December 2009
9 posts
Kung Fu Monkey: RERUNS: "Wait, Arent You Scared?" →
John Rogers is my hero.
Oh, I’m sorry, was wiping out our entire Pacific fleet supposed to intimidate us? We have nothing to fear but fear itself, and right now we’re coming to kick your ass with brand new destroyers riveted by waitresses. How’s that going to feel?
18 Gigapixel Panorama of Prague →
It’s about as cool as it sounds. Zoom in anywhere.
The Space Shuttle's Last Ride. →
Sniff. /via New Scientist
Olbermann on health care reform: Saving American... →
It’s about life and death. It really is that simple.
Whether or not you like Olbermann, whether or not you think he’s overly cranky and iconoclastic, this is important. It’s not about politics, which is maybe why it gets away from Olbermann’s usual rabble-rousing and railing. It’s just about keeping each other alive.
Rands In Repose: Gaming the System →
Games and the geek mind. It says a lot about how to get the best work out of smart people, whether or not they self-identify as “geeks.”
Moreover? I think the article’s usage of the geek appellation is self-defeating. The term “geek” doesn’t apply to any one thing anymore. We’re past that. As the world’s become more hooked up and computer oriented...
Up All Night →
Old piece by Warren Ellis. I’ve been thinking about space a lot, recently…
And you know what? It doesn’t matter what went wrong in your life today. Because up there, in the dark, somewhere past the limits of your vision — — you got it right.
Coolest Thing We've Ever Seen: Mobius Strip Bagel... →
Mobius bagels. I mean, seriously.
