Flickr being used for news:
Riot police
The rest of his photos are really good too...
Friday, March 31, 2006
BBC Virus?
Websense� - Security Labs Alert: IE Zero-Day Lures Discovered:
Attackers have begun spamming e-mail lures in an attempt to attract users to infected websites. These e-mail messages contain excerpts from actual BBC news stories and offer a link to 'Read More'. Users who follow this link are taken to a website that is a spoofed copy of the BBC news story from the e-mail. This website exploits the unpatched createTextRange vulnerability and is currently being used to download and install a keylogger. This keylogger monitors activity on various financial websites and uploads captured information back to the attacker.
Cameron is forced to reveal names behind £24m loans
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Cameron is forced to reveal names behind £24m loans:
Michael Hintze, a hedge fund millionaire, revealed last Saturday that he had given £2.5m loan last year. On Monday, Robert Edmiston, a wealthy Midlands car dealer, announced he had lent the party £2m which he was converting into a donation. City bankers Arbuthnot Latham, whose directors include major Anglo-Swiss donor Henri Angest lent £2m, while £1m came from Johan Eliasch, a Swedish sportswear magnate.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Dubai: Boom town
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Boom town: "The fastest-growing city on earth, Dubai is spending mind-boggling sums on construction and is about to swallow up P&O in its bid to be a global maritime power. Given the scale of its ambition, could it become the most important place on the planet? Adam Nicolson reports from 'Mushroom City' "
Dubai: Boom town
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Boom town: "The fastest-growing city on earth, Dubai is spending mind-boggling sums on construction and is about to swallow up P&O in its bid to be a global maritime power. Given the scale of its ambition, could it become the most important place on the planet? Adam Nicolson reports from 'Mushroom City' "
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Take The Autism Quotient Test
Take The Autism Quotient Test:
Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at Cambridge's Autism Research Centre have created the Autism-Spectrum Quotient, or AQ, as a measure of the extent of autistic traits in adults. In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher. The test is not a means for making a diagnosis, however, and many who score above 32 and even meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger's report no difficulty functioning in their everyday lives.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admits to brainwashing his kids
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admits to brainwashing his kids:
'When Microsoft went public in 1986, there was no 3-D videogaming, no enterprise software, and no Google. Two decades and $285 billion in market cap later, CEO Steve Ballmer is facing a stagnant stock price and more competition than ever. His strategy? Take the offensive,' Telis Demos reports for Fortune. 'Microsoft is about to roll out new versions of Windows and Office.'
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Memo: U.S., Britain bent on war in Iraq
Memo: U.S., Britain bent on war in Iraq - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com:
The memo also said the president talked about painting an American spy plane to look like a U.N. aircraft, hoping to provoke Saddam Hussein into firing and justify going to war.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Drink-driver, 14, in court fracas
A great story, the last line is a classic.
Drink-driver, 14, in court fracas:
Drink-driver, 14, in court fracas:
A 14-year-old drink-driver punched a prosecutor and threw a jug of water at magistrates as she was jailed.
Sketchup - 3d Modeling software
Recently purchased by Google because, through an add-in you can load in the actual 3d lanscape of the place that you live in from Google Earth. Eg. Start with a plot of land you own in Google Earth, load it into hear and design that house in 3D.
SketchUp Home:
SketchUp Home:
Developed for the conceptual stages of design, SketchUp is powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software. We think of it as the pencil of digital design. This award-winning software combines a simple, yet robust tool-set that streamlines and simplifies 3D design inside your computer. SketchUp is being used by anyone with the desire to...
Sceintists think that the answer to life the universe and everything...
might actually be 42!
It's not april the first yet is it?
Seed: Prime Numbers Get Hitched:
It's not april the first yet is it?
Seed: Prime Numbers Get Hitched:
In their search for patterns, mathematicians have uncovered unlikely connections between prime numbers and quantum physics. Will the subatomic world help reveal the illusive nature of the primes?
Beatles take rival Apple to court over core business
Beatles take rival Apple to court over core business:
IT IS the ultimate battle of the generations over an image of a half-eaten piece of fruit.
Video - Windows 98 Crashes on Live TV!
YouTube - Bill Gates - Windows 98 Crashes on Live TV!: "Bill Gates - Windows 98 Crashes on Live TV! "
The man who could fix Windows
The man who could fix Windows:
Microsoft's new OS chief has to get Redmond to embrace a new model of programming, in which software is constantly being improved instead of updated every 5 years.
Scott Adams solves the worlds problems
The Dilbert Blog: My Opinions Part II: Scott Adams solves the worlds problems answering most of the burning questions of the day for example:
and
Q. Can you give an easy solution for all the Middle East problems, including but not limited to ethnic issues, religious issues, corruption issues, oil issues, nuclear issues, and last but not least, the poor history of this region in the soccer world cup?
