August 2007
7 (More!) Abandoned Wonders of the World [PICS] →
What causes people to abandon an entire settlement, town, or even a large city? Here are seven amazing examples from the North Korea to Thailand, New Jersey to Japan, plus three honorable mentions. Some of these sites are illegal, making these photographs a rare glimpse of incredible ghost towns. One of them has been burning for over fourty years!
Last.fm does Audio Fingerprinting →
Today last.fm released a tool that will allow users to audio fingerprint their music and then give that data to last.fm to use for standardization of track names. In a sense each individual user is contributing to the data mining process by letting this tool scan their mp3 collection.
The Larry Craig Video That Romney's Campaign... →
Tonight, following news of Sen. Larry Craig’s (R-ID) guilty plea over lewd conduct in a public men’s room, Craig resigned his position with the Romney campaign.
Digg - New Design →
Title says it all.
Sen. Craig Pleads Guilty to lewd conduct with... →
According to Capitol Hill newspaper, Rollcall, Senator Larry Craig has pleaded guilty in court to charges of disorderly conduct. Craig was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public restroom, according to an arrest report.
CDBaby Now Selling Mp3 Downloads →
CD Baby now sells mp3 versions of the albums in its catalog. It looks the pricing for the download version of an album (mp3s and album art in a zip file) is the same as that of the physical CD
Good Answer... Perhaps TOO Good →
Peter B. was an out-of-work PHP developer looking for contract work in early 2005. A recruiter he’d worked with in the past emailed him some information regarding a possible position. Reading the job description, Peter thought he’d be a good fit, so he submitted his resume and got a response via email a few days later. See their reaction…
So long, and thanks for all the fish →
Sightings by marine scientists of dolphins in the north Atlantic’s Bay of Biscay have dropped off by 80 percent compared to the same period in 2006, a wildlife conservation group said Wednesday.
Documentary on Creationism Museum →
3 students decide to attend the grand opening of the controversial creationism museum. Will make you laugh and cry!
The Most Unique Wedding Proposal You're Ever See →
I don’t even know where to start with this one. After months of planning, weeks of lies upon lies to my poor unsuspecting girlfriend (now fiancee), and countless hours of laser cutting foam core and hot glue gun finger burning, I can now spill the beans.
Digg Rating Extender →
A handy new greasemonkey script that displays the digg ups and digg downs for each comment in a digg story.
The Top 100 Sci-Fi Books →
I don’t know what voting agency chose this, but it looks like a pretty informed list.
Stephen King confirms 'The Dark Tower' Movie →
Who’s doing it? The writers of ABC’s “Lost”. “I know J.J. Abrams’ work and Damon Lindelof, who is his collaborator on Lost. Damon is just a total comic-book freak, and he loves the Dark Tower books. I trust those guys, and they have a lot on the ball.”
Collection of all Calvin and Hobbes strips, in... →
Calvin & Hobbes was published from Nov 18th, 1985 to Dec 31st, 1995. Here’s the collection.
Restarting Windows Without Restarting Your PC... →
Sometimes, you need to reboot Windows (e.g. when installing new software), but there is no need to restart BIOS, too. However, the default is to reboot both. (That’s called doing a “cold boot,” rather than a “warm boot.”) There’s a trick that works on both XP and Vista to get it to do a warm boot instead, thus saving you 30 seconds per cycle.
Probably the most incredible photograph you'll see... →
By a guy called Maciek Duczynski in Norway. It’s a composite. It might probably be subtle HDR. Please don’t scream Photoshop whenever you see a great picture. Give the benefit of the doubt to the artist.
The software awards scam →
This software product has so far won 16 different awards and recommendations from software download sites. Minor issue is it doesn’t even run - it is just a text file with the words “this program does nothing at all” repeated a few times and then renamed as an executable.
5 tools every PHP programmer should know! →
After working on several large scale PHP projects, and writing a lot of PHP code, I’ve discovered a number of tools that improve code quality, streamline rollouts, and generally make life as a PHP developer a whole lot easier.
DIRECTV plugs into broadband over power line →
“…DIRECTV and Current Group announced that the satellite TV company’s customers will be able to get broadband over power line (BPL) Internet and VoIP service bundled with their TV packages.”
Smashing Magazine's Best of July: 100+ Great Links →
You’ll find useful references, tutorials, services, tools, techniques and articles we’ve found over the last 30 days - an overview of web-sites you shouldn’t have missed in July 2007.
Can't earn enough from CD sales? Sell live concert... →
It’s now possible to sell a copy of the recording of a concert you just played as your fans leave the venue. Every band should do this.
The 25 Most Notable Celebrity Quotes of the Past... →
#3: “Why can’t you share your bed? The most loving thing to do is to share your bed with someone.” — Michael Jackson
Karl Rove RESIGNS!!! →
Karl Rove, deputy chief of staff to the Bush administration, announces his resignation, says he will be out by the end of the month.
Cassette Tape Culture (PICS) →
During the mid 80s, cassettes were at their most popular. The cassette tape offered the opportunity for people to edit and customize their music easily for the first time. The DIY ethic of the tapes didn’t stop with home recording though, as many people often created their own artwork for their own mixes. Check out the creativity of the cassette.
