Archive for May, 2007






1
May/07
The Making of the 80s Doctor Who Theme


More info. (via)

2
May/07
Worlds Oldest company defaulted


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Going bankrupt after 14 centuries of temple building.

3
May/07
Creationism in 3 minutes



Link down: see it here.

Or in one sentence: Science doesn’t have a magic man. (Via)

6
May/07
The World According to Fox News


10
May/07
become a cult leader


glumbert.com - How to become a cult leader

14
May/07
Bombing of Rotterdam


rotterdamThis year Rotterdam celebrates The year of Architecture. While the city has a rich history, you will find few historic buildings in the city centre. These were bombed away by the germans and especially the fires that followed.

 
Today the city will highlight the burned area with a light show. For those interested I recommend this video documentary about the fires.

16
May/07
If your name is on a software patent…


Stephen Walli wrote,

Disclaimer: Microsoft is a client. But I swear I’m reconsidering that decision. It’s unclear to me that the mortgage payment is worth this much aggravation.

Stefan Tilkov wrote,

If your name is on a software patent, you should feel ashamed.

Paul Simon wrote,

Who’s gonna love you when your looks are gone? / God will / Like he waters the flowers on your windowsill.

My name is on a software patent. It happened during my brief tenure at IBM. The patent is not yet issued (as I understand it, issuance may take years) and does not show up in USPTO or Google Patent Search. But it will, someday.

Read more: Outrageous [via]

18
May/07
Guy catches glasses with face


[via Goedie2Shoes in bsc]

20
May/07
On the Edge of Blade Runner


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The BBC has a nice online documentary of the making of the cyperpunk movie Blade Runner.

 
Read the rest of this entry »

21
May/07
The Nobel Price Honor?


Feynman asks to focus much more on what matters. [rest of interview]

25
May/07
Breakdancing: Past and Present


glumbert.com - Breakdancing: Past and Present

27
May/07
Flag Burning @ the White House


(via)

28
May/07
The UNIX-HATERS Handbook


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Like many long existing operating systems , the UNIX-HATERS Handbook gives a funny flashback to what can stir a large group of users and developers. While being over the top, it even doesn’t highlight apparently the most funny bit, its anti-forword.
The full copy can be downloaded in pdf here.

28
May/07
Next Web Conference Coming


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Like previous year, 1st of June 2007, The Next Web conference will be held in Amsterdam. There is a nice teaser video for those not sure, with the following short questions: Read the rest of this entry »

29
May/07
Japanese Women Lower Standards


japanese womanThe trend of Japanese women’s prerequisites for a partner has changed from Sanko, which means three high levels (high income, high educational background, and high height) into Santei, which means three low levels (low posture, low risk and low dependency) according to Mari Kanazawa’s Watashi to Tokyo blog.

Ikemen means good-looking guy. She says the very popular girls fashion magazine ViVi recently conducted a questionnaire on “What type is your next boyfriend?” To Kanazawa’s surprise, over half of the answers were “I prefer B-otoko to Ikemen.” B-otoko means B class and also Busaiku otoko (ugly guy).

Source & Read more: http://japundit.com