A. There is no solution. But I often wonder what would happen if we surrendered, apologized for interfering in the region, and withdrew all financial and military support for everyone including Israel. I think Israel would survive just fine, countries would still sell us plenty of oil, and our enemies would get busy killing each other. We learned from the Cold War that enemies really do need a reason to want to kill you. It’s not for entertainment.
and
Q. Who, out of any person, would do the best job of dictator with total control of the world, and please give a real response.
A. Bill Gates. He’s rational, experienced, and has a good track record of helping the disadvantaged through his charitable trusts.
YouTube - fingers breakdance
YouTube - fingers breakdance: A breakdance with fingers - it does exactly what it says on the tin*
* Except it's actually a breakdance by fingers of course.
* Except it's actually a breakdance by fingers of course.
Winning
The Dilbert Blog: Winning
Scott Adams talks rather eloquently about tennis - yes I know that sounds unlikely but definitely worth a read.
Scott Adams talks rather eloquently about tennis - yes I know that sounds unlikely but definitely worth a read.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
FCC Chief: AT&T Can Limit Net Bandwidth
FCC Chief: AT&T Can Limit Net Bandwidth:
FCC Chief Kevin Martin yesterday gave his support to AT&T and other telcos who want to be able to limit bandwidth to sites like Google, unless those sites pay extortion fees. Martin made it clear in a speech yesterday that he supports such a a 'tiered' Internet.
Never work again 2
c64s.com - play Commodore 64 games online (no download required):
c64s.com - retro-gaming galore!
Get your daily dose of Commodore 64 nostalgia at c64s.com!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Walker loses weight and finds soul
Walker loses weight and finds soul
It began as an unheralded coast-to-coast walk designed to help morbidly obese Steve Vaught lose weight.
But some 2,300 miles (3,700 km) into his journey, the former US Marine now has a book deal, a 700,000-hits-a-month website and has been interviewed by Oprah.
A bug in firefox... with your relationship?!?!
A bug in firefox... with your relationship?!?!:
Scroll down to see the whole story.
When different users on one system choose to save or not save passwords for sites, any other user can see sites they not only saved passwords for but can also see what other users have been saving/never saving passwords for.
Scroll down to see the whole story.
Rights issue at booming Arbuthnot
Growth Company Investor : Rights issue at booming Arbuthnot:
Arbuthnot Banking Group has trebled annual profits to £9.1 million pre-tax and wants to raise £4 million at £6.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The secret agent - expose of estate agents
The secret agent - expose of estate agents:
Lying to customers, faked signatures, false passports and dodgy deals with developers. An undercover investigation reveals the secret world of estate agents' dirty tricks.
Multitasker vs Unitasker
Another great article and beautiful illustrations from Kevin Cornell, who illustrates A List Apart.
Maps, your way!
Create personalized maps, Share them with your friends, Explore maps created by others, Connect and collaborate
Apparently. I haven't used it yet.
Wayfaring
Apparently. I haven't used it yet.
Wayfaring
Make the real world look like a model!
Fake tilt shift photos on Flickr
Instead of buying a tilt shift lens and making it all complicated and expensive, why not do it in Photoshop?
Instead of buying a tilt shift lens and making it all complicated and expensive, why not do it in Photoshop?
Monday, March 20, 2006
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 - ported to ActionScript 2.0
William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 - ported to ActionScript 2.0 by Satori Canton:
Really really geeky!
Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? by William Shakespeare ported to ActionScript 2.0 by Satori Canton
Really really geeky!
The clothes line
The clothes line:
Only a small proportion of the clothes that go to charity shops will be put on sale in this country. Most of them are bought by rag traders and sent to Africa where they are resold. So who wins from the arrangement?
Friday, March 17, 2006
Thailand Tsunami Then and Now Gallery
Thailand Tsunami : A collection of photos taken from the same angle showing what parts of Thailand looked like days after the Tsunami and what the same spot looks like now.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Dave Gorman finds Flickr
An interesting read about why Flickr is good. i like his shots of London in a bag next to London not in a bag!
Dave Gorman's Flickr adventure
Dave Gorman's Flickr adventure
Amazon offer unlimited disk storeage
Amazon.com Amazon Web Services Store: Amazon S3 / Amazon Web Services:
Pay only for what you use. There is no minimum fee, and no start-up cost.
$0.15 per GB-Month of storage used.
$0.20 per GB of data transferred.
Amazon offer unlimited disk storeage
Amazon.com Amazon Web Services Store: Amazon S3 / Amazon Web Services:
Pay only for what you use. There is no minimum fee, and no start-up cost.
$0.15 per GB-Month of storage used.
$0.20 per GB of data transferred.
