Random Ruminations: Links

Posted Sat Aug 28, 2010 in Links

Hussman is an old friends of sorts. I came across his writings on fitness on the ‘net over ten years ago.
Hussman has a BMR calculator he shares. It’s worth a look, although it’s just a guide.
This article about an electric car built by students at a Kansas City high school is cool.
I remember reading E.E. Doc Smith‘s books as a teenager. The Lensman series worked for me, even if the science didn’t quite cut it.
Twelve South makes interesting productions for ~~iPride~~ Apple users. This case for the iPad looks really good. The Twelve South folks understand design.
Waterfield is another company that understand design. Their products are first class without being luxury-priced.
Inkscape has potential as a sketch tool. I’m considering using it where a drafted figure is not required.
Scare Tactics is sometimes funny. But, this clip is hilarious!
Do you see the bear in me?
I bought a copy of Osmos for my iPad. It’s much better than I expected.
I lightly watched the walking dude during his trek across America. This articles does a good job at capturing some insight about the trip.

Posted Sat Aug 21, 2010 in Links

I’m crashing on a project this week, but I still find time to surf just a little…

Here are a few of the many uses of salt — yep, plain old sodium chloride.
I admit it, I enjoyed the Lara Croft franchise, even if some of the games were not good. The images of her changes through the years are an interesting retrospective into the gaming world.
Georgia Wonder just released Siren and it’s definitely worth a listen. ITMS has it for a buck. Support independent music and musicians…
I posted the link to this Rube Goldberg machine a couple of years ago, but it’s still good.
The story of the D-Day piper ends here. Rest in peace, sir.
Shawn Blanc has a decent description of why he decided (finally) to jailbreak his iPhone. It’s worth a read.
Felicia Day was interviewed by GameSpy this week. In the interview, she describes her interaction with Hollywood as “needing a lot of work done.” I call BS; she’s beautiful as God made her. She’s intelligent too.

Posted Sat Aug 14, 2010 in Links

Too busy this week… no time for fun, but I played anyway!

Twitter has options for deceased tweeters. Interesting. What will happen to my words when I die, I wonder.
Once in awhile one of the email-forwards I receive is actually worth the read. This article posted in James Galloway’s column is one of those and worth the read.
Have you ever wondered about your neighbors? How about your personal security? A friend sent me a link to FelonSpy, where you can enter your address and access public records for nearby locations of convicts. I did it and it’s interesting to see.
I knew halibut are large fish, but I had no idea how large.
There’s a nice bit about R graphics here. It’s worth reading if you’re producing graphics with R.
PETA didn’t like the Dodge commercial starring a young chimp. The pushback was great! PETA=PITA. (Do the math…)
Angel Flight is worth the watch.

Posted Sat Aug 7, 2010 in Links

I wonder where this week will take me…

Will the Heisenberg Indeterminacy Principle fall?
The Tea Leaf is a regular read. This week his comments were pretty interesting.
This bit about help vampries is both funny and interesting.
This essay on problem solving is prime.
Out of curiosity, I searched for a list of Sage is an interesting bit of symbolic-math software. It’s worth a good look.

Posted Sat Jul 31, 2010 in Links

Not much going on this week, except working…

This is a glimpse into the model of publicly-funded health care. It’s scary…
Sometimes I think we are a nation of zombies, lulled into a brain-dead walking sleep by our “entertainment.”
Funny, these terms are understood around our house…
I love the RSA animated talks. The link is an interesting look at the world’s financial problems. I’m not convinced it’s entirely correct, but the argument is interesting and I think there is some truth in it.
This short list of R commands is useful.

Posted Sat Jul 24, 2010 in Links

This week we’re in Lubbock. I’ll surf some and post interesting links.

One of the things good about the iPad is native PDF. I’m looking at an application for editing PDFs and this review is excellent.
ArcGIS on the iPhone????!!!! Yipes!
This bit of youtube video is genius.
Red Dead Redemption is an excellent console game. I played some during some downtime Friday night. Recommended.

Posted Sat Jul 17, 2010 in Links

I decided just to call these (mostly) weekly posts Links instead of Linkfests. I guess I’m no longer feeling festive…

This essay on the impending demise of bricks-and-mortar bookstores is interesting. I don’t know whether I buy it (pun intended) completely, but the analysis is interesting.
TexTouch seems like a very interesting application. Take a look at the client-server relation.
The iPhone Controversy really is much ado about nothing… with the exception of the marketing nightmare created by Apple and not addressed.
Is the Chupacabra still around?