December 2007
Tumblr Channels Need RSS
The Tumblr channels system is a nice added feature that promotes some multi-authoring and categorisation - since tagging posts appears to do nothing. However, the channels are also pretty useless without non-tumblrs being able to read them and the lack of RSS feed. Essentially, you can post content to a channel, but never have anyone see it or use it outside of Tumblr. Am I missing something? As...
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“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.”
– Harry S Truman
Close-up: Bird being sucked into an engine →
The video below shows jet engines being stress tested by firing poultry into them to simulate a bird strike. via whydontyou
Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop... →
“…he decided to call his friend Jim Stewart, founder of the Seattle’s Best Coffee chain, to find out what really happens when a Starbucks opens nearby. “You’re going to love it,” Stewart reported. “They’ll do all of your marketing for you, and your sales will soar.” via livejamie
“The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”
– Oscar Wilde
Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep →
via Why Europe? — danw
Prostitution Blogs Worth Reading →
UPDATED DEC. 4 by Emilie Dice
Computer Advice, via tumblr
Nstrich: what's a good game that lets me FUCKING SHOOT PEOPLE on a mac?
Ghostvirus: there are none. enjoy your mac.
Foul-mouthed customer leaves waitress $50,000 →
It pays to be nice. (via fuddmain) — imadison
“If Radiohead had a real social conscience, they would start their own label,...”
– Andrew Keen @ The Great Seduction
Design Observer: What's In A Name? →
Pseudonyms like “miss representation” or “Xman” or “Pesky Illustrator” or “Inaudible Nonsense,” or even the passionate, erudite “DesignMaven,” are not cute, they are cowardly. I agree with him for the most part (see my 2nd rule, after all), but I think for clarity’s sake that people should use their real name and a handle for online writing. There might be plenty of Cameron Hunts in the world,...
Apple Tries To Patent A Way to Avoid Long Lines →
A recent patent application by Apple hints at a killer future feature that would let iPhone owners bypass long lines by placing orders at coffee shops and other retail outlets right from their phone. — halbluchs
“Reading a book on general physics should be like going to a magic show.”
– Motion Mountain: The Adventure of Physics.
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo...
“First on Fox this morning: A group of friends get an unexpected surprise...”
– Tulsa’s Fox 23 News Daybreak proves you can force a holiday reference into any story.
Australia to get net censorship →
Weak: NEW restrictions on online chatrooms, websites and mobile phone content will be introduced within a month to stop children viewing unsuitable material. — redwolf
Nepal agrees to abolish monarchy →
Nepal’s government has agreed for the first time that the 240-year-old monarchy should be abolished. After more than two months of arguing, the leaders of the main political parties have finally yielded to pressure from Maoist former rebels. — redwolf
Google Talk = Babel Fish →
By adding translation bots to GTalk conversations, you can speak foreign languages to anyone! An amazing step for international dialogue.
