Category: Links

Cephalopod Tea Party (tags: blogs design art)

BBC News – Speed-of-light experiments give baffling result at Cern "we are not claiming things, we want just to be helped by the community in understanding our crazy result – because it is crazy". "And of course the consequences can be very serious." (tags: science physics)

Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber: Photos : Discovery News "A stunning array of prehistoric feathers, including dinosaur protofeathers, has been discovered in Late Cretaceous amber from Canada." (tags: Paleontology amber)

winstanley "Winstanley is a truly amazing and painstaking account of misery, as it depicts those whose cause is righteous and nonviolent. Winstanley evokes the civil war mood of the mid 1600s – where Cromwell's parliamentary forces defeat and behead the king to only find that there is a second bloody civil war where the levellers,… Continue reading links for 2011-09-07

How-To: Roast Coffee with a Popcorn Popper @Craftzine.com blog "The one coffee-making activity I've always avoided, though, was roasting coffee. I assumed that coffee roasting required large, expensive machinery and considerable training. But a few weeks ago, I heard about a way to roast coffee using a hot air popcorn popper. I gave it a… Continue reading links for 2011-09-06

Nedroid Picture Diary "I am a computer program designed for the express purpose of drawing goofy comics." (tags: blogs art comics)

Zeke Mazur: Dissertation Abstract "The essential point of this dissertation is to demonstrate that a crucial element of Plotinus’ thought— his conception of mystical union with the One— can no longer be understood solely within the conventional history of philosophy, or as the product of a unique, sui generis psychological propensity, but rather must be… Continue reading links for 2011-09-04

SignOn.org Beta "SignOn is a service provided by MoveOn.org Civic Action to allow anyone to set up their own online petition, share it with friends, and stay in touch with the signers of their petition using email." (tags: politics activism tools progressive change)

Amorphia Apparel – Look on my shirts, ye mighty, and despair! by Jeremy Kalgreen (tags: design art science shopping)

If we don't, remember me. (tags: blogs graphics)

From the London Riots Emerges a Hipster Hero – Technology – GOOD "While everyone is heralding Piers as a champion of social media, he's much more than that. Piers should be considered a journalist—not an "amateur journalist" or a "Twitter journalist"—who reported accurate, important information when his town needed it most." (tags: journalism social media)

this isn't happiness™ "Art Photography Design & Disappointment™" (tags: culture blogs design art)

Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot – Slashdot "It was the summer of '97 and I was a college kid working part time as a programmer at an ad agency. I wrote a simple CMS: practically my first perl program (I was so happy to not have to write in anything Microsoft!). I got an… Continue reading links for 2011-08-25

What Your Taste In Music Says About You On A Date – Date Report – Dating Blog | HowAboutWe "Tori Amos: You cry during sex and get real quiet after." "Peaches: If you're not getting a handjob under the table right now, it's because you're giving one." (tags: music culture) booklamp.org Home "BookLamp.org is the… Continue reading links for 2011-08-18

Robin Lakoff: The Semantics of "Submission" "President Obama has been criticized by both left and right for poor communication. That may be true, but the fault lies less with the president than with his adversaries, in particular the members of the Tea Party, many of whom demonstrate contempt not only for the concrete requirements of… Continue reading links for 2011-08-15