November 2010
20 posts
Bizarre sea slug is half plant, half animal | MNN... →
… “Crustacean biologist Gary Martin of Occidental College in Los Angeles sums it up in one word: “Bizarre”.”
Online edition of A Fuller Explanation →
can’t believe i’m saving an angelfire link but here we are
Part 3: 1992: Pearl Jam, the perils of fame, and... →
“Pearl Jam isn’t the first veteran rock band to see a decrease in fans as it got older. But it’s the best example of a band deliberately expediting the process. Pearl Jam helped to set a template…
What a Hundred Million Calls to 311 Reveal About... →
“Seen all together, the data formed a giant arrow aiming at a group of industrial plants in northeastern New Jersey. A quick bit of shoe-leather detective work led the authorities to a flavor…
Piaw's Blog: Facebook and Google →
“Facebook has deliberately throttled its growth in the engineering organization. While Facebook could afford to double every year, its deliberately maintained its growth at well below that rate…
Facebook | Introducing Deals →
fb stealing foursquare’s moneypit “University of California at Berkeley: Letting football fans who check in form the human tunnel through which the players run.”
Walter Yu, P.E., LEED AP →
civil engineer slash rails developer slash whoa really?
Anonymous Sharing Project Cements USB Drives Into... →
so great
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | This man wrote down his... →
“Last year he spent three solid months writing down everything that came into his head. He got so immersed in making notes that the rest of his life was put on hold while he sorted them and…
How to Use the jQuery UI Autocomplete Widget |... →
Check-in History on Vimeo →
can’t believe someone edited footage [and dot color!] of all their checkins to make this… so cool
MapCrunch - Random Google Street View →
maproulette
buttbuttinate - Google Search →
“The word “assassinate” after it has been mangled by a particularly stupid censor.”
YouTube - David OReilly Animation 2008 →
wow
n+1: Caucasian Nation →
“The idea that 9/11 somehow taints all of Islam, so that all Muslims should be honor-bound not to practice their religion within an unspecified radius of Ground Zero for fear of hurting other…
Introducing the EveryBlock partner API / The... →
“Today we’re announcing the EveryBlock partner API — a new way for our content partners to deliver neighborhood news at the level of neighborhood or city block.”
blekko | /about →
curated search ” Make a slashtag that includes just your favorite sites. make it as narrow (/scuba) or as broad (/favorites) as you like. Add that slashtag to any search and you’re only searching…
Disunion: The Last Ordinary Day - NYTimes.com →
how times have changed “Politically, however, Lincoln was almost as inscrutable as the painted canvas. In keeping with longstanding tradition, he did not campaign at all that autumn; did not so much…
lbrandy.com » Using genetic algorithms to find... →
heh
Please Say Something - David OReilly →
so so so so so so great “A troubled relationship between a Cat and Mouse set in the distant Future”