Dan Barber on foie gras: “I’d rather
Dan Barber on foie gras: “I’d rather eat a force-fed duck than a Tyson’s chicken”.
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Entries for January 2005
Great win yesterday by the Patriots
Great win yesterday by the Patriots. Nearly flawless execution of their game plan; they held the ball for 2/3 of the game, not allowing the Colts celebrated offense much time on the field.
Michael Jordan: “Has anyone so completely dominated
Michael Jordan: “Has anyone so completely dominated his sport and left so small a mark upon it?”. “Jordan’s heading toward a point at which he’ll be only a chain of newspapers and an opera singer shy of being Charles Foster Kane”.
The answer to “I’m coming to NYC…
The answer to “I’m coming to NYC…where should I stay/go/eat/etc.?”. I get this question a lot…it’ll be nice to have somewhere to direct people.
John Battelle’s looking for a subtitle for
John Battelle’s looking for a subtitle for his book, “The Search”. How about “Solving the world’s biggest problems and getting rich doing it”?
Ma new pimp name be “Brown Sugar Kottke Super Suede”
Ma new pimp name be “Brown Sugar Kottke Super Suede”. Sho nuff.
The earth is getting less sunlight than
The earth is getting less sunlight than it was 50 years ago. Global dimming may be caused by air pollution and could affect the earth’s climate.
In Europe and Canada, some American brands
In Europe and Canada, some American brands are more American than others.
Beautiful evidence sample chapter
Tufte has posted a new chapter from his upcoming book, Beautiful Evidence. Chapter is called “Corrupt Techniques in Evidence Presentations”, some of the ugly evidence in the book.
Timely spam
Spam is like a broken watch. It’s right about twice a day. A sampling from the past two weeks:
- Need a change?
- No more.
- I cannot forget you!
- Looking for cheap high-quality software?
- IMPORTANT: this email address is circulating…
- Now you can watch ON_Demand Movie channels
- I cant live without…
- Is it time for a change?
- How Badly Do You Want To Exit The Rat Race?
- Today is the first day of the rest of your life
- relief from pain
- Freee your mind and b0dy — relax when you should
- home alone
- Feeling Depressed?
- Spamed?
- Relieve the pressure and anxiety
- You pay TOO MUCH for meds!
- one more time
- silent. On a sofa
- I hope this is what you want.
- How are you? You could be better….
- i need some company
- suffered for so long,
- Adieu.
- It’s for sure
- you are lost
The Sound of Data
The Sound of Data. Piping data files to an audio player to see what they sound like. Fun!
The Flybar 1200 is a $300 pogo stick that
The Flybar 1200 is a $300 pogo stick that allows one to reach heights of more than 5 feet.
When black holes spin, they twist spacetime up around it
When black holes spin, they twist spacetime up around it.
Man swept out to sea by the
Man swept out to sea by the tsunami survives for two weeks. He ate coconuts and built a makeshift raft.
Turn any iPod into an iPod Shuffle in 3 easy steps
Turn any iPod into an iPod Shuffle in 3 easy steps.
Six Apart has published a comprehensive guide to comment spam
Six Apart has published a comprehensive guide to comment spam.
It appears that Justin Hall has stopped
It appears that Justin Hall has stopped publishing on the Web (his front page is blank except for a search box). Missing notebooks. Hmmm.
The Indonesian earthquake decreased the length of
The Indonesian earthquake decreased the length of each day by 2.68 microseconds. More amazing is that man made features like the Three-Gorge reservoir can change the length of days and shift polar position.
Blogging and source confidentiality
The EFF is doing important work in defending bloggers against Apple’s subpoenas:
On December 13, Apple filed suit against “Does 1-20” in a Santa Clara court. The company obtained a court order that allows it to issue subpoenas to AppleInsider and PowerPage for the names of the “Does” who allegedly leaked the information in question. EFF is defending the publishers against these subpoenas, arguing that the anonymity of bloggers’ sources is protected by the same laws that protect sources providing information to journalists.
“Bloggers break the news, just like journalists do. They must be able to promise confidentiality in order to maintain the free flow of information,” said EFF Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl. “Without legal protection, informants will refuse to talk to reporters, diminishing the power of the open press that is the cornerstone of a free society.”
The right of bloggers to protect their sources is an issue near and dear to me, and it’s great to see the EFF pursuing it.
MacMerc is blogging MacWorld live
MacMerc is blogging MacWorld live. So far, iWork (Keynote + word processor), new iLife apps, Mac mini ($500-600), iPod Shuffle (small, simple mp3 player, 1 oz., 512 Mb for $99).
100 things we didn’t know this time last year
100 things we didn’t know this time last year. “Brussels sprouts have three times as much vitamin C as oranges”.
The Library of Congress has made tons
The Library of Congress has made tons of maps from the US Civil War available online.
Malcolm Gladwell and James Surowiecki are discussing
Malcolm Gladwell and James Surowiecki are discussing their latest books on Slate this week.
Hypertemporality is an online net art exhibit
Hypertemporality is an online net art exhibit. Peter Baldes’ Hypertemps is my favorite.
Listening with affection and excitement
I just tell myself to listen with affection to anyone who talks to me, to be in their shoes when they talk, to try to know them without my mind pressing against theirs, or arguing, or changing the subject. No. My attitude is: ‘Tell me more. This person is showing me his soul. It is a little dry and meager and full of grinding talk just now, but presently he will begin to think, not just automatically to talk. He will show his true self. Then he will be wonderfully alive.’
I need to listen more and be listened to better. This is probably as good a New Year’s resolution as any.
All ISBNs will move from 10 digits to 13 digits in 2007
All ISBNs will move from 10 digits to 13 digits in 2007. I wonder how Amazon will handle old URLs with the 10 digit ISBNs.
Faking the Lomo effect, now with an
Faking the Lomo effect, now with an updated link to the directions.
Cory Arcangel has a solo show at
Cory Arcangel has a solo show at the Team gallery, Jan 13 - Feb 12. “The show at Team, for example, marks the launch of dooogle.com, a search engine which only yields results about Doogie Howser, M.D.”
Redemption of a pizza stone scrooge
Redemption of a pizza stone scrooge. “You guys are trying to make a pizza fool of me. That pizza she’s making is a big fat round manipulation.”
The previous two links courtesy of the 20
The previous two links courtesy of the 20 Year Usenet Timeline on Google Groups.
1994 Usenet post from Jeff Bezos looking for developers for Amazon
1994 Usenet post from Jeff Bezos looking for developers for Amazon.
Early eBay announcement on Usenet from Pierre Omidyar
Early eBay announcement on Usenet from Pierre Omidyar. “All items are offered by the individual sellers, and anyone is free to bid on any item, or to add items, free of charge.”
Good Daniel Okrent editorial on photography’s place in journalism
Good Daniel Okrent editorial on photography’s place in journalism. “But the untruth - or, at least, imperfect truth - of any single photograph is inescapable.”
Andre Torrez releases TKPal, a set of
Andre Torrez releases TKPal, a set of PHP scripts for DIY micropayments. Lets you charge small amounts for “unlocking” content like individual blog posts, a shareware download link, or to get rid of advertising.
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