sincerely hope you don’t though, otherwise you might miss one of the most ingenious and entertaining USB flash drives to hit the market…
Astronomers Discover Habitable Exo-Earth
More news I’ve been sitting on for a while but that’s still incredible is the story of the habitable – by all indication anyway – exo-Earth orbiting a binary star system well over 40 light years away. As noted at…
This Steampunk Wristwatch Is Pure Awesome
It would be enough if this beautiful Steampunk watch over at Instructables just kept time, but it also has the mechanical retracting iris that makes this watch a piece of art. The YouTube video of it in action is below,…
Take a 360-Degree Tour of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s Flight Deck
The fine folks at BoingBoing managed to find a link to a 360-degree tour of the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery, in all of her glory. The images are fantastic – so much so that you can read the…
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past…With A Portal Gun
Following up their hilarious Mario with a Portal Gun video, this Link with a Portal Gun video form the folks at Dorkly simply takes the cake. After all, this is totally how I would have played Link to The Past…