It’s a big list today. So many interesting things going on in the world that beg to be logged. Transport German built H‑D side car rigs. Um, that’s weird. http://mobec-international.com/range/harleycombo/53276097890f1cb09/o000.html There’s been lots of talk about the 747 tanker being used to fight the fires in LA County. Here’s a round up of links to pics, videos, …
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Morning Linkage (Sept 1)
Technology and a little Transportation Skype is an important part of the ‘net ecology especially in parts of the world where phone taps are ubiquitous. Various programs have been written to allow intercepting and recording VOIP. Now the programmer who wrote one of them has released his code to the public. Interesting results. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/skype-trojan/ If you are …
Morning Linkage (Aug 31)
Design and Artifacts From Tokyo, a round up of Good Design 2009 winners. The automatic meat freshness indicator is clever and useful. I want a couple of the lamps listed second. There’s cute, clever, and head scratching further on. http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/08/photos-good-design-2009/ I love tea in the morning. The joy of watching this little shark float around in my cup would …
Morning Linkage (Aug 28)
Transportation Boeing’s Scan Eagle UAV gets put to civilian use during the Alaska wild fire season. Video of the launch and recovery with infra-red fire spotting footage. Verra cool. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/08/firefighting-uav/ This is the most unfortunate color scheme for a bike I have ever seen. Even John Deere gets the accent color for a green vehicle righter than …
Morning Linkage (Aug 27)
Transport Did you know that the wheelie was invented by some guy on bicycle who was trying to frighten a horse? Okay it’s just a drawing but it’s a giggle. http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/barrett/the-day-the-wheelie-was-made-by-barrett/ OMG that’s fugly. Autotopia caption contest. And the captions are lame. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/08/wtf-caption-veritas/ OMG that is *not* fugly. Swoon. http://www.thecoolist.com/the-1937-bmw-r7-restored-to-perfection/ —————- Objects of Design There were eight winners in …