Podcasts ∞
I’ve been meaning to put together a list of podcasts I regularly listen to/watch for a while now, so in alphabetical order…
Electronic Explorations
To quote from the website, electronicexplorations.org/
this podcast...
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Elsewhere — relating to Apple's iPad ∞
Some links I have previously posted on twitter, with a bit more comment. These relating to the recent announcement of Apple’s forthcoming iPad tablet.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized ∞
An interesting animation, which tries to explain the reasons behind the global “Credit Crisis™”. An American take on a problem that originated in America… The Crisis of Credit Visualized
Via...
Photographic record of the Bush Presidency ∞
Errol Morris at the New York Times has posted a fantastic photographic record of George W. Bush’s presidency.
During the last week of the Bush administration, I asked the head photo...
Political short-termism ∞
Another interesting article by George Monbiot in The Guardian (If an hour is a long time in politics, we must start thinking in centuries) which discusses the current economic...
How does a type designer write? ∞
Not the beginning of a joke, but a question asked (and answered) by ‘the man in blue’ in his post Handwritten Typographers.
Nice to see that some of them have...
The future of smartphones? ∞
An interesting piece on Wired.com about how Google’s Open Source Android Phone Will Free the Wireless Web.
As the article concludes, Google win whether Android is a success or not,...
Tesco freight to be moved to rail ∞
As I was saying in my response to Simon’s post about SNP priorities, dualling the A9 is not the first priority, getting freight off the roads and onto...
News Flash: Walking outside is good for you! ∞
There is an interesting article on the BBC News about the health benefits of walking outside amongst trees and greenery. The sad thing is that we have got...
The mystery of the resurrection explained (scientifically) ∞
Only a day or so late, but pop over to seemikedraw.com to see the mystery of the resurrection explained (scientifically)
Kilobytes and Kilobits ∞
Courtesy of xkcd.com the definitive guide to kilobytes and kilobits…
There’s been a lot of confusion over 1024 vs 1000, kbyte vs kbit, and the capitalisation of each.Here, at last, is...
The language of swearing ∞
A really interesting article by Steven Pinker in The New Republic, on why we swear and why it is still taboo. TNR Online | What the F***?
Quite long,...
"If this is a national disaster, I'm a tomato" -Times Online ∞
An interesting article about the (lack of) disaster in the response to the flooding across central England last week If this is a national disaster, I’m a tomato...
Anti-Creationism ∞
A couple of quite amusing anti-creationism posts seen elsewhere…
The “Creationist Periodic Table of the Elements“ made just for schools in Kansas, on the Official Richard Dawkins Website, via
Concrete Canvas ∞
Concrete Canvas is a fascinating concept in engineering, a self contained, self deploying temporary structure that can last for up to 10 years.As far as I can see...
Power Generating Ramp ∞
According to the BBC, a ramp has been designed that “creates“ power as cars drive over it. BBC News story
On first reading it seems that the inventor...
3D projection of 4D "Octacube" ∞
A rather amazing sculpture, the subject of which is somewhat difficult to grasp, has been designed by Professor Ocneanu. It is a 3-diminsional representation, or shadow, of a 4-dimensional...