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    1/5/2007

    Wikimapia

    What a neat idea. Combine Google maps with a Wiki: Wikimapia. Now all it needs is good content...
    10/25/2006

    Very Short Stories

    Write a story in six words. My favorites:

    Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.
    - William Shatner

    Vacuum collision. Orbits diverge. Farewell, love.
    - David Brin

    Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
    - Joss Whedon

    Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time
    - Alan Moore

    Internet “wakes up?” Ridicu -
    no carrier.
    - Charles Stross

    With bloody hands, I say good-bye.
    - Frank Miller

    “Cellar?” “Gate to, uh … hell, actually.”
    - Ronald D. Moore

    Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth.
    - Vernor Vinge

    It’s behind you! Hurry before it
    - Rockne S. O’Bannon

    I’m your future, child. Don’t cry.
    - Stephen Baxter

    I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss … ?
    - Neil Gaiman

    Kirby had never eaten toes before.
    - Kevin Smith

    To save humankind he died again.
    - Ben Bova

    We went solar; sun went nova.
    - Ken MacLeod

    Tick tock tick tock tick tick.
    - Neal Stephenson

    Easy. Just touch the match to
    - Ursula K. Le Guin

    Bang postponed. Not Big enough. Reboot.
    - David Brin

    Source: Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories

    9/4/2006

    Bed Jumping

    Here's something for the kids and the kid in us: BedJump.com. There's also a Flickr pool for The Bed Jumpers.

    I wonder if my kids would be interested in a photo shoot... what do you think?
    8/10/2006

    Salakuunneltua

    Löytyipä hauska sivusto: Salakuunneltua.fi. Nimettömiä kirjoituksia siitä mitä ihmiset puhuvat busseissa, toreilla ja kaduilla. Ja tarjolla on vieläpä RSS-syöte, niin ei tarvitse kyttäillä uusia juttuja.
    8/8/2006

    Analytical Puzzles

    A nice collection of analytical puzzles to solve. Keeps your mind fresh.
     
    Try the very difficult ones too.
    8/7/2006

    A simple electric motor

    I just love these small gadgets. I haven't actually build but a few, but once Joel gets a bit older, I'll try to build gadgets with him. How to make the simplest electric motor.