Entries from May 2007
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Apple – the lesser evil, but still evil
I like Macs. The OS allows me to switch seamlessly between open source and proprietary software, both Windows and Mac. Since it’s based on FreeBSD Unix, it’s both more stable and secure than Windows. Apple puts a lot of QA time and money into making sure everything works consistently. And I like Apple’s design aesthetics. [...]
Monday, May 21st, 2007
links for 2007-05-21
Jonathan Coulton – MySpace – YouTube – Rock Music – New York Times But Coulton realized he could simply poll his existing online audience members, find out where they lived and stage a tactical strike on any town with more than 100 fans, the point at which he’d be likely to make $1,000 for a [...]
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Zeppy, first pedal powered airship to cross English Channel
Via Brass Goggles. See their website and additional footage (wmv).
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Magnolia plugin bug
I’m not able to bookmark links with the Magnolia plugin. This is a Quicktime video demonstrating how to duplicate the bug. Magnolia plugin bug
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
links for 2007-05-20
Solar hot air balloon A solar balloon is an ultralight hot air balloon that only uses heat radiation from the sun to provide lift. Experimental technique nowadays, this innovative technique can be used for tethered or free flight, for recreational flying or other uses. (tags: balloon blimp airship) Solomon Andrews (inventor) – Wikipedia, the free [...]
