September 2010
42 posts
Alarms, a freakishly awesome reminder app →
Trying it out now. Pretty amazing(ly simple) so far. Syncs with Things too, but not perfect yet.
6502 visual simulator →
This has to be one of the coolest retro-hardware projects I’ve seen in a while. It’s a transistor-level simulator of the 6502, written in Javascript, that visually simulates the device based on its original mask pattern — painstakingly reverse-engineered from high-resolution die photographs.
And
It makes my head spin to think that the CPU from the first real computer I used, the Apple II,...
So, tumblr decided to publish all 90 posts in my...
codeit:
aliensandpredators:
F*cking eh. I mean, I know tumblr is a free service, so I can’t really complain, but I tell my friends that tumblr is this great, professional blogging platform.
Then they go and do something like this. And I look like an idiot.
Balls
Sounds like you are feeling frustrated and that you value how you treat your followers. I have heard that several others were...
What's the difference between khakis and chinos?
floodlite:
Khaki is a color. It’s the color of desert sand. Chinos are a type of pants. They’re often khaki colored. In the US, it’s common to refer to khaki-colored pants by their color. This is called synecdoche.
From Put This On
“She wants you to listen, not to offer a solution to what she’s venting about.”
– Ryan Freitas - 35 Lessons in 35 Years
WatchPretty amazing game trailer, if you could call it that.
First Mega Man Online Trailer Isn’t Screwing Around
WatchMacro video of a hard drive in use
BetterIMDb by Cornell Campbell →
Better IMDb is an extension designed to remove the clutter from the default IMDb interface. If you’re like me, you’d rather not see all the ads, background clutter, and extras that are plastered all over the IMDb website. The Better IMDb extension simply makes a more clean, simple IMDb experience.
Liking it so far.
Reeder is coming to your Mac desktop →
Now, with a single tweet, we’re being told that Reeder is coming to the Mac OS:
That link? It goes to this:
Excited!
Stay →
Very useful if you frequently change your display configuration (i.e. laptop + monitor).
Stay can store a set of windows for every combination of displays that you use with your computer. For example, if you have a laptop that is sometimes connected to an external monitor, you can store two sets of windows in Stay; one with the external monitor connected and one without. This done, you’ll be...
“If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you are the...”
– Petteri Hiisilä
Reasons to believe (P!=NP) →
The Philosophical Argument. If P=NP, then the world would be a profoundly different place than we usually assume it to be. There would be no special value in “creative leaps,” no fundamental gap between solving a problem and recognizing the solution once it’s found. Everyone who could appreciate a symphony would be Mozart; everyone who could follow a step-by-step argument would be Gauss;...
Simplify GR by Dave Zaikos →
I’m liking the FancyBox implementation.
Designed for Google Reader, Simplify GR integrates tools such as Helvetireader and FancyBox to provide a clean, minimalistic reading experience.
The Simplify GR extension utilizes Helvetireader to reduce the clutter of the Google Reader interface by limiting the number of colours, buttons and social features normally present. When reading articles...
Brabus's iBusiness →
We’ve seen the iPad implemented both at school and at work, but in your car? That’s the idea behind the iBusiness, a Mercedes-Benz S600 that’s been tricked out with Apple gear aplenty byBrabus. Get this — you can see the two iPads and keyboards in the back seats, but there’s also a Mac mini in the back and a 64gb iPod touch as well. The display above is a 15.2”...
Apple’s Attention to Detail →
In July 2002, Appled filed a patent for a “Breathing Status LED Indicator” (No. US 6,658,577 B2). They described it as a “blinking effect of the sleep-mode indicator in accordance with the present invention mimics the rhythm of breathing which is psychologically appealing.”
The average respiratory rate for adults is 12-20 breaths per minute, which is the rate that the sleep-indicator light...
Where does your 911 tax money go? →
Georgia collected $8,537,319 in prepaid 911 fees. “None of these funds were allocated for 911 or E911 use,” the report says. Instead, they too sat in the state treasuries’ general fund.
California’s listed but not the amount.
“Meetings must exist, but meetings cannot be seen as the only solution for making...”
– Rands In Repose: How to Run a Meeting
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is...”
– Benjamin Franklin (via Shawn Blanc)
Google's Metamorphosis →
More and more, I get the feeling that if there’s a rift between the old “Don’t be evil” Google and the new “Let’s do whatever we want” Google, that it’s a rift between Schmidt and Larry/Sergey — if not personally, then at least culturally within the company. On the one side, the Larry/Sergey Google that makes amazing cool things — the search engine, Gmail, Android. On the other, the Schmidt...
