August 2007
18 posts
node tumblelog →
“Countdown to the August 7, 2007 release of William Gibson’s Spook Country with news, thoughts, serious spoilers and chapter summaries in 807 characters or less.”
IEEE Spectrum: The Future of Music →
“The loudness war, what many audiophiles refer to as an assault on music (and ears), has been an open secret of the recording industry for nearly the past two decades.”
Halo 3: How Microsoft Labs Invented a New Science... →
“Pagulayan runs a testing lab for Bungie that looks more like a psychological research institute than a game studio. The room we’re monitoring is wired with video cameras that Pagulayan can swivel around to record the player’s expressions.”
“Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and...”
– Dave Barry
KFC Hunger Strike! →
Must. Stop. Playing.
DeskLickr - Flickrize your Mac desktop! →
“Grabs all its Desktop images from Flickr, while giving you all the options to grab photos from your profile, tag searches or even the DeskLickr group filled with hand selected Desktop goodness.”
Clive Thompson Thinks: Desktop Orb Could Reform... →
“The design firm DIY Kyoto (as in Kyoto Protocol) recently began selling a device called the Wattson, which not only shows your energy usage but can also transmit the data to a Web site, letting you compare yourself with other Wattson users worldwide.”
Paper Critters: Online Paper Toy Creator →
Man punched for singing Coldplay song - Yahoo!... →
Justice is done.
Employ Gæoudjiparl Van Den Dobbelsteen : June 2007 →
Nuts. I like it.
“BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai police officers who break rules will be forced to wear...”
– Bad Thai cops to endure Kitty shame - Yahoo! News
How to Grow a Tea Garden - wikiHow →
“A tea garden is a delightful hobby that can complement your herb garden and will provide you with the joy of fresh tea at a moment’s notice.”
