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Nova - Monster of the Milky Way 2007-07-14 09:59:00 Nova's Monster
of the Milky Way documentary is about the supermassive black hole at the centre of galaxy. You can watch it online - and it's in seven segments (real, quicktime, win media formats).
YouTubed Brady Bunch 2007-07-18 06:10:00 This has to be the oddest thing I've seen in ages.
Nine You Tube videos on a single page , arranged to look like the BradyBunch
intro.
(Via Boing Boing)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-18 05:36:00 As Boing Boing explains electronic copies of the latest HarryPotter
book , not due out until Saturday, have leaked online. They aren't proper e-copies but rather photographs of each page of the book.
Piratebay has the torrents to download. Read more:Deathly
, Hallows
, Deathly Hallows
Linkdump 2007-07-17 04:45:00 Facebook is the new AOL according to Kottke. He has a point.
Fake book covers, to hide the fact that you are reading Harry Potter. (NSFW)
Photos of a 7-11 set up as a Kwik E-Mart to promo the new Simpsons Film. (via Kottke
echochrome gameplay demo - escher like weirdness.
Screen tutorial 2007-07-17 04:30:00 A Quick Tutorial on screen
Screen power tips
Payperpost 2007-07-20 10:45:00 Well, my blog has been approved by payperpost, and this is my first payperpost, which is an way of doing blog marketing. It's an interesting concept - in that you get paid, with full disclosure, for blogposts. A marketplace exists on payperpost where the higher your Alexa and Google rankings , the most likely you can have higher paying payperpost items. I'll see how this one goes as it sounds
"It Just Works" 2007-07-20 07:35:00 A commenter on Slashdot replies to this article , about Microsoft patenting the ability to insert adware and spyware directly into the Windows kernel. (no , i'm not kidding)
cheros writes:
I wonder if Microsoft is busy abandoning the software business.
First we get Vista, with a reported 20+ services phoning home with enough detail to make what Redmond get personally identifiable, not to Read more:Works
The Simpsonizer 2007-07-25 08:25:00 If you want to turn yourself into a Simpsons character then try out the Simpsonizer
(traffic might be heavy, so if you can't get onto it , try again later)
hat tip: Wired blog
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse 2007-08-02 05:21:00 Photos from eyewitnesses
Bridge collapses
Like a movie
Wire
Dozens injured, 9 dead
Via Drudge Read more:Minneapolis
Digital Earth Blog 2007-07-31 15:23:00 I just came across a newish blog called the DigitalEarth
Blog which deals with all things Google Earth, Google Maps , Virtual Earth and all things in the digital mapping sphere.
Bash.org joke 2007-08-08 14:11:00 Via bash.org
[Snausages] So, an E-flat, a G-flat, and a B-flat walk into a bar.
[Snausages] And the bartender says,
[Snausages] "I'm sorry, we don't serve minors."
[Myke] That struck a chord.
[Snausages] Careful with those puns, you'll get in treble.
[Myke] But they're key to my humour.
[Myke] And very noteworthy.
Shuttle Launch 2007-08-09 04:18:00 Shuttle launches with teacher aboard
Spaceflight Now rolling updates
Real time space shuttle tracking Read more:Shuttle
, Launch
On Vacation 2007-08-20 04:04:00 I'm on vacation for the next two weeks, returning September 3rd. Blogging will be light. Read more:Vacation
Russian schools to switch to Linux 2007-09-25 06:00:00 Via Cnews
Russian
OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by 2009. Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate the applied software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister of Communication stated at a press conference.
The Ministry of Communication Press Service explains the Ministry plans to install Russian OS and alternative program package in Read more:switch
, Linux
PHP : Outputting A to Z 2007-09-21 06:42:00 for ($i="A";$i<="Z";$i++)
will output A to Z , but it will also output AA, AB, AC until it finishes with ZZ.
To just output A to Z do the following
for ($i="A";$i!="AA";$i++)
Astronomy Picture of the Day 2007-09-19 15:04:00 Today's AstronomyPicture
of the Day is astonishing - it's the Milky Way in the constellation of Scorpius. The clouds that you see aren't clouds of dust and gas - they are actually clouds of stars.
The "bin Laden" trade 2007-09-19 09:01:00 Somebody is betting $900 million on the S&P crashing by Sept 21st. It's been dubbed the "bin Laden" trade.
Read more here
The Bin Laden trade
Dispelling the Bin Laden options trades
Talk Like A Pirate Day 2007-09-19 07:33:00 Arrrrhhh... today is "Talk Like A Pirate
Day".
Pirates are absolute divine beings according to Gospel of the Flying Spagetti Monster.
More info:
Talk Like A Pirate Day
Church of the Flying Spagetti Monster
SCO blames Linux for bankruptcy 2007-09-19 03:43:00 Via Slashdot and Information Week
More on Groklaw
"With its cash reserves running out and its legal case against IBM Corp. unraveling, The SCO Group Inc. says there is doubt that it will remain afloat.
SCO made the statement in its most recent quarterly U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement, filed today. The company cited its recent motion for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection as Read more:Linux
Northern Rock shares plunge 2007-09-17 06:16:00 In the UK there's currently a run on a bank - Northern
Rock - with worried savers queueing to get their money out. Share trading in Northern Rock shares
has been suspended.
"Worried savers have continued to flock to Northern Rock bank branches to withdraw their savings, following similar scenes over the weekend."
Northern Rock share trading suspended
BBC News
Northern Rock Shares plunge
Yahoo
2007 Emmy winners 2007-09-17 04:13:00 Here is the complete list
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Terry O’Quinn - Lost
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly as Joy - My Name Is Earl
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Thomas Haden Church - Broken Trail
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Tropical Storm Ingrid 2007-09-14 09:43:00 MIAMI (AFP) — TropicalStorm
Ingrid emerged over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, becoming the ninth named storm of the 2007 Atlantic season, the US National Hurricane Center said.
With winds of up to 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour, Ingrid was about 1,350 kilometers (840 miles) east of the Lesser Antilles, a chain of popular tourist islands, the center said.
Via AFP
National Hurricane Center
10 Totally Stupid Online Business Ideas that made someone rich 2007-09-13 08:26:00 Good one this. Nichegeek has an article on 10 totally stupid online business ideas that made someone rich.
My favourite is LaserMonks - real Cistercian monks who will refill your laser cartridge. 2005 sales were $2.5 million. Read more:Stupid
, Business
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