A burger and a doughnut as one
Gateway Grizzlies:
March 8, 2006 - The Grizzlies and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have teamed up to create “Baseball’s Best Burger.” The burger, which was debuted at the Grizzlies' December 10th sale, consists of a thick and juicy burger topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon. The burger is then placed in between each side of a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
When and how to use internet image formats
When and how to use internet image formats:
What is this guide for? To teach you how to use the correct image formats for the correct situation. I am personally fed up of seeing people use gif for photos, jpeg for Windows screencaps, and other totally inappropriate image format uses. So I made this guide in an attempt to explain how and when to use what formats. Yes, this does require a fair bit of reading and understanding, so if you aren't going to be bothered close your browser now and save my bandwidth.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Peeking into Google
http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3487041
"To deal with the more than 10 billion Web pages and tens of terabytes of information on Google's servers, the company combines cheap machines with plenty of redundancy, Hoelzle said. Its commodity servers cost around $1,000 apiece, and Google's architecture places them into interconnected nodes."
"To deal with the more than 10 billion Web pages and tens of terabytes of information on Google's servers, the company combines cheap machines with plenty of redundancy, Hoelzle said. Its commodity servers cost around $1,000 apiece, and Google's architecture places them into interconnected nodes."
How Islamic inventors changed the world
How Islamic inventors changed the world:
From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life. As a new exhibition opens, Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential- and identifies the men of genius behind them
British Rail flying saucer plan
British Rail flying saucer plan:
A Channel Tunnel or tilting train may once have seemed far fetched, but these plans were grounded compared to British Rail proposals to use flying saucers.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Five Steps to Font Freedom
Be A Design Group: Five Steps to Font Freedom:
If we can’t convince the font companies to set their versions of classic fonts free, we will recreate them ourselves. The great fonts are based on designs that are centuries old that can’t possibly be protected by copyright law. Although it would be a major task, the collective power of the online community could create quality versions of classic fonts. Little by little, we can build an open source classic font library! Does anybody have a complete set of the original Garamond that I can borrow? Let’s get started…
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Quake 3 in 10240x3072 yes 10,240
plastk:net - Quake 3:
It's amazing how much more fun games are when you can play them on really large, high-resolution screens. Our lab also has a 24 monitor display wall, and as you can see from the pictures below, I got Quake 3 running on it.
Scott Adams describes his battle with being unable to speak
The Dilbert Blog: Can You Hear Me Now?:
Last May I started having trouble with my voice. I figured it was allergies. But it didn’t get better when allergy season ended. Eventually I went to the doctor and he told me it might be acid reflux. I popped the anti-reflux pills and waited for the cure. But it only got worse. On the next trip my doctor diagnosed it as bronchitis, which I think it probably was at that point. No problem. I popped the antibiotics, and waited for the cure. But my voice kept getting worse.
Waterfall 2006 - International Conference on Sequential Development
Waterfall 2006 - International Conference on Sequential Development
KAt? Alex? Fancy going to this - looks really, er, bleeding edge...
KAt? Alex? Fancy going to this - looks really, er, bleeding edge...
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Create 360 photos from flat photos
Create your free picture cloud now.
Picture clouds bring photos to life by showing items on the web from a new perspective. With a little creativity, you can now show items online just like you see them in person. Whether it is a house for sale, or a fun 360 of yourself, picture clouds are easy to create and easy to post. No software to download, no special cameras needed, and no signup is required, and best of all - picture clouds are free.
Exclusive Screenshots: Google Calendar
Exclusive Screenshots: Google Calendar:
I’ve gotten possession of screenshots from Google’s long delayed new Ajax calendar application, which will be called “CL2″. It was only a matter of time before someone broke down and leaked these - as far as I know these screen shots are the first on the public web.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Monday, March 06, 2006
Red rain could prove that aliens have landed
Red rain could prove that aliens have landed:
There is a small bottle containing a red fluid on a shelf in Sheffield University's microbiology laboratory. The liquid looks cloudy and uninteresting. Yet, if one group of scientists is correct, the phial contains the first samples of extraterrestrial life isolated by researchers.
Friday, March 03, 2006
StationRipper Screen shots for V2.32
StationRipper Screen shots for V2.32:
StationRipper can record Shoutcast radio broadcasts, saving each song as an individual MP3 file (naming it with the band name and song name). Broadband connections can download 3k songs a day (shots here were of 50 stations being recorded for 3.5 hours - with over 2k songs downloaded).
60 Feet to High Speed: man builds own reception tower - Guide - Short-Media
60 Feet to High Speed: man builds own reception tower
Why? Because every man wants a 60 foot phallic monument to high speed Internet in his yard.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Possibly the coolest thing ever
Pandora Pick any song or artist that you like and this little app will play you songs that you haven't heard of that you'd also like!
an American zip code which you might need: 07040
an American zip code which you might need: 07040
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Facinating article about the death of search engines
What do you mean they're not dead? They will be if somebody doesn't solve this:
Facinating article about the death of search engines
Facinating article about the death of search engines
There is a new and insidious threat to the World Wide Web: a slowly rising tide of 'original content' on Internet sites that is at best worthless, and at worst possibly even dangerously inaccurate.
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