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02/05/08 // Link:
The Return of the Airship I used to think it was just me, but glancing through the Slashdot thread that led me to this article shows I’m not alone — the people wants us some airships. I’m not quite sure what the appeal is exactly, …continue reading »
01/09/08 // Link:
Dengue Fever Threatens Continental US This is never what you want to hear: According to Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and his senior scientific adviser, Dr David Morens, cases of dengue have already been reported in Texas, …continue reading »
01/08/08 // Link:
How to Shoot Light Trails Very nice guide to shooting light trails. I’ll have to put this to use in my photo of the day project. There is not just one particular type of camera and kit that you’ll need to capture light trails - …continue reading »
01/08/08 // Link:
Babies Gravitate Toward Good Samaritans So does this mean we get more gullible and less astute in our observations as we age? I know this news is a bit old, but it’s worth linking too anyway: Six- and 10-month-old babies are much more capable judges …continue reading »
01/08/08 // Link:
Abandoned Wonders of America I have a friend who is obsessed with the “lost” city that supposedly exists beneath New York City. While that’s not on this particular list, it might as well be, these are no less fascinating though. Imagine entire islands and …continue reading »
01/08/08 // Link:
The 61 Year Old Farmer Who Won the Worl… I wish I knew more stories like this one: Every year, Australia hosts an 875-kilometer endurance racing from Sydney to Melbourne - considered to be the world’s longest and toughest ultra-marathon. It’s a long, tough race that takes five days …continue reading »
01/05/08 // Link:
Dapper: The Data Mapper Great tool for scraping websites and creating RSS feeds, Google Maps, all kinds of things.continue reading »
01/05/08 // Link:
Woolgathering… My friend Lee just started blogging. If you’re looking for “well-fed white guy stuff” (his words not mine, but come to think of it that’s basically what you’re getting here too so you must like it) check out Woolgathering, looks …continue reading »
01/04/08 // Link:
Photo of Babe Ruth with the Red Sox Awesome old glass plate photo of Babe Ruth, Bill Carrigan, Jack Barry and Del Gainer of the Boston Red Sox in 1916.continue reading »
01/04/08 // Link:
24 ways: Unobtrusively Mapping Microfor… Simon Willison on using jQuery to do some interesting things with Microformats. Makes me wish I was better with Javascript.continue reading »
01/04/08 // Link:
Python Code: pymaps Nice looking python library for interacting with Geo services.continue reading »
01/04/08 // Link:
Python Code: markdown2 Haven’t switched over to this yet, but I plan to since the version I’m using doesn’t appear to be actively under development anymore.continue reading »
01/04/08 // Link:
django-atompub - Google Code adding atom feeds to django. haven’t done it since I use Feedburner anyway, but good to know it’s out there.continue reading »
12/23/07 // Link:
Bookworm Interview with David Foster Wa… continue reading »
12/18/07 // Link:
Hieronymus Bosch Action Figures Must have.. now… must have… now… I had to create a whole new “awesomeness” tag just to classify this find. If you’ve been wondering what to get me for my birthday/christmas now you know. Actually last time I tried the …continue reading »

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