Orwell Diaries - A blog that will post each entry from George Orwell’s private musings exactly 70 years after it was written, starting August 9th 2008.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
1948
Labels: 1984, Blogs, Books, diary, Orwell
Posted by Richard at 7/31/2008 08:07:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Rising Tide
Rising Gasoline Costs - As of July 28, the national average per gallon was $4.01. How did we get to this point? Watch as gas prices rise and fall from 1993 up until now.
Labels: Corporations, gasoline, income gap
Posted by Richard at 7/30/2008 08:00:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
But Barbie Says, "Math Is Hard"
Labels: Berkeley, Lisa, Mathematics, study, survey, vindication
Posted by Richard at 7/29/2008 08:06:00 AM 0 comments
Monday, July 28, 2008
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Labels: guide, how to, snakes, Survival
Posted by Richard at 7/28/2008 08:05:00 AM 0 comments
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Come Fly With Me Right Into The Sun
LyricsFly - A user-contributed music service for searching lyrics. Find lyrics for your favorite songs by artist, song and album name, or search using phrases from the lyrics. In addition to lyrics text, LyricsFly also returns related YouTube videos, links to stream songs online (from Seeqpod), MP3 download links and CD covers.
Posted by Richard at 7/27/2008 08:07:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Area 51
Blurred Out: 51 Things You Aren't Allowed to See on Google Maps
Labels: Google, Maps, secret, security, web 2.0
Posted by Richard at 7/26/2008 08:21:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 25, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Divided We Fall
Labels: Counter Terrorism, Handbook, Information, UN
Posted by Richard at 7/24/2008 08:22:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
In Limited Release
SnagFilms - Has the world‘s most compelling documentaries, whether from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers, and is making these films available to the wide audience these titles deserve.
Labels: Collections, documentary, pedantic pundit, research, Video
Posted by Richard at 7/23/2008 08:33:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Stay Tuned
Labels: Museum, pedantic pundit, Television, US History
Posted by Richard at 7/22/2008 08:11:00 AM 0 comments
Monday, July 21, 2008
Worst Nightmare
Labels: 2008 Election, Bush, Cheney, conspiracy, Fascism in Amercia, GOP, Religious Right Wing
Posted by Richard at 7/21/2008 08:19:00 AM 0 comments
Tee Time
HideYourArms - 133 t-shirt blogs + 24 new additions = 157 t-shirt blogs
Labels: Blogs, clothes, Lists, T-Shirts
Posted by Richard at 7/21/2008 08:02:00 AM 0 comments
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Just Picture It
oSkope - Five different views for books on Amazon - grid, stack, pile, list, and graph.
Labels: Amazon, Graph, Internet, usability, visualization
Posted by Richard at 7/20/2008 08:21:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, July 19, 2008
It's Out There
Labels: Information, Lists, YouTube
Posted by Richard at 7/19/2008 08:09:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 18, 2008
Fail Safe
The Top Ten Passwords.
Labels: Lists, secret, security
Posted by Richard at 7/18/2008 08:05:00 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Night Shift
Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long. A scientist looks at how the only non-supernatural superhero would operate in real life.
Labels: Batman, biology, SciAm, science, Superhero
Posted by Richard at 7/17/2008 08:03:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Junior Birdman
Point Niner - Satisfying an unnatural infatuation with airplanes and rockets.
Labels: Airlines, airplanes, Airport, Blogs, rockets
Posted by Richard at 7/16/2008 08:04:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
All That Glitters
10 Richest People of All Time and How They Made Their Fortunes.
Labels: economy, income gap, Lists, money, wealth
Posted by Richard at 7/15/2008 08:15:00 AM 0 comments
Monday, July 14, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Stop The Presses
OUPBlog - The Oxford University Press Blog
Labels: Blogs, Books, Information, Oxford, pedantic pundit
Posted by Richard at 7/13/2008 08:06:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, July 12, 2008
DoCA&A
Dictionary of Cartographic Abbreviations and Acronyms - Attempts to decode abbreviations and acronyms that have been found in a variety of publications
Labels: acronyms, Information, Lists, pedantic pundit, research
Posted by Richard at 7/12/2008 08:20:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 11, 2008
Somebody's Watching You
Real Time Satellite Tracking - Track all kinds of satellites and follow satellite and Space Shuttle news.
Labels: Big Brother, Information, pedantic pundit, space, Spy
Posted by Richard at 7/11/2008 08:05:00 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tomorrowland
Modern Mechanix - Yesterday's Tomorrow Today
Labels: Blogs, Pop Culture, science, Scifi, US History
Posted by Richard at 7/10/2008 08:28:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Refreshment
Lemonade Remade - Four fresh takes on summer's classic beverage
Labels: follow-up, how to, recipes, Summer
Posted by Richard at 7/09/2008 08:13:00 AM 0 comments
Hell Is For Children
Hello Kitty Hell - A circle reserved for the most evil and vile. This man must have done something horrible in this life or a previous one.
Labels: Blogs, Hello Kitty, Pop Culture
Posted by Richard at 7/09/2008 08:01:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Ephemera Collected
Swapatorium - A Journey Through Junkland. Flea markets, thrift stores, antique shops, garage and estate sales, found photographs, collecting, odd finds, swaps and more
Posted by Richard at 7/08/2008 08:15:00 AM 0 comments
Monday, July 07, 2008
A Mothers Curse
Labels: occult, Pop Culture, Tarot
Posted by Richard at 7/07/2008 08:00:00 AM 0 comments
Sunday, July 06, 2008
An Affected Effect
Confusing Words - A collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misused.
Posted by Richard at 7/06/2008 08:07:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Is That A Banana In Your Pocket?
Tattooed Banana - The only site you will find dedicated to the emerging appreciation for banana art.
Posted by Richard at 7/05/2008 08:09:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 04, 2008
Whistlestop Tour
Labels: 2008 Election, Elections, Maps, politics
Posted by Richard at 7/04/2008 08:04:00 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Chick Voyeur
Hencam - Where you watch chickens
Labels: fun, strange, usless, webcam
Posted by Richard at 7/03/2008 08:07:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Tightening The Belt
The price of food: 2007 vs. 2008
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Labels: economy, inflation, Miss C, recession
Posted by Richard at 7/02/2008 08:05:00 AM 0 comments
Once Upon A Time
Dipity - A web tool that you can set up to keep track of all your feeds (including RSS, Twitter, Flickr, blogs, Last.fm, and more) and Dipity will make a visual timeline of what you do with your life. The timeline doesn’t have to be personal either; you can create one about a topic and invite others to add to the timeline.
Labels: mashup, timeline, Web App
Posted by Richard at 7/02/2008 08:01:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
DJ JazzE E
Hobnox’s Audiotool - A flash based web application where you can create your own music, using the same tools many of the DJ’s in real life use.
Posted by Richard at 7/01/2008 08:40:00 AM 0 comments