One of the worlds most puzzling mysteries: the... →
These rocks, some as heavy as 700 pounds, are inexplicably transported across a virtually flat desert plain, leaving erratic trails in the hard mud behind them, some hundreds of yards long. They move by some mysterious force, and in the nine decades since we have known about them, no one has ever seen them move.
Bar Code Diagram →
A break down of what all the lines in a bar code actually mean to the computers.
Top 9 Fitness Myths -- Busted! →
Think you know the facts about getting fit? You may be surprised to learn how many are really fiction. Fitness Myth No. 6: If you’re not working up a sweat, you’re not working hard enough.
A hilarious swimmer from Guinea in the 2000 Summer... →
Eric “The Eal” Moussambani won brief international fame at the 2000 Summer Olympics when he swam the 100m freestyle in 1:52.72—so slow it was more than twice the time of his faster competitors, and outside of even the 200m world record.
Why the Bourne Series is the Best American Film... →
Yes. Better than Star Wars. Better than The Godfather. But not because the individual films of the Bourne trilogy are better than the individual Star Wars or Godfather installments…
No More Hard Drive: 100 Free Apps to Go... →
Why is it that despite the fact that you can do virtually anything from anywhere through the Net, most of us are still tethered to our computer because of the need for access to basic desktop software? In this article, we highlight 100 free webware apps which will help you cut the cord from your computer and its traditional desktop software.
Minutes from Death with a Rattlesnake Bite (PICS) →
On July 21, 2002, just after my 13th birthday, I was bitten by a Northern Pacific rattlesnake. From this point, an amazing rescue took place. Here’s the associated story and the pictures. WARNING: The linked photos are not for the faint of heart.
Gmail Going Huge: 9000MB+ →
Reports we’re getting in the mail say that some Gmail users have seen their storage bumped to over 9GB today - 9030MB, to be exact. If not a glitch (and why would it be?), it means Google is playing catch-up with Yahoo, which now provides unlimited storage. With no other info, we can only assume the accounts are currently being selected at random.
Free Software Sticker Book →
remove, print, cut and stick.(sources and mirrors available too)
Free Candy Hack - All You Can Eat! →
How to empty out a candy machine free
What if your BOSS suggests to YOU to use Open... →
[PICTURE] This has never happened to me, but now I know what to do! :)
6 Keys to Understanding Modern CSS-based Layouts →
Box Model, Floated Columns, Sizing Using Ems, Image Replacement, Floated Navigation and Sprites
Google will pay you $10 per store for walking in... →
… determining store hours, payment methods, etc.
The 11 Best Movie-Effect Photoshop Tutorials →
11 of the best tutorials that make your photos look like the movies. From Scarface to Pirates of the Carribean to ‘300’ to A Scanner Darkly. It’s all here.
Apple's Mac Set to Soar →
The fact of the matter is that this is simply the Mac’s time.
First large vertebrate extinction in fifty years. →
Another day, another extinction: after a comprehensive six-week study scientists fear that the rare Chinese Yangtze river dolphins, known as “baijis”, may be extinct. Having failed to find any of the baiji, which were already classified as “critically endangered” by the World Conservation Union’s Red List of Treatened Species.
Digg Architecture →
Traffic generated by Digg’s over 1.2 million famously info-hungry users can crash an unsuspecting website head-on into its CPU, memory, and bandwidth limits. How does Digg handle all this load?
How Does Redbull Affect Your Brain Chemistry? →
Redbull is a popular energy drink. It provides a quick energy boost. But, do you know what is actually in it? Article shows active ingredients in redbull, and how the affect your brain chemistry.
100 Essential Resources for Web Developers →
A Web developer’s life is hard enough without having to be constantly on the hunt for good web-dev resources. After using these, you may still have 99 problems, but developing ain’t gonna be one.
E Text Editor out of Beta (and a Linux version is... →
Hey, check it out, my favorite text editor for Windows is coming out of beta!And it seems that we’ll be seeing a Linux version as well in the near future, how awesome is that?!?!
80 Gorgeous Typefaces For Professional Design →
Let’s take a look at over 80 gorgeous typefaces for professional design, based upon suggestions from designers and web-developers all over the world.
NEW iMac →
Aluminum and Glass, FW800 and so much more :)
Intermediate Guide to BitTorrent →
Today I’ll show your how to set advanced bandwidth allocation, ensure a good share ratio, and guard your computer against anti-BitTorrent nasties that want to spy on your downloads.
Amazing Fish and rare aquatic lifeforms [PICS] →
Discover 27 stunning images of the strangest and most exotic sea creatures hidden in the ocean’s depths
Study Shows Fast Food Zombies Are Made At An Early... →
A new study is reporting that very young children are highly susceptible to the daily onslaught of branded fast food advertising: “most 3- and 5-year-olds who taste-tested a variety of foods said they preferred the ones in the McDonald’s wrapper — even though the foods were exactly the same.”
The Anatomy of An Album Leak →
A very interesting look at the practice of leaks: who leaks, why they leak and the varying responses from Artists, Record Labels and the various media outlets.