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Entries for December 2004
“RealClimate is a commentary site on climate
“RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists”. “We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary.”
Those crazy cats at Honda have their Asimo robot running
Those crazy cats at Honda have their Asimo robot running. I’ve watched this video about 12 times and the walking to running transitions still make me chuckle.
Very interesting interview with Admiral Bob Inman
Very interesting interview with Admiral Bob Inman about American intelligence and politics.
British mathematicians crochet a representation of Lorenz equations
British mathematicians crochet a representation of Lorenz equations. Cool! Now do a Menger sponge.
Too much of a good thing
Too much of a good thing. “My ability to produce and acquire has far outstripped my ability to consume.”
At the end of his latest novel,
At the end of his latest novel, Michael Crichton has attached a personal statement saying that “the theory of global warming is speculative at best”. “World powers, he says, use global warming to keep citizens in a state of fear, just as they did with the Cold War.”
What sort of city should New York be?
What sort of city should New York be?. “You truly become a New Yorker when the city seems more to you than your workplace and a collection of shops and restaurants, when you start caring about the city itself, beyond your daily route, outside of your neighborhood, about the city we were and the city we might become.”
Some words and definitions that aren’t in
Some words and definitions that aren’t in the dictionary, but probably should be. Examples: “Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you’re eating.” or “Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of boxer shorts.”
Great interview with Thomas Keller about bistros,
Great interview with Thomas Keller about bistros, success, celebrity, and experience.
Greg notes that personal web design is
Greg notes that personal web design is currently a bit stagnant.
Short review of Thomas Barnett’s book The Pentagon’s New Map
Short review of Thomas Barnett’s book The Pentagon’s New Map. I heard Barnett speak at PopTech; his was one of the best talks.
Quitting the paint factory, on the virtues of idleness
Quitting the paint factory, on the virtues of idleness. If I had a manifesto, parts of this essay would be in it.
The 10 most accurately rated artists in rock history
The 10 most accurately rated artists in rock history. These artists are neither overrated or underrated.
A Leaf by Bronislaw Maj
Read on the subway this morning:
A leaf, one of the last, parts from a maple branch:
it is spinning in the transparent air of October, falls
on a heap of others, stops, fades. No one
admired its entrancing struggle with the wind,
followed its flight, no one will distinguish it now
as it lies among the other leaves, no one saw what I did. I am
the only one.
I might need more poetry in my life.
Scientists have devised a way to make
Scientists have devised a way to make embryos that cannot grow into a baby. “This could provide a more ethically acceptable way of creating ‘embryonic’ stem cells”.
Google will scan millions of books from
Google will scan millions of books from several libraries and allow people to search them online.
Get yer Chris Ware-signed McSweeney’s #13 dust jackets while they last
Get yer Chris Ware-signed McSweeney’s #13 dust jackets while they last.
Dave Eggers on the musical adaptation of
Dave Eggers on the musical adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Some Amazon reviewers don’t like Barbie hooking
Some Amazon reviewers don’t like Barbie hooking up with Blaine after her break with Ken. “This is harmful to children. This teaches lack of responsibility towards those we claim to love. And moreso, this is depressing. Children should not have to fear broken hearts so early and accept that even a relationship of nearly 50 yrs…should and will be followd by a rebound fling.”
One of the Scissor Sisters recounts their
One of the Scissor Sisters recounts their year of success in the UK.
Mr. Sun has some trouble with an
Mr. Sun has some trouble with an intimate moment in ESPN’s Dale Earnhardt biopic. “If I were to write down a list of people I’d like to visualize naked and getting busy, I could use all the paper in an Office Depot and not get to Dale Earnhardt.”
Sideways named top film by NY and
Sideways named top film by NY and LA film critics and is in AFI’s top ten.
Now offering cheap air travel, rental cars,
Now offering cheap air travel, rental cars, and Internet access, easyGroup will soon offer cheap hotel stays. Tiny easyHotel rooms in London will go for ~5 pounds per night.
Cells produce faint sounds which could be
Cells produce faint sounds which could be used to detect cancer (among other things).
Good Bye, Lenin
Like many movies I enjoy, Good Bye, Lenin doesn’t fit neatly into any particular genre. It’s billed as a comedy, but could easily be considered a drama or even a romance. I loved the dual Kubrick homages…the overt 2001 reference and the later less obvious Clockwork Orange reference. (Of course, I may have missed a nod to Full Metal Jacket…I’m not sure how “Private Snowball” translates into German.)
Everything is being sampled nowadays, even handbags
Everything is being sampled nowadays, even handbags.
Sabermetrics for football
Sabermetrics for football. “Romer found that football coaches punt far more than they ought to — perhaps acting out of fear of the worst outcome (going for it on fourth down and failing), rather than rationally balancing risk and reward.”
Here’s what happens when you only get
Here’s what happens when you only get one trip to the salad bar in China.
Trailer for Tim Burton’s remake of Charlie
Trailer for Tim Burton’s remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
1994 Guardian article did fairly well in predicting things 10 years on
1994 Guardian article did fairly well in predicting things 10 years on. One uncanny prediction: Arnold as governor of California.
Dave Pell used Google Suggest to find
Dave Pell used Google Suggest to find the suggestions for each letter of the alphabet. May or may not be strictly popularity-based, and looks to be filtered by humans for porn-based stuff.
Dan Gillmor is leaving the San Jose
Dan Gillmor is leaving the San Jose Mercury News to work on a “citizen-journalism project”.
Google Suggest beta suggests search terms as you type
Google Suggest beta suggests search terms as you type. I just made this my home page.
For $20, you can get a photo converted
For $20, you can get a photo converted into an iPod ad. There’s even an option to add an iPod to the photo.
The 100 oldest currently registered .com domain names
The 100 oldest currently registered .com domain names.
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