Completely random shit
Completely random shit: ” 1. Saw my therapist today: she made a strong case for me just quitting this job at the end of the year and moving home, replacement job or no. Best line: “you won the prize and got the job and now you’re taking anti-depressants. Obviously something’s wrong, right?” (Via Bitch. Ph.D..) […]
Read MoreCourse / Beverages / Punch Recipes
Course / Beverages / Punch Recipes: “” (Via .) punch recipes… did someone say punch recipes? and no one is citing William Juniper’s ‘the true drunkards delight’? mortal sins…. he lists Tovey’s Punch Whisky Punch Glasgow Punch Halo Punch Rum Punch Oxford Punch Milk Punch
Read MoreHomemade camera kicks gigapixel ass
Homemade camera kicks gigapixel ass: “Xeni Jardin: Interesting piece in the NYT about inventor Clifford Ross, and an analog camera he developed which is capable of capturing astounding detail from great distances. [The camera was] unusual enough to capture the attention of serious scientists, including the kinds who work for the government, experimenting with nuclear […]
Read MoreUniversal Free Dictionary
Universal Free Dictionary: “Zdenek Broz writes “The all free dictionaries project focuses on maintaining free dictionaries (now more than 90 with more than 3,300,000 translations). We are designing a new system which will unite them all into one universal dictionary for all languages. The universal dictionary will be soon available for free under GPL.”” (Via […]
Read MoreMueller comment
Mueller comment: ““You have not tried a free and market process. You have done almost everything else. You have shut the market down completely. You have tried trickling in additions through painful and laborious beauty contests…. However, there is a glimmer of hope…I heard Kleinsin say he saw no technical stability concerns about the addition […]
Read MoreUNESCO Free Software Portal
UNESCO Free Software Portal: The UNESCO Free Software Portal gives access to documents and websites which are references for the Free Software/Open Source Technology movement. It is also a gateway to resources related to Free Software. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12034&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (Via Information Policy.) ——- this could be handy.
Read MoreJon Udell on the passive-aggressive Semantic Web
Jon Udell on the passive-aggressive Semantic Web: “ He doesn’t call it that, but his column in InfoWorld, “Bootstrapping the Semantic Web” makes a fascinating point. At a site that aggregates info about people … I show up as executive editor of Byte Magazine and contributor to Linux Magazine. And while those were once accurate […]
Read Moreheteronormativity
Conference: “Heteronormativity – A fruitful concept? June 2. – 4. 2005 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway You can also find the program on the conference web site, but it’s still mostly lunches, breaks and other leisure things which…” (Via GENDER & COMPUTING.) —- this could be fun.
Read MoreOur Leaders
Our Leaders: “~If Our Leaders have been saved, are reborn through the grace of God, is it blasphemy to point-out, to report, their wrong-doings, their misdeeds?…” (Via Spitting Image.) great picture.
Read MoreIt's Wednesday: do you need an attitude adjustment?
It’s Wednesday: do you need an attitude adjustment?: “ “ (Via Inside the Mind of Gloria Brame.) —— sometimes people need an attitude adjustment.
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