June 17, 2010

Toy Wire

June 16, 2010
iPhone 3GS vs. iPhone4 I didn’t have a 1ghz processor in my desktop until 2002 (1.4ghz Athlon Thunderbird).  My new phone will be as powerful as a top of the line PC in 2001.  It will be more powerful than 2 servers we still have in production.  Damn.

iPhone 3GS vs. iPhone4

I didn’t have a 1ghz processor in my desktop until 2002 (1.4ghz Athlon Thunderbird).  My new phone will be as powerful as a top of the line PC in 2001.  It will be more powerful than 2 servers we still have in production.  Damn.

June 10, 2010
Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare (part of the brilliant Classics in Lego by Balakov)

Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare (part of the brilliant Classics in Lego by Balakov)

June 9, 2010
Locals and Tourists #7 (GTWA #8): Washington, DC Blue dots are locals, red dots are tourists.  Yellow might be either.  This is fascinating.

Locals and Tourists #7 (GTWA #8): Washington, DC

Blue dots are locals, red dots are tourists.  Yellow might be either.  This is fascinating.

June 4, 2010
This is how the internet works.

This is how the internet works.

May 31, 2010
Tropical storm leaves more than 100 dead in Central America - CNN.com

Tropical storm leaves more than 100 dead in Central America - CNN.com

May 30, 2010
It’s hard but keep your eyes on the drummer

Do it.

May 28, 2010
The Metro Transportation Library Blog: Hand-Held Museums: Is The Future Of History On Your Phone?

Looking Into the Past on your iPhone!

May 27, 2010

Freddie Scott “(You) Got What I Need” 

Listening to Biz Markie’s starting point for “Just a Friend” is really weird.

May 17, 2010
“ Here’s a good rule of thumb: For every spelling error you make, your apparent IQ drops by 5 points. For every “there, they’re, their” type of mistake you make, your apparent IQ drops by 10 points. Sorry about that, but there it is.
Writing Tips for Non-Writers Who Don’t Want to Work at Writing « Whatever
May 14, 2010
Sunday Magazine | The most interesting articles from 100 years ago this weekend

This is just fantastic all around.  Thanks Nikki!

May 11, 2010
May 4, 2010
“ Money is like gasoline during a road trip,” he says. “You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn’t be about the money.
Tim O’Reilly: The Oracle of Silicon Valley
April 30, 2010

Around the world in 80 seconds

Clever.  I like it.

April 25, 2010

As Seen on TV - a tribute to doing it wrong (via kickintheheadcomic)