December 2008
19 posts
Taken Together: A Couple Of Small Trends
Over here.
Over there.
“Let’s do the grim math. The death toll is already around 160. Since 9/11...”
– reddit commenter hpymondays
Hi, I'm Werner von Braun. This is how we will use... →
From the 1950’s Walt Disney Space series.
Vanity Fair Conjures Up Coming Week's White House... →
Tech Juxtaposed: What is productive?
The internet, largely powered by targeted ads that may or may not come across as targeted, sometimes provides irony to be captured in the browser window. Featured below, an article in the NYTimes Bits Blog about a decadent $2,000 mobile phone.
Now the story here is that it’s got “130 precision ball bearings” to facilitate the swivelling earpiece and a 62-carat sapphire crystal...
“John MacFarlane, the Sonos chief executive, says creation of the software that...”
– “The Year of the Simpler Gadget” - Damon Darlin, NYTimes.com
HD Air traffic over UK [BBC] →
Milgram Experiments Repeated; People Will Still... →
wiki: Milgram experiment
Chrysler Idles Plants for a Month; GM Halts Volt... →
“Ford Motor Co. said it will idle most of its North American assembly plants for the first week of January, while General Motors Corp. said a new factory making engines for the Chevrolet Volt electric car is being delayed to conserve cash.”
Whoops.
WatchThis makes me shudder with disgust. Does it make a good mascot?
The Awkwardness-of-Eye-Contact-on-Subways... →
After trying dozens, this is the best one.