Stephen Shankland has a nice DeepTech column explaining clearly how to use GPG encryption on a GMail account–very timely in the light of the Chinese government hacking into and reading GMail accounts of human rights activists. It involves using Mozilla’s Thunderbird and its Enigmail plug-in, so it may not fit everybody.
This frightening hat is a wearable conditioning device that detects if you’re smiling and provides pain feedback if you’re not. Frowning creates intense pain but a full smile leaves you pain free! This reminds me of the scene in a favorite film, O Lucky Man! where Lindsay Anderson is casting his film and whacks Malcolm McDowell up side the head ’till he smiles…
As noted around the intertubes, this video of Birds on the Wires is fabuloso.
Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.
Greg Rutter’s Definitive List of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something.
This is Elaine Davidson, the “Most Pierced Woman” in the World. As of May 2008, Davidson’s piercings total 5,920. She was born in Brazil in 1965 and now resides in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wooa…
Ecofont was developed by SPRANQ to use less ink with no reduction in readability. The Dutch font is available for free download and free use here. The font is reported to use 20% less ink!
Twitterers, Check out Tweetwasters. This site was created by @itcn, designed by @reese and based on a concept by @sugarrae she thought of during a lecture aimed @streko. There is even a Tweetwasters Wordpress Plugin! Often, tweets seem to be too much information. Now we can see how much time is wasted to this addictive behavior.
Web Designer/Developer Cameron Adams, as a demonstration of non-library based JavaScript (and non-Flash) hacking, has produced an amazing toy: the JS-909 drum machine. Runs great and even has a visualization option, though it does load the execution down. Check this out and have some retro 80’s drum machine fun!
Wow. Location, location, location! These guys can really raise the roof for your dinner party. Not always a favorite place to dine, but certainly memorable.
