Morning Linkage (Apr 24)

In the I won­der who was after what depart­ment. The judge in the Pirate
Bay tri­al is a mem­ber of a copy­rights advo­ca­cy group. And this is just
com­ing out? Either the PB lawyers are incom­pe­tent (mis­tri­al,
incom­pe­tent defense) or clever (mis­tri­al, judge not impartial)
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/judges-conflict-of-interest-surfaces-after-pirate-bay-trial.ars

Fabulously beau­ti­ful Japanese depic­tions of nature.
http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/04/nature-of-utamaro.html

Half a mil­lion pacemakers.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/23/not-all-gadgets-suck-50000th-pacemaker-successfully-installed/

Play with your food. Nice visu­al trib­ute to the most aggra­vat­ing “game” ever.
http://sleepmachine.tumblr.com/post/99570542/extramegane-london-paris-jinakanishi

The ASIFA Animation Archive is always a good place to waste some time.
This sam­pling of old­er glimpses into the future has a nice retro feel
and an occa­sion­al bit of brilliance.
http://www.animationarchive.org/2009/04/theory-our-dreams-of-future.html

A cut and tape pin­hole cam­era. If for no oth­er rea­son than you really
need a cam­era with this much col­or on the *out­side*
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/04/world_pinhole_camera_day_camer.html

Obsession in the ser­vice of cool.
http://www.dinosaursandrobots.com/2009/04/incredibly-detailed-bridge-layer-model.html

more Monday,