Dan Phiffer
Electrons composing signals representing bits abstracted into data presented as visual and aural stimuli intended to convey meaning
June 17, 2008
The Truth About Barack Obama
“Barack Obama has the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE tattooed on his stomach. It’s upside-down, so he can read it while doing sit-ups. Barack Obama says that Americans cling to GUNS and RELIGION because they are AWESOME.”
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Code Rush, the Mozilla documentary from 2000. Andy Baio bought a used VHS copy from Amazon and uploaded it for posterity:
Comments (View)In honor of the release of Firefox 3.0, I’m offering up a video that documented its very beginning in 1998 — the first open-source release of Netscape’s browser and the foundation of the Mozilla project.
June 16, 2008
Awake mulling over a project I would be insane to start working on. It’s something about distributed hosting. I think. I should sleep.
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June 15, 2008
June 14, 2008
Reverse Graffiti, via laughingsquid
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June 13, 2008
Evolution observed for the first time in a lab setting
“The experiment stands as proof that evolution does not always lead to the best possible outcome. Instead, a chance event can sometimes open evolutionary doors for one population that remain forever closed to other populations with different histories.”
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Progress toward greater justice and freedom is neither inevitable nor impossible.
June 12, 2008
An animated short on procrastination. via waxy
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Roosevelt Island Tramway
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June 11, 2008
A petition against DRM-encumbered Audible downloads at Amazon
I signed because I find DRM to be slightly insulting (the customer can’t be trusted) and because it depends on DRM-issuers to remain solvent perpetually. Apparently Amazon has said they will discontinue its use if there is a public showing of support.
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Do we really need a few billion locavores?
From the Freakonomics blog: “To eat locally grown food or, even better, food that you’ve grown yourself, seems as if it should be 1) more delicious; 2) more nutritious; 3) cheaper; and 4) better for the environment. But is it?”
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June 10, 2008
No-A/C sleeping tip: Prepare a glass of ice water. Drink water. Refill glass and soak up water with a T-shirt. Apply to any exposed skin.
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June 9, 2008
A quick summary of the 2008 Democratic primary. via kottke
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Dusk
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Picnic
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