Category Archives: web link
Facebook Acquaintances
Molly Schoemann (and no, I have no idea who she is, but that’s the internet!) has posted a funny and cogent take on the downside of Facebook. The site has swollen to well over 100 million accounts and consequently the … Continue reading
Give Thanks for the Gobbler
We give thanks today for architects and interior decorators, who bring us such memorable works as the infamous Gobbler Hotel and Supper Club. A truly funny website courtesy of the talented James Lileks.
Killing Google’s SearchWiki
Google has a new SearchWiki function where you can customize the search results by promoting, demoting and adding new pages and annotate the results. Like others, I find it visually annoying and Google won’t let you turn it off – … Continue reading
Flicking Flickr
My friend George Parks shared a great tip today: the CoolIris add-on for Firefox. It changes the dreadfully slow and outdated photo previewing system in Flickr (and some other websites) into a three-dimensional scrolling photo wall you can flick along … Continue reading
Extrasolar Planet Images
For years astronomers have been identifying planets around other stars by observing star wobbles created by Newton’s Third Law of Motion. Today the first direct images of extrasolar planets were released. NASA showed a planet orbiting the star Fomalhaut, while … Continue reading
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