January 2008
39 posts
“Documentation is often thought of as an aid for when the sysadmin isn’t around...”
– Five whys - Joel on Software
Maid finds boss is missing father →
This is one of those true stories that you couldn’t swallow if it were written as fiction.
Minn. health system purges drug trinkets - Yahoo!... →
18,718 items from four hospitals and 17 clinics. A great initiative.
Jamie Oliver to show obese man's autopsy on... →
Man helps save a life with skills learned in a... →
The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Nothing →
This is how close we were to global thermonuclear destruction in the cold war. I’m chilled to the bone.
Bionic Eye Can Turn Real Life into Pop-Up Video →
Are Whales Smarter Than We Are? →
About the question at the end: I wonder how long Homo Sapiens was around before we had any ‘great works’ to show for our intellectual capacity?
Also, on a behavioral level, it seems to be that some of the cephalopods act very smart. They have manipulative ability too.
Grass Makes Better Ethanol than Corn Does →
Virgin biofuelled flight: T-minus one month and... →
New Diet Drug in Battle of the Bulge →
Interesting to me, as my main problem with weight is simply that I enjoy eating so much.
New Car Runs on Compressed Air →
Scientific American: Naps Improve Memory of New... →
You Snooze, you win! :-)
Man Cuts Off, Microwaves His Own Hand →
That must have hurt! It would take quite a bit or deranged determination, I would say.
Sony BMG's no-DRM tracks won't work. Here's why. →
Flexible Schedules Make Workers Happier and... →
Review: Upgrading from Vista to Windows XP →
:-)
Mother leaves 8 kids to wed in Africa →
Talk about dysfunctional. This sort of thing makes me mad.
PC Hardware is “Toast” →
This is why I prefer to buy Mac hardware.
“In general, computer people love computers — so when computer people tell you...”
– Can you Count on Voting Machines - Daring Fireball
(Which links, in turn, to the New York Times piece of the same name)
Man Sends Christmas Cards from Afterlife →
Neat trick :-)
Charts | Worth a thousand words | Economist.com →
Three of the best information graphics of all time. Nice.
Best picture quality is with 6 megapixels! →
As noted on Daring Fireball:
Good explanation of why increasing the megapixel count of compact digital cameras actually makes image quality worse, because it increases the noise.
Daily Radar Feature - 20 Gnarliest Torture Devices... →
This is NOT for the faint-hearted!
Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep →
Bosses fire worker who put up 'Dilbert' comic →
I’m proud to say that there are many Dilbert comics (and others) on display at my work, by many people.