i hate macs. i get this stupid cursor almost daily.
Month: December 2007
Weak ties bind nations
Calls between casual acquaintances link a large society together by connecting socially isolated groups.
Commonwealth Saga
2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars, contains more than 600 worlds interconnected by a web of transport “tunnels” known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: over 1000 light-years away, a star . . . disappears. Since the location is too distant to reach by wormhole, the Second Chance, a faster-than-light starship commanded by Wilson Kime, a 5x-rejuvenated ex-NASA pilot, is dispatched to learn what has occurred and whether it represents a threat. Opposed to the mission are the Guardians of Selfhood. Shortly after the journey begins, Kime wonders if the crew of the Second Chance has been infiltrated. But soon enough he will have other worries. Halfway across the galaxy, something truly incredible is waiting: a deadly discovery whose unleashing will threaten to destroy the Commonwealth . . . and humanity itself.
currently reading. pretty good
Freecycle
“It just has completely floored me, the generosity of people. Especially in West Virginia because West Virginia is considered one of the poorest states in the nation. But people are very generous. It’s amazing.” Freecycle is a global recycling phenomenon. Since it started in Arizona in May 2003, it has grown to more than 4m members in 4100 cities, from Istanbul to Inwood. It boasts of keeping 300m tons of trash out of landfills every day and has inspired imitators.
freecycle would be a lot better if they didn’t use paleotech like mailing list.
God Wants You Dead
primary emphasis is on parasitic collectivist ideologies. It examines where they come from, how they harm us and how we can remove them from our own minds and from the culture around us.
Internet census
An electronic census of the internet’s 2.8b addresses has been completed by US researchers. It is the first attempt to contact every web address since 1982 – the results could help tackle the problem of the supply of unique internet addresses running out.
they could have used more probing tests than ICMP
747 lounge
a future that never was
Midtown Lunch
So here’s the deal… if you work in an office, then you know how lazy people are when it comes to lunch. And nowhere is that more true than in Midtown Manhattan. 1 block in either direction is about as far as most people will go, and usually it’s just for a crappy, overpriced salad or sandwich. I’m not one of those people. To me, lunch hour is sacred- and I’m not going to waste it in some generic overpriced “deli” (unless it doubles as an all you can eat buffet.) This site will hopefully be a place for you to find the gems in a sea of duds, wherever it is your work.
Transatlantic Tunnel
8000 kkmh: New York to London in 54 minutes
Aerocivic
I started this fuel economy project after the Hurricane Katrina-inspired gas price run up, as I have a long commute and, except for a few hybrids, the car companies were busy introducing models with ever poorer gas mileage.
if a guy can fix his car to 40 KML for $400 in his backyard, WTF is detroit’s problem?
Gregor J. Rothfuss 