in the next year, nokia will lose crucial time while the new guy tries to clean house and runs into cultural resistance. the window of opportunity for nokia closes in 2011, afterwards they are toast.
Month: September 2010
22tracks
a jukebox consisting of 22 playlists of different genres, each playlist filled with 22 tracks, selected by specialized DJs from Amsterdam. 22tracks provides a quick overview of the latest music, promotes new artists and lets you discover new genres. No registration, no hassle. New music, the easy way.
A comprehensive review of everything
A comprehensive review of everything Everything sucks, by Gregor Rothfuss
Helsinki Snow
In Helsinki, Finland, 20k truckloads of snow plowed from city streets throughout last winter was stacked into a huge pile, which is only now finally melting away. Just in time for next winter. The pile was measured at 27 meters high in April. Last week, the height dipped below 1 meter, which was enough for the local newspaper to declare victory.
just in time for winter!
Tea Party Warfare
using open source warfare techniques. this will make it impossible for washington to co-opt them. interesting times.
Stuxnet
extremely advanced malware specifically targeting the industrial control systems used in iran’s nuclear program.
Authentic Travel
mentions trufflepig and tafaritravel, 2 tasty travel companies.
Thomas Hardy’s Ale
this is without doubt the best beer in the world. i would be very surprised if i tasted better than this in my lifetime.
Scarce, subtle and complex, Thomas Hardy’s Ale is the beer enthusiast’s equivalent of rare cognac. Bottle-conditioned to mature in the bottle like fine wine, this old ale/barley wine will improve with age for at least 26 years (and we’re still counting!). Not for the faint of palate, especially when young and brash, maturity brings an elegance of flavors unmatched by any other beer—if you have the patience to cellar it for at least 10 years.
2012-03-15: Tasting the 2004 vintage.
Visual 6502
complete reverse engineering of a 6502 by photographing the chip, recreating the wiring diagram and then running it through a js simulation engine. crazy.
Around the Solar System
as usual, alan exceeds expectations.
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