The Macintosh at 20: Interview with Jef Raskin
Nice interview with Jef Raskin, creator of the Macintosh project at Apple and bOING bOING contributor. very confused as to its use and when I was designing the software for the Macintosh, in designing...
View ArticleObesity, inactivity overtaking tobacco as top USA death cause
This online data chart released today by the Center for Disease Control shows that lack of physical activity and poor nutrition are catching up to smoking as a top cause of death in the United States....
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Water-electrolysis toy cars
A Japanese toy-company is shipping a water-powered, 19cm-long car that “uses hydrogen created from the electrolysis of pure water” to run itself.Link (via Engadget)…excerpt from:...
View ArticleInternet Making World More Honest?
Interesting essay by Clive Thompson in NY Times Magazine arguing that the Internet generally makes people more honest: a Cornell……excerpt from: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/03/21/145505.php
View Article100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English
100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English (Some of these are surprising (not “suprising”).)…excerpt from: http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html
View ArticleBoo-yah! I’m going to keep
Boo-yah! I’m going to keep nagging Jason until he applies this weekend’s test code site-wide. No legacy tags, beyotch! Oh, and… “This Page Is Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional!” I’m not sure if I wanna play...
View ArticleDriving lesson goes awry and SUV ends up at the bottom of a swimming pool
Driving lesson goes awry and SUV ends up at the bottom of a swimming pool (Love the photo.)…excerpt from: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jun/29/ln/ln22a.html
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