To fuel the OO vs. everyone else debates. Manga about Ubuntu. (Get ’em early while they are still impressionable…) http://doctormo.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/ubunchu-the-ubuntu-manga-is-now-in-english/ The last dinosaur will soon be extinct. (Thank God, the thing is creepy) http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/04/21/pleo-extinct.html I love the ways people are finding to put the artifacts of excess to use. http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/04/recycled_catalog_dollhouse.html Lovingly recreated decals for old machinery. …
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Morning Linkage (Apr 21) The Shearing Day Edition
Kind of icky because it’s about bugs (ants) but the photos are fab. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24826 Can anyone tell me what I am being warned against? “Cause that’s the scariest squirrel I have ever seen. http://sleepmachine.tumblr.com/post/98430660/tsuyatsuya Two from the tech news. Oracle to buy SUN. The MySQL forums will be utterly useless for at least a week. Let the wailing begin. http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/oracle-acquires-sun-ars-explores-the-impact-on-open-source.ars …
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Morning Linkage (Apr 20)
Spend some time looking at what Winfried Baumann can do with a simple aluminum container. Housing, offices, canteens. Click on “WORKS” in the top bar. http://winfried-baumann.de/ No words just a wicked concept bike picture. http://insomnio.org/post/97944795/tron‑2–0 The mania for recreating the photographic experience of cheap old cameras continues. The Russian LOMO http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/20/the-disturbing-beauty-of-oversaturated-pictures/ A couple of infrastructure/communications posts. First …
Morning Linkage (Apr 17)
Because a Titan Missile silo eastern Washington is the ultimate location for a hacker camp. (click around for photos): http://www.toorcamp.org/content/introduction More interesting questions about how the oceans work. In this case how long does it take an ocean to rise. (not sure of the credibility of the website but the journal cited is legit): http://www.openthefuture.com/2009/04/the_sea_level_rise_mystery.html Silly tech for …
Morning Linkage (Apr 16)
fair warning — look for me to bombard you with links to this in August. http://www.core77.com/blog/news/maker_faire_africa_is_happening_august_1315_in_accra_ghana_13199.asp walk through of the design process for “fixing” one of the least successful tools in the world — the conference phone. http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2009/04/product-concept-touchscreen-conference-phone/ today’s must have clothing item. http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/missilecommand overly flash site but OMG the design (panasonic) http://www.panasonic.eu/designmuseum/ sweetest zombie cartoon evah! I …